The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-02-06
STATEWIDE CONTEST
A STRONG, INFLUENTIAL QUAR1ETTE
The State Grange, the Bank
ers,s the! State Agricultural
College, and Citizens Form
Organization to Conduct
> State Agricultural Contests

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When the potato growing con-
test was inaugurated in WhatcOm
County last year, 1t was not ex-
pected that the event would In SO
short time as one year prove OF
SO much value in the way of agri-
cultural education. and deveOlp IN
F., to such an important feature as
has been the case:
At a recent meeting of men In
terested in agriculture held at Puy-
allup with the officials of the ex-
pertinent station, it was decided to
hold a meeting at Olympia at which
| representatives of the agricultural
college, the state grange and the
bankers of the state were to be
present. This meeting was held.
and it was decided to arrange for
the broadening of the scope of the
contest-tO make it a statewide
affair. and to include wheat. corn.
oats and peas. and also to arrange
gardening contests for the pupils
of the public schools.
These contests will be local,
| county and state affairs, and carrl-
| ed on through the schools as rar
as possible. 1t Is the intention to
organize local districts, the prize
| winners to advance to county con-
tests, and county prize winners TO
step into state contest. The rail-
roads will grant reduced rates "A
| nominal charge only being asked
| for the prize winners and those TAX
ing part in the contests.
The first prize for wheat will be
for the best sheaf of wheat con-
tanning not less than 500 heads,
field selections. There will also be
prizes for the best bushel of thresh-
ed wheat. field selection. There
are to be three varieties, red. white
and club.
On oats there will be prizes for
sheaf of 500 heads Of side oats and
| plume, and for the best bushel u
threshed grain.
For corn there will be prize
for the best IL stalks. which may
be either sweet or field corn, and a
prize for the best IL ears Of Pc
corn. and one for the best 2 ears
of sweet corn.
On peas: For the best sheaf OF
field peas of not less than SO stalks
and a prize for sheaf of not les
than SO stalks0f garden peas. AL
SO prizes for the best varieties OF
shelled peas, and one for best one
half bushel of field peas, and on
for the best fivepounds of gaideD
peas.
The prizes for the potato contest
will be somewhat ON the same o.
der as those awarded last yea,
at the local contest. The county su-
perintendents of schools are to
the county managers in each case
and are to be assisted by the
state bankers, the oranges and ex-
pertinent station workers. III
bankers now have $2500 in their
fund for contest purposes. and
the amount is steadily increasing.
| The association expects to ow
the various exhibits. and at the
close of the contest will re-distrl~
ute them for seed.
| This arrangement Is one of ut
most Importance to the agricultural
interests ofthe state. 1t places or
ganized effort as we'll as money
back of an educational enterpris'
and will result in vast good
farmers. and has the additional ad'
vantage of interesting young people
In improved farming methods. 1t
is doubtful II there Is any factor OF
more vital Importance in the ad-
vancement of the agricultural in
terests of the state than is this.
Mr.. G.. E. Flint has been active
ly engaged in making the prelimi-
nary arrangements and much praise
Is due him for his untiring efforts
in bringing the undertaking to a
successful issue
Lynden and the Nooksack val
ley have an opportunity to demon
strate the possibilities of agricultur-
al development in this fertile Sec
ton. On peas and oats no locali-
ty can surpass us. and on spuds,
sweet and pop corn, we do not take
back seat for any one.
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