The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-26
BOYS ENCAMPNIENT.
Free Trip to Iowa State Fair for 100
Farm BOYS.

Farm Boys.
The Boys Encampment at the
Iowa State Fair has now become an
annual event. Its success and popu-
larity the past two years has been
greater than even the management
had anticipated. The boys who nave
been members of the camps held IN
1912 and 1913 are so enthusiastic
that they are planning reunions at
coming fairs. A splendid class OF
boys has made up the camps the past
two years-boys who have been
credit to the state, to the fair and
to the communities they represented.
The dates for the fair this year
are August 26th to September attn
inclusive. AS has been the case in
the two previous fairs the opportun-
ity will be given to one boy from
each county and one from the state
at large, 100 boys in all, to attend
the state fair without expense.
The plan of having an essay con-
test in each county in the state will
be followed as heretofore. The boy
who wins out in the home county
essay contest will be given the free
trim to the Iowa State Fair and re-
turn and all expenses paid while in
attendance.
The essays will be judged by To-
cal committee of which the county
SUPERINTENDENT OF schools will serve
as chairman. The contestant whose
essay wins the first prize will be Sc
lected as delegate from his county
and he will be entitled to free
trip to the Iowa State Fair under the
conditions herein stated. The WIN
ner of the second prize will be desig-
mated as alternate from his county
and will be entitled to a free trip
in case the one selected as delegate
is unable to go.
The committee in each county Will
forward the first and second prize es-
says to Mr.. A. r. Corey, secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture,
Des Moines, Iowa. The executive
committee of the Iowa state fair will
examine the essays and make a Sc
lection of the one entitled to first
rank. The winner Of this contest
will be the delegate at large. The
alternate from this county will be en-
titled to first prize and a free trip,
and the third ranking contestant in
this county will become alternate.
Applications must be forwarded to
the chairman of the committee In the
county in which the boy resides, on
or before May LIST, 1914. Each boy
should make out his own entry
blank, giving name, age and address,
including county and name and adj
dress of parent or guardian. Addi-
tional copies of entry blanks can be
ed from the chairman of the
county committee, or by addressing
A. R. Corey, Secretary Iowa Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Des Moines,
Iowa. One boy will be selected from
each county and one at large for the
state, based upon the contest under
the conditions indicated in this an
nOuncement.
The boys whose applications are
accepted will be required to write
essays of not less than 500 words,
and not to exceed 1900 words on
The Ideal Farm" These essays
must be filed with the chairman of
the committee for their respective
counties not later than June /, 1914.
Competition will be limited to
/. Boys of good character between
Is and 10 years of age.
2. Candidates to be living on
farms and actually engaged in farm
work.
). Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and repre-
sentatiyes of the State Fair manage
ment to make this visit to the fair
of greatest value to all concerned
and to that end they must put them
selves absolutely under the super
vision and direction of the camp
management.
4. Boys who won in 1912 and
1913 are not eligible to contest this
year.
We offer an outline to follow in
writing the essay.
Subject: Ideal Farm.
!. Size of farm, give reasons for
your choice.
2. Kind of farming, general farm
ing, specializing on live stock, dairy
for your choice.
3. Management, under this head
tell how to build up and conserve
soil fertility. Also best general
management so as to make money.
4. improvements, house, barns,
sheds, feed lots, fences, etc.
5. Conclusion
Keep in mind that while this is to
be your judgment on what all ideal
farm should be if you could have
everything just right, nevertheless
your plans and ideas must be prac-
teal and possible.
Members of the boys camp may
enter the boys Judging contest with
out entrance fee provided they meet
the conditions of the contest Four
scholarships in the Iowa State Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts, valued at 5000, $3.50, 1925,
and 500, and one scholarship for a
short course in the same college, val
ned at $25, are offered in premiums
or total of $500 in scholarships
Each member of the pal ty will re-
ceive g Badge or certificate which
may be retained. After returning
to their homes the boys will be given
the opportunity to write essays not
exceeding 1000 words on What l
Saw and Learned at the State Fair. !"
These essays are to be forwarded un-
Nfgned- hut with a letter accompany