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SOUTH CAROLINA
TRl-STATE CORN EXPOSITION.
On December 5 at Columbia Farm
ers Will Make History.

VII DeceIIlUef > dt OOluIIlDld FdfIIe
ers Will Make History.
The farmers of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia will
have the greatest opportunity to
compete for prizes for the best
corn at the South Atlantic Corn
Exposition held in Columbia on
December 5 that has ever been Of
fered to any people south Of the
Mason and Dixon line. The Corn
exposition management, during
the past summer, has been busy
gathering prizes for this event
1t has been previously announced
that the aggregate value Of the
prizes will reach $4,000, but now the
prospects seem to indicate that it
will be more than that, and per-
haps as much as $4,000 in money.
ESPECIAL emphasis has been laid
upon the ten ear exhibits. Prizes
are offered for the first, second,
third and fourth best ten a ex-
hibits of corn of any variety for
each county in the State. Also
similar prizes are offered for the
best ten ear exhibits in each ON
g%ressional district. Three classes
will be opened to any man or Wo-
man, boy or girl, in the States who
wishes to compete The winners Of
these classes will come together in
the sweepstakes classes in the State
for the best ten ears Of single a
variety Of white corn; for the best
ten ears of prolific white corn, and
for the best, ten ears of yellow
corn. The exhibitor showing Tthe
best ten ears of corn Of any va
riety will be awarded the Ameri-
can agricultural cup, valued at
$1,000. The winners of the ten ear
classes will come together again in
the grand sweepstakes classes for
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, and the winners of the
grand sweepstakes classes will be
eligible for the grand champion
sweepstakes classes for the best ten
ears of corn exhibited from any OF
the three States. Should a South
Carolina man, woman, boy or girl
exhibit the best ten ears of corn,
white or yellow, from North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Georgia,
the aggregate of his prizes in mon
ey, machinery and cups will ap-
proximate 1926.
Also liberal prizes are offered for
the best 50 ears of corn in South
Carolina and for the grand cham
pion sweepstakes for the best 30
ears of corn in any of the three.
States. Likewise prizes are offered
for the best single ear in the con-
gressional district class, in the
State class and inf the grand cham
pion sweepstakes class: Liberal
prizes are also offered for the best
individual display. The one from
South Carolina who makes the
best Individual display will re-
ceive as his reward 1925 in cash.
The secoad prize for this is $3.50,
and the third prize $780,! In this
exhibit the exhibitor will be re-
quired to show at least ten bushels
of corn, and the display will be
judged 70 per cent. for the best
corn and 80 for the best decoration
and display. The corn exposition
management also offers Liberal
prizes similar to those Of South
Carolina for the best corn in Geor-
gia and North Carolina, which in
the, grand champion sweepstakes
will come into competition with
with that in South Carolina.
Every farmer is especially urged
to select corn for exhibition. At
least five judges will be required to
do the judging and these will, score
every exhibit. attaching a COM
plete score TO every exhibit, so
that the exhibitor a see where
in he is strong or weak with his
corn.