The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-24
HIGH SCHOOL JUDGING CONTEST.
A Feature Sure to Interest Youngsters
at Vermont State Fair in September.


The Vermont state fair commission is
deeply interested in having the youth of
the state interested in farming and to
the extent that they will remain upon
the farm.
To awaken this interest there will be
held upon the fair grounds at the forth
coming fair at White River Junction,
Sept 0, 10, ii and II, a state high school
Judging contest, planned with the one
idea of being alike fair and helpful to
the agricultural departments of the high
schools in the state. There will be iudg-
ing of dairy cows, fat hogs, farm poultry
and potatoes The selection of these
groups was determined by. QUESTIONABLE
and by popular vote of the agricultural
instructors at the March conference in
Burlington.
1t is hoped that large number of
schools will be represented and all
schools interested should lose no time in
selecting a team. Schools expecting to
compete must notify the chairman of the
contest committee, Prin. H. w. Bradley,
Essex Center, VT, not later than July
81, naming the contestants and alter
mates.
The following rules will govern the
judging:
|. The contests shall be open to stu
dents in agriculture who have been regu-
larry enrolled in a high school in Yer
mont for at least II consecutive weeks
of the school year preceding the contests.
2. Not more than five of the boys reg.
istered July 81 may represent any school
in the contests Any three of the FIVE
representative boys shall constitute a
team in any single contest.
3. Any contesting school may enter a
team in any single contest or in all con
tests as preferred.
4. The prize in each contest shall be
awarded the team scoring the highest
number of points. A grand prize shall
be awarded the school winning the high
est total number of points. An individ-
ual grand prize shall be awarded the in
dividual boy scoring the highest total
number of points in all contests. Prizes
shall remain the property of the winning
school or individual for the period of one
year.
5, All plaeings and reasons shall be
written on blank forms.
6. Any communication whatever be-
tween members of team and any out
side person, or members of team and
the coach, shall disqualify the entire
team to which the offending member be-
longs
I. Thirty minutes shall be allowed for
placing individuals of each class and
giving the reasons.
s. Not less than three, nor more than
four, animals or exhibits shall constitute
class. Each animal or exhibit shall be
given number and placed in order of
merit.
Q. The judging shall be on the basis Of
utility as elsewhere explained.
10. No contestant shall reveal the
identity Of the school he represents to
any person or judge, nor shall the judges
ask for such information. The Judging
squads shall be selected by numbers.
H. Not later than $3.50 a. m, Sept. 10,
all members of competing teams shall
appear before the general superintendent
OF the contest, who shall enter the names
of the contestants with their numbers
which will be given them in book pro-
vided for the purpose. The number Of
the contestant only shall be placed on
the blank forms used in Judging
H. Requirements for judging:
There shall be contests in Judging as
follows; a. dairy cows; t2) fat hogs;
49, farm poultry; "a potatoes.
Place three individuals of the dairy
COW class and give reasons for placing
each. Do the same for fat hogs and
farm poultry as for the dairy cows. Plac-
ing Of individuals shall be given credit
on the basis of 100 points each at the
discretion of the judges Reasons for
placing shall count 100 points.
Place three plates of potatoes of seven
potatoes each and give reasons for plac
ing. Credit shall be given on the basis
OF 100 points each for placing and rea-
sons as noted above.
IL. A total of 2,400 points is possible
in the four contests.
IA. Prizes will be announced later. We
hope to secure cups for the purpose from
the various breeders associations and
from individuals.
The four classes of animals and crops
as indicated above, namely, dairy cows,
farm poultry, fat hogs and potatoes
should be judged mainly on the basis of
utility as follows
l. Dairy cows: (Holstein) % consti-
tuition, (2l nervous temperament, (3l
capacity, a. circulation, (5l ability
Refer to Van Pelt's judging demonstra.
ton.
?. Fat hogs: 90 l. c. ~ weight for
age, t2l form, 81 quality, az condition,
81 dressing percentage.
g. Farm poultry: "a dual purpose
breed On size, ~ constitution, t3l ca
pacity, a. ability.
4. Potatoes: a. size, (2l uniformity,
(3l freedom from disease, a. smooth
ness.
General committee in charge: E. w.
Bradley, chairman, Essex; R. C. Mayo,
Cabot; G. c. Mann, Bradford; II. H.
Gibson, state director of agricultural edu-
cation; F. b. jerks, state supervisor cf
agricultural instruction.