Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-24

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| beetles appear upon them.
| Watermelon-Spray like cucum-
| Der.
| Irish Potatoes-As soon as po-
tatoes are about four inches high
spray with $3.50 Bordeaux mixture
| to which add three pounds of arse
nate of lead paste, Ten days later
repeat, leaving out the arse
nate Of lead if bugs are not present.
Ten days later repeat.
Tomato-If potato beetles begin
to attack the tomato, spray with
arsenate of lead. After the vines
have begun to grow well, an appli-
cation of Bordeaux mixture every
| three weeks or so with arsenate of
lead added, if bugs are bad, will be
found of benefit to keep the tomato
| plants free, from disease and pre-
vent the spreading of disease from
plant to plant by insects. .'
District. and State Club Judging
Contests
A feaure of boys club work in
Georgia this year will be the dis
trict and state club judging con-
tests, with cash prizes and trips
to the international live stock show
| at Chicago as prizes for the winning
| county teams of three boys.
The district contests will be held
at the twelve district agricultural
schools. Each, county in the state
will be -. permitted to- enter three
bonafide agricultural club boys in
the contest held at it's agricultural
school. Seventy-five dollars will be
the prize for the winning county
team.
The state club judging contest
will be held at the Southeastern
fair in October, the prize in this
case being a free trip to the inter-
national live stock show at Chicago,
for the winning county team of
three club boys.
The winning county teams in the
district contests will be the contest
ing teams in the state contest.
District Club Judging Contest Rules
l.. A team of three bonafide club
boys who have 1922 club projects
from. each Of the counties in the ag-
ricultural. school district may COM
pete in the district contest.
2. The selection of the county
teams will be, left to the respective
county agents. =
3, Each Of the county teams must
be on the grounds to be designated
for the district club judging con-
test. not later than 10 o'clock on
morning Of date set for opening of
contest. r..
4. AS nearly as possible the follow
ing breeds i. of livestock will he
Judged: Beef cattle, Herefords,
Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus. Dairy
cattle, Jerseys, Holsteins, Guern-
seys. Hogs, Durocs, Poland Chinas,
Hampshires, Berkshires. Sheen,
lShropshireS and Southdowr1s: =.
AS" nearly as possible a ring Of
four animals will be used in each
class.
IS. Fifteen: minutes will be allowed
for placing. each ring of animals and
two minutes will be allowed for Civ.
| ing reasons for placing them. The
boys will be graded on a basis of
80 per cent for correct placings, and
90 per. cent for correct reasons for
plac1HBS.s ts.as :rE s..>s..-.: .r.,..... e.
g.. The selection of referees for
this contest will be left to the coun-
ty agents entering club teams,
- HNO Nco1iSJ oSSIlI, VI ally VI the
contestants will be allowed to visit
the livestock barns or pens until
the contest is over. -.
8. The prize proposed is seventy
five dollars for the county agent and
his team Of three boys winning in
the district contest, this money to
be used in Gefrayihg the expenses
of the agent and team of three boys
training for and participating in the
state contest to follow the. district
contest. -,..
State Club Judging Contest Rules
The winning teams in the district
club Judging contests will partici-
pate in the state contest. In case
no district contest is held in any
agricultural school district, coun.
ty agent may enter a, team of club
boys in the state contest.
The prize in the state contest will
be free trip to the international
livestock exposition for the county
agent and his winning team of three
boys, and one for the state pig club
agent. " ;:'' - lA:'7 A"f
Other rules governing the state
contest will be the same as for the
| district contests. ,:
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