The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
1 MORE BlEluTlFUL AND
PRODUCTIVE YIRGIllIA
Homecroft Committee of CONNER
cial Club Offers Seductive
Prizes to Competitors for Hon.
ors in Gardening. ~

In order to arouse interest in
gardening and identifying the
yards and premises the Homecroft
committee has offered the follow
ing prizes:
Entry No. First prize, $500
for greatest Improvement; second
prize, $500 for second greatest
improvement third prize, $1,000
for third greatest improvement.
Entry No. First prize, $1,000
for best garden; second prize,
$500 for second best garden.
Entry No. 3-First prize, $1,000
for best kept lawn; second prize,
$500 for second best kept lawn.
Entry No. First prize, $500
for best flower garden.
Entry No. 5-First prize, $500
for best geranium bed.
Entry No. 6-First prize, $500
for best sweet pea bed.
Entry No. First prize, $500
for best pansy bed.
Entry No. 8-Grand prize for
best kept up block in the resi-
dence portion of the city. Fur
Their announcement as to just what
this prize will be.
In addition to the prizes offered
by the Homecroft committee, a
number of merchants and other
individuals have expressed de-
sire to offer special prizes. The
Norton Hardware Co. will give a
chest of Keen Cutter Tools to the
school hoy who has the best gar
den. r. G. Pickering will give So
for the best bushel Of potatoes
grown by a school child and So
for the second hest bushel. The
president and secretary of the
Commercial Club have some spe-
cial prizes by which they hope
to procure some articles for dis
play. Others have also expressed
their willingness to give prizes
but have not stated. what the
prizes will be or what they will be-
for. The committee would also
like to have a large number of
others offer prizes for particular
things, and anyone desiring to do
so can communicate with the
chairman of the Homecroft com
mittee, R. G.. Pickering.
The sole object Of these prizes
is to induce the largest number of
persons possible to become inter-
ested in this movement, so as to
help beautify the city and partic-
ularly to increase the number of
E gardens in the city and thus de.
crease the cost of living.
> Anyone who wishes to compete
for any Of the prizes offered must
register his name with the chair
:. man of the committee, stating the
prize or prizes he desires to com
pete for, so that the judges will
. have an opportunity to look over
the premises from time to time in
, order to properly judge the same
These entries will be closed June
. 18th. Everyone who enters may
: obtain copy of pamphlet on
gardening telling how and when
, to plant the different kinds OF
=. seeds, what kind Of seeds to plant
and how to prepare the soil. The
, chairman Of the committee has a
large supply Of these at his office
1t is probable that public
meeting will be arranged for on
the evening Of April 4th, when
the St. Louis County Agricultural
special train is in the city, and
have some of the men from the
Agricultural Schools talk to the
citizens upon the subject of gar.
dening and answer any questions
which anyone may have to ask
!, relative to the same.
During the summer there will
be special displays of flowers and
vegetables in different windows
in the city, for which special
prizes will be arranged. In the
fall. when the Commercial Club is
holding their Farmers Day, the
committee expects to arrange for
large display of flowers and
vegetables and to offer a large
list of prizes for the best display.
The committee feel that if they
can have the cooperation of every
man, woman and child in the city
that great deal can be accom-
J plished for the city and for the
people themselves within short
time.