The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-29
SOUTH CAROLINA WINS.
The Greatest Yield Of Corn in the
World Per Acre Last Year Was
:. Gathered From a Farm in !
4. Clarendon County.
The State, 25th.

The prize yield was 1872 bushels to
the acre and Mr.. A. j. Tindal of
Clarendon is the successful comptti-
tor. A few years ago in similar con-
test, South Carolina won the first
prize, Mr.. Drake Of Marlboro having
produced 237 bushels to the acre.
This is great advertisement for
South Carolina and great feather in
the cap of the bureau of agriculture
and Immigration which advertised the
contest and worked up interest there
in. The bureau has achieved several
notable successes in the last l. months
this and the arrival of the Wittrkind
being the most conspicuous.
Notwithstanding he is parlonably
proud Of the accomplishment of his
department during this year in cStab-
llshing the trans Atlantic service to
Charleston and securing the far-rcarh-
ing d2ciSun Of Secretary StrauS in the
matter Of immigration, both OF which
matters have brought South Carolina
SO prominently IL the front in pioneer
work AMI have accomplished 81 much
in the way Of widespread advertising
Of the state, when the news came over
the wires yesterday that South Car
olina had wen the national record Of
the rrnduct,.n nf corn per acre in
the national contest of The American
-t!rlrulturiSt, Commissioner Watson
felt that this happy result Of the eff
forts mnde by the department to have
Saith Carolina farmers II this con-
t&n! Wnui;! have lis iar-rcaching an CT
feet IN til" matter of advertising rnc
re- 'i;rtrs = TINS state rs either of the
other acait vrm"mlS. He said that
such Il vici"iy coming III such an OPP
perfume mrmrnt would be the means
G! sa">!.n;!%t:M: the claims of this
siH'" =, :; .,':i"& L. section for ayri-
cultural :rll!ri%. and wien it is com
sidereI that aside from any other
publicity Given il the full details of
the victory will be seen by 100000
readers Il tie farming class of one
sci Of publications alone, covering this
entire country. the value Of the sccur-
ing this record by Il South Carolina
farmer can not be estimated too
highly.
The i"'l"winy is copy Of the rele-
gram received by Commissioner Wal
son yesterday morning:
Springfield, Mass. Jan. %, 1907.
10 f. j. Watson. Commissioner, Co.
lumbia, S. G..
The largest in yield corn 1872 BUSH
els net one acre in American Agricul
turl$t contest raised in your state.
Sweepstakes divided equally among
one crop each South Carolina, Ohio,
Iowa. Connecticut. Graduated report
your contestants follows. Congratulate
tionS.
Myrick,
President Board of Managers Grain
Contest.
Commissioner Watson at once wiz
ed /" Mr. Myrick:
Yours received. Information most
gratifying and welcome. Kindly wire
ME nj once name Of man who raised
1S2 bushels.
"Watson.'
In the afternoon the answer came:
GA. j. Tindal. Clarendon county.
1872"
Mr.. Tindal was given the news in
the Following telegram To him al
Manning" in Clarendon county:
'N"u hold bc>, record i'm national
contest corn growing. CONCENTRATIONS.
"Wat>nn.'
j.. Among the counties represented in
the contest were Oran%cburg. Flor
ence, Hampton. KcrShaw, Collcton.
Marlboro. Clarendon, Anderson, Dar-
lington, Bambcr@, Richlaud. Barn
well, Sumter, Marion. WILLIAMSBURG,
Chesterfield and Saluda.
In speaking of the result of the
contest and the victory Of Mr.. Tin
dal, Commissioner Watson said:
~ have realized ever since I bpoon
this work the immense value Of the
fact that in the last national contest
10 years ago the largest Weld of
corn per acre in the United States or
elsewhere was by Capt. Drake of
Marlboro county, in this state. When
! 1t became known that there would he
y another contest for this world s record
this year [ hastened to recommend to
the general assembly an appropria-