American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-03-28
Mutual Boys viii Be In Contest
Arrangements Made For Tests Of
Ability In Growing Crops
On Half Acres.

Contests for the boys of the Youpp
Mems Mutual Improvement associa.
tons OF the Mormon Church, one for
the city residents and another for
the country lads. are being arranged
by the general board OF that organi.
cation. The latter are to enter a bat
tie Of ability in farming and garden
ing, using balf-acre plots.
Chairman B. II, Roberts Of the
committee on vacations and industries
Of the associations has given out the
following suggestions regarding the
half acre contest plan.
For the encouragement of indus
try In the gardening and farming dis
tricts. and to impress upon our boys
and young men the value of intensely
cultiyating tn soil and profitably
marketing their products, the com
mittee on vocations and Industries of
the general board OF tho Y. NJ. NJ. /.
A. make the following recommends
tons:
THAT a contest be held among the
members OF the Y. M. NJ. l. A. to be
known as the boys half-acre contest.
and that all members Of the Y. NJ.
NJ. !. A. from the age OF ~ to Is In
elusive be Eligible TO enter the con-
test. One-half acre Of ground shall
form the unite of this contest, but
each contestant may enter as many
as four units. Two or more young
men may work two or more units to-
gether. forming a club or partnership.
but there must be least one unit Of
ground for each member participating
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clubs shall be restricted to not more
than Ave members each. The parti-
cipants in the contest are to decide
for themselves what crop shall be
planted. the frequency Of irrigation
and. how the crop shall be cultivated
and marketed, and as far as possible
do their own work. hiring only such
work done rs they are unable to do
themselves, An accurate record shall
be kept OF all expenses PERTAINING to
the cultivation OF the ground, the
marketing of the crop. and the re-
turns shall be accurately recorded
also. The expenses shall include la
Dor. seed, fertilizer, etc. The con-
testants shall also keep record OF
the time they themselves work on
their units.
THE committee on vocations and
industries have affiliated In this con-
test with the National and State Boys
and Girls Cubs. and are being as
sisted by the leader OF the Boys and
Girls clubs OF the state. This anil
alton makes all the contestants eligi-
BILE for the state and national prizes,
as well as the state championship.
Leading business men and others
In the various parts Of the intermoun-
tain west where the Y. M. NJ. !. A.
Is organized are being interested. and
prizes are being offered for the best
record made In the different stakes
and counties. At the conclusion OF
the contest. each stake or county will
send the four records which have been
adjudged the best In such locality to
the general committee to be selected
by the general board, and from the
records submitted the first, second,
third and fourth best will be selected
suitable prizes awarded and proper
recognition otherwise made. In judg-
Ing the general contest the committee
will consider the crop yield. the mar
keting Of the crop. record and net re-
suits"