The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-21
CAROLINA IN 4 co.s CONTEST.
Two TWO Prizes Of $3.50 Eaehto .be Won, and
the Corn Itseif Ought to Pay she Cost
Who Can Equal DE-. Parker,sTwo 3;
Hundred Bushels an Acre. -
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Hundred Bushels an Here. -:
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CoLUMBIA, February 4-The fact
that the American Agric culturistu has
offered a reward of $500 for the best
yield OF corn per acre made IN the
United States this year, and the fur
ther fact thst the South Carolina Board
OF Agriculture has offered an additional
reward of $500 to the successful cora
pettor if he be planter OF this State
mas naturally attracted much interest
In order to inform and encourage
soeth carolinians, those who thinkaof
competing for the prize, the denart- S
ment OF agriculture has had a circular.
printed for general distribution en
oraeing the report of DR.. ]. ~. Parker,
OF Columbia, who, in 1857, raised the
largest crop Of corn ever paade on one
acre OF ground, the report Of the com
mlttee who verified that fact and the
surveyor who measured the tract nom
which the phenomenal yield was %.
tained. The following is eopyof thecir.
GUAR, which can be proftabley studied
oy the many agriculturists who, it fs
hoped, will compete for the handsome
sum offered as a premium this year ~
The following is the circular:
REPORT on CORN.
TO the Executive COMMITTEES of the
State Agricultural Society Gentle.
men: Asa competitor for the prenlii,rr, Z
70 pc awarded for the largest yield Of
corn from two acres of ground. & here
with present the certificate Of the com
mittee, and the letter Of Mr. Veal wEho
measured the land; also, the following
report on the preparation Of the groun0
and culture of the crop: zs
The ground selected for my :experfss
ment was ssand hils branch land. After
drying it by underground drains; it.
was brokenup With 3 common tongue
plough in November About rs tWo-
horse loads Of manure from nv sow
house were spread over each acrfs ii
December, and well plonghed IN sItlss
a tWo-horse iron plough, Glaze, E fol-
lowed with the subsoH plough, drawn
by two mules. About the first of.
March another coat Of good stable and
COW manure was spread and ploughed
in as the first. Early IN April three
cart loads of air Stacked line and Two:
sacks Of salt were spread over eaehacre
and lightly pioughed under. en- the.
18th of May the ground Vas thorough
" ploughed with Glaze,s large iroa
plough, narrowed leEea and laid or
thirty inches apart with shoFel
plough. Guano and plaster was sprin-.
kled in the furrows, near 200 poursis
OF the former and 800 ponds of the
latter to each acre.
The seed selected for planting was
from North Carolina, and designated
BALE Mountain Corn After soaking
it during the night in 8 strong solution
OF nitre it was planted from S te I2
inches distance in The row, covered it
with hoes and rolled the ground Ieav
ing it perfectly level. on The 18th its
was ploughed with a long, very
row plough and dressed over With hoes.
On the 9Th and 18th of June the same.
work was repeated, each time IeSging
the ground level About the frst Of
July it was necessary to draw q ridge
about the roots of the corn to prevent
its falling. Duringa protracted drought
acre No: l was twice irrigated and acre
No. 2 had the water turned on it oncs
AS you viii learn from the cerhfcate
of the committee, the yield from acre
No. was 200 bushels end u quarts;
from acre No. 2, 116 bushels and s.;
quarts, making from two acres SI8.
bushels and Is quarts.
All of which is respectfully SUB.
| mitted. j: w. Parker
Colunbia, November 8, 1857.