Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
ACTIVE WORK FOR
 OUR CORN CLUB Captain Milner to Wage Sys- tematic Campaign to En-
 courage Our Boys. : OTHER INDUC EMENTS Ladies Will Be Given Prizes for Roses
 and Canned Fruits and
 Vegetables.
OTHER INDUC EMENTS
Captain J. D. Milner, secretary of

| Captain J. D. M1lner, secretary or ] the Boys Corn Club of Jefferson | County, will soon move his office ill i the Jefferson county court house, a room having been provided for him
 there by County Judge c. M. Philpor, for the purpose of carrying out the beneficial work planned by the Corn .ub the coming year. At the last Levying Court in this city an ap- propration was made for the pur- pose of encouraging the boys of this county to raise corn and several handsome prizes will be awarded to the successful ones. R
 Captain Milner proposes to have a and will personally give the work his attention. He has added number of attractive prizes as an induce ment to the ladies of the city to- grow fine flowers and prize will be- given the lady who produces the best canned fruits and vegetables
 Captain Milner has addressed the following letter to the farmers and others throughout the county, which will be sent out imediately
 To the boy farmers of Jefferson
 county:
 The Levying Board of Jefferson County, has made an appropriation which will be offered in prizes to the boy farmers of Jefferson County for the year 1911. Such organiza- tion to be known as the Boys Corn Club of Jefferson County
 It is the purpose to organize a <, corn club in each political township in the county, with officers in each township, selected by the respective clubs.
 It will not cost anything to be- come member of the club and each member can exercise his own judg- ment as to cultivation, with view of winning the prize.
 Each member must obligate them selves to do all their work. keep a complete record of the cost of cultivation, as we'll as other expense he may select in growing the crop. Also diary must be kept: showing ! the manner of cultivation, kind of land planted, and seed used, such re- cords must be turned over to the at the close of the gathering season with signature and post office ad- dress.
 Three judges must supervise the gathering and measuring of all crops. Two of whom will be se- lected from the different townships. ! and one to be appointed by the County Judge c. M. Philpot will be Ex-officio Chairman for the county. and all records from the different clubs of the several townships must be delivered to the County Chair man by the 18th day of October.
 On the 18th day of Nov. 1911, convention will be called for the convening of all the clubs at the court house, where the prize win nerS' name will be made public, and the money paid to the winner. !,
 The prize winner, must agree to donate to the county chairman one fifth of his product, the same to be q sold to the farmers throughout the county, and the proceeds to be used in advancing the progress of the club.
 The prizes will be as follows: Greatest number of bushels of corn produced on one acre of land. $200.00. End prize s15.00 3rd Prize $500. For the greatest number c pumpkins raised on one acre of land $5000 End prize s10.00 3rd prize $500 and the largest pumpkin $500
 The ladies auxiliary clubs, will be allowed membership to the various corn clubs. and the prizes offered to the ladies, will be as follows.
 Best can fruits and vegetables, put