666 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



5. Each contestant shall keep, according to an outline adopted by the 

 club, a record of the details concerning the plat, work done, and number 

 of bushels harvested. (See record card.) 



6. Each contestant shall write an essay of not over 400 words on corn 

 growing. 



7. Each contestant shall select a sample of ten ears of corn grown on 

 his or her own plat and exhibit them at the annual corn show of the club. 



8. Each member shall take an active part in the meetings of the 

 club when requested, and shall do everything that will make the club a 

 success. 



9. No contestant shall obtain through purchase or otherwise any 

 corn for exhibition other than that grown on his or her own plat. 



RECORD CARD (CORN). 



The following record should be carefully kept and filled out by each 

 contestant in compliance with the fifth requirement under the by-laws of 

 the club: 



1. Contestant's name 



P. O. address , Rural route 



2. Variety of corn planted .- 



3. Source of seed 



4. Method of handling seed from time of gathering the previous fall to 



planting time 



5. Vitality of seed: 



How tested 



Percentage of germination 



6. Plat: 



Length in feet Width in feet 



Area in square feet : Kind of soil 



Kind of subsoil 



7. History of plat: 



Crops grown there for three years previous to time of planting. . . . 



8. Fertilizers applied during three years previous to time of planting: 



Kind Amount 



Kind Amount . 



Kind Amount . 



9. Fertilizers used this year: 



Kind Amount . 



10. Preparation of seed bed: 



Date ; of plowing 



Cultivation 



Implements Time used. 



