Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-03
STATE TO CONDUCT! ACRE CORN
GROWING CONTEST C0ldAdEN0-
>.F,> ING JULY LIST.

"A QumDef OF the members OF the TWO
corn clubs, Darling and Ft.. Ripley)
which were recently. <4 organized by
Griffith Richards Of the agricultural
department Of the local high school, are
planning on entering the state acre
corn growing contest and compete for
the prizes offered for the. northern
lsection of the state, in which this coun-
Fly is classed. :<..t3..z
The following explains the State
Acre Corn-Growing contest: : ~ i.
! Who May Enter-Any boy or girl in
the state, over. 10 and under 18 years
Of age on July1, 1912, may enter this
contest. There is no entry fee. It is
only necessary to sign the statement
agreeing to abide by the rules Of the
contest, and carry out, as far as pos
sible, the instructions sent out by the
Extension division, and then grow the
corn. Boys or girls who enter the corn
contest will not be permitted to enter
the potato growing contest.
How the Contest will be Conducted
, Each contestant must agree to the fol-
lowing provisions: i -'.~.-
+ l. He must raise at least one acre
of corn. .c>,a.. =:
2r He must do all. work himself, ex-
,,eeFt in the case Of very young contest
lants, who may secure help in plowing
tthe land, or other heavy work.
7 g. He must keep a record of all
on blanks sent out by the
Extension division, and must send in
his reports promptly. Three reports
will be called for, one after planting
has been completed, one after cultiva-
tion has ceased and one after harvest.
! a. He must write history, Of not
over 500 words, telling how he grew
1.-THE crop. .'. =
| Prizes-The state will be divided in
Ito three sections, as follows:
! Northern section-All counties north
(of the south line Of Grant, Douglas,
Todd, Morrison, Kanabec and Pine
counties.
]! Central section-All counties south
Of the north section, and north Of the
south line Of Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood,
Sibley, Scott and Dakota counties.
South section-All counties south Of
the central section.
Prizes for each section will be as
follows: LIST, $50; End, 40; 3rd, $50;
4th. 500, 5th, $40 next ten, each IS.
! The prizes will be awarded on the fol-
lowing basis:
yield Of dry corn per acre
=: :................. 40 per cent
Financial statement, show
ing economy Of produc-
oI per cent
Written account telling how
corn was grown ...... 10 per cent
! Grand Champion. Prize-The Mime.
apo1is Tribune has offered a year 3
scholarship, at the School of Agricul'
tures at St.. Anthony Park, amounting
to@SsO0, for the boy or girl who raises
the grand champion acre. The contest
liant awarded the grand championship
will not receive the cash prize for his
section.
Many counties and localities have
lprizes for local contests. Boys and
girls entered in local contests may en-
ter the state contest also, but thei1
yields will have to be authenticated by
some one authorized by the Extension
division. This is necessary to insure
uniformity.
The Junior Crop Improvement Cluf
! ALI boys and girls who turn in theil
reports promptly, and complete tn
contest, will be awarded gold
plated badge emitting them to member
ship in the State Junior Crop Improve
,nent club.