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Incentives. — A number of methods of maintaining the 

 interest of the members are found iu use among the many 

 clubs. Prizes are frequently offered. Photographs of work 

 are taken, which are shown at school and public meetings. 

 Lantern slides are sometimes made and shown at public lec- 

 tures ; club meetings are held, at which the work of members 

 is discussed; essays read and reports of work are given; fairs 

 are held showing products. These are often accompanied 

 by lists of premiums awarded for superior work in each line. 



Corn-growing Contests. — In different sections the rules 

 for these contests vary according to local conditions. The 

 following sets of rules may be adopted, or varied as desired : 



Rules for Corn Growing Contests. — 1. The contest is open to 

 any boy in tlie county under twenty years of age on June 1st of this 

 year. 



2. Class No. 1 shall consist of boys (or girls) not over sixteen 

 years of age. In this class the boys shall do all the work, except 

 plowing and marking the ground. 



3. Class No. 2' shall consist of those between sixteen and twenty 

 years of age. This class shall do all the work themselves. 



4. Applications are to be sent to the Secretary of the Committee 

 (insert name and address), by April 15th. No applications will be 

 received! later than May 31st. 



5. Contestants are to use seed supplied by the Committee (or 

 are to secure their own seed ) . Each contestant will be provided 

 with bulletins on corn growing from the county 'office. He is to keep 

 a careful record of all details in the preparation of soil, application of 

 fertilizer, cultivation, harvest, yield, and show the actual cost of 

 producing the crop. A blank for this purpose is furnished. This 

 report is to be sent with the -exhibit in competing for prizes. 



6. Contestants are to exhibit ten selected ears at the annual 

 corn show which will be held. (Insert place and date.) 



7. Certificates of merit will be awarded every contestant who 

 exhibits corn which reaches a high standard to be determined by the 

 judges. 



8. The' Committee reserves the right to make any changes in 

 the list of prizes which may be advisable. 



9. Corn winning the first and second prizes may become the 

 property of the Committee. 



