Rural School Leaflet. iooi 



which may be framed and hung in the schoolroom or at home will be 

 given as follows: 



One certificate for the best ten-ear exhibit of any kind of corn entered 

 by a boy or girl. 



Five certificates for the ist to 5th best ten-ear exhibits of Dent Corn 

 entered by a boy or girl. 



Five certificates for the ist to 5th best ten-ear exhibits of Flint Corn 

 entered by a boy or girl. 



Four certificates for the ist to 4th best ten-ear exhibits of Sweet Corn 

 entered by a boy or girl. 



Four certificates for the ist to 4th best ten-ear exhibits of Pop Corn 

 entered by a boy or girl. 



Five banners will be given to the five Farm Boys' and Girls' Clubs 

 which send in the ist to 5th best five ten-ear exhibits. All corn entered 

 in this contest may compete also for the individual prizes mentioned above. 



Ten certificates of merit will be given for the ten best letters received 

 on "How we celebrated Corn Day in our school." Five certificates 

 of merit for the best five compositions on any corn subject and five 

 certificates of merit for the best five drawings on any corn subject. 



All Corn should be carefully packed and plainly marked with the 

 name of the exhibitor, his school and his address. All corn to be entered 

 in the Club Contest should have on it the name of the Club and the 

 address and also the name of the individual girl or boy to whom it 

 belongs. 



It is hoped that the boys and girls will be encouraged to test for 

 germination the- corn which their fathers and they themselves are going 

 to plant this next spring. The lesson "Testing the Germination of Seed 

 Corn" is one every teacher can give without waste of time or energy 

 and with great profit to both the pupil and the next year's corn crop. 



TESTING THE GERMINATION OF SEED CORN 



MILTON PRATT JONES 



It is highly important every year that the ears of corn which are to 

 be used for seed be tested as to their ability to germinate. The boys and 

 girls can test the seed corn to be used on the whole farm and can feel 

 that their work really amounts to something. 



The first process in the preparation of the seed corn is the selection 

 of the best ears. The lesson on corn judging in the January Leaflet 

 tells how to select the best ears. 



