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Show 4-II Club Members Should Start Account Books Now 4-H boys and girls should start their farm account books at once .c put them in line for an award in the fifth National 4-H Farm Account Ac-count Contest which offers 805 prizes pri-zes totaling $8,500.00 in cash and merchandise. The contest is conducted con-ducted by state and federal extension exten-sion agents. I March 1 is the last date on which j the bocks may be opened. They are iequired to cover 12 consecutive .months and may also be started as of January 1 and February 1. Club i members interested in enrolling may secure blank books and rules and the prize list through their Local Leader or County Agent. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of individual accomplishment alone, and all material in the reco.ds will be held confidential and returned to the owne-s after the judging. Contestants must also submit an analysis of their record of 1000 words cr less, showing the principal princi-pal sources cf profit and loss and suggesting how to make the farm pay better. . Parents are urged to cooperate in keeping the records, which have proved of such value in the last i'cu- contests that they have been continued. Any bona fide clubster is eligible and many fine records in the past have been submitted by both boys and girls in their early teens. Contestants who submit the five best records will receive awards of $500 to $100 and 800 others will be given cash prizes of $5 to $25. All awards are made by the International Internat-ional Harvester Company to encourage en-courage good farm management through a comprehensive but simple accounting 6ystem. |