Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-26
STATE HOUSE.
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Pemiums for Seed Assn.
Annual Exhibition,
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Stale Assessors Continue Their
Annual State Trip
Examination for Certificate Of the
School Superintendent Grade.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Tuesday, July 20, 1918, 10
A. M.


A. M.
The premiums for the annual exhi-
hition of the Maine Seed Improvement
.Associat ton. Dec. =, 3, 4, have been an
nounced. Any farmer of Maine may
serd exhibits to the annual exhibition,
the aim of each should be quality.
In selecting exhibits. corn should be
for uniformity of type, size, color. BE
certain that no waste space exists be-
tween the rows of kernels, that the
tips are covered with grain. Potatoes
should be selected with the single aim
of approaching the market ideal type
the size. shape, and quality most ir
demand in the market. They should be
uniform in type and shape, and true tc
the name of variety. Oats should be
run through a tanning mill in order
to obtain the heaviest oats free from
weed seeds, plump kernels o. good
bright color, clean and free from chafl
and weed seed should make up the
exhibit.
The following conditions and require
ments must be filled by the exhibitors
An exhibit of corn shall be made up OF
rot less than ten ears: an exhibit OF
oats shall consist of one peck. an ex-
hibit of wheat shall consist of one
peck an exhibit of rye shall consist Of
ane peck; an exhibit of barley shall
consist of one peck; an exhibit Of buck
wheat shall consist of one peck; an ex-
hibit of beans shall consist of one peck.
A boys judging contest will he held
4, no,
Will De three prizes of So, s. and 81.
The mems judging contest will be
held on corn and potatoes for the prize
which is the Bell Merrill cup. offered
three years ago for the first time, and
won by c. NJ. White of Bowdoinham,
in 1910 and Guy c. Porter of Houlton
in 1911.
The condition of this gift are: This
cup shall be competed for annually un-
til it shall have been won by single
person three times. when it shall be
awarded to such person permanently
The contest will consist of scoring corr
and potatoes. The association reserves
tire right for its executive committee t
add oats and any other small grains II
the contest at any time. The place o.
the exhibit and the rules governing tn,
contest will be announced later by tn,
Seed Improvement Association.
The following are the premiums:
CLASS 1-PoTATOES.
Best peck of late variety lot t. S s. s.
Best peek of late variety, lot ;,
Best display of potatoes, lot .,
This display must be made up of one
peck of each of three different varieties
If potatoes.
Best peck of potatoes, any Va
rietY, showing least waste in
preparation for cooking, lot 1. s. s. s.
CORN
Premiums will be offered to growers
of corn in northern. central and south
ern zones. Growers of corn in each
zone will compete only with Others
from same zone except for sweepstakes
prizes.
Glass Northern Zone.-For the best
10 ears flint corn. exhibited by a boy
not over IS years of age, prizes So
IS and s..
10 ears flint corn, exhibited and grown
by boy not over Is years of age
prizes s., s. and s..
Glass i-Southern Zone.-For best
10 ears flint corn. exhibited and grow i
by a boy not over IS. the same prizes
Class Northern Zone.-For the best
10 ears of flint corn grown and exhibit
ed by a man. the same prizes.
Glass 6--Gentral Zone.-For the besi
10 ears of flint corn grown and exhibit
ed by a man, the same prizes.
Glass I-Southern Zone.-For the best
10 ears flint corn, grown ana exhibit
ed by a man. the same prizes.
Premiums of So. So and 81 are offerec
for exhibits of sweet corn, 10 ears
late and early variety in Class s.
The same premiums are offered fol
the best 10 ears of dent corn, and the
best stalks of enslage corn.
Class IL will be a competition fol-
sweepstakes in all classes uf corn. The
award will be diploma.
Class 12-Beans and Peas--Pri1es the
same as above, for best peck of old
fashioned yellow-eyed beans. or REQ
kidney beans, of white or peal beans
and market peas.
Glass 13-Grains-Prizes as above
Best peck of oats any variety, rot
best peck of wheat, of barley, buck
wheat, rye and for the peck u oats
that weighs the heaviest,
So, 81 and 81. Best sheaf of oats, wheat,
barley and rye.