The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
PRIZES FOR GRAIN GROWERS.
Inducements offered South Caroline,
Farmers to Enter corn Contests.

Columbia, April 2S.-This should
be a big grain crop year in South Car
olina. The plea to reduce acreage of
cotton and SOW grain is being made
by the organizations of farmers. and
the folly of crying Is cents cotton
without regard to economic conditions
should teach the farmer that the bes!
way to get his own price for cotton is
TO raise his own supplies ana put
himself in a position of indepenle lice.
where hc can afford to hold Coct.,n CT
to sell.
Brt in addition to these colGitions
winch should influence the farmers
t. raise mere grain, there ere some
very attractive prizes offered for the
champion grain crops Of 1908. There
are also prizes for the largest acre
yields Of cotton, but these do not ag-
gregate as much as the corn prizes,
which are offered not only by the
State Fair Society, and the State de-
partment OF agriculture. but by sew
eral county farmers unions and local
interests, and by fertilizers and farm
machinery firms. AS one farmer can
compete with the same acre of land
for several prizes. it Is possible for
him to secure in all the sum of at
least $3.50.
Cotton and Corn Prizes.
The field crop department of the
South Carolina State Fair is offering
prizes for the yargest yields Of cotton
and corn on one acre as follows:
Largest yield of corn on one acre:
First prize, $50; second prize s25.
Largest yield of cotton on one acre:
First prize. $50; second prize. $25.
In addition to the above prizes the
Coe-Mortimer Company offer 5000
each for the largest yield Of cotton or
corn on one acre; the Planters Fer
tilizer and Phosphate Company offer
800 each for the largest yield Of cot
ton or corn on one acre, and the Ar
mour Fertilizer Company offer 800
for. the yargest yield Of cotton or corn
on one acre, other companies will
probably offer prizes later on, as they
have been requested to swell the list
of these special prizes.
In competing for the prizes offered
by the State fair the contestant may
use any fertilizer material he wishes,
but In the contest for the special
prizes offered by the fertilizer COM
panies he must use only the brands of
fertilizers sold by that company, and
must not use any stable manure,
compost, cotton seed or any other
substance having fertilizing value.
Entries should be sent TO A. w. Love,
secretary South Carolina State Fair,
Columbia. s. c., and when sending
entries for the special prizes the con-
testants must send certificates from
their dealers showing that certain
brands Of fertilizers have been pur-
chased. Any further information NAV
be obtained from the secretary at
Columbia, DR.. Wade Stackhouse, Dill
lon; Major r. M. Pegues. Kollock. or
from the companies Offering the spe-
cials. The State department Of agri-
culture also offers prize for the larg-
est yield Of corn on one acre.
The Rules Of Contest.
The rules governing the contests OF
the Fair Society are as follows:
LAND.
One acre to be measured at time
or planting by three disinterested
farmers. and again when crop IL
harvested: the same parties to super
intend the harvesting and weighing
of the crop in the field, and shall
make affidavit under oath to the
facts. The corn is to be shucked and
yield to be reported In the number
OF pounds Of corn in the ear pro-
duced on the acre. Report on yield
OF cotton to be made in number OF
pounds Of seed cotton produced OF,
the acre.
For either Of these contests an
entry must be made on or before
October "a. 1908. This entry shall
consist In notifying the secretary IN
writing. No consideration Of any re-
turn OF yield will be had unless these
rules are compiled with.
HISTORY.
The contestants shall report to the
secretary OF the society the character
OF the soil and sub-soil on which the
test Is made, the kind Of crop grown
on the land the year preceding. the
kind of plOughs used, and the depth
and manner nropo rip- A.. ,.,