The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
MAKE SURVEY Of
THE BEEF CATTLE
Breeders and Feeders Asso-
citation to Enlist the Services
of School Children


State and to this end il will make
use OF the rural schools Of the State.
Several valuable prizes are offered as
an exceptional inducement 10 the
school children to enter the sursel.
The association has sent out the fol-
lowing addressed to the rural school
children of North Carolina:
The North Carolina Beef Breed
ars' and Feeders Association wants 10
secure accurate information about all
the farmers in the State who are now
producing oE-feeding beef cate, or
who are in = position to do SO.
We believe that beef cattle can be
grown and fattened for market in
North Carolina as cheaply as in any
other State in the Union. and that in
q few years time the responsibility
for producing a large part of the meat
supply of America will fail on the
Southeastern States.
Several valuable prizes Will be Of
fered for the best prepared and most
complete beef cattle survey mad by
any school boy or girl in his or her
district obtaining this information.
If you want to enter this contest.
Stlmat the number of farmers in
your chool district from whom you
can get the information we desire,
and then write to Il. $. Curtis, West
Raleigh, n. c, telling him the num-
Der Of blanks you will need Chat is.
one for each farmer. Additional
blanks will be provided later, if you
need them, but do not write for more
than you really need. \. record will
be kept OF your name and the mum
Der Of blanks you apply for, and the
number you send in. If You waste
them i viii be scored against you.
The enclosed blank Will show you
! what is wanted The answers must
[ be as short and oncise as possible.
} When you send the survey blanks IL.
= you must get the enclosed blank let
ter signed by your teacher, stating
that you arc q regular scholar. and
= that, to the Lest of his or hey know
S ledge and belief, You obtained all the
r information yourself.
The completed blanks must &c
n sent to r.. S. Curtis, at West Italelgh.
=. G., before September /, 1915"
h The blanks referred TO give an ell
IS aborlte array of questions, ansv ers
&c to which the school children partici-
e rating in the contest viii give.
d The Prizes.
al The list IF prizes follow:
n. (. Beef Breeders anc Feeders
e Association, West Raleigh, y. c, one
purc-bred bull calf.
sc Sand Hill Board % Trade, A0er-
,e deem. n. C.. enc pure-hrcd Berkshire
n boar
IS ANNA! Industry Division, West
Il Raleigh, r. G., one s25 Live Stock
DR.. Z. H. Hill, A. and NJ. Conese,
West Raleigh. N. c.. $40 worth pure
bred poultry, any breed desired, as
st recommended by Office of Poultry
h Investigations.
y Five individual prizes consisting 81
IS recent books on live stock.
ce The Rules.
" The rules of the contest ere:
We 1. Pupils over Is years Of age o.
September 1, 1915, will not be eiigi.
IA bic to the contest.
We 2. No pupil will be allowed 10 ii!
out n return more than FIVE blank
or surveys.
On 3. A record will be kept o. tn
At number OF blanks Zach pupil ask
u for, n II mere are requested thar
actually used in the contest. his vii
be scored AGAINST the pupil.
"a ! Return unused blanks. II any
he with h completed surveys whel
;e they are mailed back to this office.
5. It will be permissible for pu
Nv pills % interview the same farmer 0
"a. set OF farmcrs However, this is no
-. desirable, If. By 50 doing, any inter
a. ested farmer or set Of farmers IL ON
;tted in your school district.
G.. It will be permissible IN rhi
;. contest Cor pupils seeking infcr1na
ton to have the farmera obtain in An
an legitimate manner Il reply to tn
-. questions which canct be
This may be accomplished by h.s
ing thera write to the u. s. Depar'
meat OF Agriculture. Washir Gtnn.
90 c.: Tae State Department OF Ag-
e culture, Raleigh, II. c; the n. G. co
y. lcge % Agriculture. West Raleigh.
C; the r.. g. Agricultural Icxrerinc.
Station. IVES. Raleigh, h. G: TT
''F' STATE Farm Demonstration Agen
RALEIGH. X. c., CT the District Pr
lily Coanty alton Agents tad'
,ed nc crsta a~en+ i~n<ornation r7ag
the nhtai,.c tom any otI,er Tcli:ab
li:s source Nv lie farmer.
re- +. Answers to al G1estiaa3 rRs
Re ia re Handwriting Of the pup
"oH- The replies to tie fuections mh
IONS. through :hr farmers Or T1In
ey. interviewed. Tn. pupils VII n
ell BE- r,:rait-ed TO write FOR the info
.f1- i..a1iuR direct