The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-15
100 BUSHEL
GROUP RULES
COUNTRY CLUB AGENT BAKER
REPORTS THAT ALL WHO
WISH TO ENTER CORN
CONTEST MUST Do
so AT ONCE
LIST CLOSES AUGUST RULES
OF PROJECT GIVEN-COUNTY
MEN MAY TAKE PART IN
BIG CONTEST

Ciiloli III Tie olllO Iuo-DuSilSl Soiii
Project" must do so before August l..
The objective of the "Ohio 100
Bushel Corn Project" is the applica-
tion of improved soil and crop man
agement practices toward the econom-
ical production of the corn crop.
To produce corn for twenty-five
cents bushel, the yield must ap-
proach seventy bushels, it is indicated
by cost account records kept by farm
ers desirous of membership in the
108-Bushel Corn club last year. Men
who raised from 70 to 90 bushels of
corn an acre produced the crop for
21.7 cents. Those who exceeded &c
bushels raised the crop at cost OF
16.5 cents, and the few who raised
more than 40 bushels produced at q
cost of 1873 cents. The average corn
yield in Ohio is 81 bushels an acre.
This project is an integral part Of
the adult agricultural educational pro-
gram of the Ohio State university. Es-
tablished in 1917 the project is the
oldest leading to membership in the
honor clubs.
To enroll in the project the appli
cant must be the recognized operator
of the farm on which the field is To-
Gated, must submit qualification rec
ord prior to August 1, and must pay :;
50-cent participation fee. The fees
are used to purchase appropriate med
ais for those whose records entitle
them to membership in the 100-Bushe'
Corn club.
The area on which the yield is to be
determined must be in one body. II
must be a self-contained field of ter
or more acres or ten or moro
acres within larger field No al.
lowances are made for stumps, trees
stones, areas that are washed eroded
flooded, or damaged by hail or wino
or places damaged by animals, dis
eases, insects or natural causes. Tht
area sampled for yield determination
must be accurately measured by 6
member of the Extension Service o.
Ohio State University, or by an au.
thorized referee.
The yield is to be expressed in Sc
pound bushels of shelled corn adjust
ed to a moisture content of twenty
percent. The determinations of weight
and shelling percentage of the husked
corn from the measured area are tc
be made by the official referee.
When the corn is husked from the
standing stalk the sampling area shall
not be less than one-half acre. If the
length of the row is 110 or more rods
4 rows distributed in two strips Of
two rows each shall be husked. II
the length of row is 80 to 100 rods
then six rows distributed in two strips
of three rows each or in three strips
Of two rows shall each be husked. II
the length of row is less 60 to 70 rods
nine rows distributed in three strips
of three rows each shall be husked. II
the length of row is less than 60 rods,
twelve rows distributed in four strips
of three rows each or in three strips
Of four rows each shall be husked. The
locations of the strips shall be dis
tributed by the referee, in consulta-
tion with the participant, SO as te
represent approximately equal areas
of the field or ten acre plot.
The ear corn shall be weighed On
wagon scales by the referee. The
sample for determination Of shelling
percentage shall consist of so pounds
of ear corn which shall be taken so as
to accurately represent the lot OF
corn. This 50-pound sample shall be
Immediately shelled, and weight of the
shelled corn obtained on accurate
scales. The moisture content of the
corn shall be determined from quart
sample of the shelled corn placed in a
moisture tight case. The moisture
content Of this sample will be deter
mined by the U. S. official method at
the Ohio State university.
Where the corn is husked from the
shock a sufficient number of shocks so
that an aggregate not less than one
half acre shall be husked. The total
number of shocks shall be subdivided
into groups two two or three shocks.
The locations of these groups of
shocks shall be in accordance with
some definite pattern developed by the
in consultation with the par
,icipant. The pattern shall be such
hat each group of shocks represents
approximately equal areas of the field
Or ten-acre plot. The determinations
If the yield shall be made the same as
'or standing corn.
Whenever a participant has quail
led under the above rules and regula-
ions and has secured a recognized
Yield of 100 or more bushels an acre
IN ten or more acres, he shall be eli
yible for membership in the 400
3ushel Corn Club" An appropriate
medal will be presented to each new