The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-03
CLUB CO-OPERATES
WITH AGENT COBB
FOR CORN CONTEST
Rules for Contest to Compete
for $175 in Prizes is An
nOunced-COunty Show to
be Given.

To stimulate interest i'm scientific
corn growing, the cooperative plan
of the Richmond Commercial Club and
County Agent Cobb was launched to-
day, offering prizes amounting to SITS
to be given in the Wayne County Corn
Growing contest Of the Commercial
Club. Management of the contest,
which will close at the end of the sea-
son, with county corn show. was
placed entirely in the hands Of the
county agent yesterday.
In few days circulars will be sent
to all localities giving farmers the
rules Of the contest, the reasons for
holding it and the requirements for
entrance.
The cooperation of the Commercial
Club was secured last fall through
the influence of Secretary Charles
Jordan, who recommended the apprO-
priation of $175 for Mr.. Cobb to use
for prize money in such a contest, the
aim being to increase the corn yield
of Wayne county, add to the farmers
profits and ultimately augment the
business conditions of the eantire
county
Wayne county's yield of corn is
about 80 bushels to the acre, while
the soil here is capable of. producing
about so bushels If the corn is proper
ly grown, Mr.. Cobb stated. This In
crease would mean an addition into
the hands of the farmers of thousands
of dollars a year, the additional aver
age profit from each acre if the aver
age Yield were increased to fifty bush
els, would be no less than $50.
I'VE are cooperating with the farm
ers and the agricultural agent here be-
cause we want to encourage more in
tensive corn growing" Mr.. Jordan
said today I'VE believe that contest
will increase the standard Of corn
growing and will tend towards an ag-
ricultural uplift. The club will keep
in close touch with the agricultural In
terests Of the county because what
ever benefits that interest benefits
the entire community"
MI Jordan will write a short pref
ace for the circulars which Agent
Cobb will issue in which he will ex-
Club towards the farmers interests,
and tell why he advocated the appro-
priation of SITS for prizes.
To advertise the contest more ex-
tensively Mr.. Cobb will give a short
talk to every school where agriculture
is taught and to every farmers meet
ing telling of the contest.
1t is expected that the winning of
the prizes of the contest will be re-
garded as great honor to the farmers
and the honors will be sought more
than the money in the prizes.
The prize money is divided into
seven parts. the first prize being $50;
second prize, $40; third prize, $25:
fourth prize 500; fifth prize, SIS; sixth
prize $40; seventh prize, S..
The contestant will be graded not
only on the yield per acre but on the
profit which is made. The five acres
If corn entered must be farmed on a
business basis as well as on a scien-
tific basis to be successful as a prize
winner In grading, so per cent is
.,ven for yield per acre; 80 per cent
is given for profit on investment; and
10 per cent is given for the display
Of the best ten ears.
The amount the farmer is to charge
in the cost of production for his own
time is specified He is to include
land rent for the five acre plot as well
as horse hire. cost of fertilizer and
any other expense incurred in raising
the corn.
1t will not be necessary for farmers
o designate the five acre plot at the
ime of entry in the contest, but it
must be specified soon after planting
he corn.
The contest rules follow:
ALL contestants in the Mems
'orn Growing Contest of he Rich
nond Commercial club shall be resi-
lents of Wayne county.
2.-Each contestant shall grow five
acres.
3-Each contestant shall keep a de-
allied record Of the details concern
ng the corn. all work done, cost of
production, number of bushels grown,
etc.
4-The date of harvest shall be spec
lfided by the committee in charge. On
Or before the date specified by the
committee the plot should be meas
1red by the person or persons dele
gated and the plot should be harvest
I'd and weighed in the presence Of per
sons delegated by the committee in
charge. A report of the weight Of the
weight of the corn must be made i'm
nediately to the county agricultural
agent.
each contestant shall select 10
nars of corn grown in his plot and ex-
hibit them at a county corn show to
be arranged for by the committee in
charge.
FIN estimating the cost Of pro-
duct1On. S6 per acre snail be charged
rs rent for the land. The work of
each man shall be estimated at Il
rents an hour and the work of each
horse at 10 cents an hour. Manure
should be rated at 81 for each one
horse wagon load and 81 for each two
horse wagon load Fertilizer shall be
rated at the price paid for it.
In awarding the premiums the
following basis shall be used:
Yield per acre .........60 per cent
Best showing of profit on
investment ......... 81 per cent
Best exhibit of ten ears 10 per cent
Total ........... 100 per cent
For the Stomach and Liver.
l. n Stuart, West Webster, n. Y.
writes: Il have used Chamberlain's
Tablets for disorders of the stomach
and liver off and on for the past five
years, and it affords me pleasure tC
state that | have found them to be
lust as represented. They are milo
in their action and the results have