The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
ATTENTION FARMERS
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CORN EX.
POSITION WILL BE
Held in Columbia, at Which Eight
Thousand Dollars in Prizes Will

Thousand Dollars in Prizes VIII
Be offered
Eight thousand dollars will be Of
'ered in prizes te:: the best corn at
the South Atlantic Corn Exposition
held In Columbia December SIS.
The South Carolina Corn Breeders
Association. who have been promo.
Ing the exposition me: In the State
House Thursday and completed
plans for the exposition. The organ
ization was perfected and prominent;
farmers will act as super!ntenenis
in the various departments and pro-
mote the exhibition OF corn from the
in various districts Of North Caroii-
na. South Carolina and Georgia.
Prizes were arranged for ea4h
county In South Carolina. FOR the
congressional districts in South Car
olina and for the three zones OF
! each North Carolina and Georgia.
Sweepstakes will DC offered for the
best 10 ears OF yellow corn. prolific
white corn. single ear variety white
corn, single ear and bushel lots.
from all the States. All these e1-
h!biis viii come together IN Grand
Sweep-Stake and Grand Champion
Sweep-Stake classes.
The larges: prize has been offered
for the best 10 ears Of corn grown
in any Of the three States. The H:in-
ner Of the Grand Champion Sweep
Stake prize for 10 ears Of corn will
receive as bis reward prizes approx
inatlnS $500. This is intened 20
bring ou. the best corn ths: can be
produced in the South Atlantic
States aud $500 for the best 10 eacs
will cause the farmers TO pu: forth
their very best efforts IN making this
exhibi, the finest that can be secu5-
ed.
It is said this exhibit will carry
great honor with 1t for an exhioit
Of 10 ears o. corn that are the best
tina, can be grown by any one ex-
hibitor in any Of the three states ~
South Carolina. North Carolina and
Georgia. viii! within itself be prize
worthy of the highest consideration.
A separate department will be set
taoar, for the Boys Club and the
BOYS exhibits. These will have spe-
cial prizes aud vii! be under the d.
rect supervision OF the officers OF the
Farm Demonstration Work in South
Carolina.
AN Important feature OF the ex'
position will be the individual dis.
plays. there being prizes offered 70:
the best irdiviiua: display IN each OF
the three states and also for thl
Grand Champion individual display.
The one who wins the individual dis
play in either Of these States Will
receive prizes TO the value OF S2:o
and the one making the best display
at the exposition will receive an ad-
ditional prize OF $50 in cash. thus,
rewardlng the exhibitor who makes
the best display. In order 10 make
this premium list as large as 1t il
the South Carolina Legislature. las;
winter. enacted bill providing fo'
$1,000 IN cash to be offered as prizes
20 the exhibitors Of South Carolina
alone At the same time $500 was
appropriated for the use Of the Corn
Breeders Association in furtherins
its cause Various machinery houses.
fertilizer concerns. newspapers. and
business enterprises have contribu:-
ed large prizes. The international
Harvester Co.. alone has contributed
approximately $500 and the John
Deere Plow Co.. has made liberal ID
nations
The South Carolina Cotton Seed
.Crushers' Association has also appro-
pr!a;ed $500 in cash to be used for
the best corn exhibits made from
Sou;h Carolina. In the beginning II
vas intended 10 raise only $4,000 in
prizes. together with the $1,000. ap-
2ropriated by the State Legislature
would make $4,000. bat the enihus-
iasm il the exposition has been SO
widespread. the interest IN corn
growing IN the South Atlantic States
so great and the liberality Of the
varied interests of the South Allan
tic States so marked that larger
prizes have been secured un':l tho
total with aggregate $4,000 in ma
chinery. fertilizer cash. etc. Work
or the premium list has been com.
pleted. and 1t will come from the
press IN few days and be ready for
distribution.
At meeting OF the Corn Breed
ers Association Thursday the folio a.
ing organization vas completed:
President and General Manager -
A. D. Hudson. Newberry. S. c.
Secretary and Treasurer. 4.
Hayes. Pages Mill. S. c.
Superintendent OF Entries-Nal-
colin Miller. Colum bis. S. c.
Superintendent Of Judges-A. G..
Smith Coiun bia. S. C.
superintendent OF Exhibits-A e.
Hudson. Newberry. S. c.
Superintendent OF Boys Exhibits
l. L. Baker. Bisnoprille. S. C.
Superintendent, OF Exhib;;s-fira.
district. James Reeves. Turbeville.
Second Distric, ". +. Walker. Black
vile. Third District. W. c. Brown.