The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-14
GRAND SUCCESS
The Corn Exposition al Columbia Eaae
Great Showing Tor The
SOUTH,S CORN PRODUCT

SOUTH'S CORN PRODUCT
Big Agricultural Fair Process . Great
Success-SurpriSe q, the Wonder
ful Possibilities Of Corr-Growing
IN the southern States-Hoy and
Girl Contestants are Given Prizes.
The South Atlantic States Corn
Exposition. held in Columbia. MARKS
aa epoch IN the history G; the South.
Never has there been 50 much me
cora brough: together south Of the
Ohio and west Of the Mississippi
river Il Is 20; 6 pleasure event. bu.
is educational. The farmers Of North
Carolina. South Carolina and Geor-
g!a we're shown, in & concrete form,
that the great. boasted corn belt o.
the Wes, has a. Les, moved South.
7ae Exposition stands 70: more
and better cora. which means more
1--we stock and hogs. and consequent
ly bread and meat. for the Millions
OF people IN the South The Expo
sit'on showed what can be done on
the broad acres OF the South. It
shows that the broad acres OF the
South are more adapted TO the cul
ture OF corn than the plains OF the
West.
The Exposition was the climax Of
the 100. 100000 bushels increase IN
the corn production OF the South. The
Exposition shows. mos: especially.
that the boys OF the South have be-
come sTea: farmers. and that :hey
are capable Of teaching their fathers
new Elctho6.. It shows thai a: last
the farmer has adopted intelligent
methods and Is not following the
trail left BY Gotten Tho Exposition
vas great success. and It Is cnly
a nucleus OF what Is to be next year.
and in the years 10 come.
The Exposition was success from
every standpoint. There was large
attendance OF farmers from the three
States taking part and BY Colum-
bians. who are interested n tie up
building o. the State along material
lines Al were surprised at the
large number OF exhibits and the fne
corn. There are over 700 individual
exhibits.
The executive committee OF the
Columbia Chamber OF Commerce.
meeting Wednesday. discussed plans
for q great Southern corn show 70.
next year. The plan will DO coz
summated. Even lower rates VIII
be secured over all Of the railroads.
and there will be many festivities in
connection with :he Exposition.
President Herbert. OF the Cham Der
Of Commerce. IL very enthusiastic
and Will lend every efor: TO see that
colunbia's par: in the success OF the
next Exposition Is carried out.
There were two important and ed
uca;ional speeches made Wednesday
at the Exposition. The flrst speech
was by o. B. Martin. assistant 20 Dr..
Seaman =. Knapp. OF the United
States farm demonstration work. He
told OF the work OF the Boys Corn
Clubs lN the South and OF the woa-
derfu! results thar have been OBJ
tanned IL this State. He praised the
press for the assistance IN bringing
abou: the great wave OF agitation for
corn production in the South.
The next speaker was Ira ". WILL
liarIs, State agent OF the United
States FOR farm demonstration work.
!ie also gave credit 70 the press To-,
the assistance rendered the move
men: and especially thanked the bus
mess mea OF this and other States.
who have so literally contributed
prizes for the Corn Exposition. We'd
aesday night there were addresses by
Commissioner Watson and L o..
:.caub. ii charge o: the Boys Corn
Club work in North Carolina.
The prizes for the boys coeo
show. he!ds s. n co7ncc-...n With
the Corn Exposition were awarded
Wednesday. The prizes ass:'satc
several hundred dollars. Tn shov
wss held under the direction o: Ira
w Williams. State agent for tae
United States farm demonstration
work. approximately 400 boys. from
thirty counties. sent exhibits. Agri-
cultural libraries were awarded 70
Aiken. 8arnweli and Clarendon
counties 20. the bes, exhibits. L. L
Bake. was !n charge OF lie boys
corn show
Prizes ags-ecat:nG $4,000 were
awarded Wednesda. night for the
5ee, corn exhibited from North Car
ohna. South Carolina and Georgia
The prize for the best single ear
ot corn was won BY 2. Goodwin. o:
Apex. " c.: best zen ears. by J. c.
lewis. o. Resdy Branch. y. c. Best
Individual display a2d bes: so ea1s
by 4. D. Hudson. o. Newherry. S. C.
Prizes for the largest yields we're
awarded to Jerry Il Moore. 5 years
.. age. OF Niaona. S. c.. who pro
duced 2cS bushels and pecks OF
one acre. and 20 Mss Hannah Piow
zen. 5 years OF age. who produced
lo0 bushels o. corn on one acre.
Quality and not quantity o: corr
vas considered oy the judges. il
making the awards.