The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-04
for keeping their records OF the acre
entered in the contest.
RIFLES OF CONTEST.

sample bushel OF curn from tne acre
grown the first year. WHICH Is to be
iadged snd then sold Tor the oenent
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 !sItet'
Each contestant is to furnish 1uH fe~
ports, which are to be r. corded IN tne
Contestants Manual so that Dis
work and results may be ju1ged &C
cording to the following scale OF
points:
l Purity and selection OF seed, TO-
p"ints.
2. Methods OF cul. ure, Is points.
Records Of manual, inciuo1ng
~
clearpess, completeness, accuracy
&C, is points.
Yield, rs points. -
5. Q1aiitg, including market grade,
=ale ability, t eding value, 10 points:
6. Profits resulting from the entire
acre, Is points; making q total OF loo
points.
how TO ENTER
ANY farmer in South Carolina can
c mpete for the S,uth Carolina STATE
prizs as well as the grand prize. 10
enter the contest simply write to Z.
J. Watts q, Ctnnissicner Of Agrfcul-
uu,e, Com nsrce and immigration,
Columbia. s. @, the following:
ID ar Si.: / wish to enter the
great cereal contest It The Ame1-
can Ae1:culturalist to improve grain
growers prof s and cjmpete with an
acre Of corn for the p1 q. fl red by
the State CT South Carol ma and any
other priz,s that this entry will en-
title ne to. I enclose 81 for The
American Agricutturslis5 and q COPY
OF the CONTESTANTS Manual for ke p
log the reco-cs OF the acre entered In
this con est" l. the cpntseoant Is
not alr.ady ano d Jes not want to BE-
come subscriber to The American
Agricu' turalist be should erclose only
so cents for the Contestants
Manual This will be forwarded at
once.
Give your name, postc1dce 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 vi ming this great cash
pr;zs as we'll as many smaller prizes
fur single acre o: corn this season.
THE CASH PRIZES.
At it's last 81 ssion the South Caro-.
lima legislature appropriated $500 to
be awarded In prizes to the farmers OF
South Carolina who enter the nation
al cereal contest inaugurated by the
O ange judd company Of New York,
publishers OF The American Agricul
turalists. This money is to be award
ed IS supplement- to the grand
prizes ff,red, tie Orange Judd COM
pany heading toe list with $4,000
casn.. The awarding Of the State
pr.z s Is under the direction and con,
rrol Of Commissioner OF Agriculture,
G: m mnerca and Immigration E j.
Watson Ct Columbia. DR.. P. 81. Nell,
president OF Clemson college, and
Prot. j. N. Harper, head of the de-
psrtment Of agriculture at Clemson
college.
II South Carolina farmer captures
the O:ange Judd grand prize Of $500
as die Capt. Drake in the former con-
test, 5000 In adition Is to be awarded
out CT the State appropriation to the
successful contestant making cash
prizs for ore acre OF S700.
in case the grand prize Is not won
" a South Carolina farmer the 5000
from the S ate appropriation Is to be
a@arded n special pr Is follows:
Ole 800 PR ard two $50 prizes
for the su .csssful contestants.
In addition to the above for the
best work Of any competitor In South
Carolina on an acre Of COIN: First
prz7, $50. second pr z,, 500, and three
prizes OF $40 each, making total Of
Sl00.
FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The remaining $500 shall be devot-
cd to enc urging the work OF school
children in the State OF South Caro-
Carolina in selecting, testing and
growing corn under the auspices Of
the Young Folks; Grain club, organ
z,d by Tne American Agriculturalist.
information and circulars concerning
which will be sent to the county su
perintendents BY Com missioner Wat
sou. These pr z IS will be as follows:
F.rst prize, $685. secoDd prize, sl5;
third prize, $40. Ten pr 8 Of IS
each; 20 pr z ,s of 81 eaca, and 80
priz IS Of 81 each. TIE details OF