The enterprise., 1916-04-27
BOY AND GIRLS CON X,rSI
MONTANA STATE FAIR

BOA' MD GIRLS CON a'aSI
MONTANA STATE EAI5,
Ihls contest is under he super
VISION OF Miss Augusta d. Evans, OF
Bozeman, state leader of the boys
ana girls club work carried on by
the Agricultural Extension Service
OF the Montana Agricultural college
and Z. =. department Of Agriculture
1hls contest is open to Montana
pys and girls between the ages OF
OF 10 and 16 years.
The board Of directors of the Mon
tana State Fair recognize the i'm
portance of Montana's S need for more
and bigger corn filds, and for more
ana better corn. 1t believes that
much good is being accomplishe by
the Boys and Girls clubs which are
being tosterod throughout the state
by the Agricultural Extension ser
vice. II is the earnest desire of the
directors Of the Montana State Fai,,
70 advance that work in every posi-
Die W3y and to encourage the mem
oers ol tho clubs to greater efforts.
In 1910 theU. S. government
statictics did not give Montana cred
1T for growing a single buslel OF
corn. In 1915 those same statistics
give Montana credit for growing
nealiy two million bushels Of corn,
Montana garmers who have made q
success OF corn growing, have select.
ed, and adhered to an earlvicr ma
Curing and smaller type OF corn thar
that crown in the states of the Mid
die West corn belt. The result has
been phenomenal Try to get Mon
tana seed corn. if possible. It is al
ready accIimated.
II the hope of inducnlg the hoye
and girls OF Montana totalie a great
-ef interest in the a agriclllturnI acve1
opihent or the state, and particularly
- me growing Of corn, the 1916
Montana State Fair offers prizes in
a Toys and girls corn contest, as
follows: >'''
l}est 10 ears OF corn, any variety.
lst prize, Empire cream senarator.
second prize, $1,000; third prize
prize, $3.50. N'''
hShlblts must be accompanied bv
a written account telling the variety
ol SEED used, time spent in blowing
ana preparing the ground, number
OF hours spent in cultivation, and
other figures regarding the growing
the crop. Necessary blanks for
the recording of this information
VIII be furnished by Miss, AUGUSTA
u. EVans,of Bozeman This record
VIII form a part of the exhibit and
no corn will be judged unless if is
accompanied by hte necessary data
All corn entered in this contest is
TO become the property of the Mon
Jana state Fair to be used for ad
Nerllslhg purposes outside the state.
e, he cream separator given as the
first prize is valued at $3.50
Boys and Girls Potato Cluh f,o,te.t
MS contest is open to boys and
s'',is aged between 10 and 1G years,
montana is the home of the big
po'ato, which has made the dining
car department Of ranscontnental
ran way famous. For several wears
past Montana potatoes have done
}HNch to advertise the richness and
1fouuctlVeness OF Montana's soil
5000 potatoes, as we'll as big pota-
!oSS' are a superior advertising med
lhAl' 10 the eastern capitalist and
~ ~ o'Cof' one grain OF wheat looks
tee another, but 10 him Montana
~" potato spells in simple LANGUAGE
}0-l what he wishes to know, whicr
u mat Montana leads.
nc prizes for the IL hest pota.
o@s' any variety, are, LIST, $1,000;
na, I5o; 3rd, $500, ana 4th, IS.
'j&Gest single potato exhibit by any
10Y or girl. and not to be OF the pre-
sled'ng exhibit, IS, SO, So.
"'ris' Canning Club Contest.
.ush TO Montana girls or boyys
}et"een 10 and 16 years OF age.
iiest display of canned products
80, $3.50, SIS, and $3.50. prizes
II hese events will be awarded up-
}n the following basis: ~
NUMBER OF varieties in display. 40
3es =: cent; quality OF canned products
S'sp1ayed' 40 per cent; written ac.
2ant on The Story of My Canning
y orE,' 20 per cent, total 100 per
ant. pei