Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-12-15
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State Agricultural Society.

CORN Observation-Disclosures FAR-l
RslOur friend John S. Dancy, president
of the State Agricultural Society, has been in
Raleigh this week, and while here proposed
a matter which we think worthy of universal
consideration. lie proposes a Corn Sweep
stakes to be arranged as follows Whoever
wishes to enter is to send his name to the Sec
rotary of the State Agricultural Society, and
pay or subscribe to be paid next summer, five
dollars.
Each one who thus enters is to have laid off
one acre otland, to be examined by some three
of his neighbors, the land to be Of a quality
that will yield, say three barrels of corn and
at the end of the season these neighbors, or a
population from the County Society, are to
measure the yield and report it to the parent
Society.
The whole amount subscribed will form the
stakes to be divided into three - half
to goto him who makes the best yield, two-thirds
of the remainder to him who makes the next
best crop, and the balance to him who ranks
third. Indian Corn is proposed as the crop.
because it is the most generally cultivated in
North Carolina.
The idea is admissible every one who Joins
in this race will be a winner and in this res
pect it's unlike all others.
Farmers here is a chance to make hun
dreds of dollars from a single acre Farmers
of North Carolina every one of vol. who
Joins in this hdHuSOIn0
Pfotft@r VIII be a struggle which will tell al
lasting good on the lands and prospects of all
Let us hear from you from Currituck to Cher
okee the fee is small, the stake is great.
Messrs Dancy, Lewis THOMPSON. of BERTHE
and N. w. Woodfn, of Buncombe. all excel-
lent farmers, and gentlemen of hinh charac-
ter, were the first to enter. By the time we
90 to press we presume at least a score of
names, highly respected in North Carolina
will be sent in. We shall chronicle them ali
as they come, and we hope TO have a list halt
as long as our subscription.
In the mean time we are happy to see our
young President so efficient in the cause whose
helm has been entrusted to his hands, and
feel sure that oar Society will prosper
Weekly Post.
AT a called meeting of the State Aqricul.
tural Society on Tuesday, the 30th of Novem-
Der, present: John S. Dancy President: James
r. Taylor, Recording Secretary Wilson
Whitaker, Treasurer ;CalvinH Wiley, Rich.
ard h. Smith, Lewis Thompson, Charles Hin.
ton, Richard H. Battle, Alpheus Jones, and
! l.. B.. Branch members the following pro
/ eramme was agreed upon for the Indian Corr
! Sweepstakes for 1855.
d CONDITIONS.
: Competitors are to side in the State o
North Carolina.
Any person can signify his intention to be
n come a competitor between the date of hi
n meeting and the Ist day of May 1853, by send
g ing to the Treasurer of the State Agriculture
Society, Wilson Whitaker, Esq, $500 Civ
dollars)
Each competitor must select two or NOR
n persons acquainted with the character of hi
land, who shall mark off one or more acres {
40 yards square, which in their opinion wi
: not make to exceed three barrels OF Corn.
q The blowing, manuring and cultivatiEg to b
left to the option of the competitor.
a. Any variety Of Indian Corn can be used.
The product to be gathered and measure
IN the presence of two or more distinguish
persons, and the quantity made to be certife
10 by the same.
E The quantity made, together with the pIa
u pursued from the first blowing to the gatherin
to be transmitted in writing to James F. Ia,
Tor, Wilson Whitaker and Richard Fl. Batti
of Raleigh, who constitute the committee
t. f1s competitor making the most to mo oos
VIII be entitled to one half of the sum ra;so,
SUBJECT to a deduction of Is per cent. VIII
10 "li go to the support of the State AericnItT
. Inc competitor making the second be,