The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-18
Success of First State Wide
Corn Growing Event
Results in Second.
COOPER HAS PRIZES
TOTALING 500
North Dakota VIII be Divided into
Districts-Pr0visi0ns are Contained
In Bulletin Issued by Organization
May 20 Time for Closing Entries.

strate their ability as corn growers.
A second state wide acre yield corn
contest has been announced by the
Better Farming association and the
contestants will be limited to boys be-
tween the ages of 10 and 18 years.
So successful was the contest con-
Quoted last summer in bringing out
the possibilities Of North Dakota as
corn producing state, that Secretary
Thomas Cooper of the Better Farming
association has arranged for a second
contest with prizes aggregating 500
to be conducted on much the same
lines as last year.
The state will be divided into north-
ern and southern divisions with 5000
In prizes to be awarded in each dis
trict in addition to a sweepstakes
prize of 800.
Last Contest Success.
The corn contest Of last year which
was won by Harper Brush, 12-year-
old boy OF Ransom county. has at
tracted a great deal of attention to
North Dakota in all parts Of the
country.
The fact that the boy winner raised
more than seventy bushels Of mature
corn to an acre helped to inspire the
this state.
Familiar With Results.
"While in the east during the holi-
day period. found the men in big
business circles thoroughly familiar
contest in North Dakota" said Secre-
tary Cooper.
THE reports of the contest had evil
IDENTIFY been read with interest by the
men who control the big eastern
money markets.
Expect More Contestants.
1--WE are going to try the plan over
this year on very nearly the same
lines. This time. however, only boys
between 10 and 18 years Of age will
be eligible to compete. -.,....-,.
Now that interest has been aroused
and 1t has Aeen shown that the state
is capable OF producing corn we look
TO see much larger number Of con-
testants and also greater Yields next
tall.
Rules for Contest.
The rules for the contest. as an.
nounced by Secretary Cooper a
bulletin just issued by the Be">r
Farming association are as follows:
The contest is open to any farm boy
in the state between the" ges of 10
and 1S years. There is no entry fee.
Each contestant must grow at least
many acres as he desires. Assistance
In plowing the land may be given by
the father or brother of the contestant
provided 1t is done as the boy wishes.
All other work must be performed
by the contestant. Any variety Of
corn may be grown.
How to Grow Corn.
The corn must be grown under or
dtnary field conditions, the use of
commercial fertilizers being forbidden,
out farm manures may be used in
quantities desired.
The instructions of the Better
Farming association should be studied
py each contestant. AS soon as the
corn natures it will be judged by rep.
resentatives Of the Better Farming as
ISOLATION. the contestant selecting any
single acre from his field.
How Awards Will be Made.
The awards will be made upon the
basis OF mature corn grown. The
winners may be required to write and
submit to Aecretary Cooper a history
o. OF tneir work during the year. show
ing now the ground was prepared. the
variety OF corn grown and the method
Of cultivation.
Prizes Are Offered.
The prizes which have been fur.
nished through the generosity of
President E. ]. weiser of the First
National bank Of Fargo; former Gov,
ernor E: Y. Sarles Of Hillsboro, the
Rogers Lumber company of Minne-
apolis and former State Senator Yves.
ley G. Mcdowell Of Marion; will be
awarded in addition to the local prize,
which have already been announced
for several county contests.
To Group Contestants.
The state will be divided about
equally by line east and west and
the contestants will be grouped into
northern and southern divisions In
each division the following prizes will
be awarded: First prize, $75: second
prize, $50; third prize. $35: fourth
prize. $25; fifth prize, SIS, and sixth
to fifteenth prizes SO each.
Sweepstakes Prize.
The sweepstakes prize of 800 will
be awarded to the boy who secures
the largest yield of mature corn re-
gard1ess OF location. Thus the first
prize winner in the northern or south
ern section may receive in addition to
the first prize Of SIS the sweepstake
prize of 800.
Any boy who desires to enter the
contest must send his name to Sec
retary Thomas Cooper of the Better
Farming association or to their local
representatives OF the Better Farming
association before May 20 when the
date for the entries will close.