The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-19
Corn Growing Contest.

The committee In charge of the Boys
Corn Growing Contest conducted by the
Burlington County Y NJ. G. A.. com
mittee, County Board Of Agriculture. etc =,
are realizing that the boys on the farms in
Burlington county are tremendously in
terested In farm life The parents of the
boys are becoming aroused In the oppor-
tunitY for the successful life on the farm
for the generations that are to come The
business men of the county have responded
to the appeals of the committee In charge
with great liberality In offering prizes and
the value of those offered is over 800 co.
The Oranges and public schools have
come enthusiastically forward In co-opers-
ton and it is not impossible that the
parents of the boys may find they have
! something to learn from the boys in the
contest before the season Is over.
Burlington county is one of the greatest
agricultural counties in the United States,
this Corn Growing Contest is one of the
first and largest to be conducted here in
the East, on a countrywide basis. Since
the County Y. NJ. G. A. committee of
Burlington county demonstrated the
splendid possibilities of such a contest
last year, similar committees and county
Boards of Agriculture and Oranges have
taken up, for the first time, such con-
test in Camden, Monmouth and Morris
counties.
A few Of the prizes which are included
In the premium booklet are as follows:
Glass B-Ten Ear Samples
Lot BEST 10 ears Leaming-1st prize,
$5 gold piece, offered by West Jersey,
Mari and Transportation Company, Wood
bury. I'd prize, Gauntlet gloves. value
So, offered by Elgar Buzby, Rancocas.
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LIST prize. Pure Bred Jersey red pig,
value IS, offered by Arthur J. Collins,
Moorestown. I'd prize, Laughlin foun-
tain pen, value $3.50, offered by II. L.
Stiles. Moorestown. Sd prize, so pounds
Kirby's Favorite -four. value $1.65, Of
fered by Kirby Bros, Medford.
Lot 3-Best 10 ears Golden Beauty or
Livingstone-1st prize, Flexible flyer sled,
value IS, offered by Stevenson Bros, Col
umbus. I'd prize, Setting 8. @. Buff
Orpington eggs, value So, offered by
John G Sholl, Burlington.
Lot Best 10 ears White Capped yell
low Dentist prize, Set garden tools,
value s., offered by E. P. Warner, Med
ford. I'd prize, Solar gas lamp, value IS,
offered by E. II. McAllister, Moorestown.
Sd prize, Four years subscription to
Farm Journal" with "Corn Secrets. Of
fered by Farm Journal, Philadelphia.
Lot 5-Best 10 ears Yellow Dentist
prize. One pair heavy wool blankets or
carriage robe. value $40, offered by A. K.
Dubell & Son, Columbus. I'd prize, Two
gallons wagon paint, value s., offered by
Henry P. Thorn, Medford. Sd prize, 100
pounds Jersey corn chicken feed. value
So, offered by Kirby Bros, Medford.
The Home Making Department under
the auspices of the New Jersey Congress of
Mothers contains the following premiums
under Glass II, open to girls between the
ages of 10 and IS years.
The first prize In each case is 81; the
second prize ST. Quality of material
used does not influence judges In award
Glass II.
Lot best button holes in garment.
Lot BEST gingham case with rufaes
for sofa pillow.
Lot 3-Best darn in table linen.
Lot Best patch In silk or thin white
material.
Lot Best hand hemmed towel with
| outlined initial.
Bread Making.
Lot BEST loaf of white bread.
Lot BEST ''johnny cake" (corn bread.
As an additional premium, a Universal
Bread Making Machine will be given the
girl making the best bread In either class,
offered by the County Board of Agricul-
ture.
Copies of the premium booklet will be
ready for distribution on Friday, and may
be had by writing County Y. NJ. @. A.
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