The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-05-21
CORN CLUB RULES
MAKING AWARD
The Fewer Rules the Better Says
the Department Of
Agriculture.

demonstration Work, United States
Department Of Agriculture.)
1t is not necessary to have many
rules-the fewer the better. A few
simple regulations, however, are neces.
sary, in order to prevent misunder.
standings and conflicts. 1t is well fol
the boys to elect their own president,
vice president, secretary and treasurer
either in clubs or in county organiza.
tons. 1t Is often helpful If these Of
ficers, with one or two additional In.
terested parties, constitute an execu.
tive committee.
| The following rules should be adopt
ed by the clubs, with such modifica
tons to suit local conditions as may
be found necessary
~ Boys entering clubs and enter
Ing contests must be between 10 and
IL years of age on January l of any
given year.
(2) No boy should be allowed to
contest for prize unless he becomes
a member of the club and agrees to
submit his reports.
90 Members of the clubs must
agree to study the instructions of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work.
az Each boys must plan his own
crop and do his own work; If small
boy, he may hire help for heavy pillow.
ing In The preparation of the soil
The hearty cooperation of the father
of the boy is Of great value.
(5) Exhibits of 10 ears, accompa,
MED by written report and written
account showing the history of the
crop must be made at place desig
mated for the purpose In the county
Such exhibits may be held on a given
day, either at the county fair or, II
no fair is held In the county, at the
courthouse or some other convenient
place.
(6) The land upon which the boys
crop is made must be carefully meas.
ured and the corn weighed in the pres.
ence of two disinterested witnesses
who shall attest the boys certificate
This certificate must show that the
plat contains 4,840 square yards The
acre should be measured before Giant
Ing. The crop must grow upon Ire
acre. 1t is suggested that fairness and
uniformity would require that the out
side rows do not come nearer than
Is inches from the edge of the acre.
(7) The entire crop of corn from
the acre should be weighed when it Ia
In dry condition. Two 100-pound
lots should be weighed from different
parts of the plat. Then the corn from
these two lots should be shelled and
weighed separately. From these fig
ures the average percentage of shelled
corn will be found. The total weight
OF corn in the ear should be multiplied
by this percentage and divided by 56I
pounds, IN order to get the total mum
Der of bushels of shelled corn. In ev
cry case where the yield exceeds 10Ol
bushels, notice should be sent to the
State agent in charge of the Boys
Corn Clubs in the State and to the
special agent in charge of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Demonstration Work
at Washington, d. G. This should be
done Immediately.
go In awarding prizes the following
basis shall be used:
Per cent
q. Greatest yield per acre........ 3Ol
b. Best exhibit of 10 ears. ..... 2OI
C. Best written account, showing
history of the crop. ............ 20l
d. Best showing of profit on invest
ment based on the commercial
price of corn ..................8 Sol
1t is a good plan to have a, b and
Judged by committee of farm experts
and by committee of school Off.
GERS or teachers. Their combined
judgment In such g case should de.
termine the final results. In estimat.
Ing the profits, uniform prices should
be used. For instance, IS per acre for
land rental; 10 cents per hour for the
work of each boy and cents per hour
for each horse; So for 2-horse load
OF stable manure, weighing about a
ton; 81 for 1-horse load of manure.
weighing about half ton; and the
MAJ ket price for commercial fertilizer.
This plan of cost accounting has the
advantage of great simplicity, but 9th.
er methods of accounting may be
adopted by special arrangement.
1t is believed that the Boys Corn
Club work should be progressive, and
plans are now under consideration for
further systematizing this branch OF
our work. We feel confident that
boys may easily be taught the value
OF the rotation Of crops In building up
soil, and that the Importance of soil
building may be illustrated to them
through simple demonstrations In
corn-club work. The boys who can
take poor land and make the greatest
Improvement in its fertility and pro.
ductiveness at the least expenditure
of time and mercy should be entitled
to greatest credit AS soon as the de.
tails can be perfected, this work will