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ment shall be the trustee of the district school in which the contestant 

 lives or a teacher in the district school or the nearest union or high 

 school. The two other persons shall be appointed by the trustee or 

 teacher. To avoid mistakes it is advisable to have the land measured 

 in the spring by at least one of these three persons. 



10. The judges (to be appointed by the Editor of the Rural School 

 Leaflet) will consider the largest yield, the value and completeness of 

 the report, and the essay, " How to Grow Corn," awarding the prizes 

 to those who in their judgment have done the best work and attained 

 the best results. 



Cornell Potato Contest 



Fifty dollars in prizes are offered to the boys of New York State for the 

 best work and results obtained in raising \ acre of potatoes. The judges 

 will consider the largest yield, the value and completeness of the report 

 and an essay, " How to Grow Potatoes." The prizes will be distributed 

 as follows: First prize, $15 in gold; second prize, $10 in gold; third, 

 fourth, and fifth prizes, $5 in gold; sixth to tenth prizes, $2. 



Rules for the Cornell Potato Contest 



1. All contestants must be under 18 years of age and live in New York 

 State. 



2. Each contestant must raise one-quarter acre of potatoes. 



3. Each contestant must do all the work himself except plowing and 

 fitting the land. 



4. Each contestant must register for the contest with the New York 

 State College of Agriculture by June ist and receive from the College 

 a record blank. 



5. The record blank must be filled in and reach the College of Agri- 

 culture not later than November ist. 



6. There must be sent with the record blank an essay on the subject, 

 " How to Grow Potatoes," which must be written by the contestant 

 himself. 



7. Instructions will be furnished from time to time through the 

 spring and summer by the College of Agriculture. These must bo read 

 carefully. 



8. The yield of potatoes must be determined by measure. 



9. Three responsible persons over 21 years of age shall sign this' state- 

 ment which is printed on the record blank, namely: " I do hereby 

 state that I have measured or seen measured the land on which the 



contestant, , raised the potatoes reported in his 



record and find it to be one-quarter of an acre, and I do further state 

 that to the best of my knowledge and belief all the rules of the contest 

 have been faithfully and honorably observed." One of the persons to 

 sign this statement shall be the trustee of the district school in which 

 the contestant lives or the teacher in the district school or the nearest 

 union or high school. The two other persons shall be appointed by the 



