The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-15

Mr. Stsrnss Net h Wsskinl
tea By tks Wiassrs Frea
17 Othsr States.
WILL RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

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Ne rrea.c~d The fss - Is.sA~as
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noys In the Cess~s&
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In washinxson cisy tAis wesk 20 r~-
ecive the ecvttseats sf nsrst from tAs
Secretary ef Axrteaitare wAleA 10
gisen % the boy tsse e.xA aonthsrn
State that produces 1As eess yssl4 90
eern- on an acre % xroan1. sndsr
Instructions given ey the Agricultural
Department No eoy has ever heen
cent from thls state as,ll TIE Cau-
eaalan this year offered . fres trip
TO Washington 10 the eoy who
soaid produce the best yield Of corn
on one acre. We offered this prize
in order that the winner might have
the opportunity Of going TO wasA-
ington and receiving the dipiomA
from the Secretary in person. and
also that he might see the most IN
teresiing city In the United 6sassa
Ar. Starnem wiii not only meet The
Secretary OF Agriculture. but will
meet the President and vlsit ell Of
the Departments IN Washington.
There we're over one thousand
boys in the contest and ali made \
very credisable showing. fve Of them
making over i4o bushels on nn acre.
Mr. Starnes led al others. prodacinx
ii6 2-3 bushels en the acre he SCI
iected.
The Caucasian ls In receip, OF q
letter from Mr.. l. o. Schaub. who Gs
in charge OF the Demonstration
Work In the State. In which he
states that the prize winners from
twelve States met Mr.. Starnas In
Washington and ihsy arc all taking
in the city together.
How Mr.. ssarnes Made and Raised
the 1f0 2-3 bushels.
Mr.. Staraes writes that be select
ed . spot that had been planted In
rye the year before. Continuing. ne
says:
Il al once began TO rake up the
rich dirt in the barn-yard and some
woods mold. etc. and cleaned out
the hen-house. | would work even
ings afetr school at this until I had
enough TO make fifteen 2-horse va
gon loads. | hauled two loads OF
manure and scattered n over the
land. The 2sth OF March / took a
disk harrow and cut IL under. I thea
hauled my rich dirt and put IL In
piles about over the acre. scai-
tered IL over the land and put three
loads Of manure over this dirt.
April End | broke the land xiih
a two-horse Oliver plow. breaking IL
about eight inches deep. then took
a twenty-tooth harrow and harrow
ed It. / next rolled and made IL
smooth. About two weeks later /
drilled four hundred pounds OF lime
and four hundred pounds OF Is per
cent acid phosphate on IL broadcast.
The drill would not put IL all on at
once. SO | had TO 90 over IL twice. By
this time I had the land in . very
good seed-bed shape for planting.
"on April 30th planted the ecrn
with double row corn planter, run
ming the rows about 81 inches apart
and putting the two hundred pounds
OF l6 per cent acid in drilis. as this
IL bud worm section. used the
ensilage plate which put fve gallons
OF corn on the acre. I then took q
weeder and ran across the roxn
When the corn Was peeping up I put
the xeeder on IL again and made the
ground loose. for IL had rained and
packed IL Again, when the corn Was
about q week old I took ihe seeder
and vent over IT. did this every
week until IL was too large.
Then on Jane End I pIowed it
with two-horse riding euitivator. II
seemed that every grain came up. for
u was ~ thick a. cane. I thinned 10
10 stand. leaving IL about twelve
inches apart in drills. I Was de-
layed By rain for twenty-eight days.
during which the creek flooded and
washed It down. also taking away
some OF the top soil. I had % 20
into the corn and pinch out the
heart OF more than half OF it before
the water dried away.
Il next put two loads OF manure
ard s~e hn~A~~x ~~~-A~ - sN
cent acid on L. for . top-dressing. /
Immediately piowed it under with
the cultivator. ! found that I would
have to dig out the grass with q hoe
for IL had made good start I'm the
rows ! plowed Il every hve days
until the corn was silking. The last
time plowed IL I sowed crimson
clover seed In Il and left Il.
II only heard OF ave boys In the
r y "A.