The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-04

may be judged according to tho follow
ing scale OF points:
l. Purity and selection of seed, 10
points.
,. Methods of culture - points.
3. Records of manual, including
c!tarntSs, completeness, accuracy, etc,
- points.
4. Yield % points.
.. Quality, including market grade,
sale ability, feeding value, ~ points.
u. Profits Tesultlug from the cn tire
acres - points, making Il total of 100
points.
HOW re- INTEI: TIE CONTEST.
Any farmer in South Carolina can
compete tor the South Carolina State
prize, rs well as The grand prize. TO
enter the contest simply write TO l.. j.
watson, commissioner OF agriculture,
commerce and Immigration, Columbia,
5. G., the following:
'Dcar Sir: | wish TO enter the great
cereal contest Of the American Agri-
cnlturlst to improve grain growers
profits, and compete with all acre of
corn for tho prize offered by the State
oi South Carolina and any other p:izes
that this entry will entitle mo to. |
enclose 81 for tho American Agricul-
turallst and copy of tho Contestants
Manual for keeping the records of the
acre entered in this contest" iii the
contestant IL not already Il subs c.iber
and does not want TO become q sub
scrlber to the American AgriculturaliBt
ne should enclose only SO cents, for the
Contestants Manual. This will be
forwarded at once.)
GIVE your name, pOstOf1iCe and coun-
~. As there ls 10 time to lose farmers
should take hold of this at once, as
there is e. great opportunity of some
one, winning this great cash prize, as
we'll as many smaller prizes for q sin
gle acre OF corn this season.
CASH PRIZES FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
EAnMERs-
At It's last session the South Caro-
lima Legislature appropriated $500 to
he awarded In prizes to the farmers of
South Carolina who enter the national
cereal contest inaugurated by the Or
apge-Judd Company, OF New York,
publishers OF the American Agricultu-
rallst. This money is to be awarded as q
supplement- to the grand prizes offered,
the OraDge-Judd Company heading
tho list with $1,000 cash. The award.
ing Of the State prizes il under the di-
rection and control Of Commissioner
grafton f. j. Watson, Of Columbia:
Ds: =. H. Nell, president of Clemson
College, and Prof. j. N. Harper, head
OF tho dep .rtInent Of agriculture at
Clemson College.
1t o South Carolina flrmer captures
tho Orange-Judd grand prize of $500,
as did Capt. Drake in the former con-
test, $500 in addition is to be awarded
out tho State appropriation to the sue
n nfnnf ron
cash prize for ono acre Of S700.
Ia cnse the grand prize is not won by
South CR-'llna farmer tho $500 from
the State appropriation is to be award
cd IN special prizes as follows:
One 500 prize and two $50 prizes for
the successtul contestants,
In addition to the above for the best
work Of any competitor in South Caro-
lima on an acre OF corn: First prize,
or Sl0 each, making total of 800.
FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The remaining 5000 shall be devoted
to encouraging the work of school
children in the State Of South Caro-
lima in selecting, testing and growing
corn under the auspices Of the Young
Folks' Grain Club, organized by the
American Agriculturalist, information
and circulars concerning which will be
sent to the county school superinten-
dents by COMMISSIONS Watson. These
prizes will be as follows: First prize,
$25; second prize, SIS; third prize, $40;
ten prizes of 60 each; twenty prizes OF
SO each, and sixty prizes of 81 eacl.
The details of awarding these prizes
will be given later.
County and leca! school superinten-
dents are asked to interest themselves
in this matter and organize clubs
promptly.
E. j. Watson,
p. II. Nell,
j. N. Harper.