The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-29
rules AND REWARDS
FOR GARDENS NAMED
Chamber Of Commerce Com
mittee Outlines Plans
for Its Contest.
TWO MAIN CLASSES
City Growers Not to Com
pete Against Rural, Nor
Big With Small.

The committee OF expert agricul-
turfsts and the special contest COM
1n,ttee which we're appointed som.
time ago to formulate plans for the
chamber Of Commerce Potato and
Garden contest" have worked out
definite set of plans. rules and regu-
lations to be followed in the conduct
OF the contest. The joint committee
also has completed plans for the
classification of the contestants and
the division of the prizes. The COM
mittee Of agriculturists consists Of J.
II. Campbell. county agriculturist f.
NJ. Lawrence, secretary of the Western
Montana fair: J. c. Dc Jarnette and
Jake Render, while the special cham
Der Of commerce committee Is COM
posed of G. H. Mcleod. j. NJ. Dixon,
". NJ. Rickford. A. ". Woods and r.
NJ. Barr.
While the chambers contest will be
open only to gardeners in Missoula
and the Immediately adjacent terri
tory, it has been decided that the
chamber of commerce shall give as
sistance to the farmers in other Sec
lions Of the county in order that con-
tests may be staged in the outlying
districts.
All Must Grow spuds.
According to the rules Of the con-
test, all contestants must grow po-
tatocs in order to compete. and must
also grow at least three Of the follow
ing vegetables Beans, peas, cabbage,
bcets, parsnips carrots and turnips.
At least one fourth of each garden
must be planted In potatoes.
The size. appearance. cultivation.
yield. and quality of all the gardens
will be taken into consideration by the
Judges. All entries must be made be-
fore May 49, 1917.
Into Two Districts
The joint committee has decided to
divide the territory embraced in the
chamber OF commerce contest into two
districts. District No. will consist of
all territory within the city limits of
Missoula. District No. will embrace
the Orchard Homes, the Rattlesnake
region and South Missoula.
According to the rules there shall be
two classes In district No. |, the city
OF Missoula. The small garden clas
includes those growing produce on
1850 square feet or less, and the large
garden class includes those growing
syar 6c n
square feet.
The Prize List.
The prizes for the large garden
class consists Of 800, divided into a
first prize of $50, a second prize of s25
third of sl5 and a fourth of $40.
The prizes for the small garden class
consists of $50. divided into sums of
40, $3.50. $3.50 and S.
Six special mer, prizes OF IS each
will be awarded, II. in the opinion OF
tho judges they are earned. Three will
so to each class.
The Second Division.
In the Orchard Homes, the Rattle
snake and South Missoula there shall
De two classes OF gardens: those or
ne-tenth acre Or less. and those OF
more than one tenth acre.
The prizes for first class amount I,
500, divided into separate prizes of $50
sl'. *lo and s.. For the second class
MOO Will be divided into prizes of $50
va, Slo and $40. Three merit prizes
OF IS each. as in the other class. vii
be awarded
Outlying Districts.
the committee has divided the out
lying territory adjacent to the city o.
Mtssoula and embraced in Missoula
county in 10 districts. They are: No
l. Bonner; No. ., Lolo: No. 8. Pc
tonac: No. 4. Arlce: No. ). st. Igna
uuS: NO. &. Frcnchtown: No. :, Ro
nan; No. s. Post Creek: No. 9. Roun,
suite and No. 10. Moicsc. In order t,
encourage the raising of garden vege
tables and potatoes in these outlyin:
oi"ulc'S III" MiSsoula Chamber o
commerce VIII give a purse of $50 t,
caeh OF them for the purpose of con
uuct'nS a garden and potato contest
provided the residents in these dis
1rlcts raise u like amount and arranr
TO handle the contest in a business
IKE manner. Or the chamber will civ
AS much as any district raises up t.
800 If the farmers in that section ar
hnaol to raise that amount. Tn
rules laid down for tho contests in dis
tricts No. and No. . in the CITY will
be followed in The outlying districts.
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