The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-02
TEN THOUSAND
BOY CORN GROW
ERS S|NNORTHWEST
Reports Received BY First Nation
al Corn Show, st. Paul, Indi-
cate Brisk Competition in
the Largest Corn Show
for Boys in the
Northwest.

Competition promises to be close
and keen at the Boys Corn Show
which will be large and interesting
part of the First National" Corn
Show to be held in ST. Paul, Decem-
Der, 1915. Upwards of 10000 boys,
under eighteen years of age, living
on the farms of the Zone of Plenty
states of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, are indus
triously raising corn on plats of
ground one acre or more in extent,
with view to winning honor for
their localities and themselves by
carrying off prizes at their respec-
tive County and State Fairs, as we'll
as at the First National" Corn
Show.
Particular interest is being shown
by these boy agriculturists in the
First National Corn Show competi-
tion as it will be the first time in the
history of the Northwest when corn
raised exclusively by boys through
out the entire Northwest has been
gathered together for display pur-
poses. While. owing to differences
in climatic and soil conditions in the
vast area of territory from which
boys will make displays, there will
be no general competition between
states, each boy will be given an ex-
cellent opportunity to win a prize
worthy of his greatest efforts. The
states named have been divided into
territorial districts in each of which
the competition will be confined.
+ There are 80 districts in all, in each
of which a $4,000 silver loving cup
suitably engraved will be offered for
the first prize and handsome golden
bronze loving cup offered for second
prize. No entrance fee will be charg-
ed to exhibit and admission to the
show will be free. Each boy partici-
pating in the contest must plant one
acre Of corn or more. The finest COL
lection of ten ears of any variety
grown in each district by single ex-
hibitor will constitute an exhibit.
The enthusiasm shown by the boy
corn growers in the First National"
Corn Show contest indicates that they
realize in winning honor for them
selves by sending creditable ex-
hibit of ten ears of corn to this
Northwestern Show they will be per-
forming a worth while service for
their own locality and their state.
The State Agents of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture are actively
at work interesting the boys of Min
nesota, North and South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon, in this contest.
Prof. T. A. Erickson, of st. Paul,
is actively at work with his 5000
members in Minnesota.
500 boy farmers in North Dakota
are being urged by their State Agent
to send a creditable exhibit to the
show
Prof. w. M. Mair, of Brookings,
S. D.; Prof. Agusta D. Evans, of
Montana; Prof T. j. Newbill of Pull
man, Wash; Prof. S. l.. Griffin of
Oregon and Prof. T. N. Potter of Ida
no, are all endeavoring to organize
the members of their boys and girls
clubs aggregating several thousands
to enter the list for the honor of
their communities.
With favorable weather conditions
throughout the remainder of the
corn growing season, the First Ma
tional" Corn Show promises to pro-
duce the most creditable display of
corn grown by boys under eighteen
years of age in the Northwest. All
boy corn growers in each state nam
ed is urged to get in touch with the
State Agent of the Boys and Girls
Clubs of the Department Of Agricul-
ture and secure detailed information
regarding the competition.