Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-11-17
Boy Champion Tells How He
Grew 228 Bushels Of Corn
On One Acre.
Cost Approximately $12S to Pro.
duce That Much Corn, But 1t
Won Him Fame.

Jerry Moore, the champion corn
grower of South Carolina and of the
world has written a story of how he
secured 228 bushels of corn on one
acre of land. 1t cost him approx
mately $128 to produce the great
yield. He is resident of Winona
in Florence county and is only Is
years of age.
The following announcement as
to his yield was made today by Ira
W. Williams, state agent of the Uni
ted States farm demonstration work
in this state:
After carefully investigating and
having the corn measured of the re-
ported 228 bushels per acre, | find
that the worlds record has not been
broken, that the boy will be second
so far as the reports now stand in
the Boys Corn clubs in the state. !
will say, however. that there was no
intention on the part of the boys, or
the committee, or the people of MARI
boro county to give out any state
ment that was not absolutely accu-
rate, as all of them were anxious
that the facts be known. The. mis-
take occurred in the method Of
measuring the corn. We do not ac-
cept any measurements in regard
to. the greatest yield in the state
except the absolute weight of the
corn. | think, however, that this
production is the most remarkable
in the history Of the states corn pro-
duction. 1t is certainly more re-
markable than the Drake yield, il
the reports as to how the Drake
yield was made is true; for in cost
of production it is by far the least
for the large yields produced, and
the methods are such that any man
could follow and expect the most
profitable results
BY JERRY MOORE.
Jerry Moore tells the following
story: Light gray, sandy upland;
top soil about three or four inches
deep, with yellow subsoil. Old land
nearly level, with just enough drain
for the water to run off, Cotton was
grown on the land in 1909 producing
about 1900 pounds Of seed cotton.
PREPARATION.
During the 1st Of March, 1910,
spread 300 one-horse wagon loads
of rich dirt on this acere. Followed
this with so one-horse wagon loads
stable manure scatterered broad cast.
On March 25th land was broken
with Dixie plows. One Dixie follow
ing the furrow of the other, and
with the two breaking about 10 or
IL inches deep. The soil was SO
we'll pulverized did not harrow, re-
broke like it was first time
March 18th, narrowed and laid off
in rows three and one-half feet wide,
with Dixie plow Distributed 500
pounds of guano containing 8 per
cent of phospheric acid, 3 per cent
of amonia and 3 per cent potash in
Dixie furrow and covered with fur
rows making a small ridge.
March 3Oth open ridge with shovel
pillow and dropped three gallons of
Bates four-ear prolific corn, dropping
by hand and almost sowing. Cover
ed corn with small shovel pillow two
and one-half inches deep
FERTILIZER.
On the same day sowed 800
pounds of acid phosphate on rows
and narrowed surface all over leav-
ing it level.
No rain since land was broken
and ground SO dry and dusty corn
did not come up readily. Replant-
ed for fear I would not get a stand.
Stand good by April goth.
April Goth weather continues dry.
April oath good rain.
April 25th, sowed 700 pounds
kainit along rows and borrowed with
little Joe harrow going twice to the