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3. Oats; Acre Contest* 

 rules of the contest 

 1. 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 con- 

 nected with the contest. 



3. Each contestant must do all the work of 

 preparing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting 

 one acre of oats, except that he may have assistance 

 in hauling, threshing, and recleaning the oats. 



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 resulting, 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 recleaned oats 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 one 

 bushel (thirty-two pounds) of his recleaned 

 and weighed oats, and exhibit these on 

 prize day together with his records. The 

 oats thus exhibited must not be further 

 sorted nor "clipped" in any manner after 

 the yield has been weighed. 



8. A brief story, telling how the crop 

 was grown, giving details of the work con- 

 nected 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 oats. 



* In starting the oats contest, consideration should be given as to whether a clover contest is to follow 

 it, carrying out the rotation scheme mentioned on page 226. In case it is, both these contests should be 

 started at once. See pages 1032 and kiss. 



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