The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-02
GARDENING BOYS
met LAST night
BIG CROWD OF YOUNGSTERS
TURNED OUT LAST NIGHT TO
HEAR PROF. c. 3. WALDRoN
GIVE DIRECTIONS REGARDING
THE PLANTING OF SEED.

| A big crowd Of boys turned out at
the high school last night to hear
Prof. G. B. Waldron of the A. G. give
his first talk on the gardening pro-
cess. Fifty-six boys listened to the
address with intense interest.
| Professor Waldron gave the lads d.
rections regarding the planting of the
seed, as to it's depth and other points
regarding the distance of rows, etc.
| He also talked to them relative to the
condition OF the earth and manner in
which the soil should be cared for and
| tended.
The scheme under which the club
is promoting is contest provides that
each boy shall have his own garden,
20xS0 feet or half that il he cannot
get horse power to plow it. located in
the back part Of his home lot, or at
least on some lot near his home. A
few OF the boys are situated so that
they will not have access 10 lots. Any
one having property that might be
used for this purpose who wish to
| help the boys out in their enterprise
may do so by calling up Hugh Miller
at the Y. M. G. A. and informing him
OF the location and size OF the lots
that the boys might use.
The boys will plant at least eight of
the thirteen named vegetables: Radish,
lettuce, onions, beets, cabbage, peas
persnips, carrots, potatoes, sweet corn
beans tomatoes. turnips. The gardens
will be inspected by the judges at two
or three different times during the
summer and the products will be
raIa OF
times during the summer at which
times the judges will decide who are
the premium winners.
The contest and club is open to
every boy in Fargo from 10 TO Is years
of age. TO enter the club and take
part in the contest a boy must sign
an entrance blank and agree to at
tend the lectures given by the pro-
fessors of the agricultural college and
endeavor to follow their Instructions.
He shall care for his own garden
himself aside from necessary outside
help in getting the ground plowed
He shall try to produce at least eight
Of the thirteen vegetables and place
them in the regular exhibitions Pro-
vided, however, that If unfortunate
conditions prevail making IL impos-
sible to succeed in getting that num-
Der of kinds TO grow and mature, he
shall make an exhibit OF smaller
number OF kinds but he must euEer as
many as possible whether they are as
good as desired or not.
In contesting for the premiums the
boys will be divided INTO two classes
and the $3.50 worth OF premiums will
be awarded half to the boys OF each
class. Boys under IA viii be in one
class, those Ia or over will be In the
other. In each class fret. second
and third with a value OF ST., Is cents
and 80 cents respectively will be given
for the best samples OF each kind of
vegetable placed in the exhibits. A
frSt second, third, fourth and fifth,
ranging in value from SIS to 81, will be
given TO the boys having the best
appearing garden. The same kind of
prizes win be awarded to the BOYS
mo4t Faithfully attending the lectures
and whose gardens show the most
faithful work, adverse circumstances
being taken into consideration. Be-
sides these grand premium valued
at $40 VIII be given to the boy who
makes the best average score on
products, appearance of garden and
effort expended. The boys win sell
their products or dispose OF them as
they see fit. Amy profit that they may
derive shall be their own as q reward
for the work they bave accomplished.