Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-24
CORN GROWING CONTEST
Much Interest Taken by the Boys
of This COUNTY

and Addison County Agricultural soci-
ETY. cooperating, are to hold a corn
growing contest for boys in this county,
Brandon and Sudbury.
The county committee believes that
Vermont needs more boys of right char
acter growing corn, therefore it is hoped
that large number of boys about the
county will grasp this opportunity to
show what they can do, and thus begin
the study of agriculture and become ex-
ponents of country life and its improve
ment.
THE BOYS CONTEST.
Boys entering contest must not be
over IS years of age.
Each boy should enroll with a men,
Der of the county committee or send
his enrolment card to A. w. Eddy,
Middlebury, VT.
Enrolment cannot be made later than
June rs, 1912.
The seed for the eight-rowed yellow
flint type will be furnished free by the
county committee. But if boy pre-
fers, he may plant any kind of corn he
chooses.
All the work but the ploughing must
be done by the boys.
The contest is divided into two
classes: a.-The farm class, for boys
who plant and cultivate an eighth of an
acre. b.-The garden class, for boys
who plant and cultivate one square rod.
A corn show will be held in October
(date to be announced later at Middle
bury, when each contestant shall bring
or send his best corn to be judged by
experts from outside the county.
The corn thus entered becomes the
property of the county committee.
To assist the committee with the ex-
penses, each boy must pay an entry fee
of 25 cents for the corn show, payable
at the opening day of the exhibit.
Corn to be judged will not be accepted
unless accompanied by corn record
properly kept and signed.
The amount of the yield and the
method of measurement must be certi-
fled by each boy and attested by at least
two disinterested witnesses who shall
be satisfactory to the committee.
Each boy must also submit attested
statement that his exhibit of best ears
was taken from his eighth of an acre or
one square rod.
THE MEMS CONTEST.
Includes any corn grown by any man
in Addison county and the towns OF
Brandon and Sudbury
Entries may be made any time before
October 10, 1912.
An entry fee for the corn show of 81
cents will be charged.
First and second prizes will be Offered
for men and boys. They will be given
for best single ear, best 10 ears, best
peck of shelled corn, smallest proportion
Of cob in 70 pounds of corn on the ear
best traced corn, sweet corn, pop corn,
best photograph of growing corn, best
written story of how the corn was
grown. not to exceed 500 words, and for
other class.
Exhibits will be arranged by towns
Certificates will be awarded to the town:
scoring highest. A banner will be
awarded to the town having the best
exhibit.
A special circular, giving list OF
prizes and full details about them, viii
be issued soon.
The United States Department o.
Agriculture issues the following pam
phlets on corn growing, and they may
be obtained, free of charge, from Hon
C. S. Page, United States Senator
Washington, D. c.
i Corn Growing. Bulletin 1911.
Production of Seed Corn. Bulletin
229.
termination of Seed Corn. Bulletin
253.
Food Value of Corn and Corn Pro
ducts. Bulletin 298.
Harvesting and Storing Corn. Bulle-
tin 313.
A More Profitable Corn Planting
Method. Bulletin 400.
i A Perfect Stand of Corn. Bulletin
4O5.
School Lessons on Corn. Bulletin 400.
Corn Cultivation. Bulletin Ala.
Seed Corn. Bulletin Alb.
Ear Character of Seed Corn. Bulle-
tin 4l9.
Seed corn, the record blanks, enroll
ment blanks, or any further information
may be secured from the committee
Arthur w. Eddy, Middlebury, c. w.
Wiley, Bristol, j. Sterling Moran, Mid
dlebury, Eugene L. Eddy, Shoreham,
Willis N. Cady, Middlebury.