I020 Rural School Leaflet. 



The Cornell Potato Contest 



Fifty dollars in prizes are offered to the boys of New York State for 

 the best work and results obtained in raising \ acre of potatoes. The 

 judges will consider the largest yield, the value and completeness of 

 the report, and an essay, " How to Grow Potatoes." The prizes will 

 be distributed as follows: first prize, $7; second prize, $6; third, fourth, 

 and fifth prizes, $5; sixth, seventh, and eighth prizes, $4; ninth and 

 tenth prizes, $3; eleventh and twelfth prizes, $2. 



Rules for the Cornell Potato Contest : 



1. All contestants must be under 18 years of age and live in New 

 York State. 



2. Each contestant must raise one-quarter acre of potatoes. 



3. Each contestant must do all the work except plowing and fitting 

 the land before planting. 



4. Each contestant must register for the contest with the New York 

 State College of Agriculture by June ist and receive from the College 

 a record blank. 



5. The record blank must be filled in and reach the College of Agri- 

 culture not later than November ist. 



6. There must be sent with the record blank an essay on the subject 

 " How to Grow Potatoes," which must be written by the contestant 

 himself. 



7. The yield of potatoes must be determined by measure. 



8. Three responsible persons over 21 years of age shall sign this state- 

 ment, which is printed on the record blank, namely: " I do hereby 

 state that I have measured or seen measured the land on which the 



contestant, . . , raised the potatoes reported in his 



record and find it to be one-quarter of an acre, and I do further state 

 that to the best of my knowledge and belief all the rules of the contest 

 have been faithfully and honorably observed." One of the persons to 

 sign this statement shall be the trustee of the school district in which 

 the contestant lives or the teacher in the district school or the nearest 

 union or high school. The two other persons shall be appointed by the 

 trustee or teacher. To avoid mistakes it is advisable to have the land 

 measured in the spring by at least one of the three persons. 



9. The judges (to be appointed by the Editor of the Cornell Rural 

 School Leaflet) will consider the largest yield, the value, and complete- 

 ness of the report, and the essay, " How to Grow Potatoes," award- 

 ing the prizes to those who in their judgment have done the best work 

 and obtained the best results. 



The Cornell Garden Contest 



Fifty dollars in prizes are offered to the boys and girls of New York 

 State for the best work and results in keeping a garden. The prizes 



