The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-04

relative to growth, CliI' .e, eIc'' Wa oN
recorded in the Contestants Manual,
which also contains invaluable data
about cereals as we'll as RECORDS Tor
reports etc. This manual is sold TO
contestants at actual cost of:printing,s
binding and mailing for so cents or
is given free to subscribers OF the
American Agriculturist who remit u
for a years subscription. Any one
NAV compete in this contest whether
they are subscribers to the American
Agriculturalist or not, but the manual
is really a, necessity for keeping their
records of the acre entered in the, con
test.
Rules of the Contest.
Any farmer may compete IN thls
contest and there are no fees or dues.
Each contestant is to furnish one sam
pie bushel of corn from the acre
grown the first year, which is to be
Judged and then sold for the benefit
of prizes for the succeeding years.
Each farmer is also to furnish a pint
of sample seed for chemical analysis.
The details as to the place where this
corn is to be sent will be given later.
Zach contestant is to furnish full re-
ports which are to be recorded in the
Contestants Manual, so that his
work and results may be judged sc-
cording to the following scale Of
points:
1. Purity and selection of seed, 10
points.
2. Methods, of culture, 25 points.
8. Records of manual including
.clearness, completeness, accuracy, etc.,
Is points. :
4. Yield. 25 points. ~,4
IS. Quality, including market grade,
sale ability feeding value, 10 points :.
6. Profits resulting from the entire
acre, Is points, making a total of 100
points. -:
How to Enter the Contest. :.
Any farmer in South Carolina can
compete for the South Carolina State
prize, as we'll as the grand prize. To
enter the contest simply write to E.
J. Watson, commissioner Of agricul-
ture, commerce and immigration, Co.
lurnbia, S. c., the following:
Dear Sir: / wish to enter the great
cereal contest of the American Agri-
culturist to improve grain growers
profits, and compete with an acre of
corn for the prize offered by the State
Of South Carolina and any other prizes
that this entry will entitle me to.
enclose 81 for the American Agricul-
turalist and copy Of the Contestants
Manual for keeping the records of the
acre entered in this contest OF the
contestant is not already subscriber
and does not want to become sub
scriber to the American Agriculturist
he should enclose only SO cents, for
the Contestants Manual This will
be forwarded at once.)
Give your name, postoffice and
county. AS there is no time to lose
farmers should take hold Of this at
once, as there is great opportunity OF
some one winning this great cash
prize, as we'll as many smaller prizes
for d single acre Of corn this season.
Cash Prizes for South Carolina Farm
At it's last session the South Carroll
ma Legislature appropriated $500 to be
awarded in prizes to the farmers OF
South Carolina who enter the national
cereal contest inaugurated by the Or
ange-Judd Company, Of New York,
publishers Of the American Agricul-
turist. This money Is to be awarded
as a supplement to the grand prizes
offered, the orange-Judd Company
heading the list with $4,000 cash. The
awarding Of the State prizes is under
the direction and control Of Commis-
sioner Of Agriculture, Commerce and
Immigration e. J. Watson, Of Colum-
bia; DR.. P. II. Nell, president OF
Clemson College and Professor ]. n.
Harper, head Of the department OF
agriculture at Clemson College.
If a South Carolina farmer cap
lures the Orange-Judd grand prize of
$500 as did Captain Drake in the
former contest, $500 in addition is to
be awarded out Of the State appro-
priation to the successful contestant,
making a grand cash prize for one
acre of $500.
In case the grand prize is not won
by a South Caroline. farmer the 5000
from the State appropriation is to be
awarded in special prizes as follows:
One s100 prize and two $50 prizes
for the successful contestants.