The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-10
TAXES CORN PRIZE
;, MARLBORO YOUTH oVTSTRu's
ALI. HIS COMPETITORS.
4. 3. Usher Produces 133 IL Bush
els on an Acre and Thereby Wins
PI~t Honor.

The Heaur,;sril.c correspondent o.
The STATE SAYS ,hc farmers OF Na-l-
boro county are Very proud o! The
pas: as well as the present record
enjoyed by Marlboro. AS Will be
remembered. il was our OWN Capt
Z. J. Drake o. Drake. Marlboro coun-
y. who few years ago won "a"
champion prize offered by the Amer
lean Ag-!culturist :or the largest
Weld OF corn produced on one acre
81 land. This corn was weighed and
measured by sworn committee
appointed under government require
a,en:S. n: WELD being "@i 3-i bush
.ls, which so FAR has been the largest
WELD on one acre not only ~ the
United States but il the entire world.
Capt. Drake received tAe $1,000
awarded by the United States gov
ernmen,. The State correspondent
saw this corn two or three times
while growing. and BE was not pres
ent when gathered and measured.
vet be is frank TO say that De never
saw SO much. since OF before while
growing on one acre OF ground.
Las. year and year before. 3. z.
Moore Of Marlboro county. won the
State prize. the yield last yea. ee!ns
80 bushels on one acre.
The United States government.
through Dr.. Knapp. this yea. organ
lied wha, is known as tae Boys
contest Corn club" IN many coun-
ties throughout the do.a growing
States OF the Ca!ted States. Ahou,
one dozen boys. ranging in age from
"a 10 IS years. entered the contest
in Marlboro county Last Monday
,pec;mens OF this corn from various
acres were a-tistically arranged in
he cour, house. making most at
rac,ive and creditaole exhibit.
a, $50 p. 70. interesting exercis-
>s were held il the court house.
speeches were made by Prof. =. y
Barrow OF Clemson college. and Nj.
rra ". Williams. State agent OF the
farm demonstration work.
Prof. Barrow emphas;zedsthe ne,
>essi:y and importance OF properly
| selecting seed and impaired ra!u'
,bie Information as 20 the growth
md character Of the plant Mr.
| Williams explained IN a mos; practi
al manner the aims aad purposes o.
| he farm demonstration work ant
..gged the young men and boys pres
mt 70 enter the contest next year.
| Prof. Barrow delivered the prize
Won by ,he boys IL Marlboro count,
md each acre OF corn was measured
~ specific committee appointed
" the farm demonstration official!
n ,his State.
Master 4. Rascome Cshen 0
3r:Eh;sville township. received ~
RIO gold prize given for the la-ges
:ie!d on one acre. which was -:
!-2 bushels.
Master Eraest Fletcher 0
Brownsville township. received tn
IS gold prize for the largest yie!'
utter oa,s-Ae haTing raised !;
| bushels OF corn oa the same acre.
! Mr. Williams stated that youn!
M-. Cshen had ou.str:pped all com
,e,itors from Virginia TO Oklahoma
md would set the free trip 70 Wash
inS:on city. and TIA: TIE govern men
would pay him So pc! bushel 70
o5 bushels OF his corn. SO Aarlbo
% remains in the from; rank. ant
| TOM the expression OF determine
Ion IN the faces OF the boys who at
ended these exercises. she viii! con
S.inue 70 hold the belt as the cham
zion corn growing county IN tn
| United States.