Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-13
Our
Washing,
ton
Letter

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crrn K ooE established q the
slogan u ths Department q AEr-
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vest Il TIE PAS; FIVE years The
Dsgsrunsu: has sbgEo b. dsuou-
ErEt5un thai tor y1u,E Dn tiara
L 4 greater opportunity Il pro5uc-
uE tie gold q - .o-a crop than
thEs eva Ess L gathering me
gol5 from tss 1lsr= uzDes o. Cali
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For Do 1C-ysz- period has the
oa-n y5sl5 q 1s United States G-
cae5sd II acreage Of 2s bushels
per EcrE No; even TIE nos; fer
ME stEte has ever uroiuce5 over
- o1sbss pEE acre Yet n p-zc-
tiezlly svs-y ssst5on q tts country
yields q over 100 bushels are
eoruuzslly bEog produced by good
tE--Ez
II * perfectly obT5oas taa that
the ccrn yield Of toe United Ststss
can Be easily doubled ~ the SPREAD
Gt good farming methods Or. i
such yield Is bsyond or reeds.
The acreage devoted 70 corn rza Be
greatly reduced z15 The land d.
voted 70 ether Bseiz5 crops
There zrs untold billions Il DOL
lars which rzo be added 20 the
wealth Q: The nation by Increasing
ne coTn production No other line
Of activity g5srs such c~1pg-tgri-
ties
TIE hope q TIA Department and
Of The country IS ir The boys Thsy.
more quickly than zen, grasp the
scientific PRINCIPLES underlying the
successful breeding Ct com for
greater eygDE Youthful enthusiasm
guarantees that the principals
once learned H'Il b applied to act.
ual com p~rod1ericn ri;h ~eonscieut-
!0uznsEs and perseverance,.
Consequently We see the great
and growing organization Of BOYS
corn clubs. promoted b. schools,
states, io6epsrdent organizations
and the national Department Of
Agriculture. Each year the cham
pion boy corn growers Of each state
are given q free trip 10 Washing
ton where they NEE. the President
and receive diplomas from the Sec
retsry Of Agriculture
The work Of getting boys inter
ested in championship corn contests
has advanced 10 q point where the
Department is now showing its
hand how il intends to utilize this
organization Of boys in the future.
a bulletin mas just been issued on
the subject, and one sentence in
the bulletin might have been writ
ten in this form:
WANTED A hoy in every corn
growing country of the United
States, who can prove his ability
as a farmer by several years Of
superior work in the corn contests.
to act for the rest Of MS life as the
official seed-corn grower and dis
tributor in his county for the gov
eminent. Pleasant and profitable
work. For further information
apply to Office Of Corn Investiga-
ton, Department Of Agriculture.
Washington, d. c.
In other words, it is the inten-
ton of the Department 10 effect a
permanent organization Of boy
champion corn growers. One in
each county is desired. By i'm.
proving seed and furnishing il to
the farmers Of bis county he will
help toward the general plan for
doubling the American corn crop.
The name Of the new bulletin is
How to grow an Acre Of Corn"
1t is a corn growers text book.
written in short pithy paragraphs
each giving q suggestion on how
to improve corn.
Boys have splendid opporturi.
ties to produce better varieties thau
have ever been produced" is the
promise held out.
II is also pointed out that while
corn sells commercially for so or
rs cents per bushcl, the successful
corn.breeder can sell his corn to
bis neighbors for seed for 50 or