Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-07
CORN PRIZES.

At the regular monthly meeting or
the Farmers Union yesterday. res
olution was adopted whereby it is pro-
Interesting contest intended to encour-
age the culture of corn on the inten-
sive system.
Because Of the limited time at the
best to leave the formulation Of the
details i'm connection with the proposed
contest to the discretion and diligence
of a committee Of three. and Messrs.
| D. ]. Forbes. ]. B. Scott and w. D..
Grist were elected to take charge OF
the matter.
The committee has instructions in
several important particulars. First,
the principal object of the competition
is to encourage the intensive system,
or the production Of heavy crops on
| few acres. Second, that every COM
petitor must plant on this system not
Third, that the competitors themselves
shall If practicable, raise not less than
$1.OO of the prize money by means OF
pro rata assessment on the basis or
acreage entered as above indicated.
| Fourth, that the committee be author
| lied to request the cooperation of the
general public in swelling the prize
money to something more worth while,
in which event the number OF prizes
may be increased to three or more,
and made larger in amount.
The committee got together yester-
day afternoon and after discussing the
situation as thoroughly as was prac-
ticable under the circumstances, de-
cided that it would require more time
in which to formulate plans and regu-
lations that would satisfactorily meet
the situation, and the rules and regu-
lations, therefore will not be published
until later.
In view of the fact, however; that
the season is already advanced for
such a contest, it occurred to the COM
mittee to suggest that those who de-
sire to enter begin their preparations
at once There will be no regulation
to debar any acres that may have al
ready been planted; there will be no
burdensome conditions Of any kind,
calculated to discriminate as against
one contestant in favor Of another.
There will be no specification as to
what kind of land is to be used, wheth-
er upland or bottom. 1t will be pro-
vided, however, that in the case Of the
winner all Of the acres entered, must
show up a yield within a certain rea-
sonable per cent Of the heaviest. That
| is If the most productive acre belongs
! to a three plow man, every other acre
of the six required of him must come
| up to say rs or 80 per cent OF the
production Of the best acre.
Because 1t is thought that this sub
ject is one of great Importance to the
entire public it is believed that busi-
ness firms, corporations and individ-
uals including farmers, will contribute
to the prize fund, and the committee
will ask the newspapers Of the county
to publish a list of all contributions
that may be offered. 1t is desired. Of
course, that the contributions will be
offered as soon as possible: but it is
understood that they are not to be
collected until September / next, when
they will be payable to Mr.. Arthur l..
Black, secretary of the York County
Farmers Union, either on demand or
| through public notice.
In accordance with this arrange
ment, The Enquirer will be glad to
receive offers of contributions, ac-
knowledge the same in its columns and
forward them to Secretary Black for
proper record.