The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-26
CONTEST DECIDED.
Names of Winners of Corn Con-
test in State Announced.
Some Difficulty in Arriving at De-
cision but Results Finally Deter

The South Carolina commissioa
appointed to Judge the result Of the
corn contest in this State announced
its decision Friday. The commits
sion was appointed last year after
a special appropriation had been
made by the general assembly for
the contest in this State, there De-
ing a national contest also on hand,
which, by the way resulted in the
prize coming to this State.
The following statement w*s is,
sued by the commission:
The commission has had some
difficulty in arriving at what they
considered a just and proper dis
tribution Of the prizes in accordance
with the announcement originally
made on the national contest on The
one hand and on the part of the
State commission or the other. How
ever, after thorough lilly canvasslng
the situation and going over all OF
the data in connection with the CON
}nsction with the contest the COM
mission has determined to aware
the general prizes as follows;
First Prize--A, J. Tindal, Man
ming, $500
Second prize---B. E. Moore, Ben
:nettsville. 500.
Third Prize---T. C. Willoughby
Florence, $50.
Fourth Prize---W. B. Chitty
Olar, s25.
stThe above prizes are for gen
eral results. including yield and al
other points going to make up the
total score.
| "For the best work of any com
petitor on the one acre Of corn
which, of course, includes the meth
DDS of culture, the scoring has re
l.sulted in the awarding Of the fol
owing prizes.
First Prize--A. J. Tindal, Man
ming, $50.
nettsville, $40.
"Third prize, divided between T
IC, Willoughby Of Florence County
and J. B. Moss of Oranqehusg coun
ty(slO each) $50.
"Fourth Frize---W. B. Chitty,
Giar, $40.
"In addition to the prizes tn
commission has determined to aware
two prizes to school children, ther'
having been only two entries in thi
portion Of the contest. The com
mission has provided s25 for thes
two prszes. These names will b.
announced in a few days.
"In view of the above announce
ments the final awards, therefore
| by the commission cover the $500
appropriated by the State for the
purpose are as follows:
"a. J. Tindal $780,, B. E. Moor
S12O, T. C, Willoughby $50, w. B
Chitty s35, ]. B. Moss. $40 schoo
children S25.
Mr.. Tinoal, as will be seen, as
reward for his efforts and success:
| in placing South Carolina at the heat
of the columns Of the United State
for yield per acre, has beeu award
ed by the commission one-half o1
/, the prize money allowed by the State
In view of the fire which destroy
led the entire plant of The America
Agriculturist, the national contest
which was to have been continued
over a period of FIVE years, has beer
abandoned for the year 1907 witt
announcement that the five years
; period will be resumed with the sea
, son Of 1908.
cat the last session of the gener
al assembly provision was made TO
$500 in prizes for the State contes
this year to be participated IN b,
South Carolina farmers entered il
the national contest. In view O
of the fact that the national contes
is not running this year the comp
troller general holds that this mon
ey is not available for the State con
test under the terms Of the treasury
Consequently there will be no State
prizes offered this year. The CORES
pondence between the comptrolle,
general and myself will be made
public later so that the matte.
can be thoroughly understood
Commissioner Watson, who is tht
chairman of the commission, will a
once forward to the winners of thu
contest their warrant for the
several amounts due them in &C.
cordance with the awards as announ
ced.
MEMORIAL TO GEN. LEE.
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