The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-26
GET in THE CORN
CONTEST.
LAST CALL ITO MEN AND BOYS 0f
CARROLL COUNTY.

H Can it BE- possible, that there il
v but small number of our many boys
in Carroll county, who wants to win
n the valuable prizes offered for both
Y field and sweet corn?
/ Is it because the boys don't want
the prize money? Or r. 1T because the
J boys are not receiving the necessary
encouragement from their parents?
\ Surely not the former because We
feel sure that our Carroll county
boys are too much of hustlers, to per-
init such a chance To 30 BY, without
trying for it. It is to be hoped that
the latter il not the case. But
should it be, the committee will take
this method of appealing to the par
ents not To do anything to discourage
or keep their boys from joining the
club and entering the various con-
tests. III j. not alone for the money
value received by the prize winners,
that we would urge the parents to
give the boys every encouragement.
But to consider what a splendid op-
portunity their boy will miss by not
entering the club at this time, where
valuable instruction along the line of
successful and profitable corn grow
otherwise obtain except by long years
of hard labor and careful study. Why
then deprive them Of their oppor-
tunity?
Bear i'm mind that the committee
had greater object in view when
arranging these prizes than to offer
them merely for the benefit Of those
boys whose parents are more fortu-
nate in being the posessors of more
fertile lands than their neighbors.
The object of the committee is to
aid our boys in becoming good sue
cessful farmers, by extending to them
helping hand. An opportunity not
To b. scorned.
The reward in prizes is, meant for
those boys a. well, who by their in
dustry and skill succeed in growing
a better crop on less fertile SOIL
It does not depend entirely On the
fertility of the soil for the best yield,
but on the ski1lful handling of the
crop, beginning with the testing of
the seed, and after planting, taking
the best care possible of the crop. in
the way of intensive and persl.- mt
cultivation. 1t all depends on zach
stalk producing a good ear, that
counts when 1T il measured up.
AS the rules governing the contests,
and the list of prizes, were again
published in the issue OF April 12th,cf
all of the county papers, it will not
BE- published again in an itemized
| form
There is yet time until Wednesday,
May 1T, for field corn contestants to
forward their names and address to
the Secretary of the committee, CIV
ing age and naming variety of corn
desired for planting, which will be
furnished gratis by committee.
| This date however does not close
the contest, but committee cannot
| furnish seed to those whose applica-
ions are received after May LIST
The contest will close Immediately
after the planting season il over, and
none can enter thereafter
The contest for sweet corn will be
open until the late planting IL over.
Remember that all contesting for
field corn prizes in the boys club"
are entitled to the prizes offered by
"The Democratic Advocate" with the
same acre.
| In this way boy can, by planting
one acre of field corn, win the prizes
| in both contests.
| Tin order to win the prizes I'm both
sweet corn contests, they must plant
two acres, one for the B n. Shriver
| Co., and the other for Smith Yingling
| Co.
MRS. MARY %. PELTz,
Secretary.
Westminster, Md