The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
THE STATE CORN CONTEST.

cerning Growth i'm State For Prizes
Offered-SOuth Carolina Still in the
| Lead.
Columbia, Feb. 1.-THE State COM
mission on the corn contest, consist
ing of Commissioner E. J. Watson.
President p. H. Nell Of Clemson COL
lege, Prof d. n. Barrow Of the depart
ment' Of agriculture at Clemson COL
lege, announced yesterday the prize
winners in the State corn contest. The
| announcement will be of particular
interest throughout the South as two
years ago the prize in the open to the
world contest was won by a South
| Carolinian, Mr.. A. j. Tindal of Clar-
endon, who produced 1872 bushels to
the acre. and the third prize in the
contest over the entire world was won
by B. e. Moore of Bennettsville
Messrs. Tindall and Moore also won
the first and second prizes respective
ly in the State contest that year.
This year the first and second prizes
go to Mr.. Moore, who wins 1915 in
cash. The two second prizes go to r. X.
Hayes of Marion county, and the third
lsingle prize goes to c. F. Moore Of
Cheraw.
The statement issued Is as follows:
'"The committee on Judging the pre-
mium yield of corn raised in South
Carolina for the year 1908 begs to
make the following report:
There were turned. over to us by
Commissioner Watson 10 contestants
manuals properly filed out and sworn
to. We found these contestants had
compiled with all conditions Of the
contest. We have carefully scored the
reports and the corn to these contest
ants. with the following results:
"B. E. Moore, Bennettsville-Tota
points, SO; prize on points, /; total
yield in bushels, 1877 3-S.
"B. X. Hayes. Pages Mill-Total
points, rs; prizes on points, 2; total
yield in bushels, 10.
&C. F. Moore, Cheraw-Total
points II; prizes on points. 3; total
yield In bushels, 73.
IN. L. Broughton. Pinewood-Total
points, 81; total yield in bushels,
80 2-5.
ID. L. Whitaker, McColl-Total
points, 81; total yield in bushels.
S3 $40.
"E. A. Brown. Camden-Total
points. Ga; total yield in bushels. IS.
wv. E. Land. Yorkville-Total
points. 81; total yield in bushels. 65.
~. P. Haselden. Lambert-Total
points, 81; total yield in bushels, S5,
Z quarts.
~. N. Gibbes, Cowpens-Total
points. AZ; total yield in bushels, So
1-2.
~. p. Lewis, Clemson College-To-
tai points. 63: total yield in bushels.
SO. and So pounds.
"The feature Of these reports that
was especially noticeable was the fact
that very few of the contestants
seemed to place sufficient weight upon
the Importance Of the selection OF
their seed. In one or two instances
we have no doubt that the seeds were
well selected. but this fact was not
brought out in the report OF the con-
testant therefore your committee was
obliged to take 1t for granted that
proper care had not been taken in
this respect The contestants lose
more from this than probably any
other cause. AS rule the reports
were we'll made out and show an un-
usual amount Of care in the keeping
of the records. One or two reports
that would have been almost perfect
were cut on method of preparation
and cultivation. Your committee cen
not fail to score heavily against
man who reports the burning and
destruction of vegetable matter.
"The winner Of the prize for the
largest yield deserves great credit
and yet we are sure that even this
yield could have been improved upon.
We would recommend that another
year some fixed rules be adopted for
reporting the gross income from the
cultivation of the acre.
1T has been extremely difficult for
your committee to score on profits
equitably on this account. Some of
the contestants sold their product at
seed corn prices, while others sold at