The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-30
MEANING OF THE
BOYS CORN CLUBS
Over Three Thousand Young Men En-
listed In Campaign for More
Intelligent Farming.


clubs which are being organized in all
sections Of the state. A boys corn
club has been organized i'm q majority
of the counties of the state and in sew
eral instances a club for the girls has
been organized
First of all the organization of these
corn clubs means that over 5000
young men Of the rural districts of the
State will this year plant each one
acre Of corn. This acre will be espe-
cially attended to and each young man
will try to excel every other young
man In the amount of corn produced
on the acre.
OF great significance is the fact that
5000 young farmers of the state, none
of them over Is years of age, will farm
intelligently. The planting of the one
acre will be on systematic basis and
this work will stimulate interest in all
lines or agriculture.
One Of the most important provi-
sions of the rules Of the corn clubs is
that every member shall keep a cor
rect, systematic account of his work
during the entire year and shall file
certified report, sworn to by wit
nesses, with the judges in the respec-
tive counties. There will be more
farming on paper, at least the results
Of the actual work will be recorded.
Cash Prizes offered.
m ha
gregating over $4,000 will be offered
by the merchants, bankers and bus
mess men for the best results shown
on one acre of land by member of
the corn club. The average prize
for each county will be about $3.50
Besides the prizes to be offered In the
counties the members Of the clubs
Will be eligible to contest for the priZ-
es in the state corn contest and in
the national corn contest. Bascombe
Usher last year won the prize offered
by Marion county, the second prize in
the state contest and the first prize
for this state in the national contest.
The boys corn club work has really
been made part of the department
of education. This Is in way leading
on to an improvement of the agricul-
tural courses in all of the schools of
the state. Besides the many prizes,
State Superintendent of Education
and Gov. Ansel have decided to offer
certificates Of merit to the young men
producing so many bushels of corn on
one acre, tho number OF bushels to be
decided upon at later date. In the
counties where the corn clubs have
been organized, the county superin-
tendents of education have immediate
charge Of the work.
Ira w. Williams who has charge of
the United States farm demonstration
work in this state. is at the head of
the boys corn clubs and the success
OF these organizations is due to Mr..
Williams and his corps OF demonstra-
tion agents throughout the state
The boys corn clubs mean more and
better corn. for the young men that the
training now. will be the farmers of
the future. The growing of n plenty
OF corn Will protect the price of cotton
by making the farmers OF the state
more independent The growing of
corn intelligently makes for the farm
er one of the most valuable crops The
present intelligent methods of corn
growing that are being taught the
youth of the state mean that it will
not be many years until South Caro-
lima will not have to depend OH the
West for her corn. Should the pro-
that millions Of dollars annually would
be saved to the farmers.
For More Live Stock.
AT the meeting Of the Live Stock
association held in Columbia recently
the fact was brought out that to have
more and better live stock that it was
necessary to nave plenty OF corn. This
is shown most strikingly in the West
A state that produces large amount
OF corn also produces live stock The
members OF the Live Stock association
urged that the farmers grow more
corn In that the industry would be
increased and several million dollars
sent to the West annually for horses,
COWS, hogs, mules would be saved to
the farmers.
The organization of the boys corn
clubs is the first step toward great
er production. The statement has been
made that the land in South Carolina