The Jones County news., 1912-11-28
DIR. nsxiEs MUST HAVE
A Ht NDRED CONTESTANTS
Names Of 3oys Who Nanl 10 Enter
should y Forwarded Nltnoa
Delay, is Order mat Premium
List tas sBe Perfected

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~. ). q. Hughes enNa,n,,.,,,
dtehl in charge OF the demollstrs
sino work for the Laurel terrltn,S
mas issued the following address ~
ne Corn Club boys.
liie last government census rnr
uisheu Us with the information thnt
'ut ul the siN million farmers ~
tue nation, four million oi tbas,
produced corn. Corn Is grown ia
every State an the nation. ANA th,s
can iie said of no other eron !, Il
sle greatest American gram food
lor men and stock upon ne farm
Torn inteliieeniiy managed Nj,
produce more food per acre tbm
any otlief cereal crop. and n ~
generally one OF the safest whicb
ls an important item. because whrn
heh ahu ammais must be LED eat
taliltA ol production stands anone
tne llrst requisites. More cor,
brings INTO USE Tie idle lands Ak,
pastures o. the farm. and can o.
ilade the bass Of cheaper foru
supply. which is one OF tue esse.-
tials Of good farming.
The board OF supervisors oLe
county, acting under chapter
the laws OF Mississippi oil igltA
Wiling TO assist the Department.
efcuilufe IA stimulating DetfN
farming methods by approprlalll.
money as premiums for the be-,
production of the largest yield IA
corn and pest live stock.
The law provides that. Tbr
Doaru o. supervisors in the various
counties OF the state are hereby
authorized and empowered. in thell
discretion, to appropriate money
out OF the general county fund "a.
the purpose Of offering premiums
lof excellence in raising crops ana
i've stock IN their counties.
Sec. ?. That the amount ct
money thus appropriated and ei.
ieleu slall not exceed tie follow
ing For corn $500 for the best
i've acres or more 500 for the Sec
ond besl and $50 for tne third best
or half the amounts for three
acres; Tor the best mule colt moi
more than Si00 for the first. s75
Tor the second and $50 for the
third, for the best horse colt, same
as Tor the mule for the best COW.
not more than $50 for the first S30
for second and $40 for the third.
and for the best hog, same as for
the best COW. Other premiums for
agricultural ana horticultural and
1--we stock products in proportion.
iroYlded that no exhibit nor entry
OF any kind having once been
awarded prize shall be eligible at
any otner time for a prize under
this act.
Sec. g. Before the board Of
SUPERVISORS will be au .horIzed to-
take action under the provisions il
tpis act a petition containing the
hmes OF not less than one hundred
bntestants in the county must be
w file in the office of the chancery
clerk IN the county on n before the
first Monday in Janua}y, in the
year in which the premiums are TO
be offered and publigNtion OF TIE
premiums must be m41e on or be-
lore the i5tn day off February IN
the year in which taey are to be
offered
The board is ready and anxious
TO appropriate this money for corn
growing and live stock raising, but
before this can be done we must
have one hundred contestants sign
ed up to compete for these pre-
mIums. This point | wish to stress.
We want the names OF the con-
testants as soon as possible. II you
want to compete for any of the
above named premiums send In
your name and address. II you en-
ter the contest for either corn or
live stock ard fail TO get premium
you have produced the best five
acres OF corn you have ever har-
vested and have not lost anything
whatever. Don't miss this chance
OF improving and trying TO improve
upon your farming METHODS. Here
is about thousand dollars in pre-
miums. Can you afford to miss 0
chance at it2 Good farming i the
best method known in producing a
crop"