The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
WILL DO GREAT GOOD
CORN BREEDERS OF THE STATE
HAVE ORGANIZED.
The Movement VIII Mean 3 Great
Deal to the Development OF the In
sensive Plan.

sensive Plan
/ For the purpose OF providing be!
| ter corn seed lot only for the mem
be-s OF the association. but for eT
cry farmer in the State the SoutI
Carolina Breeders association wa
organized IN Columbia on Tuesday
with membership OF 80. Thos
in attendance were representative
farmers from all sections of th'
State and there was lively interes
displayed IN all Of the proceeding!
OF the meeting II was urged upoI
the mem bers that il is necessary &
| breed CORE seed that will be adapt
able to this climate The orgaOiza
ton was perfected and many OF The
details for the future OF the organiz
| alton worked out The following
| particulars OF ;hs meeting We cliI
from The State.
A. G. Smith. farm management.
agent In this state OF the United
States department OF agriculture. an
nounced at the coavening OF the
meeting that A. E. Gonzales. preci
dent OF The State company. lad Civ
en- $1,000 TO be used as premiums
for those that do the best corD breed
ing within the next two years. J.
y. Harper stated to those present
that he would offer prize OF SIS
toT the best ear OF corn produced n
the State during the present year.
The mem bers OF the associStion viii!
have the privilege OF entering their
specimens in the State cora con-
tess and in the national contest. The
sessions OF he association were held
Ia the Office OF Commissioner Wat
son.
A resolution was passed indc-s:1S
the proposed corn exposition I" es
held in Columbia next fall aad q
committee was appointed to take
the matter up with the Colu2 bin
chamber OF commerce.
Il was decided to 0emosiailss tho
legislature to pass an act calling &c:
the inspection Of all seed. Tais bill
will be OF the same nature 90 the
measures calling for the Inspection OF
commercial foodstui1s. and tlauisat-
Ing oil now pending before me gen
eral assembly. Speeches by the mem
5e.s Of the association present iadi-
Gated that the farmers OF tbs State
we're having 10 buy seed OF ao IN.
terior nature and that an Inspection
would prevent this. II was also
brough, out that tho Corn Breeders
association had been organized 70,
the purpose OF securing better seed
After the organization Of the 1850
citation had been perfected the fol-
lowing officers were elected: A. D
Hudson. Newber.y county. president:
L. L. Baker. Bishopville. vice-p.esi-
dent: r. K Hayes. Dillon county.
secretary and treasurer.
There were 80 charter members Z.
the association. Of which ever 25
we're present at the meeting yester-
Say. The following are the menb berS
OF the association: ]. n. Harper.
Clemson college: A. D. Hudson. New
Berry; j. B. Dorth!t. Pendleton; J.
". Bowden. Anderson: D. n. Ba-Taw.
Clemson college; ]. a. Shanklia. Co.
lunbia: L. L. Baker. Bishopyille;
VIM. Lykes. Lykesland: P. 3. Bailey
Laureas: r. K. Hayes. Pages MIL:
g. Harris. Pe2dleton: ". T. Walker.
Blackville: J. P. Garrick. Weston:
Thos. Taylor. Jr.. Columbia: E. A.
Brown. Camden: ". D. Byrd. Lau-
rens: ". J. McKinnon. Lykeslanc:
J. D. Fooshe. Coronaca: J. H. Hanna.
GiHord: L. T. Chappell. Lykeslaad:
A E. Gonzales. Columbia: L R.
Thompson. Pendleton: W. F. C!eve-
land. Ridgeway: E. j. Waton. ca
lunbia; C. A. Woods. Columbia:
Samuel Dibbie. Orangeburg: z. "
Myers. Beech Island; C. F. Harris.
Coroaaca-
4 committee consisting OF Aessfs.
Harper. Smith and Kyle was appoint
ed 10 prepare full instructions for
starting the work Of the Corn B:ed-
ing association. the result OF the
work Of the committee to be dis
tributed as bulletin or circular.
The committee appointed to take up
,he matter OF corn exposition with
the Columbia Chamber OF comuerc"
was composed OF the following:
Nessrs Hudson. Walker, Hayes
Smith and Baker.
A committee consisting OF Eessrs.
Hudson. Walker. Fooshe and Bake.
was appointed to present resolution
20 the ways and means committee
asking for an appropriation Of $500
TO be used il further.ng the associa,
ton.
The following resolution was pass.
ed by the association and will be pre-.
sented to the ways and means com
mittee:
Resolved. That a committee o.
three be appointed by the pcesldea
ot this association to 80 before the
committee on W. and means OF the
house of representatives and the &
nance committee OF the senate AM
earnestly urge that al appropriate.
OF $500 be made FOR the purpose o
rurthering the purposes OF this as
sociation: said appropriation to b
expended under the direction Of To
president OF this association and th
State commissioner OF agriculture.
| a. G. Smith. in speaking OF th
Corn Breeders association and il
purposes. Tuesday said: