The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-09-26
Barnes County Boys
Hold State Convention
BETTER FARMING ASSOCIATION
SENDS OUT STORY OF THEIR IN
4. WORK TO STATE PRESS 5

DaTueS county IL dtCrdCtluS COuSlO-
cradle attention and favorable com
ment throughout the state this fall on
account of the lively contest among
the boys in growing seed corn for
prizes. The experiment fr the pur-
pose Of interesting the boys has been
SO successful III this county that the
Better Farming Association, through
it's special news service, has sent out
the following to the press of the state:
Grand Forks, Sept. 21.-No more
important work is being done by the
Better Farming Association than the
arousing of interest in farming
among the boys of the various COM
munities in which the experts are at
work. Edwin Maryland. the Barnes
county expert, writes the special SER
vice bureau at Grand Forks that one
hundred and twelve rural school boys
between the ages OF twelve and
eighteen enrolled. for the acre yield
corn contest in Barnes county last
spring. Each boy is endeavoring to
produce the highest possible yield of
corn per acre in the hopes of obtain
ing a cash prize for the highest acre
yield of corn. A first prize of $500 in
gold Is offered to the boy who obtains
the best yield of mature corn per acre.
A second prize of SIS is given and a
third of $1,000. In addition the boys
are entitled to compete for the state
prizes. These prizes will be awarded
the latter part of September. ~
Interested in Work
In addition to the one hundred and
twelve boys competing for the acre
yield prize, thirty-five boys are grow
ing one half acre and twenty-one, one
fourth acre of corn for the purpose of
producing better seed. This work has
been developed through the repre-
sentatives of the Better Farming AS
sociation of Barnes county, Messrs.
Maryland and White.
Instructions through personal visits
to the boys homes, talks and circu-
lars were given by the county ex-
perts to aid in the success of the con-
test. Special instructions were given
in the preparation of the ground, the
planting and the cultivating. Now as
sistance is being given in the proper
methods of selection and curing of
seed corn. Every boy will be visited
by one of the county experts and will
be assisted in making proper selec-
tons. This is one of the mot impor-
tant phase of the work. "A
The corn contest and the growing
of corn by the boys of North Dakota
is of great Importance, in that it pro-
vides an easy means of Procuring a
large quantity of home grown seed
corn that has been properly selected
and cured. Then again, it stimulates
interest in good farming among the
boys.
Hold Local Fairs
To further broaden and stimulate
the interest in corn growing and bet
ter farming n Barnes county, it has
been arranged to hold a series of ag-
ricultural fairs in the towns of VIM
bledon, Leal, Sanborn, OrisAa, Litch-
ville,, Nome and Fingal. The bust
ness men of these towns have offered
prizes for the best exhibits of corn
and other farm products. Short talks
will be given each day, explaining the
basis of award and why some of the
better farming methods are advi able.
Later in the year, the best exhibits of
each of these town fairs will be taken
to the county exhibit at Valley
City where all parts of the county will
compete. ~ ~