The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-10
S4OO FOR BEST CORN
YIELD IN GEORGIA
CHANCE FOR SOME TERRELL
FARMER TO WIN HANDSOME.
PRIZE. REGULATIONS.

Four hundred dollars is offered as
a prize by Chilean nitrate interests il
Georgia 1or corn production under
certain conditions, named below, ir
this state in 1925. Terrell county farm
ers who may be interested in trying
to win the prize should read the rules
and regulations very carefully, which
are as follows:
/. This scholarship is known as
the Chilean Nitrate OF Soda Scholar
ship and is to be Tor the college year
of 1925-26.
2. The amount OF $4O0.0s cash will
be awarded to that contestant fulfill
ing the following conditions:
(a) Who can satisfy the entrance
requirements OF the Georgia State
College OF Agriculture, which requires
graduation from an accredited high
school. or that the student be 20 years
of age or over and able to satisfy the
college instructors OF his capability OF
doing college work The latter stu
dents are known as mature special
students This means that any stu
dent in the graduating class OF the
uated from an accredited high school,
or anyone who is 20 years old or over
and capable OF corrying on the work
as offered at the College OF Agricul-
ture is eligible to enter this contest.
CD The award will be made on the
highest yield in bushels of legal weight
OF early corn on the cob from one
acre OF land with nitrate OF soda be-
ing used as the sole source OF nitrogen,
the contestant doing all the work ex
cept harvesting with which opera
ton he may obtain assistance. This
does not prevent the use OF acid phos
phate or potash salts.
(c) Accompanying the report on
the WELD shall be a statement OF costs
and work The award will not be
made unless such statements accom-
pany the final report along with a
good, disable photograph OF the grow
ing crop.
I'D The crop is to be gathered and
weighed in the presence of commit
tee composed of any three OF the fol-
lowing officials:
l. The local or nearest county
agent.
2. The local or nearest vocational
teacher OF agriculture in an accredited
high school.
3. The principal OF the local high
school,
A. The county school commission
er.
(e) Each contestant shall present
his certified report to the local or
nearest county agent or the local or
nearest teacher OF agriculture in a
Smith Hughes high school, this report
TO be forwarded through the agent or
teacher to the Georgia State College
OF Agriculture.
G) No Individual may conduct more
than one test, and this test must be
on one acre OF not less than 1910
square yards.
go The contestant shall be entered
through the local or nearest county
agent or the local or nearest teacher
OF vocational agriculture in Smith
Hughes high school on or before
April Is, 1925.
(h) The report OF the crops must
be in the hands OF the Scholarship
Committee of the Chilean Nitrate OF
Soda Committee of the Georgia State
College OF Agriculture on or before
the first OF September, 1925. Reports
received after that date cannot be
considered.
ID The corn is to be harvested al
ter it is matured and must be in a dry
condition with a moisture content OF
not over 10 per cent Should the mois-
ture run above this the yield will be
reduced accordingly. Each report must
be accompanied by a quart jar OF
shelled corn, selected by the commit
tee on the day OF harvest.