4 BULLETIX 281, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
7. The committee of judges for the annual school fair shall be selected by the local 
leader. 
8. Exhibits winning prizes at the school fair should be sent to the annual county 
contest and even to the State contest. 
9. The percentage score for a. b, c, and d is subject to change from time to time in 
the different States. The recommendations of the State club leaders for the Northern 
aud Western States for 1914-15 were as follows: 
Per cent. 
(a) Greatest yield per acre - 30 
(b) Best exhibit 20 
(c) Essay and report 20 
(d) Best showing of profit on investment 30 
Total 100 
PRIZES. 
The matter of prizes is of considerable importance. While the 
various contests of the club members have for their primary object 
the assistance of the teacher and the public schools to find an easy 
approach, educationally, to all the interests of rural and village life 
and to form a connecting link between parent and teacher, farm and 
school, it is found that prizes can be used to advantage. An attempt 
should be made to offer a large number of prizes. Many small 
prizes are better than a few large ones. Among the prizes suggested 
as suitable awards in club contests for first place the following may 
be mentioned : 
(1) Free trips and expenses paid to district and State fairs, educational institu- 
tions, summer Chautauquas, etc. 
(2) Top buggy, saddle, gold watch, automobile, etc. 
(3) Clear title to one or more acres of land (to encourage land ownership). 
(4) Farm implements, tools, equipment, etc. 
(5) Thoroughbred pigs, cattle, horses, mules, pen of chickens. 
(6) Club emblems, banners, and pennants. 
(7) Manual-training workbench, set of tools, camera, trunk, leather handbag, 
writing desk, etc. 
(8) Poultry equipment, such as incubators, watering and feeding troughs, brooders, 
fencing, and gates. 
(9) Free tuition to short courses in agricultural and mechanical colleges and regu- 
lar courses in colleges. 
(10) Canvas tent, camp outfit, canoe, hunting equipment, baseball suit, and suit of 
clothes. 
(11) Dictionary, encyclopedia, set of agricultural books, special club library, series 
of books of standard literature. 
(12) Subscriptions to farm journals, magazines, and special periodicals for boys. 
School credit should be given to every member of the club who 
carries to completion some one club project. Every boy and girl 
should be taught the real meaning and value of a prize and that a 
realization of work well done is the true reward of effort. 
