Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-17

ltion is under the direction Of Louis
r. Boyle y. s. A. There Is a
cash prize Of one hundred dollars,
and the silver trophy cup, a beauti-
full and costly piece OF workman
ship on which will be engraved
each year the name of the winner
and his address. II a boy wins the
cup three years In succession he u
entitled 60 keep II permanently, and
a new one will be offered in It's
place. The winners OF second and
third place will also be recognized,
as will the leading boy from
each county. The cup bearing the
winners name, Is shown in all the
towns and cities OF Utah, and at
various exposltions and fairs In
formation and Instructions are given
to the entrants in the competition.
In 1912 the National Copper Bank
exhibited at the state fair the fifty
pound lots which the boys sent in
for judgment. They created a great
deal OF interest and we're a fine ex-
hiblt. They we're judged By p. H.
Grub. the Hartman line expert,
who was sent by the Union Pacific |
railway company from Omaha; Dr. |
COrbctt, OF the bureau OF plant in |
dustry at Washington, ID. c.; and |
Prof. orton, the pathological OF the |
same bureau. They are undoubied-
ly three OF the best judges in Amer
lea and their criticisms were very
beneficial. They also invited from
each county the boy who showed
the highest yield. These boys we're
at the Y. NJ. c. A. and
were given an unusually good OPP
for fun and education.
Merle Hyer OF Lewiston, was the
winner OF first place. and sterling
OF vernal. received honor
lble mention. The boys invited IN
'or fair week. with their postofflce
address we're as follows. Delmar
iillins. Minersville: Leon Garfield,
rremonton; Otis Van Arden, Lew
ston: John Tidwell. Wellington:
Rex Roberts. Woods Cross: John
iuyman, Huntington: Claudius Rob
naon, Paragonah; Glenn Garrett,
lay Smith. Murray; Harry Small
ionticello: vcron Royiance. Center
ield; y. l.. Jackman. Joseph: o.
valid Pearson. Oakley; stearllng
vcrnal: u. J. Lott. Lehi,
William Taylor. New Harmony. Ar
Iold stalker. Taylor.
In 1912 no restrictions we're made
a to tho variety to bo raised. or the
method OF growing. The sole con-
ition was that the boy should
aiso his own potatoes and use at !
east half acre OF ground. There I
iere no suggestions offered BY ua. y
Tut as the competition goes on I
hey expect to narrow the conditions, =
o as TO work more and more to- 6
ard the few best types OF potatoes
or local production. and toward the =
eat method OF handling the crop. q
Thh year. for instance. they are d
aiming n lat OF fifteen varieties. j
ny one OF which the boy may use, .
az limiting him 10 these. These .
Ifteen varieties really comprise i
bout all the varieties commonly =
rown In Utah, although there are {
aid to be In the ncighborhood OF b
our thousand potato names known. d
no ones chosen are good ones, and b
mong tho most commonly known n
'cally. q
Furthermore. no potatoes bearing z
ny trace OF the wart disease, or q
the ecab, win be admitted 10 OK q
lbit. Last year this condition was r
Of made although. OF course, no q
laeaacd potato stood chance OF "
inning the prize. The bank Is n
'nding TO each OF the ontranta a a
tort article describing the diseases Il
nd giving an idea OF how 20 han Il
10 them, particularly scab. which II
tho oommonest. q
They are also telling the boys how ~
green" their potatoes. This n al