The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-23
l. Tas z G,ea. Exhibit.


We're attracted 70 Manning last
| Wednesday to be present at the
corn exhibit which had been thor
louShlv advertised. This move
men: means much to the agricul-
tara! interests Of the county and
State. and much enthusiasm has
been aroused throughout the
! State wherever this work has
been introduced. The farm dem
oaStration work II this county
has been carried or for the past
three or four years under the
capable and ctticien, management
ara supervision Of {. y. McFad-
cHn. demonstration agent. Last
Year the Work vas introduced
among the school boys by the
Co@"i: Superintendent Of Educa.
ton. /. attracted considerable
/ interest and met with quite 2 sue
iceSS. The past year the county
superintendent and the Board Of
Trade Of Manning took up the
matter with Mr.. Ira ". Viii
,iiamS who is at the head OF
the entire work for South Caro-
lima. and with Mr.. O. 3. Mar
tin. OF Washington, and, was
fortunate enough to get the az
ricultural department TO con-
sent TO put a man IN this county
to Supcriltend the boys and get
them thoroughly organized in the
work. Mr.. J. +. Kelly was Sc
lec;ed. and he has worked faith
fully the past year and much
good work has been accomplish
ed. There were number Of
clubs organized in the county
with an aggregate membership
! OF about l+o boys, most all Of
whom have done good work.
There were a few failures at any
thing like a good or fancy crop,
bat when it is realized that the
entire 40 boys made an average
OF something like 81 bushels per
acre. it shows that it behooves
all to foster the enterprise and
render to It all the aid and en-
couragement possible.
At I meeting Of the Board o.
Trade held last Wednesday night
it was decided to continue the
work another year under SINH
lag plan as this year. \ compe-
tent man will be employed to or
sanize the boys who will visit
them and aid them weekly during
the year Al! boys who desire to
enter for the coming year should
send their names TO County Super
iatendent OF Education E. j.
Browne.
The corn exhibit held last We'd
nesday is conceded to oe the big
seSt held in any county in the
State this year. This primarily
meanS that more boys hai eX
hibltS here than in any other
county. and that they We're tirst.
class IN every respect. No effort
had been made to Tx up 4 fancy
show. 1t was simply ! show of
70 ears OF select corn each, and
5lSbci of iiaest shelled corn im-
a"inab!c. was entered by quite a
number Of the boys who were
competing for special prize.
There We're nearly Z hundred
Sc;:a.ate exhibits by the boys,
consisting Of about % separate
boys of the corn clubs
/: VAS 4 joint exhibit Of the
boys and Of the men engaged in
fal,la demonstration work in the
county. About ~ OF Mr.. Nc
I'ad,;en' $ men had best 10 ear eN-
hio!;S and won prizes as follows.
t,irS; best 10 ears Sl0, J. +.
Tenant.
Second best 10 ears 81. sc. j. S.
Johnson.
Third best 10 ears $500. II. c.
Baygett.
The corn judges consisted Of
MeS>rs. Ira W. Williams, \. g.
Smith and g Mr.. Gotten, all Of
whom are experts in the govern
ment service.
ut the conclusion Of several
hours OF tedious service on the
part Of the above named judges.
they rendered the following de-
cision:
Best 10 ears at large, Eugene
NcFaddcn. the prize being sin
gle barrel gun given by Manning
Hardware Company and valued
at S..
Each club was given cash
prize Of So for the one having
the 10 best ears Of corn. The
ciUOS with the winners are as
follows:
Trinlty-Henry Plowden.
Paxville-M h. Corbett.
Deep Creek-Clyde Johnson.
Turberille-C. L. Vasser.
Mannins-Leon Burgess.
Sardin!a-Eugene McFadden.
Davis Station-Abe Ridgewav.
Jordau-Monroe R!dglll.
At Lar.e-Frank Boswell.
The clubs 1T Summerton and
Pincwood sent in nc exhibits,
hence they forfeited the prizes
they were entitled tc.
The best bushel Of shelled corn
WAS exhibited by Henry Plowden
who won the shot gun given oy