The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-16
PRIZES FOR FARMERS
WILL Be DISTRIBUTED
Texas Industrial Congress Announ-
ces Plans for Distributing Ten
Thousand Dollars.

Texas Industrial Congress, through |
Colonel Henry Exall, its president,
announces to the farmers of Texas
its offer of $4,000 in gold for the
largest yields of certain crops raised
in the state during 1912, as follows:
Glass A--For model farms, DEM
onstrating conservation, rotation
and diversification.
The congress hopes TO induce the 4
intelligent operation of demonstTa-
ion farm in every neighborhood in
he state, which will by practical re-
suits prove to the people the neces-
stty for and the value of conserva-
ton, rotation and Investigation by
growing and actually blowing under
a leguminous crop say cowpeas, Oh |
one-fourth land a different fourth)
of the land in cultivation each year.
In this way, onnce in four years, a.
| least, All OF the land wiz have "A
splendid application of green ferti-
lhzer that Will supply the necessary
lhumus and draw vast stores of nj
e trogen from the inexhaustible SUP
: ply of the atmosphere. If this pur-
I pose can be accomplished a wonder
full stride viii have been made in
practical agricultural education and
conservation. 1t, therefore, offers:
For the largest combined yields of
merchantable crops, cost of produc-
ton considered, raised on ten acres
divided into four two and one-half
acre plots, on the first plot cowpeas
to be grown, and to be plowed I'M
der when matured, the rental of the
ground, the cost of the seed and OF
cultivation to be refunded to the
prize winning contestants; on the
second plot kaffir corn or milo
maize; on the third plot cotton on
the fourth plot Indian corn; first
prize, $1,000; second prize, $3.50;
third prize, $500; fourth prize,
$3.50; for the twenty-five next best
results, 500 each; twenty-nine pri-
yes in all, amounting to $4,000.
The crops mentioned must be
grown in the order named on the
respective plots. and these must to-
gether constitute one solid tract or
body of land containing ten acres.
When the pea crop is at its best,
and on the day it is to be plowed
under, each contestant, with the as
sistance of two neighbors, shall cut
plot ten feet square, that is fair
: average of the two and one-hali
acres, He shall weigh the product Of
this plot and make a report of it, rs
the number of pounds of peas and
vine actually plowed under will be
considered in the production of the
ten acres. This contest is open tC
everybody.
Glass B-For boys and girls corr
clubs.
For the largest yield of merchant
able Indian corn grown on one acre
cost of production considered, first
prize, $3.50; second prize, s125i
third prize, SIS; fourth prize, 500
for the forty next best results, So
each This contest is open only Il
boys and girls under twenty years
of age on Jan. l, 1912,
Glass C-For boys and girls cot
ton clubs
For the largest yield of middling
fSolton grown on one acre, cost OF
production considered, first prize
$3.50, second prize, SIPS; third
prize, $75; fourth prize, $50; for the
forty next best results, $25 each;
forty-four prizes in all amounting
to $500 This contest is open only
to boys and girls under 20 years Of
age on Jan. l, 1919.
Special-If any contestant shall
Nenter in both class B and class G
and shall win the first prize in each
hclass. a special prize of 500 will be
awarded
! Glass D-Forage crops,
For the largest yield of merchant
able grain, to be weighed in the
head and cost Of production consid-
cred. from two acres of kaffir corn
or milo maize. First pria, $500; sec
ond prize 5000; for the ten next
best results, $50 each; twelve prizes
in all amounting to $1,000
J The craps in all OF the above