SPECIAL CONTESTS FOR CORN-CLUB WORK. 



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DRAWING CONTESTS. 



A drawing of (1) a seed-test box; (2) a seed-drying rack; (3) an 

 ideal corn crib; (4) a plan of an 80-acro farm, showing the location 

 of the cornfield and the seed plat with relation to other crops, farm 

 buildings, etc.; and (5) grains of corn, cross section of grains, etc. 



BASIS OF AWARD. 



(1) Ac'cnraoy, trueness to object. 



(2) Neatness 



(3) Oiifjiiialily of desijm 



40 

 30 

 30 



Total score 100 



Fig. 3. — Exhibit of a seed-selection and a corn-chib booklet contest. 

 LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION CONTESTS. 



Contests can be held for club members in language work, with 

 a view to teaching them how to express themselves in simple and 

 correct English. The essay should be from 500 to 800 words long 

 and should be in booklet form, 9 by 11 inches, Avritten and illustrated 

 by the club member, as shown in figure 3. 



BASIS OF AWARD. 



(1) Couipositiou and punctuation 30 



(2) Subject matter 40 



(a) c()ini)lete treatiiH'iif : (h) sequence. 



(3) Writing, spelling, and neatness 30 



Total score 100 



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