The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-06
RoYs CORN CLUB-RULEs FOR 1911

The members must be IS years of age and under not over Is at the time of the prize contests in the fall
 Each member must do all the work on his corn himself. except he may have help in breaking his ground.
 Each member must raise at least acre of corn not fraction of
 Each member must select in the fall an exhibit of ten of his corn and sent it o the agent at the place of the state contest at least three days before the opening of the contest If the member exhibits at county contest he should make separate exhibit for that contest This is very important
 Each member must keep record of his work on blank which will be furnished him from Washington, and this record must ac- company the exhibit in the package when it is sent to the place of the state con test. When the member receives his blank, great care should be taken to preserve it and the work on it should be carefully and accur- ately done.
 The member sending the exhibit must pre- pay the transportation on the same, as we have no funds to pay freight or express.
  contest for the prize it will not be returned to the exhibitor, but whether it wins prize or not it will become the property of the committee to be used in any way that it can be made to the interest of the Corn Clubs throughout the state.
 Where there is an organization in the coun- ty and a county contest is held, each member in will he Tpuuired to deliver tO the manager of the County Club one bushel of corn when he sends his exhibit to the county contest. This in addition to his ex- hbt of ten ears. This bushel of will be used by the county committee for the bene- fit of the club in the county. No corn, addi- tional to the ten exhibit, need be sent to the state contest. This applies only to the county.
 If you are old enough to blow you can be- come a member of this club,
 Send your name to your county manager where you have a county organization, and if there is no organization in your county, send the name to the demonstration agent, and where there is demonstration agent send the name direct to at Fayetteville. Also your school teacher may send in your name.
 After your name has been sent to this office in either of the ways above mentioned, you will be given bulletins from Washington which will tell you how to prepare your ground and cultivate your crop. Watch for these bulletins and read them carefully, strive to do they teach you and you will be a winner in than way.
 The prizes for 1911 and place of state con test will be announced later.
 Have your ground accurately measured and see that it contains 4s40 square yards.
 Have two disinterested men, not related to you. measure the ground and weigh meas ure the when it is gathered, and sign statement to the effect that they have done so. and give the measurement or weight in pounds and bushels This should be attached to the record of your work which you send along with your exhibit to the state contest as well as the county contest if one is held in your county.
 The instructions which will be sent the boys. joining the Boys Corn Club. from Washing ton will consist of the bulletins as follows:
 FARMERS BULLETINS
 Fall breaking and preparation of seed bed No. A-6s
 Selection of cotton and corn for south ern farms-No. A-67.
 Economize, cut down expenses-No A-52
 Commercial fertilizer. their uses and value No. A-65.
 Field instructions-No. A-69.
 Corn crop-No. A-66.
 The blank for keeping the business record and history of the crop-Form B-5lla
 Should there be any delay in the receipt of these bulletins after the members have sent their names to this office at any time during the year. the member should address postal card to Dr. s. A. Knapp. at the Department of Agriculture. Washington. D. C., and request him to send them. the bulletins. designating by number the ones desired If the members will do this it will be impossible for them to fail to get their instructions immediately. It is better to order one bulletin at a time at intervals of about two weeks than to order the whole set at once. and when received they should be carefully preserved. as they contain valuable information.
 In regard to form B-5a special care should be made to preserve it and keep the record