The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-22
CORN CLUB FAIR
RosrpoNnb' 70 WEDNESDAY ON
ACCOUNT OF RAIN.

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Account OF RAIN.
ssames Of Those Who Contributed
( Funds for Cash Prizes and Articles
] for Other Prizes. z.5.
On account Of a steady down pour
pf rain nearly all day on last We'd.
aesday the Corn Clue Fair had to be
postponed. So next Wednesday will
be "corn day" in Orangeburg, and
cs the Orangeburg correspondent OF
The News and Courier says, for
sime at least, the minds of many far,
uners iof this county. heralded as the
banner, cotton county of The State.
+ will turn, from the fieecy staple to
that long. long neglected. but eauai-
II valuable and staple agricultural
aroduct, corn, which seems now to he
coming into its own.
- Next "wednesday will be held the
Z Grst Corn Fair. in this County, at the
{ Cohrs House, and ehere will be on
3 exhibition many varieties of the
! grain, entered in competition for a
Number OF prizes offered by the ousi-
ness men of this city. A list Of
the, prizes is printed below for both
men and boys.
/, Originally. it was intended to con-
ene the contest to the members OF
:. the-Reys;; Corn Club Of this county,
bit 60 intense has the interest in the
affair become that little more than 4
week ago the Chamber of Commerce
decided tofenlarge the scope OF the
+, s,ndertakin1, by calling on the busl-
hess men of this city for. a line OF
k,rizes in addition to those competed
Cor by the boys.
The result has been most gratify-
dng, many of the merchants and 9TH,
er business people responding liberal
4y. The contest is open to all Tar
tners, and from the exhibits ALREADY
on hand, preparatory to being judg-
ed, the affair promises to be one OF
the greatest agricultural successes in
the history of Orangeburg County.
i III cannot be doubted that the or
ganlzstion of the Boys Corn Club
has stimulated the cultivation of the
grain in this county, and the enthds-
tasn engendered by the rivalry be-
tween the young farmers has ex-
Senied to the older agriculturis's,
among whom for many weeks the
Grinciple topic Of discussion has been
.eora-raising in it's every phase The
result Of the agitation of the matter
:fs..perhaps the greatest yield OF coin
Ehis county has ever experienced.
aud at smaller proportionate Co.'S
-os production.
j. Orangeburg county. farmers seem
determined to in future keep at home
.Aiseh of the money that has hereto
,Eore been going to the West for corr.
!And this happy condition is directly
!attributable to the increased interest
.Created In the crop by the oTgantza-
ton OF the Boys Corn Club. The
: focal end Of the Boys Fair is in
aeaarge of County Superintendent OF
Eduuation : Lew. Livingston. who
has during the 5entire year been ua-
.jstftas In bis efofts to keep the inter-
Est in the corn growing contest as
Fever heat until it reached the cul-
fninatlon, which, will doubtless prove
aa unqualified success. !,
!; Among the mem bers of the Boys,
= Corn Club prizes will be awarded as
follows: For best yield, s35; sec
bnd. s25: third, SEQ: fourth $40
9th, $40; sixth, $40. For best
yield Of shelled corn from ten ears,
S10; second. IS. For best single ear
$40: second. IS.
The following progressive citizens
and business concerns have proyld-
ed the prize money for the boys con-
tests: Times and Democrat. Wanna
maker, Smoak and Co. ]. A. Berry,
W. l. Moseley, Fairey and Weeks.
Ayers and Williams, Farmers and
Merchants Bank. Bank Of Orange
burg. John Mcnamara. ] w. SmoaK,
Edisto Savings Bank, l.. E. Riley.
{ PEOPLES Bank, Sihy and Firth, Geo.
". Zeigler. j. E. Glover, Tdisto Dry
Goods Company, E ~ Scoville. Plan
sers' Bank
,Other Prizes Offered.
Not only are the boys expected to
exhibit r"nir cotn fe.e on Wednes-
DAY, but the Chan'u. of Com."erce
through its secretary, Mr.. J. P. Malh-
any, has invited large number OF
farmers from this and nearby coun-
ties to exhibit their corn here ou
"Wednesday.
The following prizes have bsen Of
Eered for these exhibits:
- Class A.
dor best general exhibit of corn.
,First-Ten dollars in gold by tn
Chamber Of Commerce.
Second One :a:r Of ReItl shues
Ivy Joe Mcnamara
Third-One one-horse Chattanooga
turn plow by j. W. Snoak.
tFourth.-One years subscription
to The Times and Democrat.
Fifth-One years subscription to
The Oran:ebrrc 80;
Glass 4.