Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-02
PRIZES
FOR BEST CORN
EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN AGR''
CULTURE ENCOURAGED IN
RURAL SCHOOLS.
FREE TRIPS GIVEN Y.
Successful Boys to be Given Tours 9
Washington, Des Molnss and
Ames for Exceilenes OF
Efforts.

TO encourage the boys and girls,
clubs among the rural schools OF W.
pello county, Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess,
county superintendent OF schools, 10
circulating letter among the teacners
in the rural schools asking the teach
ers to take up the agricultural Work
being promulgated In the rural schools,
to the end that the children learn some
thing OF the practical side OF farming
and agriculture. The work in the state
is in charge Of E. G. Bishop of Ames,
who has arranged for prizes Tor the
children for their excellence IN the az.
ricultural studies. The letter being sent
out by Mrs. Burgess deals with corn
planting by the boys between ten ana
eighteen years of age and ohers allur-
ing prizes to the lads for the best acre
of corn planted and grown by their
efforts. The scheme Is entirely practl-
cal and very Instructive for the youths.
Trip to Washington.
The letter explains itself and Is pub
lished in full as follows:
OFFICE OF CO. SUPERINTENDENT.
NV dear teachers Hon. Nate Ken
dali. congressman of our district, Of
fers a free trip to Washington, D. G..
to the boy who grows the best acre OF
corn In our congressional district this
year. A free trip to washington mas
also been arranged for the boy and the
mother of the boy who raises the bes!
acre in the state: free trips to Des
Moipes and Ames and other prizes are
provided for the winners.
ali III
county to have q chance. The time is
short now for the boys to get READY
and to plant their acre. We must act
at once. Please observe the following:
l. Read this letter to your school,
and ask your pupils to tell 1t at home
and elsewhere.
2. Telephone or call on every boy
in your district who 10 eligible. whetn'
er in school this year or not.
8. Tell him these things:
q. In order to enter he must be
over ten and under eighteen years OF
age July /. 1911.
B. He IL to select his own acre
which may be q separate plot or part
at 4 field. secure the best seed corn
he can ret, fertilize II necessary and
prepare his acre of ground and plant
the corn according to his own idea a.
to how to produce the best yield 81
corn on m acre.
6. He must do his own work, ex
cept very young members may hire
heavy blowing or cultivating IN pre-
pairing the soil. :.
d. He Is to keep an. account Of al
expense and hours OF labor OF himself
and horses used.
:. Full particulars will be published
and sent to each boy entering the con.
test. what we want Just now is for the
boys to get started with their acre OF
corn In time to get the best results.
Z. Those now enrolled in the Acre
Corn Growing contest Of the Boys and
Girls club are already properly en-
tered.
/. You are to send me the names,
axes and addresses of all the boys In
your district who will enter the con-
test.
/ shall count on you for getting word
to the boys In your district and get
ting them started in the work. AT your
earliest convenience please mail to me
the names, ages and addresses OF all
the boys Of your district who will en-
ter the acre contest.
Very truly yours,
Elizabeth Burgess, Co. Superintendent.