The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-23
CEREAL CONTESTS.
SOUTH CAROLINA TO nE REPRE-
sENTED IN IT.
This State Made an appropriation Of
Five Hundred Dollars for
the Prizes.

TloA' W. ". JOnnEOn, editor of The
American Agriculturlst OF New York.
was In Columbia recently on his wav
back from Florida trip. Prot. John
son Is perhaps one Of the best known
authorities In the country on farming
and ste OK raising and takes a. great
deai OF Interest in any thing relating 60
either. While In Columbia t,c called
on Com missioner Watson and secured
some informs tton concerning the ap-
propriation OF $500 by the State leg
islature to 90 expended as prizes for
tne farmers who shall enter the ma.
tlonal cereal growing contests.
The Stale says it may be OF interest
to many South CarolinIans to know
that the larg ,st crop ever grown IN
an acre OF land was raised by Capt. u.
): Drake In Marlboro county. The
Yield was 265 bushels and he was
awarded the first prize in the nat.onal
contest. The national contest IL un
der the direction of the ofIic rs of The
American Agriculturist anc o to .al OF
So, 0oo Is given In prizes. Ile 8, ction
under tue State appropriation ovid
Ing, for the contest is as follu..:
Ihat the Gum Of $500 be apd is
hereby appropriated to be expended
as State priz.s for the farmers of the
State who shall enter the national
contest Tor the growing Of cereals pa,
acre. All rules and regulations gov.
erning said confess and the distrib,l.
tion OF the prizes and the expenditure
OF the appropriation above provided
Tor snail be under the direotion and
control of the commissioner of agrj
culture, and the president and th.
professor OF agriculture Of Clemson
college, who shall constitute board
for this purpose.
Piof. Johnson said in regard to the
contest:
The details Of the conte st will 500,
be fiually arranged by ymIssione
watson, DR.. Nell and Prof. Onamblis
Farmers In all parts OF the State
should make up thelr minds to entel
tn>S contest al ouce and send in thei,
requests TO Commissioner Watson.
am satis fad that when thu oron
Is harvested this fall that South Oar
o[ina will stand we'll toward the tor
OF the liss if not arst in this contest
We Will wasca the results with keen
interest as l am satisfied that these
maryelously productive soils With thi,
wonderful climate will again astonist
the world when the final records are
ii de by the T. dyes. y 6
luis indced a pleasure and inspi
ration for me to note from year tt
year the marvellous development alonp
agricultural lines in this and Other
Southern States, / know of no part
OF the country where such opportuni-
dics await capital and men OF energy
In the agricultural and industrial
fields.
I'VE are now perfecting and work
ing upon another contest which VIZ
hope 20 get IN shape In year or two
FOR the development Of cotton alone
Tnis contest will be one of che mos,
unique that we have ever undertaken
and large cash prizes will be Gff sred tt
tue planters Of the Southern States II
the development Of one of our creates
staple products. 1t would not sur
prise me In the least to see q farme
of the Palmetto State again loom u,
1
as a sweepstake prize winner in th'
cotton C. c.ntest."
Prof johnson left on the evenin,
train for Washington, where he viii
consult with Secretary Wilson OF th
department Of agriculture on man,
matters affecting the agricultural In
terests of The South. Prof. johnson
stated that among the most loyal sup
porters of the farmers interests II
the senate and house were the repre
sentatives from the s Southern States
He Is of the opinion that we can rea
sonably expect greater advances ii
agricultural development In the mex
10 years than we have seen during the
past 25.
The farmers in this county should
take part In this contest. The,
stard chance to win great prize II
money.