Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-06-13
Crop Contest For $4,000.

A. B. Ross, Prize Contest Editor of The
Farm Journal, published at Washington
Square, Philadelphia. Penn, writes the
SENTINEL that "Mr. Charles Veirs, of Rock
vile, Md, has entered S acres each of
wheat and corn in our $40. 500 Crop Con-
test, and is trying to get at least one of
the $1,000 cash prizes and gold medal"
This contest, endorsed by all agricultural
authorities everywhere, offers thousand
dollar cash prize for the best five acres of
corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, potatoes and
cotton. Along with the thousand dollar
prize goes gold medal. The second prize
is five hundred dollars. and with it goes a
silver medal. The third prize is two hun
dred and fifty dollars, and with it goes
bronze medal. Moreover, there are forty
certificates of yield to be awarded in this
county. Each certificate means that its
possessor has grown more than superior
crop. and the seed from it is worth fancy
price.
GENERAL RULES GOVERNING ALL CONTESTANTS.
|. Any man, woman, boy or girl may
compete.
2. The crop must be harvested in the
United States during 1919
8. Any variety of the various crops may
be grown.
4. All yields reported must be grown by
the contestant. with any assistance he
may require. and be the average yield per
acre of at least five acres. These five
acres may be part of larger field. but
must be in one square or rectangular block
so as to make measurement easy.
S. AS compliment to irrigation farm
ers, they are not permitted to compete
because they can generally excel non-irri-
CATION growers.
6. The ground will be measured and the
crop must be harvested and weighed un.
der the supervision of a committee con.
sisting of, or appointed by, the Farm Blu.
reau or other Agricultural Extension or
ganization in the county, and called
throughout these rules, "the supervisors.
If for any reason such organization can
not act. THE Farm Journal" will selec
the supervisors.
7. In case the production of two or more
contestants is equal, the quality of crop
the cost of growing it and the total acre
age planted will be considered by the
judges in making the awards. Their de-
cision will be final.
8. Three judges of national prominence
will make the final awards from the reports
given them by the supervisors. and these
judges may send special representatives
to investigate unusual yields.
8. Prizes will be awarded on final re-
ports of contestants and supervisors. Il
the reports do not agree. the supervisors
report shall prevail.
10. All reports of crop yields must be
figured in pounds, in the way provided in
the rules.
II. The weight of the crops as reported
will be corrected by the THE Farm Jour
nal to uniform basis, as follows
Potatoes to be dry and free of dirt wheat
to be fre of trash and with moisture con.
tent of Is per cent; oats to be free OF
trash and with moisture content of IL per
cent; corn to be on basis Of shelled corn
with moisture content of IS l-2 per cent.
alfalfa with moisture content of IL 1-2
per cent. cotton to be free of seed and
trash and with moisture content of per
cent.
AS the prize contest is patriotic enter
prise to induce larger production and suit
ably reward it, the supervisors will be ex-
pected to serve without charge. And the
contestant will pay any expense connected
with measuring. weighing or checking.