Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
OFFER PRIZES IN
BETTER FARMING

Gensseo. H.. Dec. 1.-THE commit
tee has secured for this week OF Bet I
ter Farming" some of the best in
structors to be had. There will be
talks on silos. farm crops, farm me-
chanics, dairying. animal diseases and
stock judging. The University of Hi
nois will send a car of live stock from
the university herds and focks to be
used in class work and Prof. Rusk
viii give the demonstrations and lee
lures in the live stock. section.
Messrs. Mills and Griffith of McNabb
viii have charge Of the corn classes
and the committee is arranging with
the Illinois Corn Growers association
TO give first and second year corn
judging certificates to the boys pass
ing the examination at the close of
the school
The department of household sci
ence will have as instructors Miss
Helen Pincomb of the University of
Illinois, and Mrs. Barlow, of Bloom
ington, and the president of the local
club has arranged with Mrs Olaf
Guldlin. president of the National
Home Economic association, to give
some interesting talks during the
week
There will be work both in the
School of Agriculture" auc House
| hold Science" morning and afternoon
of each day and general lectures in
( the evening for the entire community.
( The committee trusts that everyone
will try and arrange their affairs so
that they may be present at these
/ sessions and help in the mutual work
/ of securing for us still better and
more successful farming methods. and
also a better knowledge of home max
ing.
Four prizes of 81, 50, 80 and 81 to
the respective young men under 81
years who do best work in corn c-ass.
Persons over 20 years of age can
participate in the class work, but can
not compete for the prizes.
The other prizes are as follows:
Glass A-Best ten ears of corn, any
variety-1st, s5.O0y I'd, $500; Sd, $1OO.
Open to all. The Allerton champion
ship cup costing $50 goes to the win.
ner of the first prize in this class. The
cup must be won three successive
years to become the property of the
winner.
Class B-Best ten ears of corn, any
variety-(open to all who have never
: taken a course in corn judging)-1st
; $500; I'd, $500; Sd, s1.OU.
Glass C-Shelling contest-Best ter
ears corn, any variety, Smelling larg
est per cent of corn. Ear not to be
less than eight inches .ong-1st, $500;
I'd. $500; 3d. s1.OO.
Glass D-Best single ear. any vari
ETY.. open to all-$1
Class E-Best peck of oats, an!
variety-1st, SO; I'd, 50: Cd. 81.
Glass F'-Best peck of potatoes. an!
: variety-1st, SO; %. 50; Sd, ST.
4 CORN CONTEST OPEN TO ALL.
(This contest open to all growers
in the northern district of Illinois.)
An honor ribbon prize will b.
! awarded for the best ten ears of vel
! low dent corn. any variety.
i An honor ribbon prize will also b.
awarded for best ten~ears white corn
} any variety.
LIVE STOCK.
Best grade draft colt, four month
cd and over. raised by exhibitor
: list. S. I'd, So; 3d. 81.
Best grade team, hitched-1st, $40
I'd, s..
Best grade brood mare-1st, SIS; I'd
| IS; Sd. 81.
Premiums will be awarded to tn
best teams Of pure bred draft mare
in harness.
RULES
Every exhibit will be scored to it
own standards.
All exhibits must have been raise
- by the exhibitor and of this year, 1911:
No entries will be received afte
= Monday. December 80, at p. m. Ell
). tries should be brought to the tow
ship high school building on Monda
4, to give the committee opportunity 70
= placing them.