The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-05-15

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1924.
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: adv. 20-21-22
BOYS AND GIRLS
\ GROW AN ACRE
Prizes for Sugar Beets for Young
People.
Every farm boy in the districts
where this Company is operating will
have the opportunity in 1924 to dis
tinguish himself as a grower of sugar
beets.
In addition to prizes which are
being offered by railroads and other
organizations throughout the terri
tory. the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
this year has decided to make special
efforts to interest young people in the
growing of sugar beets, and the prize
plan which is submitted with this ar
ticle. we hope will create great deal
of interest in this matter. The prize
plan is open to both boys and girls
under 81 of sufficient age and expert
ence to handle at least an acre of
sugar beets, that Is, perform all OF
| the necessary hand Of implement
labor on this piece of ground.
Last year in several Of the county
districts girls were successful In win
ming county prizes on farm projects
with sugar beets.
An extra acre or two of choice land
should be secured In order to COM
pete for this prize. Farmers should
recognize the value of encouraging
their children to grow small plot of
beets within their ability to handle.
1t is easily possible for boy to thin
an acre of beets in two days, and to
do the hoeing needed turnout the
season in two or three days, and the
harvesting in three or four days. Max
ing total amount of work not to ex-
coed two weeks on each acre of beets.
A yield should be obtained OF 15 to
20 tons, and the yield Of beets alone
without any reference to the honor of
winning the prize will pay exception
ally well for the labor involved. Such
work will help to build the farmers
of the coming generation.
Those interested in this matter
should get in touch with the fieldman
agent, and arrange the contract In
their own names for one or two acres
of beets so that it can be properly
entered for the prize contest. See
your father now and get him to set
aside at least one acre of good rich
beet land, and enter your name In
this prize contest. We Will publish
several stories through the season,
in the Sugar Cossette, telling of ex-
periences of those who are cOntesting
for these prizes. At the same time
be sure that this project you under
take is entered for any other prizes
which may be offered through your
county agent, or high school princi-
pal, so that you will get the beneft
of competing for all prizes possible
to secure by growing this acreage OF
sugar beets.
The Prize Plan
The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
will offer three prizes for sugar beets
In each county, where Sugar Fac
tory is located as follows:
Twenty-Five dollars ($25.00) for
the best tonnage of beets on one acre,
or average per acre, where there Is
more than one acre grown by any
one boy or girl.
Fifteen dollars ($l5.VU) 1Or tne
second best tonnage grown on one
acre, or average per acre.
Ten dollars ($10.00) for the third
best tonnage grown on one acre, or
average per acre.
Or, a total Of fifty dollars ($5O.0O)
for each county where we are operat-
ing.
Where there is more than one fac
tory located in county, the contest
will be for the entire county, and not
for the factory district. At least one
acre must be planted by all who
enter.
There must be at least twenty-five
contestants in each county or factory
district Where factory is drawing
from more than one county, each
county shipping beets may unite In
the contest. But there must be
twenty-five contestants in the factory
district, in that case.
The final decision as to the prizes
awarded will rest with the Agricul-
tural Superintendent, or Superintend-
ents of each contest district.