Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
The Farmers Institute

| AhC OoiOCt SOuHty dIuuCtS I1StlIutc
met IN the court house in this city March
9th, at 2 p. m. with ). NJ. Hall, Presi-
dent, in the chair. The objed Of the
Institute meeting was the selection of seed
corn for distribution April 3rd to the
boys who enter the Boys Com Contest. I"
A motion prevailed to have E S. Crum-
packer get two bushels Of the full blood
ed variety Boone County White" and
M. 7. Williams to get two bushels the
"Hildreth Yellow" The two varieties
are both full-blooded corn and have
been acclmated the Boone County White
having been raised in this county last
year and the Hildreth Yellow coming
from Sumner county. This corn will be
ready for distribution at the next session
Of the Barber County Farmers Institute.
April 3rd, 1909.
Mrs. c. B. Currie was elected Vice
President Of the Girls department.
A motion prevailed instructing the
Secretary and the President to write to
all Of the Vice Presidents urging them
to see the boys and girls Of their respect
i've districts and get them interested in
the agricultural work and the different
contests.
Moved and carried that the President
appoint as committee on prizes at least
one person from each voting precinct Of
the county. This committee will have
the power to FIX the schedule Of prizes
and to solicit from different parties inter-
ested in the moment. While we are
not able to say just what all Of the prizes
will be yet, the first prize in the A
class described below will be free trip
to the Corn Judging Institute at Man
haitian during holidays. and the first prize
Of the B class as described above will be
Of at least a $1,000 value. All boy.
wishing to enroll should do so by sending
name and address to the Secretary, ]. E
Thomas. or to the President, J. NJ. Hall
Please do this as soon as possible OF
come to the meeting April 3rd where
the seed corn will be distributed and Z
complete list Of the prizes will be 6xec
for the fall contest which will be helc
some time in November at which time
we will have Supt. J. H. Miller ane
some other member of the Faculty oI
The State Aricultural College with u
again. We will not be able to have the
Special class this year but will Just have
the two classes, A class and B class as
stated below.
The qualifications Of boys entering tn,
contests. and other particulars given OF
by the State Agricultural College, ar
as follows
For boys corn contest, three classes
B) boys Toto 5 years Of age; ca
boys 5 to FL years Of age; (SpeciaD
boys who have attended one or more
sessions Of the State Farmers Institute
or who have had elsewhere any specia
drill in corn Judging. Boys of B class
to plant either one or two quarts Of COR
(at option Of county committed; the com
mittee to furnish the corn free or at ten
cents per quart; prizes next fall to be
cash or merchandise. Boys Of both the
| A and the Special class to plant twelve
ears Of well-bred corn Of their own rails
ing, if they have it; if not, to be furnish
ed by the committee at cost or at not to
exceed fifty cents for the twelve ears
Boys may secure their seed corn else
where if they choose. although urged to
take one Of the varieties recommended
by the Kansas Corn Breeders Associa
ton. However.a boy will be commended
for taking twelve ears Of any good yield.
ing corn. although unnamed. and Starting
in to breed il up. The boys Of the 4
class will compete at the institute mex
fall only with A boys. and boys Of tht
Special class will compete only with boy
Of that class. These boys are urged t
plant their own best twelve ears Of corr
instead Of changing. The prizes for bot
the A and Special classes will be "trip
to the State Institute" The entry at tn
local institute will be ten ears Of corn.
ANY information desired will be glad
ly furnished by the secretary upon re
quest.