The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
PRIZES FOR BEST
CROPS SET ASIDE
Each County in the State VIII
Receive $50
RULES FOR CONTESTS
> Cash Prizes VIII BE Awarded TOT INC
Best Acre Crop of Corn, Oats,
sweet Potatoes and Irish
Potatoes

MONTGOMERY, March 2o.-(Special)-Com'
missioner of Agriculture j. \. WILKINSON
acting under an opinion by the attorney
general of the state. has set apart Se'
per county for prizes tor good crops tins
year. For the best acre of corn there
will be given s95; for the best acre oi
oats s15 for the best acre of sweet po'
tatoes $40. and for the best acre OF lrisf
potatoes $40. Full rules and regulations
of the contest may be had from the Of
fee of the commissioner in Montgomery
These rules and regulations must be fol-
lowed:
l. Describe the soil. -
, When broken, how deep and with
what kind of pillow.
g. How and when fertilized and guam
tity used.
l. Kind or variety grown and name of
seed and when planted
s. When and how often cultivated.
g. Size of your plat, give dimensions.
I. Give width of rows of corn.
0 How thick in the drill.
O. How many plants TO the acre.
10. Give growth and development of the
plants.
Il. How many ears do you estimate to
the stalk.
u. Did you pull fodder?
49, When laid by and how.
a. When harvested.
Is. If oats, when and how much sown
per acre.
1G How many bushels gathered.
IL Give total cost of production. in
Guiding cultivation, fertilization and gath
ering.
49, What is the market price of the
products produced in your vicinity?
49, What are your profits?
N. B.-Rules :, s, 8, 10, II, y and 10
annlv TO corn or oats. The other rules
apply to reports on all products
other Requirements
l. The character of the soil must be de-
scribed, the kind and variety of corn,
oats, potatoes, ETC., planted, must be
named; also state the time when planted,
the mode of cultivation and the kind and
amount of fertilizers used
.. All who intend TO contest for any
one or all of these prizes, must send in
their names and postoffice address to the
commissioner of agriculture and indus
tries by June /, stating the prize, or
prizes for which they will compete.
3. All contestants for the prizes Of
fered by the department of agriculture
and industries must set forth all the in
formation in writing and forward the
same TO the commissioner of agriculture
Lat ne0annh6r
1915
4. The -contestor. must forward TO the
commissioner Of agriculture and indus
tries specimens of these several crops,
etc, as may be required.
/ The commissioner of agriculture and
Industries may make exhibits of these
several products at our state fairs and
hold Institutes in the counties where
these products are made, and will pub
lish all information as to how these
crops were worked and grown and the
yield of same, in bulletins OF this de-
partment.
6. There will be local committees ap-
pointed in each county who will report
10 the commissioner of agriculture and
industries as to the correctness OF the
amounts of the several crops grown by
each confession.
I. Final awards will be made by COM
mittees appointed by the commissioner
of agriculture and industries or by the
probate judge in each county, and all
reports sent in by contestors will be
referred to these committees, also the
quality and market value of all products
will be considered by said committees in
making their final awards.
These rules may be amended by the
commissioner of agriculture should oeca-
sion require.