The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-06
Big Prizes for Big Pigs.
From The News and Courier. Jan. "a, Isl

From The News and courier, Jan. -, lo'o'l
The News and Courier will pay 500 in gold
10 the two farmers or other persons VINO snall
raise the two heaviest hogs IN soutn , ha
biggest hog will be eighty dollars in gold
aud for the second biggest hog twenty DOL
lars in gold. A third prize for the hog snow
ing the largest gain at the lowest cost, VIII
be a com pleLe set OF the Alnericanlzed Cyclo-
pndia Britannica, bound in morocco and con-
sisting of ten volumes.
every contestant must be yearly subscriber
to the weekly News and Courier. Inc con
test will close on Decemoer %, 1888. and the
priZes will be awarded as soon thereafter rs IL
is possible to compare the returns and ascer'
tain who have raised the winning hogs. Con-
testants Will be required TO SEND 10 the news "
and Courier rot later than January l, looo,
q certificate signed by three witnesses, ana
sworn TO before the nearest tr rial Justice, CIV,
ing the age, gross weight and net weight OF
their hogs, and stating as nearly az possloie
the methods employed IN raising ana latien, H.
ing the hogs, the cost ol raising thehh anu liie
breed OF each.
The contest will be open to every man. wo-
map and child in the State who Is yearly
ly subscriber to The Weekly News ana Cou-
rier, and who can own and cultivate a pig
the purpose of The News and Courier IN olIer'
ing the prize is to encourage the people OF the
State to raise their own meat ana 10 SNOW
That South Carolina leads IN the production
Lion OF cotton goods. Some days ago we re-
ceiyed q letter from Barnwell County farmer
suggesting that The News and Courier oiier
premiums for the biggest hogs, and we nave
adopted The suggestion. Our Barnweil Couh'
| " farmer said:
| at is gratifying TO the friends OF your pa
per to see the interest manifested III the well
| fare of our farmers. Only q few years age
| The News and Courier urged the people lt
plant tobacco, which from all accounts, mar
! been a blessing TO many In the Pee-Dee sec
| tion of the State. Now you are showing
| what our people can do in raising their own
bacon. would suggest In at The News anc
Courier offer Il premium OF SlOO 10 tne oht
| killing the heaviest hog next December.
believe that this wou Id have good effecl ano
| cause many OF our people to give more atten
tion to the Hog, and that next December
State than ever before. This plan would al
low the smallest farmer 10 compete lot LIZ
| prize"
The reports from all parts OF the STATE
which we have published show that while tht
people have little money they have more
| home-raisd hog and hominy than In any yea
since the war. Some OF the reports OF oit
hogs that we have received are almost Start
| ling, so big were the hogs. and grown at sc
little expense. 1t has been demonstrated
that bacon can be produced in South Caroline
at an average cost OF three cents pound.
| The News and Coprier will pay one hun
dred dollars in gold TO the two men, woinel
or children who shall grow the Two bigges
hogs this year. Every Farmer In the State
should enter for the contest; every town In
the State should try conclusions with III
country neighbors.