Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-25
BOYS AND GIRLS
CONTEST At AMES
CONVENTION WILL BE HELD FOR
YOUTHS AT IOWA STATE
COLLEGE.
OFFER MANY PRIZES
Farm Management, Field Studies and
Demonstration Will Be Handled
BY Experts In Interesting
Program.

! The premium list has been issued
for the Fifth Iowa boys and girls club
contest and convention, to be held at
Ames December 80 to January 8, 1914
under the supervision Of the extension
department of the Iowa state college.
| The exhibits are to be entered and in
/ place not later than December 20.
From 5 to 20 premiums will be award
ed in each Of the following classes:
| CLASS L. "
Acre Corn Club.
! Exhibit to consist Of ten ears Of corn
7 from prize acre and written report.
! Open only to members Of the Iowa
Boys acre corn blub Of 1913.
The reports and ten ear samples al
ready sent in by members as part OF
the years work will be retained and
, exhibited without further action of the
| member.
National prize free trip to Washing
ton, u. c., 500. Offered by C. r.
| Hutchinson, editor Corn magazine. Wat
erloo.
| Congressional district prizes: An
! Iowa state college short course schol-
arship will be awarded to the winner
in the Boys Acre Corn club in each
of the eleven congressional districts.
| TheIe scholarships are for use at the
short course held at Ames, December
, 20 to January 9, 1914.
State Corn Show.
Any boy or girl between IL and IS
years Of age may enter class H. in the
Junior Ten Ear, any Variety Class
Of the state corn show held at Ames,
December 81 to January 9, 1914. Write
to H. L. Eichling, secretary, Ames,
for premium list.
Glass 2.-Girls' Garden and Canning
club.
National Prize: Free trip to Wash
ington, d. c., 800. Offered by w. c..
Brown, former president of the New
York Central railway.
Lot 1.-Exhibit by individual garden
and canning club member. Exhibit to
consist OF one jar or can of each of the
different kinds OF products canned by
member, and written report.
Lot 2.-Exhibit by garden and can
ming club. Exhibit to consist of one
jar or can Of each Of the different
| kinds of products canned by the club
as a whole, and written report by
, each member Of the club.
Lot 3.-Exhibit by canning club. Ex-
hibit to consist Of one jar or can Of
each of the different kinds Of products
canned by a canning club as whole,
| mot garden and canning" club, and
a written report by each member Of
| the club.
Lot 4.-Exhibit Of canned products.
IN oor o{cf ~ Npo ior coy ~
each kind Of products canned by any
person Of any age by the "cold pack
"hot water bath" or "steam pressure"
, methods used by the Iowa girls gar
den and canning club
Class 3.-Poultry club-Exhibit to
consist of written report of poultry
club work by members Of the 1913
poultry club Any boy or girl between
10 and 10 years Of age, inclusive, may
lso enter the boys and girls ednca-
onal poultry contest conducted by
he Iowa state poultry association at
Des Moines, January to 7, 1914. There
are IA classes open to boys and girls.
Glass 4.-Potato club-Exhibit to
consist of the written report of pota-
to club member of 1913.
| Class 5.-Cooking club.-Exhibit to
consist Of written report and one loaf
Of bread by club member.
National prize.-Free trip to Wash
! ingtcn. D. c., $780, Offered by the
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill
Co., Waterloo.
Glass 6.-Sewing club.-Lot I. Crash
towel. Exhibit to consist Of written
report and crash towel with French
hens made by club member.
| Lot 2.-Patching and darn1ng.: Ex-
hibit to consist of four samples show
ing different methods Of patching and
darning, and written report by member
Lot 3.-Four articles. Exhibit to
consist of written report Of work by
club member, and any four Of the fol-
towing articles: Holder, clothes-pin
bag. laundry bag, kitchen apron, mus
! lin apron with ruffle, underskirt.
Class 7.-Written reports: Lot l.
Best written report by member Of acre
| corr club.
Lot BEST written report by men,
Der Of acre corn club.
Lot BEST written report by men,
Der Of girls canning club.
Lot 3.-Best written report by mem.
| Der Of canning club.
Lot 4.-Best written report by men,
| Der of poultry contest.
Lot 5.-Best written report by mem:
Der OF potato club.
Lot 6.-Best written report by mem.
Der Of cooking club.
Lot 7.-Best written report by men,
| Der Of sewing club.
Address all communications and
send exhibits to F.. c. Bishop, state
agent in charge and agent U. s. de-
no rtrnent Of agriculture Ames Iowa