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Show i j POTATO GROWING COMPETITION. I j We learn that there ate 1X7 entrlen in the potato (rowing competition for , the $r,ou eiii donated by the National Copper Hank of Salt Lake. We had a chance, of aeetnx the cup when In Salt I.ake, and It la well worth atrlvlng for. 0 will have m It the name of the winner win-ner and will he exhibited at the State Enlr and land kIiows thla fall. It does not remain In Ihe poHeHlon of the winner iintex he wlna It three years In HUccessHlon. In addition to the cup the winner gets $IU0 In earth, ho he will ho wejl repaid for hla work. The unit which each boy 1 required to cultivate U one-half acre. Thla unit was fixed by the extension division of the ArH- cultural College, which has organized potato cluba in varloua parta ofjJje mate. The firm boy to enter was Horace Hor-ace Tanner, of Murray. The youngest boy ho far entered U Alfred T. Lund, 01 ParaKona, who will not be ten years old until next July. More than half of the entries are from Cache county. So far there are only four boys entered enter-ed from Millard county. These are ! Law rence A. Nellaon, Hryan H. Reeve, ond Kenton Ueeve, of Hinckley, and James Henry Dibb, of Helta. We are rather surprised at the amall number of entries, as this county Is noted for - Its potatoes and would Htand a good chance of carrying off the prize. The time limit for riling entries has been extended to April :!u, ho there Is mill time to enter. Go after It, hoys. Send your application to the National Coic per Hank and they will send you blank lor making your entry. The Chronicle will keep tab on the potato pal dies of Ithe Millard county contestants and nopes one of them will win the prize. We will have a picture of the best patch and give the boyg who worked it a jirl.e ourselves. |
