The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-04-06

4. MeCnOQS Oh culture 20
points.
3. Records of manual, includ-
ing clearness, completeness, .ac-
curacy, etc., Is points.
4. Yield 25 points.
5. Quality, including market
| grade, sale ability, feeding value
| 10 points.
6. Profits re. .lting 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 Caro-
lima State prize, as well as the
grand prize. To enter the cen
test simply write to E.. J. Wat
son, commissioner of agriculture
commerce and immigration, Co.
lumbia, S. c., the following:
Dear Sir: wish to enter the
great cereal contest of the Amer
lean Agriculturalist to improve
grain growers profits, and COM
pete 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 Amer
lean Agriculturalist and a copy of
the Contestants Manual for keep
ing the records of the acre en-
contestant is not already If sthe
scriber and does not want to be-
come a subscriber to the Ameri-
can Agriculturalist he should en-
close only SO cents, for the Con-
testant's 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 single
acre of corn this season.
CASH PRIZES FOR SOUTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS
At it's last session the South Car
fhs 2Eisiff ffarmefs asisl"oiff Of South Carolina
who enter the national cereal con
test inaugurated by the Oranee-
Tndd Company, of New YORK.
n,,blishers of the American. Ag-
r;cnlturalist. This money is te
be awarded as suppleiMenIn pp ~ y.
the graz ! prizes offered the Ur
@snoe-Ju,Id @ Company heading TN
i;st with $1,000 cash. The aware
mo mo Of the State Yrizes is unde
the e direction and control of Com
t missioner of Agriculture, com
: merce and Immigrat'1n D. i 8
s Watson, of Columbla; Dr. ~ -
d Mell. ufesident of Clemson 20
: ieee % and Prof. ]. N. Harper
h head head of the department OF agr
v avU n',itrra at Clemson College.
If a South Carolina fag farmer grar ca
70 lures the Orange,J1do gall gral
s. nrize of $500, as did CapS; pooo Dia' ~
,e p H the former contest, $2OO IN a
It. al Alton ion is to be awarded out OF t
ed et.,t etate anpropriation to the ST
ay cessful contestant, making
op grand cash prize 1or one "'ie
lis S7OO.
an @U @'GU' case the grand prize is
he won bv a South Carolina tarn
re, Mon thn s90o % from the State app
All priation is to be awarde" III Of
til ial prizes as follows: .o
the - one S1OO prize and two
llso prizes for the successful coh'
out ants.
-re- am. IN addition to the above Tor
sold hest work of any compet.to
t of South Carolina on an acre Oh g g
for First prize, $50; second pl
sub 500: and three prizes OF $lo
.gri- making a total of $lOo.
,or a roR THE SCHOOL CHILDREi
may The remaining 5000 shall b
thef voted to encouraging the Wo
mer. scboo, children in the Sta
put South Carolina in selecting,
8 ssiLs 4hs ing and growing corn unoe 6
I Ihe a,1spices of the Young I
Grain Club, organized bl
American Agriculturallst,
ete in nation and circulars IJ,eec tha q
D fees which will be SEM W .hI Lv "
is to school superlnteiloenTTSI TI oso
f corn missioner watson. E;mst
e first will be as toiioWS e1S.
ID and S25; secMd pc, SfS' % e.
prizes prize, $40; ten PIES cE esoh Jn'%, %
Each twenty prizes Oh 20 e@IISi ~ @ @
a pint ty prizes or 81 each. .;aas m