The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-12-14
GRAND SUCCESS
The Corn Exposition Al Csluubi, hads
Great Showing for tie
.SOUTR'S CORN PRODUCT

Big Agricultural Fair Process o Great
Success-Surprise ut the Wonder
full Possibilities Of Corn-Growing
In the Southern States-Boy and
Girl Contestants Are Given Prizes.
The South Atlantic States Corn
Exposition. held in Columbia. marks
an epoch in the history Of the South.
Never has there been so much fine
corn brought together south Of the
Ohio and west Of the Mississippi
river. It is not a pleasure event, but
Is educational. The farmers Of North
Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gia were shown, in a concrete form,
that the great, boosted corn belt OF
the West has at last moved South.
The Exposition stands for more
and better corn, which means more
live stock and hogs. and consequent
ly bread and meat, for the millions
Of people in the South. The Expo
sit'on showed what can I've done on
the broad acres OF the South. 1t
shows that the broad acres Of the
South are more adapted to the cul-
ture Of corn than the plains Of the
West.
The Exposition was the climax Of
the 160,000,000 bushels increase in
the corn production Of the South. The
Exposition shows, most especially,
that the boys Of the South have be-
come great farmers, and that they
are capable of teaching their fathers
new methods. 1t shows that at last
the farmer has adopted intelligent
methods and is not following the
trail left by cotton. The Exposition
was a great success, and it Is only
a nucleus of what is to be next year,
and in the years to come.
The Exposition was a success from
every standpoint. There was a large
attendance OF farmers from the three
States taking part and by Column
bians, who are interested in the up
building of the State along material
lines. All were surprised at the
large number of exhibits and the fine
corn. There are over 700 individual
exhibits.
The executive committee Of the
Columbia Chamber Of Commerce,
meeting Wednesday, discussed plans
for a great Southern corn show for
next year. The plan will be con-
summated. Even lower rates will
be secured over all Of the railroads,
and there will be many festivities in
connection with the Exposition.
President Herbert, of the Chamber
Of Commerce, is very enthusiastic
and will lend every effort to see that
Columbia's part in the success Of the
next Exposition is carried out.
There were two important and ed
ncational speeches made Wednesday
1t the Exposition. The first speech
was by o. B. Martin, assistant to DR..
Seaman A. Knapp, OF the United
States farm demonstration work. He
.old CT the work of the Boys Corn
Clubs in the South and of the won
'erful results that have been OBJ
tanned In this State. He praised the
press for the assistance in bringing
bout the great wave Of agitation for
corr production in the South.
The next speaker was Ira W. Will
liams, State agent OF the United
States for farm demonstration work.
FTe also gave credit to the press for
The assistance rendered the move
nent and especially thanked the bus
ness men of this AMI other States,
vho have so literally contributed
1rizes for the Corn Exposition. We'd
'esday night there were addresses by
Commissioner Watson and i. o.
.-caub. in charge Of the Boys Corn
Clnb work in North Carolina.
The prizes for the boys corn
show. beiLy H.. II chrncc IN with
the Corn Exposition were awarded
Wednesday. The prizes Aggregate
several hundred dollars. The show
was held under the direction Of Ira
W. Williams. State agent for the
United States farm demonstration
work. approximately 400 boys, from
thirty counties, sent exhibits. Agrt-
cultural libraries were awarded to
Aiken, Barnwell and Clarendon
counties for the best exhibits. L. l..
Baker was in charge Of the boys
corn show.
Prizes a%ggregating $4,000 were
awarded Wednesday night for the
best corn exhibited from North Car
DINA, South Carolina and Georgia.
The prize for the best single ear
Of corn was won by E. Goodwin. Of
! Apex. y. c.; best ten ears. by j. c.
Lewis, of Reedy Branch. n. G.. Best
individual DISPLAY and best so ears,
by A. D. Hudson. of Newberry, S. C.
Prizes for the largest yields were
awarded to Jerry II. Moore, Is years
of age. of Winona, S. c., who pro-