Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-03-23
CORN CLUB ORGANIZED.
Bows Corn Club Formally Or
ganized With Twenty-three
Members. Special p Exer-
cises at College

EdGehelQ is keeplLSI espl eaeI VI
the times-leading many of the
counties-in the agitation and or
ganization for increased production.
A Boys Corn Club was organized
Saturday with twenty-three mem
bers, the officers being Eustace
Prescott, president; n: 4, Broad
water, Jr., vice-presideut,Sand Har.
ry strom, secretary and treasurer.
Special exercises were held in the
S. G. G. l. auditorium, Col. F. N.
X. Bailey presiding oyersthe meet
ing at the request Of County Su-
perintendent of Educatiea A. R.
Nicholson. After a pray offered
by Rev. T. p. Burgess State SUI
perintendent of Educationl J Ohm E.
ISwearingen was introduced. He
said Edgefeld has frequently had
large social, political ard saucation-
al meetings or rallies bas nothing
like this meeting had everbeen held
in the county before. MrssSSwearln-
gen stated that EdgefeIa has al
ways been proud of three things:
Her history, her people afa the soil
which we cultivate.
In a recent conversation, the
editor of the Southern Gultivator
told Mr.. Swearingen thatsso deeply
was he impressed with wli$t he saw
and heard on his last Visiusto Edge
field that were it possibie.for him
to retire to farmlife he Would pur-
chase a farm near Edgefeld and
pass the remainder Of his;days here.
No other spot on earth hassimpress-
ed him so favorably.
In speaking of a tripshe made
through the middle west several
months ago, Mr.. Swearingen said
the average production Fan Iowa
farmer is sl,os6 while the average
of South Carolina farmef is sl44,
which shows the need Of new meth
DDS, the application Of more thought
and intelligence to farming in this
state. Iowa produces seven times as
much corn as South GtaIpaina, yet
our state holds the worlds record
for, the largest yield per apres The
:EIargest yield in Iowa sis Is Nshels
| Der. Del. acre, while the maximum In
this state is 2554 bushels.
After speaking of the significance
of this great movement to organize
the boys and its effect upon the
moral life of the country, Mr.
Swearingen next referred to the
farm demonstration work and its
elation to the cause Of education.
Mr.. Swearingen's address was prac-.
tical, timely and we'll received by
his audience, which was composed
largely of the student body of the
S. C. C. l., many of whom will
doubtless make farmers and far
mers' wives.
The second speaker was Mr.. L..
L. Baker, prosperous farmer of
Sumter county who is serving as
district agent in the farm demon
stration work. Mr.. Baker spoke al
together along practical lines, Civ
ino the bows the benefit of his ex-
perience in growing corn. He en-
phasized the Importance of exercis
ing great care in the selection of
seed corn. Mr.. Baker said, in enter
ing a contest, farmer should first
decide what type of corn he will
grow, corn being as different in va
riety as chickens or hogs. If large
weld is desired prolific corn should
be planted. Mr.. Baker said he had
never known a state prize to be won
with single-ear variety of corn.
The speaker said white corn
should have a white cob and yellow
corn a red cob and that the diane
ter of the cob at the largest end
should be equal to twice the length
of a grain of corn. The ideal or per.
feet ear of corn is about seven in
ches in circumference and ten in.
ches in length.
In speaking of the fertilizers to
be used under corn, Mr.. Baker urged
liberal use of potash, which makes
heavy ears. He said there is dispo.
sition among farmers to use toe
much nitrate of soda and not suffi,
cient quantity of potash. Corn that
has had liberal application of potash
will frequently weigh 60 pounds to
the bushel, while that produced by
nitrate of soda will only weigh 81
pounds to the bushel. This differ
ence alone may win or lose the
prize in a close contest.
The young men who compose the
club are already enthusiastic, and
the announcement in a few days OF
prizes aggregating more than $50
will give added stimulus to the or
ganization. The club is composed OF
good material, and in addition tc
the encouragement that having an
acre of corn all their own will give
the boys, many hundreds of busl
al. oe oo.,, ,,;il bo ,,roduoad IN +b.