The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
fPRIzES AWARDED IN.
FARM BOYS CONTEST
FINE WORK BY BOYS OF THE
COUNTY.
Saturday Was Exhibition Day, al
Which Time Prizes Were Award
ed.-Excellent Addresses.

The prizes in the boys farm con-
test Of Newberry county were awand-
ed at an enthusiastic meeting Of the
boy farmers and Of the older farm
ers, as well, held in the old court
house on Saturday morning, at which
time addresses were made by Con-
gresham A.: Frank Lever, of. Lex
|ington, and Messrs. Ira W. Williams
and A. G. Smith, Of Columbia. Mr..
Williams is State agent for ! South
Carolina Of the farm demonstration
work under the supervision; 7of the
national government, and Mr. : Smith
| is at the head Of the farm manage
ment department in this State. which
is under the same department. !of the
national government. * -.
| Some time ago Hon. 0. B. Martin,
former State superintendent Of edu-
cation, who has in charge the boys
demonstration work in this State,
took up the matter Of this work
among the school boys of Newberry
county. County Superintendent Of
Education J. S. Wheeler took the
matter in charge for Newberry, and
| in the movement he had the hearty
support and cooperation of County
AGENT S. NJ. Duncan, Of the demon
strstion work. The sympathy of a
4 number Of citizens Of the city was
lenlisted, and prizes we're offered to
] the boys in a number Of contests
which were inaugurated.
It was for the: deciding Of the
winners in these contests and the
award Of the prizes that the meet
Eing was held; ON Saturday; and In adj
td1fian the ffarmerss of the county and
1.-THE people of the county generally
Iwere invited to see the exhibits and
to hear the addresses Of the speak
ers who had accepted invitations to
be present. ......> !
Several of the contests by the
boys were close. All of them did re-
markably well, and especially in view
of the fact that it was very late
in the season before the seed. were
distributed and the boys were able
to get to work, and in view of the
further fact that the seasons have
been very much against them. The
boys, however, we're not discouraged,
and it was a fine showing they made
on Saturday morning.
The Herald and News has been
active in seeking to encourage and
to promote interest in this move
ment among the farmer boys OF
Newberry county, believing as 1t
does that it means a great deal for
the county, and it's glad, to record
the success Of the movement as evl-
deneed by the first contest: 1t IS
hoped that there will be even great
er interest next year, andthat there
will be many more boys enlisted -: IN
the movement .''.~,'=
TheaAward: of Prizes. -: .:
The prizes on Saturday were
awarded as follows: f.,
PR1z IFS FOR CORN. ':''
7 Herald and News Prize.-$1o::
$500 to boy making the largest
Weld, awarded to D. L. Boozer, Kin
ards, who made 80 bushels on a halt
acre.
| $500 to boy making second lar
gest yield, awarded to Carol Leitz-
sew, Pomaria, who made q bushels
on half acre.
$500 to boy making third largest
Weld, awarded to Thomas Hayes,
Newberry, who made "a bushels on
half acre.
The judges in this contest were
Col. J. B. O'Neall Holloway and Mr.
Alex D. Hudson.
>; Unfortunately, in the rush OF the
: morning the report Of one young man
was overlooked-that OF Master
Clyde Epting, whose yield was II
J :bushels to the half acre, and IN TINS
connection the committee have IS
sued the following explanation:
!, "Editor Herald and News: In
Justice to one of the young men IN
the corn contest for the greatest yield
on one-half acre, | desire to say IN be-
half of the committee that it was
appointed on the spur Of the mo-
ment and necessarily made its IN