The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-14

Corn Exposition and the prizes were
announced today by the commission
charged with the Exposition. The
Exposition was a success from every
standpoint and will be held again next
year in Columbia. Plans are being
perfected for the next Corn Exposi-
tion. and the indications are that it
will be greater than the first attempt.
There will be more exhibits from
Georgia and North Carolina next year.
Approximately $4,000 was awarded
for the best corn shown.
The following are the prize-winners
in the Seventh Congressional district,
in the zone classes and in the sweep
stake classes:
Seventh Congressional District.
Calhoun County: First prize, $40
cash. won by Wannamaker & Sons,
ST. Matthews; second prize. IS cash.
won by r. M. Claffy, Fort Motto.
Lee County: First prize. $40 cash,
won by c. w. Josey. st. Charles:
second prize IS cash. won by II. g.
Brearley. st. Charles; third prize. S.
cash, won by l.. l.. Baker. Bishop
Vile.
Lexington County: First prize. $40
cash. won by s. F. Lowman, Balien-
tine; second prize. IS cash. won by
s. Z. Lowman. Ballentine.
Orangeburg County: First prize $1C
cash. won by ]. w. Hart. Holly Hill:
second prize. IS cash. won by M. c.
Edwins, Orangeburg; third prize SO
cash, won by A. M. Salley. Orange
burg; fourth prize. 81 cash. won by
ID. ". Livingston, North.
Richland County: First prize, $40
cash, won by ]. H. Lever. Blythewood;
second prize IS cash. won by w. T. J.
Lever, Blythewood; third prize SO
cash. won by w. J. McKinnon. Lykes-
land; fourth prize. 81 cash, won by
Fairwold Farm. Columbia.
Sumter County: First prize $40
cash. won by p. M. Pitts, Sumter,
second prize. IS cash. won by L. /.
Parrott. Sumter; third prize, SO cash,
won by b. d. Mitchell, Sumter; fourth
prize. 81 cash. won by s. J. White.
Sumter.
Congressional district classes. Best
white corn, ten ears. first prize. SIS
cash. won by Wannamaker & Sons,
st. Matthews; second prize. one steel
beam walking plough, won by Taylor
plantation, Columbia; third prize, Sc
cash. won by Fairwold farm, Colum.
bia.
Best yellow corn. ten ears, first
prize. 1.400 pounds Of fertilizer, won
by Geo. p. Lowman, Ballentine; sec
ond prize. 1000 pounds basic Stag,
won by s. e. Lowman, Ballentine;
third prize. IS cash, won by L. l..
Baker. Bishopville.
Best single ear, any variety, 1000
pounds basic Stag. won by C. w. Josey,
st. Charles.
First Zone Classes: Best white corn.
ten ears. first prize. one King" weed
er. won by r. p. Hayes, AshevilIe. n.
c; second prize. one steel beam walk
ing plough. won by Mary Breese, Bre-
ward. N. c.; third prize. one cultivator,
won by VIM. Breese. Brevard. N. c.
Best single ear. any variety, one
steel beam walking plough. won by
r. +. Hayes. Asheville, N. C.
Second Zone Glasses: Best white
corn. ten ears. first prize. one ton fer
tilizer. won by j. c. Lewis. North
Wilkesboro. N. c.; second prize. l.
900 pounds Of fertilizer. won by
Shirley Schoolfield. Greensboro. N. c.;
third prize. 900 pounds Of fertilizer.
won by ]. B. Bats. Garner, N. C.
Best yellow corn. ten ears. first
prize. 40 rods OF 49-inch woven wire.
won by J. III. Sharpe. Greensboro, N.
c.
Best single ear. any variety, one
farm level. won by Exum Goodwin,
Apex. N. G.
Third Zone Classes: Best white
corn. any variety, first prize, one ton
OF fertilizer. won by Allison Farmer,
Bailey. N. c.; second prize. one steel
beam walking plough. won by r.. a.
Thompson. Aurora. n. c.: third prize,
one pail OF stock food, won by B. II.
Thompson. Aurora. N. C.
Best single ear. any variety, one
steel beam plough, won by Allison
Farmer, Balentine. N. c.
Sweepstake Glasses. for North
Carolina only: Best white corn. ten
ears. one farm level and one ton Of
fertilizer. won by J. c. Lewis, North
Wllkesboro, N. c