The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-16
number OF acres. aud to the quality Of t,a
RrodHct as determined by it's solling price sio in

is its s5insy sHfisy psiea Sf the he
| Of course, for the tobacco Drop, Which San2t
bsMsGn was s SO Sotg largely II
OF promoting and extending tho cultivation
or Oft tho plant as far as practicable. a prize
most profitable crop on one acre, 80 us to al.
low both largo and small farmers to compete
the tobacco viii count heavily in such h' a con n
Di or yeld alone
eapro Of pe Xs WOW now npt
the farmer will win It who = clears " tho most
how he seas pa To tee as ffow fess
win give every tobacco
both interesting and instructve '"' 'on''s'
tcnssy and apd XsFy general but highly in
Tl1 po ogTbn by
tn the offer Of prize for tho best results obtain IN
faem Tge Sn grewn single
that tho competitors may produce what 1hoy
RrSqfseSSston Rff small grain tobacco hay,
to be tho ono SiGS @Go SHOWS the
four different kinds Of field or orchard crops
peas, pindars and potatoes; or Cotton, Hay,'
GurInips and and oats; or peaches, cotton, wator.
eabbages and So e0f6 Tasrt aad
Wt SiH S0mhDinatons m Of the larger plough crops'
@ wnCii MrnaISN or ADDITIONS may be made in the
way OIL raising cattlo, sheep and hogs and
poultry, bec-lsocping, utter-making, gertion-
that Tn9 Of ts
nt1 t TN the proofs and give public recog
ing.
Small and large farmers can compete for
IT, m.de per aero for tho whole number of
acres employed OH the farm, and including
tho winner, whether he farms ten acres or a
thousand. Tho prizo cannot DO won by spend
ing Time ana LABOR ana money OH ono or two
1t is most desirable that more attention
sheep raising, which could DO ,H deVnloSeGy fa fo
take hold Of it in earncst. Another prize Ui Viii
bc offered i'll tho interest of this industry
Another will be offered to DO competed for
by tho fruit growers. who have already fairly
dus!ries in tho State but will be Interested
doubtle less in II contest which will show who
Is n,t, thc leader in this pleasant and profitable
Last, but not Icnst in tho order of merit and
by tho women Of the State who arc Working
| On tho farms as hard as their husbands and
fathers and brothe,s and sons, without get
| ting due credit for their part of the yearly
products aud income This contest will cover
the field OF wom4n's work on the farm, in tho
| orchard, about he house, In tho dairy and
| Kitchen, and garden, in tho poultry yard, and
among the bee hives and in all tho wide and
| varied departments Of her ccasclcss industry,
and We hope will serve to inspire many such
| wor kcrs with new interest in their daily and
| all day tasks and duties. All cannot win the
prize, of course, but all can win recognition
for the Important part thoy plny i'll making
who work atield, and we can promise ull the
contestants such recognition at least, besides
| the prize or prizes to those who win them
| his contest will Int" in naturally and neat
y with the contest for tho prize for the IL ost
successful "nll round" farm. and it may well
! 90 that tho prize for such farm will bc won
! at last by the farmers in pctticonts, who help
| to " run it." in the race
| No oil A.;
| chap cr with regard to tho several contests
| larger than We intended it to be, and will only
| add therefore, that all tho prizes indicated
willbe certainly offered, and perhaps more of
| them; that tho conditions of the several con
| tests will be announced in Il fow days, and
| that the present intention is to have all the
farm products offered for competition, as far,
as practicable, exhibited in Charleston OH the
occtsion of tho next Fall Festival, when the
prizes will be publicly awarded.