The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Agricultural Contest.

The Edgerton Credit Association and
tho Agricultural department of the To-
cal high school are cooperating In
patriotic movement, which has, as It's
object, an increase in the years an
nual crop output In the local schools
233 pupils have already entered the
contest pledging themselves to grow
certain species of crops or to raise eth
er baby beef or pigs. The Credit AS
ISOLATION has very generously contrib
uted over 5000 to be given in prizes and
the contests are so arranged that any
one having back lot will find it posi-
BILE to participate. One purpose of this
announcement is to reach the adult cit
liens of Edgerton and surrounding COM
munity to the end that they may realize
that any vacant land, however small,
should be titled this year and that there
is an exceptional motive given to school
pupils for tilling such land. The school
authorities are anxious that the parents
of any pupil, seeing this notice deter
mine whether their children are already
entered in the contest and that if such
children are not already entered, that
they realize the very evident opportu-
nifty for display of patriotism, and OF
thoughtfulness by providing that those,
whom they influence shall become en-
trants.
The plan also is to secure the cooper
alton of the boys and girls who are at
tending rural schools within radius of
IA miles of Edgerton. This is the area
of Edgerton's trade zone and with the
thought in mind that every boy and
girl ought, not only to become inter-
ested in agriculture and enthusiastic
over farm work, but also that there
ought to be sentiment created in the
rural communities looking toward agri-
cultural preparedness. The Credit AS
sociation together with the Agriculture
department of the high school'is ex-
tending the contest so as to embrace
pupils attending the rural schools. The
particular contest we now lay stress
upon is that which provides for growing
at least one acre of wheat. This con-
test is stressed because Of the feeling
that this movement will solve the pos
sible distressing circumstances which
may arise with regards to foodstuffs.
A committee representing the Edgerton
Credit Association will call upon every
rural school teacher to make a personal
plea for cooperation on the part of pu
pills attending the Individual school.
The contest to be conducted and the
prizes to be given are as indicated be-
low:
l acre spring wheat contest.
l acre corn contest.
I acre potato contest.
Pig raising contest.
Baby beef contest.
The prizes offered by the Credit AS
ISOLATION in each contest are for the
Wheat Contest: 1st prize, $40; End
prize, S.; Bird prize, So; and IL prizes of
81 each. In the Corn Growing Contest:
1st prize, SIS; End, $40; Bird, SIS; ,4tb, 81
and II prizes of 81 each. In the quar-
ter acre Potato Growing Contest the
same prizes will be offered as in the
acre wheat contest. For the Pig Rails
ing Contest the prizes are: 1st, So;
End, SIS; 3rd. So; 18th, So; 9Th, 81.
There are three contests which make
it possible for any pupil living in the
city to enter, who has lot of any size
whatsoever. One Of these is the small
lot potato contest, the requirement be-
ing that lot 2Ox1O feet in dimension
shall be given over to the growing of
potatoes. For this contest LIST prize
will be S.; End, So; 3rd, 81; there will
also be a number of SOC prizes. There
will also be a tomato growing contest.
The provision being that from Is to 80
plants be grown and In this contest the
prizes will be same as offered for the
small lot potato contest. There is also
contest in flower growing, the size of
the plot being immaterial in this con-
test. Prizes: LIST, SIS; End, So; 3rd, 81.
Should there be any who desire fur
Their information or who desire any as
sistance in the contests they may be
able to secure such assistance or infor-
nation from either Mr.. A. J. Dexter
of the high school, who is in charge of
the Agriculture Department, or Mr.. F.
w. Jensen, secretary of the Edgerton
Credit Association.
WANTED-G for houseWork. &C. S.