The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-02-12
Editor ColEax Chronicle:

!, ing same.
Failing in our efforts to get Pre-
Roy OF the State University, to con
to the parish at time when couI
meet with him. that he might assis
US In perfecting the organization, Nj
d. L. Brian, Of verdu, very kind
came to Pollock and Montgomery
! where he addressed the people on tn
subject OF agriculture, and explaine,
to the boys the plan, ways and mean
by which to grow good crop of corn
and otherwise assisted Us in organic
ing. With the exception OF his as
s'stance, and some thoughts we CLEAN.
ed IRON the pamphlet furnished, We
have worked out our plans, and here.
WITH give them to the public.
To facilitate matters. especially
relative to the boys attending the
meetings Of the clubs. we have divid-
ed the parish into three divisions,
which are as follows: Pollock diyis-
ion, with Wyatt Nugent, OF Pollock
school, as president, and a member
snip OF SO boys; Verda and Mont
gomery division, with Milo Haynes.
OF the verda school. as president. and
a membership OF IS boys; Colfax d.
vision, with Algie Richards, of the
Olive Branch school. as president, |
and a membership of Al boys. Max
ing total membershipfor the BOYS
Corn Club of Grant parish Of 40.
The names and addresses of these
boys have been sent to Prof. v. L.
Roy, OF Baton Rouge. with the re-
luest to furnish the boys with all
agricultural bulletins pertaining to
ne growth OF corn.
There will be four lines of cash |
rizes awarded the most successful r.
oys in this contest, aud about four I
: six prizes in each line, making six.
zen or twenty-four cash prizes to he
The four lines of prizes are as fol-
'ws: Four or six prizes awarded
'e boys growing the greatest guam
ty OF corn per acre; four or six :
rizes awarded the boys growing the . !.
'st ten ears of corn; four or six :.
lies awarded the boys growing the !,
'eapest corn; four or six prizes !
varded the boys for the best write =
OF the preparation of the soil and
e cultivation Ut the corn. Ell
No boy will be permitted to plant vi
's than a half acre of corn, nor es
Ore than one acre, and every boy
1st do his own work. or the equiva- We
It thereof-except keeping a record RI
soil preparation and cultivation be
the corn. This be must do him ap
4 or leave it undone, and not be a II
npetitor for that line of prizes. pa
The Pollock division OF the club ."
meet at the high school building I.
Pollock on Feb. 10th, and get seed !,
n; the verda and Montgomery tie
ision will meet ut Hargis, Feb. Ii
ID, aud get seed corn; and the N,
fax division will meet at the high pc
DOL building in CoIfax on March h e.
!, 1910, and get their seed corn. ct.
Of the corn will be furnished free. do
be OF one variety only, and all ~ &
. are requested to bring a bag to
corn in.
boy who is less than ten years
age has not been allowed to Join q.
club, but any boy who is attend
a public school. or who has been n
'nding one in Grant during this I,
on, IL permitted to join. s %
yet We have but 500 in cash seri
ward the successful boy in the NE
est, but In some way we hope to h has
ease that to $3.50 by harvesting fina
!. clai
conclusion we wish to say that on /
outlook is very fattering, as the q
seem interested in the work, and S :;
we believe, put forth great ef-
to produce more corn per acre
has ever been grown in this
n. o. s
you, Mr. Editor, ia ad-
. Tor the space we hope you may1 ~
Us Tor this outline Of the organi- :, %
q Ut the Boys Corn Club of Grant 1901
h. we are. Seris