1036 Rural School Leaflet 



Some growers prefer to cut down clover hay in the morning, rake it 

 up when it is thoroughly wilted, and store it before night in a tight mow, 

 without trampling. Of course the stored hay becomes very warm and 

 may even threaten to take fire; but in most cases it passes the sweating 

 stage safely in the barn, and, although somewhat blackened by the heat 

 and moisture, it is palatable feed for live-stock. The former process 

 will make better hay for exhibition, and the weight of the yield from one 

 acre will be more nearly correct, than that obtained by the latter method. 

 The amount of curing in the field before storing the clover hay will be 

 taken into account in deciding the results of the contest. 



Choosing the exhibit. — For the exhibition of samples on prize day, ten 

 pounds of good dry hay, handled when tough enough to hold the leaves, 

 should be put into a burlap bag and kept until the exhibition occurs. The 

 results of the contest will be determined on the basis of the following 

 score : 



Yield of hay 30 points 



Profit shown 30 points 



Sample of hay 20 points 



Story of the crop 20 points 



5. Vegetable Garden; 50 by 100 Feet 



rules of the contest 

 i. Every contestant shall be between sixteen and twenty-one years of 

 age and shall be a resident of New York State. 



2. Each contestant must obtain the approval of his parent or guardian 

 and enroll with the district superintendent before beginning any work 

 connected with the contest. 



3. Each contestant must do all the work of preparing, planting, 

 cultivating, and harvesting a vegetable garden of the above size, but 

 he may make use of all the advice and information that he can secure. 



4. Each contestant must grow at least fifteen vegetables during the 

 season. 



5. Each contestant must keep a complete and accurate account of the 

 cost of labor, seed, fertilizer, rent, or other charges connected with the 

 garden, and present the complete account, showing the profit or loss 

 resulting, with his exhibit on prize day. 



6. Before harvesting is begun the area on which the crop is grown 

 must be measured by the district superintendent or his representative, 

 and by the contestant, and the former must certify to the exact size of 

 the area. 



