Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-05
LETTER TO RURAL SCHOOL
PUPILS
Interesting Communication from
Superintendent Wimple Concerning
Contests and Club Membership.
Canton, Mar. I 1912

Dear Friend:-The time has come
again for enrolment in the Boys
Improvement Club and the Girls
Home Culture Club. | hope you are
anxious to become member of one
OF these Clubs for have noticed that
it is the wide awake, bright minded
people who are interested in them
and are taking advantage Of just such
opportunities as these Clubs give tC
improve things and make farm life
better.
Several people in other counties
have been inquring about how they
should 90 about it to do the work we
have been doing in our Clubs in
Lincoln County, and l felt proud to
think that we had started something
that other people want to copy, and
| am more anxious than ever that we
should do our very best now that L
know that people in other parts of the
state are watching u.s. and will know
it if we make failure.
Because so much seed corn is so
poor this year have decided to fur
nish the seed to the boys who wish to
raise corn. | will get good tested
seed and furnish enough for one-tenth
of an acre to every boy who wants it..
will have two kinds, Wimple's Yell
ow Dent raised in Brooklyn township,
and Brenners Yellow Dent, raised in
Canton township. Each boy may
have whatever kind he prefers. OF
course those who wish to may furnish
their own seed but they must let me
know before they plant it, giving the
name of the corn the color. and where
the seed was raised.
We will raise potatoes in the Boys
Club as we did last year. Some of the
boys who brought potatoes to the con-
test raised as high as l5l bushels on
the one tenth of an acre, which at
the usual price of potatoes would be
quite prize in itself. In good years
| have known potatoes to yield as
high as 80 bushels on one tenth OF an
acre. | wonder if some Lincoln
County boy could not do that this
year l cannot furnish seed potatoes
but / think there will be no difficulty
in getting good seed potatoes.
] shall require the monthly reports
about the crops as l did last year.
Some boys did not remember that
these we're required last year and be-
cause Of that their exhibit which they
sent in could not be judged. Do not
forget that unless every monthly re-
port is sent in that you cannot expect
a prize on your exhibit for that is a
part of the work.
We are going to have flower con-
test for the girls again. Because the
weather was against us last year is
no reason for our giving up is it?
The monthly reports will be required
just as they we're last year and the
exhibit will be held August 10th, at
the time of the Eighth Grade Comm
encement We will raise only pansies
sweet peas and nasturtiums for the
flower contest.
The boy who raises the corn and
brings it to the contest may also send
it to Mitchell to the State Corn Con-
test if he wishes to. A boy in Union
County did that last year and won
over fifty dollars in money and a
silver cup. The silver cup is to be his
for year only, unless he can win
first prize three years, then it will be
his to keep. think that if we try
hard we might do just as we'll as the
Union County boy, don't you?
II you wish to be counted among
the wide awakes" Of the County
join the Club by filling out the
enrolment blank and send it to me
and will send you instructions that
will help you, and I am sure you will
be glad that you are taking part in
this work. All boys and girls under
twenty one years OF age may join.
Your Sincere Erie nd,