Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-11
THE CORN EXPOSITION.
II Is to be Held In Columbia on De-
cember s.

IL is TO De r1clQ III SoiuIHpid VII NS
cember 5.
The farmers of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, says the
Columbia State of Sunday, will have
the greatest opportunity to compete
for prizes for the best corn at the
South Atlantic Corn exposition held
i'm Columbia on December that has
ever been offered to any people south
of the Mason and Dixon line. The
corn exposition management, during
the past summer, has been busy gath
ering prizes for this event and during
the last few weeks have been work
ing with the premium list, which has
just been completed.
IT has been previously announced
that the aggregate value of the prizes
will reach $4,000. but now the pros
poets seem to indicate that it will be
more than that, and perhaps as much
as $4,000 in money. machinery. live
stock, etc. will go to the exhibitors of
the best corn.
Especial emphasis has been laid
upon the ten ear exhibits. Prizes are
offered for the first. second, third and
fourth best ten ear exhibits of corn OF
any variety for each county in the
state. Also similar prizes are onered
for the best ten ear exhibits in each
congressional district. These classes
will be opened to any man or woman
boy or girl, in the state who wlshes 10
compete. The winners of these classes
will come together in the sweepstakes
classes in the state for the best ten
ears of single ear variety or Wnlte
corn; for the best ten ears OF prollnc
white corn: for the best ten ears OF
yellow corn. The exhibitor showing
the best ten ears of corn of any varl-
etv will be awarded the American ag-
ricultural cup. valued at $1,000. The
winners of the ten ear classes VIII
come together again in the grand
sweepstakes classes for North carroll
ma. South Carolina and Georgia. ana
the winners of the grand SweepStaKe
classes will be eligible for the grand
champion sweepstakes classes Tor the
hest ten ears of corn exhibited from
anv of the three states Should a South
Carolina man, woman, boy or girl eX-
hibit the best ten ears of corn, whlte
or yellow, from North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia, the aggregate
of his prizes in money. machinery ana
cups will approximate $S25.
Also liberal prizes are offered 1or
the best so ears of corn in South Car
olina and for the grand champion
sweepstakes for the best so ears or
corn in any of the three states. Like
wise prizes are offered for the best
single ear in the congressional district
class. in the state class and in the
grand champion sweepstakes class.
Liberal prizes are also offered for the
best individual display. The one from
South Carolina who makes the best
individual display will receive as MS
reward 1925 in cash.
The second prize for this is $l5o'
and the third prize 500. In this eX-
hibit the exhibitor will be required TO
show at least ten bushels of corn, ana
the display will be judged 20 per cent
for the best corn and 80 for the best
decoration and display. The corn eX-
position management also offers lib
eral prizes similar to those of South
Carolina for the best corn in Georgia
and North Carolina, which i'm the
grand champion sweepstakes Will
come into competition with that IN
South Carolina.
Every farmer i'm the state is especi-
ally urged to select corn and exhibit
in every class possible at the eXposi-
ton. At least five judges will be re-
quired to do the judging and these
will score every exhibit. attaching a
complete score to every exhibit, so
that the exhibitor can see wherein he
is strong or weak with his corn. At
the same time. a judging school will
be conducted so as to teach the farm
er how to select good seed corn.
Recently some of the officers of the
corn exposition met with the Colum-
bia Chamber of Commerce and 5000
will be put up by the Chamber OF
Commerce to be used in furnishing a
hall advertising, decorating, shelving
and other miscellaneous items neces-
Sary.