The Wahpeton times., 1915-09-09
10000 BOYS IN
CORN CONTEST
First National Corn Show at st.
Paul Creates Lively Com
petition
COMPETITION WILL Be KEEN
Educational Effect Of This Unique
Contest Will be Far-Reaching
in Effect

W GU0C6
Competition promises to be
close and keen at the Boys Corn
Show which will be a large and
interesting part of the First
NATIONAL Corn Show to be held
in st. Paul, December, 1915. Up
wards of 10000 boys, under lS
years of age living on farms of
the '.:Zone of Plenty" states Of
Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon are Industrious
ly raising corn on plats of ground
one acre or more in extent with
a view of winning honor for their
localities and themselves by car
rying 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 agricultur-
lists in the First National'' Corn
Show competition. as it will be
the first time in the history of
the Northwest when corn raised
exclusively by boys throughout
the entire Northwest has been
gathered together for display
purposes. While, owing to the
differences in climate and soil
conditions i'm 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
excellent opportunity to win a
prize worthy of his greatest eff
forts. The states named have
been divided into territorial dis
tricts in each of which the COM
petition 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 hand
some golden bronze loving CUP
suitably engraved will be offered
for second prize. No entrance
fee will be charged to exhibit ant
admission to the show will be
free. Each boy participating ir
the contest must plant one acre
of corn or more. The finest col
lection of ten ears of any variet!
grown in each district by sim
gle exhibitor will constitute an
exhibit.
The enthusiasm shown by the
boy corn growers in the "Firsl
Nationar' Corn Show contest in
dicates that they realize in WIN
ming honor for themselves by
sending a creditable exhibit OF
ten ears of corn to this North
western show they will be per-
forming a worthwhile service
for their own locality and theil
state.
The State Agents of the Boys
and Girls Clubs Of the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture are actively at work inter-
esting the boys of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington and Or
egon in this contest.
Prof. L. "A. Erickson of st. Paul
is actively at work with his 5000
members in Minnesota.
500 boy farmers in North Da-
kota are being urged by their
State Agent to send creditable
exhibit to the show.
Dpof wv NI Moi, aP D.al:
S. D., Prof. Augusta d. Evans of
Montana, Prof. L. j. Newbill of
Pullman, Wash, Prof. S. L. Grif-
fin Of Oregon and Prof. L. N.
Potter of Idaho, are all endeavor-
ing to organize the members of
their boys and girls clubs, aggre-
eating several thousands, to en-
ter the list for the honor of their
communities.
With favorable weather con-
ditions throughout the remand
er of the corn growing season,
the First National" Corn Show
promises to produce the most
creditable display 2f corn grown
by boys under 18 years of age in
the history of the Northwest.
All boy corn groweres in each
state named are urged to get in
touch with the State Agents of
the Boys and Girls Clubs of the
Department of Agriculture, and
secure detailed information re-
garding this competition.
Card OF THANKS