The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-12-09
Times CORN
CONTEST
Committeeman met TODAY and
AWARDED THE VARIOUS
PRIZES
Old FIELDS Wins FIRST

The governors and contestants N
The Times Corn Contest met in the
court house in Wilson this morning,
canvassed the yields and awarded the
prizes All the committeeman were
present except Messrs. Thompson, of
Black Creek; r. T. Barnes, of Old
Fields, and S. H. Tyson, of Saratoga
These gentlemen have already sent
in the yields from their respective
townships and these were reported by
the secretary.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. w. ]. Davis, chairman, while the
secretary to the committee, Mr.. John
d. Gold, acted in that capacity.
A list of the townships was called
and the following yields were re-
ported:
Stantonsburg-Mr. B. J. Thompson,
committeeman, reported that Mr.. La
lfayette Darden, 16 years Of age, had
gathered IA barrels of corn from less
than an acre.
Saratoga-No contestant in this
township.
Garners Township. P. Woodard,
committeeman. Contestant, J. L. Bats,
with 16 barrels.
Toisnot-Mr. Josephus Parker, COM
mitteeman. The contestants in this
township were Messrs. Josephus
Parker, who made II barrels; Mr.. Geo.
Whitehead, who made IT barrels and
enc stand. Mr.. V. G. Langley was
also a contestant and made on one
acre, according to the sworn affidavit
/ of Messrs. J. T. Wells, r. B. White"
and w. H. Langley, % 1-2 barrels of
corn. Mr.. Langley explained that he
did not take The Times and therefore
was not familiar with the rules OF
the contest. which provided that the
corn should be measured in the pres
ence of the committeeman from that
township or his representatives. Mr.
Langley made more corn than any Of
the contestants, and if the rules had
been complied with, and we regret
that Mr.. Langley did not know OF
these, he would have received th2
ileading prize. AS it was, Mr. Langley
i not only made a handsome crop OF
icorn but also received from the Vir
iginia-Carolina Chemical Company $1OC
as prize to the farmer in the county
raising the largest amount of corn
from fertilizers of their manufacture
Taylors-Mr. w. A. Dew, commit
:teeman. Mr.. Morrison Webb made
,21 3-5 barrels on less than an acre
Unfortunately his land was not meas
done he would have gathered in the
same ratio "a IL barrels.
Old Fields-Mr. r. T. Barnes, com
mitteeman. Mr.. Ben Rentfrow made
IA barrels, one bushel and eigh
Ipounds on one acre. Mr.. G. w. Boy
kin made IA barrels and S pounds
Mr.. w. H. Coleman made II barrels
land ~ pounds on one acre. On
Iacres Mr.. Coleman made 80 barrels
two bushels and ten pounds. Mr.
Walter Gurganus made on one acre
!66 bushels, 43 and two-third pounds
Spring Hill-Mr. Charles Breame
committeeman. No contestants.
Cross Roads--Mr. w. r. Davis. com
mitteeman. Mr.. I. H. Lamm 20 bar
re1s, one bushe1 and nine pounds S
80 pounds. Mr.. w. II. Tomlinson, 1:
barrels, one bushel and % pounds
Black Creek-Mr. J. H. Thompson
committeeman. Mr.. Lessie Tomlin
son made on one acre 20 3-5 barrel
iand % pounds, and on five acre
81 2-5 barrels.
Wilson-Mr w. J. Davis, commit
teeman: Messrs. Kinchen Watson ant
w. ]. Petway made fraction unde
twenty barrels on one acre.
The prizes were then awarded a.
follows:
For the best five acres of uplant
corn offered by Nr. J. T. Hadley, tn,
$4,000 III gold was awarded to Mr.. W
H. Coleman, of Old Fields Township
= The second prize for the next bes
five acres of upland corn, a graphic
phone and records, offered by Nh
, lIeath, of the Cash Racket Store, wen
, to Mr.. Lessie Tomlinson, Of Blacl
Creek township.
} The first prize for the best one acr
went to Mr.. Ben. Rentfrow, of Oh
Fields township. These prizes cor
: sisted of three tons Of fertilizer offer
ed by Messrs. Tomlinson & Co., Had
Iley, Harriss & Co., and P. L. Woodar
& Co., and one Deer Fertilizer, Cor
and Fertilizer Drill by w. J. Davi
Machine Co.
/ The second prize went to Mr.. Morrl
son Webb. These consisted of thre
pr1zes in gold, $500 each, offered b
the Patterson Drug Co., Mr.. w. "
IGraves and burlington & Moore, on
, ston Of guano by the Farmers Oil Co
; and ore set OF harness by Cark Bros
? & Pettus.
:, TIE third prize went to Mr.. Lessi
lTomlinsor and consisted of one ton c
D lguanc from the Wilson Oil Co., an
500 feet Of tile offered by the Cor
,tentnea Concrete Co.
to h.st acre Of corn raised b
the yolas -laa under 81 years {