Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-11
CHAMPION BOY CORN GROWER.

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CHAMPION BOY CORN GROWER.
Jerry Moore of Florence, Beats the
World.
Jerry Moore of Florence county, the
champion boy corn grower Of the
world, has written a story Of how he
produced over 22S bushels of corn on
one acre of land. The yield is sub
stantiated by afidavits. He made a
profit of $13O.7O on the acre. 1t cost
him s12S.O5 to secure the yield. The
story gives a complete description and
full account Of the care of the corn.
He is a member of the Boys Corn club
and was under the direction of the
United States farm demonstration
| work and A. II. Gasque county super
| intendent of education of Florence
county.
In clear manner Jerry Moore tells
the following story:
Light gray, sandy upland; top soil
about three or four inches deep, with
yellow subsoil. Old land nearly level,
with just enough drain for the water
to run off. Cotton was grown on the
land in 1909, producing about 1920
pounds Of seed cotton.
Preparation.
During the 1st of March, 1910, spread
80 one house wagonloads Of rich dirt
on this acre. Followed this with so
one e-horse wagonloads of stable ma
nure scattered broadcast.
On March 25 land was broken with
Dixie plows. One Dixie following the
furrow of the other, and with the two
breaking about 10 or IL inches deep.
The soil was so well pulveriZed did not
harrow, rebroke like it was first time.
March 29, narrowed and laid off in
rows three and one-half feet wide,
with Dixie plow. Distributed 500
pounds of guano containing 8 per cent
of phosphoric acid, 3 per cent of am
monia and 3 per cent potash in Dixie
furrow and covered with burrows max
ing a small ridge.
March 30, open ridge with shovel
plow and dropped three gallons Of
Batess Four-Ear prolific corn, drop
ping by hand and almost sowing. Gov
cred corn with small shovel plow p
inches deep.
Fertilizer.
On the same day sowed 500 pounds
of acid phosphate on rows and har-
rowed surface all over, leaving it
level.
No rain since land was broken and
ground so dry and dusty corn did not
come up readily. Replanted for fear 1
would not get a stand. Stand good by
April 20.
April 20, weather continues dry.
April "a, good rain.
April 25, sowed 700 pounds kainit
along rows and narrowed with Little
Joe harrow and going twice to the
row. Barred off with Dixie plow.
May 5, l made mixture OF 500
pounds cotton seed meal, 200 pounds
of acid phosphate, 200 pounds of kahn
it and with cold distributor sowed on
each side of rows, and narrowed with
Little Joe harrow and going twice to
the row leveling surface as near as
possible.
May 10, made a mixture of 600
pounds of cotton seed meal, 200 pounds
of acid phosphate and 200 pounds OF
kainit, and with a cold distributor
sowed on each side Of the rows, but
four inches farther from the corn than
the other application, and narrowed
with Little Joe harrow going twice in
the row.
Also sowed 200 pounds Of nitrate Of
soda along the rows.
May II, narrowed, going twice to
the row; thinned corn to six inches in
row.
May "a, narrowed, going twice to
the row.
May 25, good rain.
May q, using a cold distributor SOW
ing in the centre of middle 1000 pounds
1873 guano and narrowed with Little
Joe harrow, going twice to the row.
Same day, sowed 200 pounds of nj
trate of soda along the row.
June 4, narrowed, going twice to the
row.
June and 6, good rains.
June s, sowed 300 pounds Of nitrate
of soda and narrowed twice to the row.
Frequent showers and corn grow
ing rapidly.
June 10, storm and corn blown down.
June II, set corn up; corn about six
feet high and beginning to silk
June Is, narrowed very lightly with
Little Joe harrow, going twice to the
row.
June 90, narrowed lightly; corn now
in full silk; ground perfectly clean.
Since June rains have been fire.
quent. Corn doing its best. No sign
of firing or failure of any kind.
July 4, no lack Of rain so far, and
corn almost matured. Almost every
stalk has an ear and many of them
two or three. There is on the acre
about $4,000 stalks and more than 30
900 ears. Gathered fodder middle of
August. Corn at this time very ride.
Gathered Fodder.
Gathered off the acre 1900 bundles of
fodder, weighing 5000 pounds, worth
$50.
Corn Gathered.
Five men-J. NJ. Leach, H. p. Has
elden, w. f. Bailey, J. T. Bailey and
Roger Williams-measured the land
and weighed the corn, whose certiti-
Gates are in the custody of the county
superintendent of education. The corn
was weighed in the shucks and weigh
ed 16,3SS pounds. They took 200
pounds of corn from the acre, at sun
down, shucked and shelled, and got
155 pounds of shelled corn and 40
pounds of cobs and shucks. This shows
ia per cent of corn and 225 per cent
of cobs and shucks. This percentage
makes a yield of 22Sa bushels.
Value of Crop.
At the market value, 81 per bushel,
the corn from the acre is worth
$22S.75' 5000 pounds fodder, $50. To-
tai value croy, $25S.75.
Expenses.
Cost of rent ...............s 90
Cost of preparation seed bed. 90
Cost of planting .......... 90
Cost of manure .... % 90
Cost of commercial fertilizer. 66 So
Cost of cultivation .. IL so
Cost of gathering corn ... 90
Cost of gathering fodder ... 90
Total cost .... ........$12S O5
Balance Sheet.
Total value .$25S Is