The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-22
Premiums Offered the Bows.

we gave the lists of premiums to be
awarded in the Boys Corn Clubs of
Bossler Parish and the several parishes
at the Parish and State Fairs, Mr..
W. A. Fortson, Parish Superintendent
OF Public Education thinks that, as sew
eral months have passed since that time.
it would be we'll to again give the infor-
nation, which we cheerfully do, believ-
ing that many of our readers will be
pleased to again see it in print, together
with the additional information given.
The following excerpts are made from
the State Fair catalogue:
Boys Corn Club Contests.
All entries close October 10Th.
The following premiums are offered to
the Boys Corn Clubs of Louisiana and
to their members. All clubs, whether
parish or school clubs, are invited to
enter the contests. Exhibits should be
sent in time to be received at the fair
grounds not later than October 18th.
Correspondence is invited by the super
intendent, in order that every BOYS
Corn Club in the State may enter the
contests and make exhibits at the State
Fair.
The rules governing these contests
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 ex-
hibit for each boy, and ten or more such
exhibits shall constitute club exhibit.
The club managers are requested not to
send less than ten nor more than thirty
individual exhibits. The prizes will be
awarded according to the grades OBJ
tanned on the Louisiana score card, and
not on the number of individual exhibits.
Not more than one premium of kind
will be awarded to a club or to club
members Of a parish, and the winners of
the general club exhibit premiums will
be excluded from competing for the
Congressional District Premiums.
In selecting exhibits for these con-
tests, each boy should husk all his corn,
so as to make the best selection. Boys
entering the Best Individual Ear Con-
test should send special ear of corn for
entry labeled "best ear" besides the ten
ears to be entered in the Ten-Ear Con-
test. Each ear to be exhibited by a boy
should bear his name written on a small
slip of paper tied to the ear or secured
by rubber band. After selecting his
exhibit, each ear should be wrapped in
separate sheet of paper, and the entire
ten ears tied together and wrapped in a
bundle, with the boys name on the out
side. All exhibits should be packed
carefully in box, with hay or excelsior,
and consigned to Superintendent V. L.
Roy, Fair Grounds, Shreveport. Super
intendents and managers should be
careful to write their names plainly on
the box to avoid delay in delivery.
Under no circumstances should exhibits
be shipped in sacks.
The Fair Association will gladly fur
nish season tickets to not more than
three corn club members from each
parish for the purpose of entering the
Judging Contest. These will be fur
nished the Parish Superintendent be-
fore the opening of the State Fair upon
application to Superintendent Roy. In
order that this Judging Contest may be
held, not less than seven parishes must
be represented at the fair by not more
than three club winners each. These
representatives should be the winners al
the Parish Corn Contest, and must pre-.
sent certificates of club membership
| from their superintendent.
The award for greatest yield will b.
made on certificates attested to by tn,
Parish Superintendent or local trustees
of the school district in which the DO,
resides.
T. Boys Corn Club Premiums.
Best club exhibit, $50; second best
$25; third best, $50.
Best individual exhibit, $40; second
$3.50; third, SIS; fourth, $40; fifth
five premiums, S. each.
Best individual ear, $40; second, So
third, S.; fourth, 81; fifth, ten pre-
miums, 50 each.
Best corn Judge, SIS; second, $40
third, $3.50; fourth, S.; fifth, ten pre-
miums, $3.50 each.
Greatest yield, $25; second, $40
third, sis; fourth, $40; fifth, next bes
ten, IS each.
Best club exhibit from each Congress
sional District, sis; second best, $40
third best, S..
Special Premiums to Club Boys.
Hon. j. T. Watkins, member of Con
gress from the Fourth Congressions
District, offers s10O in premiums to til
boys of that district. These premium
will be awarded at the State Fair con
test. Every boy entering this contes
will be required to exhibit his best te
ears and to accompany the same with
certificate of yield. In grading, the ex
hibit and yield will each count so pc
cent. The premiums offered by Nj
Watkins are as follows: Best acre 9
half acre of corn grown by a member {
a boys corn club, between the ages {