St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-04
ENTRIES FOR BOYS
CORN CLUB WILL
CLOSE OCT. 81

who is to have charge Of the general
agricultural high school work and
the organization Of corn clubs among
the schools, has given notice that all
entries for the boys corn contest win
close on Saturday, Oct. 81. n bis
stement, NJ. Roy says:
The following prizes are offered
to the boys corn clubs Of the State
and to their members. All clubs,
whether parish Or school clubs, are
invited 70 enter the contest. Exhi-
bits should Be sent in not later than
Oct. 81 BIZ each teacher or by the
club manager IN the case Of parish
clubs. The contests are open only 70
boys under - years Of age. Core
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s~pondence with club managers is in
vited in order that every club in
Louisiana may exhibit ct the State
fair. The rules governing these con
tests shall be the same as for Other
corn in this class, except that there
will be- no distinction as to varieties.
Ten ears of corn shall constitute an
individual exhibit for each boy, and
the parishes are requested to send
not less than ten exhibits nor more
than thirty. The prizes will be
awarded according to grade. and j
large exhibit viii not aid it winning
the sweepstakes. Each ear Of an IN
dividual exhibit should be wrapped
separately, and then the exhibit d
ten ears securely wrapped, tied and
numbered. Send list Of boys nun.
bered TO identity the exhibit"
Boys Corn Club.-829 General ex-
hibit Of corn by a boys corn club,
three prizes, $50, $40 and $40. "a
compete for these premiums there
mast be not less than ten exhibits
from . corn club, and each exhibit to
have ten ears, and the excellence il
TO be considered on Che whole exhi-
bit, 1923 Exhibit Of ten ears Of
corn By an individual member Of 5
boys corn club, four prizes, so, SIS
$40 and SIS; (824 best and most per-
feet ear Of corn shown by any mem
bers Of a boys corn club, FIVE prizes,
$40, s6, 50, So and 81.
Congressional Districts-(825) For
the best general exhibit Of corn By a
boys corn club Excluding the win
ners in the sweepstakes prizes in the
First Congressional District, two pri-
yes. SIS and $40; (826) Second Con-
-gressional District (827) Third Con-
~gressional District 1928 Fourth Con-
GressionaI District, 1921 Fifth Con-
-gressional District, 800 Sixth Com
-gressional District, (83I Seventh
Congressional District; in each two
prizes, SIS and $40.
The parishes in the several districts
are as follows: First District, Or
leans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard; Sec
ond District, jefferson, st. Charles,
st. James, st. John; Third District,
Assumption, iberia, Lafayette, La
fourche, St. Martin, st. Mary, Terre-
bonnie, Vermillion; Fourth District,
Bienyille, Bossier Caddo, Desoto, Nat
chitoches. Red River, Sabine, Web
ster, Vim; Fifth District, Caldwell,
CatahouIa, Claiborne, Concordia. East
Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln,
Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rich
land, Tensas, Union, West Carroll
Sixth District, Ascension, East Baton
East Feliciana, IberviIle, Livingston,
Pointe Coupee, st. Helena. st. Tam
many, Tangipahoa. Washington, Vest
Baton Rouge, West Feliciana; Seventh
District, Acadia, Avoyelles. Calcasieu,
Cameron, Grant, Rapides, st. Landry,
Vernon. Provided, that twelve or
more duly accredited boys represent
ing the corn clubs Of the State, not
more than three from any parish, are
present to contest, the following pri-
yes viii be offered for greatest abili-
ty in corn Judging: First SIS, sec
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