Rural School Leaflet 



1033 



4. Clover; Acre Contest 



A Is ike clover 



RUBLES 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 sowing the clover seed, 

 caring for the meadow, and harvesting the crop of hay, except that he 

 may have assistance in hauling and storing the hay. 



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

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

 crop, and present the complete account, showing the profit or loss result- 

 ing, with his exhibit on prize day. 



5. 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. 



6. The yield of cured clover hay must be weighed by the contestant 

 in the presence of two disinterested, responsible persons, who must certify 

 that the weights reported are correct. 



7. Each contestant must choose ten pounds of well-cured hay from his 

 crop, store it in a burlap sack, and exhibit it on prize day with his records. 



8. A brief story, telling how the crop was grown, giving details of the 

 work connected with it, and describing any particular features that were 

 noticed by the contestant, must be submitted on prize day with the crop 

 records and the exhibit of clover. 



