Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-21
GET IN THE CORN CONTEST. .
There Will BE $500 or 500 Divided
Into Three Prizes.

The preliminary work 70 the Oco-
nee County Corn Contest has pro-
gressed well SO far. The committee
that canvassed Walhalla cne after
noon secured 500 here in a short
while, and others are to add to this
contribution later Committees are
also at work in Seneca and Westmin-
ster and in the county. and Clemson
college Will also be visited in the in
terest OF funds for the corn contest.
at present the outlook is bright for
fund of about $400 for the prizes.
Whatever the total amount raised,
the prizes will be graduated as fol-
lows: First prize, so per cent of to-
tai amount; 2d prize, SO per cent
I'd prize, 20 per cent. In other
words, if the total prize money
reaches $400, the first prize, for the
best yield of corn on one acre of
upland will be 5000; the I'd prize
will be $120, and the Sd prize $50.
Aside from these prizes there will be
reward for every farmer who en-
ters the contest, because the increas-
ed yield is bound to more than pay
for expenses entailed and extra la
Dor. If the prize money should fall
below $400, of course the amounts
for the three prizes would necessarily
all be proportionately decreased. On
the other hand, IL it exceeds S4OO,
each prize will be proportionately in
creased. Whatever the amount. it
Will be well worth ones while to en-
ter the contest.
The Prizes are Offered
for the best acre of upland corn,
This requirement as to upland Is
made for two reasons-(1) every
farmer has upland, but everybody
does not have bottom land, and so
every farmer Is given an opportunity
to compete; CD it is desired to
show by the results of the contest
that corn can be profitably raised
on upland if the proper methods of
cultivation are used.
Every Acre Entered
must be surveyed and staked off by
surveyor, and the crop will he mea-
Sured by committee of three the
result being given under affidavit by
them. Every contestant should keep
an accurate record of his mode Of
cultivation, dates for planting, plow-
ing, working, and the kind, quantity
and mode of fertilizing. 1t Is the in
tention that the detailed information
In regard to the crops of the prize
winners shall be made public after
the close of the contest. This, too,
Will be of great benefit to all corn
rafsers OF course, each contestant
is to use his own Judgment as to the
modes and methods used in his work
This contest If entered into heart
lily by all our farmers should prove
OF material benefit to each individ-
ual planter, as well as to the county
as whole. We are annually bring
ing into Oconee hundreds Of carloads
OF corn that ought to be raised right
here at home. Oconee soil is prima-
rily grain soil, and we ought to
ship corn from this county to other
| sections instead of buying it from the
West.
Let every Oconee farmer enter this
contest. The more the better. We
believe the prizes offered will aggre-
gate $4OO. Walhalla has gone in for
500 and over; Seneca and West
minister will doubtless each do as
we'll, and Gle nson and the county
! will bring in the other hundred if
the finance committees are energetic.
AT any rate, get busy for the corn
contest. One Of those prizes would
look just as good in your pocket as
in the pocket OF your neighbor. Re-
member, it will be yours If you win
1t. Make the effort.
The State corn contest is also well
worth your consideration. Write to
Commissioner Watson for particu-
lars and enter this contest also.