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Show CACHE COUNTY BOYS TAKE EVERY POTATO PRIZE. AT STATE FAIR X iC King, Smithfield' And Lcwiston Youths Capture Prizes Offered by Fair, State College And National Copper Bank. Great Advertisement For Cache County. m Two unique and Instructive agricultural agricul-tural contests in which over 1,000 boys of tho state were interested were concluded nt the Stato Fair Thursday by tho awarding of prizes to tho successful young farmers, every ev-ery one of which was a Cache County boy. Tho object of tho contests was to Inspire tho rising generation of farm boys with respect for tho calling call-ing of their fathers, and to better tho production of potatoes In this state. Early last spring in tho Utah Stato Fair association in conjunction with tho Utah Agricultural college offered four silver cupe to tho boys under olghteen years who produced tho largest lar-gest yield and best potatoes In a half an ncro of ground. Ono thousand boys entered tho contest, but by a process of elimination at tho various county Talrs thoro woro but fourteen In tho final contest. In making tho awards sixty per cent was allowed for yields, twonty per cent for tho best dozen, and ten per cent for tho best essay. Tho awards wero mado at the Stato Fafr yestordny, Leonard Puraor, sixteen six-teen years old, of King, Cacho County, Coun-ty, was given tho first prize. Horaco J. Canflold, flftoen years, of Smith-field, Smith-field, Cacho Cdunty, won second lion- .T. ,,,. ,.. ors. Merle J. Hyer of Lowlston, Cache County, who Is but seventeen years old, not third prize. This award Is Interesting In vlow of tho fact that young Hyer was given tho first award In tho National Copper Bnnk contest. Tho fourth prize was awarded award-ed to alph J. Hyer, brother of Merle. Merlo Hyer of LcwhUon won tho silver cup given by tho National Copper Cop-per Bank of Salt Lake In a contost on tho samo lines ns that held bile bi-le State Pair association. Eighty-four Eighty-four contestants entered, their nges rnnglng from nlno to olghteen years. Tho winner of tho cup Is seventeen years old Sterling atklns was given giv-en honornulo montlon In this contest n n |