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BOYS CORN CLUB
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT FOR
THE BOY FARMERS.

Some Interesting Information in Re.
gard to tho Corn Contest of the
Boys.
The State says State Superintend-
ent of Education Swearingen and
Ira w. Williams of the United States
farm demonstration work on Thurs
day signed the certificates of merit
to be awarded by the department OF
education to the members of the
BOYS corn clubs who produce e
IS bushels on one acre of land.
These certificates will be award
ed at the several county corn shows
to be held. The exhibits at the county
shows will be carried to the South
Atlantic States corn EXPOSITION
which is to be held in Columbia
from December 5 to 8.
Rules and regulations for measur-
ing corn were issued Thursday by
Ira w. Williams of the United States
farm demonstration work to the mem
bers of the boys corn club of the
| State. Mr.. Williams will hold a
bows corn show IN connection with
the South Atlantic States corn eX-
position.
The following are the rules:
I'VE have decided to send out The
| following rules in regard to meas
uring corn:
Il. Ask your county superintend'
ent, or the one in charge of the
work in your county, to appoint two
persons to help you measure your
acre and your corn. They must not
be related to you and should GER
tify to the amount of land and the
number of bushels of r
"2 Gather the corn from your
acre with the shuck and weigh the
total amount of corn. Your disin'
terested parties should see this done
Then divide the number of pounds
by seventy pounds, which I will con
slider our standard for n bushel lr
the shucks. After this, take 10(
bushels of corn in the shuck, shucl
in and shell it and weigh the shuckI
and cobs. Attach this as par Of
your certified statement, both b.
yourself and the disinterested men
to your statement as to the number
of bushels found by weighing the
corn
"3. Be very careful to follow these
directions. Besure and write a corr
p!ete history Of your acre, begin l..
telling what was planted on the lane
last year and the condition Of thu
land before you began work. The!
describe each step. giving dates as t
cultivation and fertilization, rain
etc.
when you have contested in YOU
county contest and furnished a re
cord of your crop. you will be eligi
BILE to the State contest. The State
corn show will be held on December
9Th, 9Th, and 18th. A large number
of prizes will be given to the boy
who contests in the State contest
One of the prizes will be a pony
and one or two trips TO Washington
will be given. These trips will be
awarded on the following basis:
"(a)-Greatest yield per acre 81
per cent.
"(b)-Best written account atow'
ing history of crop and all expenses
25 per cent.
"(c)-Best 10-ear exhibit, Is pei
cent.
"(d)-Best showing of profits on
investment, 80 per cent.
In estimating the profits uniform
prices should be used for instance:
IS per acre for rent, 10 cents per
hour for the work Of each boy and 5
cents per hour for each horse.
There will probably be other
prizes awarded on the same basis.
IF you have not made a large
yield, write up the history of your
crop and make the contest and you
will probably win a prize. There
will be a number of prizes given
for the best ear, best exhibit
and best 10-ear exhibit. for all Of
which you can contest, provided you
follow especially your certified state.
ment as to yield. Be sure to write
a history of your crop"