The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-07

Wv NN'h SHoN lO lHe SOulH
Just what the national corn show has
been to the West.
Prizes have been arranged for each
county in South Carolina. for the con-
, gressional districts in South Carolina
and for the three zones each, in North
Carolina and Georgia. Sweep es
will be offered for the best 10 ears OF
yellow corn. prolific white corn, single
| ear variety white corn, single ear and
bushel lots. from all States. All these
exhibits will come together in grand
sweepstakes and grand champion
sweep-stake classes.
The largest prize has been offered
for the best 10 ears Of corn grown
In any one of the three States. This
Is intended to bring out the best corn
that can be produced in the South
Atlantic States.
An important feature Of the expo.
sition will be the individual displays
there being a prize offered for the
best individual display in each of the
three States and also for the grand
champion individual display. The one
who wins the individual display in
any one of the States will receive
prizes to the value Of 1926 and the
one making the best display at the
| exposition will receive an additional
prize OF $50 In cash, thus rewardine
the exhibitor who makes the bes,
display.
In order to make the premium lis,
as large as II Is. the South Carolina
general assembly last winter appro-
priated $1,000 to be offered as prizes
to the exhibitors Of South Carolins
alone.
Money for Corn Breeders.
At the same time $500 was appro.
priated for the use OF the Corn
Breeders association In furthering III
cause. Various machinery houses
fertiiiser concerns. newspapers, busi.
ness enterprises and commercial. or.
gsnisations have contributed large
prize~ The International Harvssts,
company alone has contributed ap.
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Ith4re viii be a cooking school con-
ducsted by students Of Winthrop col.
iese. Corn products will be prepared
and served.
The Legislative commission in
charge of the exposition is az fol.
lows:
A. ID. Hudson, president State Corn
Breeders' association; e. j. Watson
commissioner OF agriculture, com.
merce and industries: Dr. ID. n. Bar.
row. superintendent extension work
at Clemson college: w. X. Perkins
professor OF agriculture at Clemson
l college.
The superintendents are: Superin.
tendent OF entries, NJ. ]. Miller, Co.
lumbia: superintendent of exhibits. A
ID. Hudson. Newberry; superintendent
OF judges. A. G.. Smith, Columbia; su.
perintendent of programme, N. d
Barrow, Clemson.
The superintendent of the depart
ments are: Superintendent of BOYS
classes. l.. l.. Baker. Bishopville; su.
perintendent OF First congressiona
district classes, James Reeves, Tur.
beville; superintendent of Second
congressional district classes. W. II
| Walker. Blackville; superintendent OF
Third congressional district classes. s
NJ. Duncan. Newberry; superintendent
or Fourth congressional distric
classes, p. b. Bailey. Laurens; super
intendent OF Fifth congressional dis
trict classes. f. a. Brown, Camden
superintendent Of Sixth and Seventh
congressional district classes, w. McD
Green. Oswego; superintendent o.
North Carolina zone classes, w. ]
Mckinnon, Lykesland; superintendent
OF Georgia classes. G.. +. Cleveland
Ridgeway; superintendent of machin
cry. l.. c. Chappell. Lykesland; super
intendent of publicity. Joe Sparks, Co
lumbia.
| I'm The Magistrates Court.