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University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, California 



Agricultural Experiment Station, E. J. Wickson, Director Agricultural Education 



Entered as second-class matter, November, 1911, at the Postoffice at Berkeley. Cal. 



The Junior Agriculturist 



A LITTLE PAPER ISSUED TWICE A MONTH 

 FOR THE JUNIOR GARDENERS OF CALIFORNIA 



Vol. I. Berkeley. California. April 14, 1912 No. 16 



SWEET PEA CONTESTANTS 



UM fill out the blanks below and mall to the agricultural education 

 division, University ->r" California, Berk< it Is necessary that you do 



to be considered an earnest applicant for a prise: 

 l. When and where « 1 i * 1 you plant your seeds? 



_'. What variety of seeds did you use? 



Prom whom were they obtained? 

 : Briefly state how you prepared the seedbed? 

 J. U<.\v deep were the seeds planted? 



Bow far apart? 

 5. Wlu-n did your plants come up! 



H«»w tall are they now? 



ho knows about the planting of your sweet peas? Give name and 

 address. 



7. Will you send in a photograph of your blossoms before they are 

 i»i<-ked, with those which you wish to enter in the contest? 



S. Are you keeping a diary? 



in order that you may not forget the terms of the contest, they are 

 repeated below: 



First — in order to enter the contest as an Individual, you must be a 

 California Junior Gardener. It Is only necessary to send your name and 

 address to C. A. Stebblns, Berkeley, asking to become a member of the 

 large class, if you are not already enrolled. 



Each school that contests shall be organized as a California Junior 

 blob. Write for Information to the agricultural education division, 

 versity of Callforni 



■ nd — Contestants shall have no direct assistance In planting the 



- or caring for the plants further than that obtained from suggestions 



: iends or from reading. Each contestant shall do all of the work in 

 ing the sweet peas. He shall keep a diary noting the following 

 points: (l) Variety of seed planted and where obtained; (2) place and date 

 anting; (3) details of planting, preparation of soli, depth of sowing 

 seeds, distance apart, etc.; (4) time young plants are first seen; (5) draw- 

 of the young plants two weeks and four weeks old; (41) care of the 

 seedlings, cultivation. Irrigation, etc.; (7) time "f blossoming; (8) the sig- 

 nature of your teacher or another friend who knows of your sweet pea 

 gan i. in a legible form shall be sent in with the 20 sprays of 



IW4 el pass t-ntered. 



