The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-02-11

very much interested III the pros
poets of the corn growing contest
The County Superintendent ex
planned the purpose of the organi
cation and gave the results of the
work of the club during the past
year. He also spoke of the meth
DDS of cultivating and fertilization
of corn to get the best results.
Messrs. Afford and Taylor made
very enthusiastic talks and bott
touched on subjects of vital inter
est to the boy OH the farm. The
boys were advised not to seek pet
ty clerkships and positions as of
fee boys in the town but to get z
good foundation for an education
and stay on the farm where oppor'
tunities are almost unlimited.
Prizes have been offered to the
Club by Messrs., J. M. Taylor, A.
A. Brashear, M. M. Satter6eld,
IT. L. Rush, H. H. Crisler and the
Board of Supervisors. The total
will amount to something over $50
Several of the merchants of the
county have been asked for contri-
buttons and these will be reported
at later date.
The following are the members
of the corn club to date:
r T. Grider, Hermanville; w.
Mcpherson. Port Gibson: Hugh
Clark, Violet; Mack Jones, Violet
Luther Alfred, Violet; E. w. Jor.
dan, Violet; P w. Clark. Violeti
Hooker Jones. Violet; D. c. Nc.
/ Intyre, Martin; A. B. Crawford,
Utica; Benton Jordan. Violet; Max
Holder. Port Gibson; Earl Shan
non, Brandywine; Osborne Segrest,
Brandywine; David Perkins. Will
sonville; ]. B. Goza, Wilsonville.
Lavelle Houston, Barland; Lloyd
Fur, Hervey; Jennings Goza,
Wilsonville; Walter Marling Bar
land; Shell Noble, Martin Mckay,
Hervey; Willie Templeton, Fred
Templeton, Elijah Baker David
Baker, Robert Jobe. Rocky Springs;
John L. Griffng, G, B. Grifing,
Albert Walters, Wesley Walters,
Thomas Daniels. Anon Daniels.
Ernest Perkins, Robert Davenport,
Irwin Davenport, Wilsonville;
Howard Rush. Brandywine; Lewis
Rollins, Violet.
RULES.
Governing Claiborne County
Boys Corn Club.
I. Any boy in the county be-
tween the ages of 9 and 2I may be.
come a member.
2. Those who wish to compete
for prizes must enter the contest
not later than March Ist, and up
on entering must sign an agreemen'
to carry out the rules and regul
Iations governing the contest.
4. Contestants must, fertiliz,
and cultivate the crop without any
assistance. They will be allowed
however to follow suggestions mad
by the County Superintendent anc
Commissioner or Agriculture.
d. When corn is mature selec
ten cars for exhibit according t.
instructions in bulletin number 10
: of the Mississippi Experiment Sta
tion. The corn will be exhibite'
at time and place to be names
: by the County Superintendent
s. Contestants competing for tn
. prize given for the greatest yiel'
to the acre will gather their corr
in the presence of disinterestec
: person and a certificate signed b,
5 said person as to the number o
bushels gathered to the acre mus
! be sent to the County Superintend
ent on or before October 18th.
6. Contestants for the prize t
be given for the greatest amount c
shelled corn by weight raised on
: single stalk must exhibit stall
i with all of the ears intact Gear
have not been pulled off. Exhibi
! to be made at time and place t
!. be designated later.
?. A blank prepared by the Sur
! erIntendent must be filed ont b
the contestant and exhibited Wit