| Show EMMETT mi BELITZ WINS WAR GARDEN PRIZE gives detailed Deta fled story of his garden work puring Pur illg past season Is 19 second time this boy wins first prize for garden here Is a story stor of a boys accomplishment ment in the matter of garden work the past reason beason as submitted by E W erickson boys club leader emmett belitz of monroe Is the boys name and an d ho he has captured the prize in the boys garden club contest two years in succession because ot of his efficiency in method and aad industry in accomplishment when club work was introduced into this county emmett was one of the first to join he has worked faithfully followed follow ed instructions to the letter jetter and kept his records accurately cura tely he has left this county and gone to michigan Alic higan but emmett is made of the stuff that spells success and he is sure to make good wherever lie he goes A successful club member always makes good here is the story of his garden labors in his own words my land had not been cultivated for several years when I 1 took charge of it it was covered with a thick growth of redroot and burdock weeds weed s the first years crop showed that the ground needed fertilization so the following spring I 1 it I 1 do not know how long the ground has been under cultivation but I 1 should judge about twenty years it is located in such a position as to have excellent drainage my aly garden consisted of seven eights of an acre prom from this amount of ground I 1 received the following returns 52 bushels of potatoes 3 34 tons sugar beets 25 lbs ibs of dried brown beans 15 lbs ibs of shelled pop corn 15 quarts of golden wax beans 25 bushels of tomatoes 8 bushels carrots 5 bushels turnips lbs ibs cabbage 15 bu of corn on the cob 40 water melons 35 cantaloupes canta lopes lbs ibs of squash 2 bushels bushel of red beets 5 bushels of onions this spring I 1 bought a small garden cultivator and find that it is a valuable asset to any garden I 1 pl planted ant all my beets and made all the fur rows in the garden with this machine this year I 1 grew my garden on a more scientific plan we had bad a shortage of water but my crops were just as good as last year proving to me that a garden does not need so much water here is the financial statement of the cost of operations rent of land preparation of seed bed cost of seeds and plants 5 ga planting own work cultivating own work weeding own work furrowing own work irrigation own work except 1 1340 harvesting own work cost of water use of machinery total expense total value all products net profit an affidavit in the back of tile the record book signed by the banker shows a deposit of a cashiers check nov for the sum of to join the boys boks garden club see mr E W erickson county club leader |
