The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-01
WINS AGAIN.

yNslASkJf IhO hAANs
TIsrs q saRisATEsT YIELD OF OoIsN
IN THE
World Per Acre Last Year Was Gath
cred From q Clarendon
III II. Comfy Farm.
Sohsh Carolina again wins tho
ehaS sionBhip IN the matter of raising
the Sfe&teBt Yield Of corn per acre.
The pfiz, yield was 1872 bushels to the
aerS asd Mr.. "A. j. Tindsl, OF Qlsren.
don, % tho auoesssful competitor. A
few years ago In similar con6est,
lS0utE OaYOlins won the frat priza, Mr.
Drskis OF Marlboro, having produced
257 bushels to the acre.
ttrba State Iesys this 10 o. great adver.
ttseS iSnt for South Carolina and o
grss& leather In the cap of the bureau
of eioulture and immigration which,
ladvestised the contest and worked up
inte:6gt therein. The bureau has
achieved several notable SUCCESSES In
the isst IL months, this and the ar.
lrivst OF the Wiitokind being the most
conspicuous.
Notwithstanding he is pardonably
pr0ulNof the accomplishment OF his
dopaibment during this year iL estab.
| lishi,ig tho trans. Atlantic service to
Char ioston and securing tho far. reach
ing scision Of Secretary Straus In the
matter OF immigration, both Of which
m16SsYs have brought South Carolina
( &c prominently to the front In pioneer
Woi Il and have accomplished 90 much
In blJs way of widespread advertising
| Of tile State, when the news came
over the wires that South Carolina
! Lad won the national record Of the
prod lction OF corn per acre In the ma
sEti0n.. & contest OF The American ARri.
! IcuttUfIsb. Commissioner Watson felt
! th&t tiis happy result Of the efforts
i mad X by the department to have
i Soui.2 Carolina farmers In this contest
soul i have as far.reaohing an effect
\ In Oh matter OF ADVERTISING the re-
SOURCES OF this State as either Of the
otI achievements.
HSBaid that such 3 victory coming
at gi ion 40 opp0rtuno moment would
be GaS moars Of subgtantiating the
h claitIs OF this State as desirable sac
4 zion for agricultural SETTLERS, and
: vsE0a tti COL sdered that aside from
any l56heH publicity given 1t the full
details OF the victory will be seen by
1880 600 sIeaders OF the farming c(asa
of oiie a0t OF publications alone, cover.
ing Sllis entire country, the value OF
tho occurring this record by a South
!. OSSGlI Inss farmer cannot be Estimated
Zoo Sighly. The following isS copy
OF Gs.e telegra,u received by Commits
gipnIr tg atson yesterday morning:
5 Sbrlngael M, 81, Jan. 23, 1907.
: no Watson, Commissioners, 90
Q i9snbi&, s.. %.
stssss cor. .dI9e dRIela lsaS,,liPs,RSS laS ,RSshs assl
" "a, !, 90 - .asS Z ssaisesi in your .suSsc
= Sweepstakes divided equally Smon
'e one crop each South Carolina. OhlC
Iowa, Connecticut. Graduated repor
it your contestant follows, OopRratula
ly tions. MYRlCh'
of President Board of Managers Graf
Q Contest.
:. Commissioner Watson at once wire
ut to Mr.. MYriok:
Jo "Yours received. Information MOI
lie gratifying and welcome. Kindly VII
n. une at onco namo Of man who raise
III. 1872 bushels WATSON"
Y In the afternoon the apswer cam
th "a. 5. Tindaii, Clarendon count
In 1872"
Mr.. Tlndall was given the news
,se the following telegram. TO him
Az. Manning in Clarendon county:
ng. ''You holo best record in nation
40. contest corn growing Oongra6nl
DO. tions. WATSON :
Of Among the counties represented
In the contest were Orangeburg, Fl
once, Hampton, KershAw, Collett
ex. Marlboro Clarendon, Anderson, ID
ter lington, Bamberg R'chland, Hs
Oon we'll, Sumter, Marion, Wllliambur
, q Chesterfield and Salu6a.
nm. In speaking of the :esulb OF the @
Ii test and the victory of Mr.. Tind
/ It Commissioner Watson said:
nd. II have realized ever Bnoe l bei
nse. this work the immenge value of
rea. fact that in the last national cont
16 years ago the largest yield of 6
,een per acre in the United States or Q
cut. whore was by Oapt. Drake, of M
)urt boro county, In this State. Whe
,aoh became known that there would
klnq another contest for this worlds ret
the this year I hastened TO Yeccmm en'
! OF the general assembly an appropria
nds, of $500 for the purpose OF State
fray test In corn raising, thereby ensb
fur. contestants in the State contest
ten. participate In the national cont
and feeling sure that we could win,
, did knowing full we'll that If we could
". would reap splendid harvest In
way of valuable advertising, 8u
victory recalling the previous VIC
unity In the minds Of the masses In this
'par. other countries, and accontuatipR
J the power of that victory.
Tues TT was gratifying when the i
ma. lature unhesitatingly made the az
" ere prietion and created the cora COZ
and commission, and 1t Was more gra
Ing when contestants representing
majority OF the countieB Of this 5
yorl filed their entries and began o.
ttnm, tions In manner that bespoke q
= tho termination to win. 1t ia even
hs Va OF an advertisement to win this
, tha teat for the reason thSb the co