The Robesonian., 1910-08-08

Great Interest Taken in the
Robson County Corn Contest
And Cash Prizes Offered by
The Bank of Lumberton and
The Fertilizer Prizes Offered
by the Baugh Sons & Co. and
the Virginia Carolina Chemic-
al Company.
InApril 1910 the Bank of Lum-
berton offered three cash prizes
1850 first prize, $50 secondprize,
and $40 third price together with
the Baugh Sons & Co. and the Vir-
ginia Carolina Chemical CO. which
offered three tons of their high
grade fertilizer 1-a tons first
prize, | ton second prize, and !
ton third prize) to the person or
persons who would raise the lar
gest number of bushels of corn CT
one acre of land in Robson coun-
Where are now over fifty SUBJ
stantial citizens and farmers in
Robson county contestlng for
the prizes. A great deal of interest
is being shown and every contest
antis doing his best to Wir.
These prizes were offered to
stimulate the growth of corn in
this county and to show the
farmers what really could be
done along this line. A large
number of people believe that
corn can not be grown on land in
this county and hence are not
willing to try. AS result of
this the farmers of this section
have been at the mercy of the
Western corn markets. sandjwhile
our farmers have raised a large
amount of cotton they have been
forced to get their corn from 9TH
er parts of the country.
When the contest is over,
the corn measured and the
prizes awarded it will be shown
that as much corn can be raised
on one acre of land in Robson
county as in almost any county
in North Carolina.
From letters received from a
large number of contestants it
will readily be seen that a rec
ord of which every citizen will be
proud will be made and that there
are many surprises in store for
the people of this entire section.
Some of the contestants write
that their corn is almost perfect,
that the stalks have from two to
seven ears of corn each, and that
at least from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty bushels of corn
will be raised. One contestant
writes, whose corn is right near
his house. ct looks like night or
my front porch" The corn is
growing we'll, is green, and
comes up to the expectations OF
all.
The terms of the contest are
very simple and are arranged ir
pamphlet form by the BANK OF
LUMBERTON. 1t will be neces
sary for all the contestants t.
comply strictly with the terms
Those who do not comply vii
not be considered by the judges
1t will be necessary for tn
judges to be present when tn
field is measured, the corn gath
cred and shucked, and a certif
cate given signed by the judge
and also by the contestant. A
those who offer the prize wish t.
publish, when the contest is over
who won and what methods wer
used, it will be necessary for a
questions in the pamphlet furr
ished by the BANK OF LUN
BERTON to be answered in full
1t is also desired that as many g
can will have photographs mao
of their field and at least four {
five Of the best of these phot,
graphs will be published for tt
information of all.
The following gentlemen al
among the contestants:
N. F. Andrews, Fairmont, N.
} W Barker, Howellsville, N.
James L. Beckwith, Lumberto
R. F. d.
D. H. Britt, Lumberton, R. F.
}. A. Boone, Jr., Lumberton,
F. D.
S. E. Britt, Lumberton, R. F.
No. l.
c. c. Britt, Barnesville. N. c..
Herbert D. Culbreth, Pembrok
N. C.
Giles Davis, Lowe, N. C.
Arthur Duncan, Fairmont, N.
}. w. Edge, Rennert, N. C.
Isaac Coitlov Pou,,opd NJ n