Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-14

own prl1c. This Ne urge each local
staervlssr to do ilnOe Il will be
powerM stimulus IN all the school
worry The second is the county con
ties, OF which the 'ounty superlntend-
Ell, on his appointed supervisor, has
charge, These contests should be
held In each equity without fail. no
matter II there Is only one local club
IN the county. Thu county contest can
best be held In connection with the
county fair. II there is no county fair.
have the contest and start one. The
third contest covers the whole state
In this every member has the priyi-
lege to enter. We believe the proper
time and place fer this 10 In connee-
ton with the STAN fair We are now
asking the state Fair association TO
grant the clubs ! separate section In
which 10 display their product FOR the
state contest u the privilege Is not
granted, then The extension depart
ment VIII provide come place and APP
point a time for tie contest To be held
BE assured OF this fact, that there will
be state contest and prizes will be
awarded for The first, second and
third beet In each product mentioned
In the two College Records xten-
sion series Noa 3 aud g. These Is
sues also give The rule OF the con-
test and instructions how TO prepare
the exhibits for the contest
a list OF prizes. just what win be
given Tor each product, VIII be pub
llshed Ia due time; but In q general
way lsomc particularly the following
have already been offered.
/. The Agricultural College offers
free board and room during tho next
Farmers Week" 10 all boys and
girls winning frs prizes IN their re-
spectlye counties Glasses will be or
ganized especially for the boys and
girls who attond Farmers Week"
aad their comforas viii be looked after
Just as II they wdre regular students
IN the college.
q especially RosEeli seed company
OF Roswell. y, NJ, VIII buy 500 pounds
az cents per pound from each win
ner OF first prize for the following
varieties OF corr grown from their
seed. viz Bloody Butcher. Hickory
King. silver Mine, Gold Mine. Boone
County. White. Champion White Pearl
and Mexican June.
q tspociaD W. D. Wise OF III Paso,
Tex. viii pay twice the market value
for i.o0o pounds each Of kafiir corn
and milo maize delivered "a him ny
the winners of firsS prizes and VIII
DO the same for 500 pounds of each OF
the second Winners
A. r. w. Fee az Albuquerque. has Of
lorCd $50 incubator 10 be awarded
as the extension department secs ~.
(Nois; The department has fur
nlshed free seeds TO every club menu
Dor asking for them and orders have
been filled by the three seed houses
RDOye.l
g. (SpeclaD The Globe Milling com
pany Of El paso, gives SIS Tor the best
bread made from their flour, This 10
10 be divided up as the extension de-
paFtment sees liz,
8. The business Farmer" pub
llshed at III pasO. gives 100 paid one
year subscriptions TO that excellent
semi-monthly farm paper These are
10 be awarded as the department
thinks best. They have also placed
one page Of each issue at the disposal
OF the Industrial club department
Z. The extension man has been au-
thOrized by Senator A. p. Fall 70 draw
on him to the amount of SlOe TO be
used for prizes In the state contest.
The extension department IL Btlil "
receptive mood for prizes and wlil
not object 10 any thing OF value. let
the prizes come. the more Of them the
better pleased we are. We would moi
object, in the least. n The state legis-
lature should see ~ 70 give as SlO,-
GOO year for agricultural extension
IN this, the Sunshine state Such an
investment ior the Development OF the
most fundamental Of al the states re-
sources would pay the largest diyi'
denda % any enterprise IN the whois
commonwealth And we venture q
assert that the senator or representa-,
tive who vii champion the cause o.
agricultural extension and make Il
possible to bring New Aiexicos iafHi
ing 10 the front will be considered
srnuiouB benofactor 10 AL the people
and a man whom the people VIII de
light to honor