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Show FARM PRODUCT CONTESTAT A. C, Judging of Grain and Potatoes Will Be Feature of Round-up. Girls Flower Clubs Or. 1 ganlzed That tho Utah Agricultural Collego is not confining its efforts to tho Institution In-stitution at Logan alone, but Is do-vising do-vising practical methods of getting education out to tho people Is evidenced evi-denced by tho wonderful growth of tho boy's potato clubs and tho girls' Dower and bread clubs throughout tho stnto. Prof. J. C. Ilogonscn who Is ln charge of tho boys' clubs states that that organization has now a membership at two thousand enthusiastic enthus-iastic potato culturlsts. Two thous- ' and Utah boys nil planning for better bet-ter Utah potatoes Is no mean factor I In tho development of tho state, but not satisfied with this I'rof. Hogcn-sou Hogcn-sou is now ondeavoring to lncreaso tho club by an additional ono thous- j and membership during this present yenr. A special feature of tho big annual Hound-up which Is to con-vono con-vono at Logan on tho 27th of this month nnd extending over to February Feb-ruary 8 will bo a grain and potato Judging contest which will tako place on tho afternoon of Wednesday January Jan-uary 29, Tho teams competing In this contest will bo chosen from tho district nnd high srhno'n of (-cbe and Vox Eider counties, nnd sttltnblo prlzos havo been arranged for rV team and tho Individual winners At tho evening meeting upon this date tho four silver trophy cups which Continued on pngo four) Farm Product Contest Con-test At A. C. Continued from Page One were won by tho boys In tho recent stato potato growing contest will be awarded to tho prize winners by Dr. John A. WIdtsoo. Tho girls' flower clubs and broad clubs' are unique organizations established estab-lished under the supervision of Miss Gertrude McChcyne, who is the Extension Ex-tension Director of this work tor the College. The object ot the glrlBl flower flow-er clubs Is tq Interest the girls of the state In outdoor work and especially espe-cially to teach them how to grow the most hardy flowers that they may beautify the homo grounds ot the state. The clubs will be made up ot junior and senior girls. Girls between tho ages of twelve and seventeen years will belong to tho junior clubs and thoso between the ages of eighteen eight-een and twenty-one will compose the senior clubs. Tho work of both clubs however, will bo practically tho same with the exception that tbo work of tho senior club will be moro extensive exten-sive and the judging will be dono separately. All girls in tho district In which the clubs are organized between be-tween tho ages of twclvo nnd twenty-one years aro eligible to membership member-ship whether they aro attending school or not, but tho clubs are forced forc-ed conjointly with the district nnd high schools of the state. The rule? of tho contest provide that each pli' must plant nnd caro for a garden nt least nine feet by twclvo. She muat keep nn nccount of the work dono In caring for tho flowers, the preparation prep-aration tho ground receives, when nnd how tho seed was planted, how tho weeds wcro kept In check, when and how Irrigated, when tbo various plants first came up and first began to grow, and what use has been made of tho flowers. During tho late summer sum-mer somo competent person will do the judging on tho basis of points which havo been nrranged by tho dl-octor. dl-octor. Local prizes will bo offered by enterprising citizens or each town In the Slnto who nro Interested In civic lmprovomont and In beautifying beautify-ing tho town. Tho four girls who win at tho local contest will compete with four girls from every other club In the county for the general prize. The girl In each county who wins first placo In the contest will also be given a free trip to Logan and a frco course at tho Agricultural College Col-lege during the Housekeepers' conference con-ference held during two weeks In January or February of each year. Tho girl in each county who wlas tbo second place in the contest will receive a stiver trophy cup with her name engraved upon It. The girl In each county who wins third place will receive $5 In cash and the gin who wins fourth placo will receive a copy ot the book entitled 'The Practical Flower Garden," by Helena R. Ely. Definite Instructions are now being prepared by the college and those Interested may receive the same by writing to Miss Gertrude McCherne. Logan, Utah. Tho girls' bread making mak-ing clubs will be organizod along similar lines. Girls sovontccn years of ago and under may enter the junior ju-nior club and girls seventeen to twenty-one will bo eligible to the senior clubs. The names may bo banded in at any time botvreen now and March 1st to local officers who must forward for-ward tho same to tho Extension Division Di-vision at Logan The first contest will bo somctiino In September, probably prob-ably at the time when tbo county fairs will be on. From this It v '' 'c st-i that the prime purposes of the college officials Is to create a keener Interest in the overy day work cf tho young people. flPLl Its education of tho practical nnd cul turnl kind which Ih sure to appeal strongly to the people of tho stnte a |
