Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
attiseeltaneoas Reaaina.
GREAT CORN EXPOSITION.
The Show In Columbia Promises to be
of Much Importance.

OF Much importance.
Approximately $4,000 will be given
as prizes for the best corn to be eX-
hibited at the South Atlantic States
Corn exposition, which is to be held IN
Columbia from December to 8. The
exposition is a climax of the interest
of the farmers of the south in corn
growing. Four states-North Carolina,
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida
will participate in the exposition. There
will be special prizes for each of the
states.
This will be the first corn exposition
that has been held in the south and its
success is assured.
Besides the handsome prizes in mon-
ey there will be several trophy cups.
These cups will be given by the Co
lumbia Record, the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, the American Agriculturalist, the
Atlanta Journal, the Augusta Chroni-
Gle. 1t is expected that there will be a
cup given by all of the larger papers
of the south. The cup by the American
Agriculturist is valued at $500.
The great aim of the exposition is to
interest the farmers of the south in
the growing of more and better corn.
Ira w. Williams of the United States
farm demonstration work will hold a
boys corn show at the same time with
the exposition. He has secured $4,000
IL
Corn clubs. Special freight rates have
been quoted over the railroads for eX-
hbitOrs.
The president of the South Atlantic
States Corn exposition is A. d. Hudson
of Newberry, who is one of the most
progressive farmers in the state.
owing to the intense interest shown
position" said Mr.. Hudson, ito he held
in Columbia. December 5-S, brief his
tory of corn shows will possibly be of
interest. The first corn show Of which
we have any record was held in the
city of Chicago just four years ago and
owing to the fact that very little was
known of il or its object it was fail
ure. The next year it was moved to
Omaha and at the same time eXposi-
tionS were held in Iowa and Illinois.
The business men had been educated
10y that time to the advantages of a
corn show and they contributed libcr-
ally to the support. Educational feat
ures had been added and everything
done to attract the man on the farm.
AS a result of this agitation there were
5000 exhibitors at the Omaha show
alone last year and had the corn been
laid end to end it would have reached
a distance of twelve miles. Here corn
from all parts of this country was
brought into competition and the visi-
tors were allowed the opportunity to
see for themselves the best type of ear
that could he produced. The education
al features consisted of addresses every
morning, afternoon and evening by the
leading corn growers of the United
States. These addresses were attend
ed by thousands of farmers from all
sections Of our country. The prizes at
this show alone amounted tn over $20,-
900.
THE exposition managers" he con-
tinued, work hand i'm hand with all
corn growers and corn breeders as
SociatinnS in all parts of the country
in fact, the exposition has been but n
elimination of all the work that these
organizations have carried out.
I'm the middle west one does not see
the scrub or mnngrcl corn only i'm the
most unprogrcssivc sections. Corn is
bred as pure and as scientifically as
the best lines of live stock. The idea
has been To secure well maturcd and
sound varieties of corn that will make
the best feed and produce the highest
yields per acre. These people have had
To pioneer their way, and of course,
have made many mistakes. but in the
end they have achieved wonderful re-
suits. The exposition has aroused the
inter in corn growing: it has
brought the best minds together and
has educated the people along the best
lines. 1t is well known fact that the
people who attend these eXpositions,