Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-11
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To THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF IRON Co.:
| have before me a letter from O. H.
Benson, specialist in charge of the Club
Work of the Agricultural Department Of
Washington, D, C. He Is doing a great
work helping the farmers in the selection
of their seed. On account of the drouth
that has just passed he hopes to be of
more service than ever, in telling the
farmers where they can get pure seed for
next year and to be able to send them all
the matter that is printed for free distri-
ton at Washington, d. c. IN the cultiva-
ton of corn.
He states that the Hon, Walter L.
Hensley, Congressman of the Thirteenth
Congressional District Of Missouri, would
like very much to have the State and the
Department of Agriculture assist the
County Superintendent OF the Thir-
teenth District in getting the Boys
and Girls Club work under way in good
shape for next year, and in order to en
courage the movement has offered a well
made top buggy TO the Corn Club boy
making the best showing in yield and net
profit on investment in the Corn Club
work for next summer. To the second
| best in Corn Club achievement he will
give a fine riding set Of saddle and bride.
In addition to the above offer the Mis-
sour Corn Growers Association, coop
Grating with the Missouri College of Ag-
riculture at Columbia, Mo, under the
management of T. R Douglass, offers a
number OF prizes to these clubs and they
are able to give much information that is
of great value to the farmers of Missouri.
All free. But we want to bring this home
to the boys and girls of Iron county. We
want you to have a local contest in every
school district in the county; then we
Want to have a county contest, and to
this end we are arranging to give a num-
Der of prizes to the winners, especially in
the corn growing contest. have talked
to a number of the business men Of Iron
county and to many Of the farmers, and
they are all willing and anxious to help
you in this work.
Now, it is up to the boys and girls to
get busy. If you get a prize you are
ahead; and if you raise a good acre @
corn and get no prize you are still ahead
So, it is all to gain and nothing to lose.
The basis on which your work will be
Judged is as follows:
AGE, ACREAGE, AND BASIS OF AWARD RE
Q%UIREMENTs IN THE CoRN
CLUB CONTEST.
Age, 10 to IS years, inclusive.
Acreage: n acre.
Basis of Award: 1. Greatest yield per
acre, 80; 2. Best showing Of profit on
investment, 80; 3. Best exhibit OF ten
ears at county, district, and state fairs,
20; d. Best written history entitled,
SLOW | made My Crop of Corn" total
score, 100.
What club members shonld agreed to
do:
I. Attend, if possible, all field, local
and county meetings of instruction called
by teacher, county superintendent, or
club leader.
2. Follow carefully all club instruct
ions, especially those relating to manage
ment of club plat, crop management
and sale and care Of products.
8. Keep an accurate account OF all
TENS of expense, receipts, observations
and experiments in connection with the
club plat (See your Crop-Report Blank
fos lnstructions.)
a. Make an exhibit of club products a
district, county, or state fair or any other
exhibition or contest of a club interest
S. Fill out the regular Crop Repor
Blank with pen ink and forward the same
correctly signed and attested, to our State
Agent. If nc State Agent has been APP
pointed, then forward the report direct t.
the U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
Office OF Farm Management, Washing
ton, D. c.
6. Given a written account or "Hov
| Made My Crop" See special outline.
We are beginning this work now whit
the schools are in session SO we will b.
able to get in touch with evere n tina
wants to enter this contest.
i. You want to begin early to select you
seed and to prepare your seed bed. w
hope every teacher in Iron county vii
read this letter to his school and if Their
are other boys in the district that are no
going to school who would like 10 ente
the contest get their names and send
list OF all these names to me at your cal
' liest convenience.
! AS soon as we find out who the cor
%testants are we will be able to arrang
> dates for the contest and give a list c
+ prizes that will be given. 1t would b
well for each contestant to write a perso
nal letter to T. r. Douglass, Of Colun
q bia, Mo-, and m to O. II. Benson, {
! Washington, d.. C., for information abou
seed and how to prepare the ground.
Will B. Orwell OF Carlinville, Illinois
will have a big contest that each Of thes