The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
ATTENTION FARMERS
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CORN Ex-
POSITION WILL BE
Held in Columbia, at Which Eight
Thousand Dollars in Prizes Will
Be Offered.

Thousand Dollars in Prizes Will
Be Offered.
EiSh. thousand dollars will be Of
fe-ed IN prizes for the best corn at
the South Atlantic Corn Exposition |
held in Columbia December 5-S. |
The South Carolina Corn breeders
Association, who have been pEouot-
ing tho exposition met n the State
House Thursday and completed
plans for the exposition. The organ
:za,Nn was perfected and prominent
farmers will act as sureriatenents
in the various departments and pro-
mote the exhibition OF corn from the
in various districts Of North Carroll
na. South Carolina and Georgia.
Prizes were arranged for each
county in South Carolina. for the
congressional districts in South Car
ol!na and for the three zones Of
each North Carolina and Georgia.
Sweepstakes will be Offered for the
best 10 ears OF yellow corn. prolific
white corn. single ear variety white
corn. single ear aud bushei lots.
from ali the States. All these eH-
h!bits Will come together in Grand
Swesp-Stake and Grand Champion
Sweep-Stake classes.
The larses, prize has been offered
for the best 10 ears Of corn grown
in any Of the three States. The win
ner of the Grand Champion Sweep
Stake prize for 10 ears Of corn Will
receive as bis reward prizes approx
imating $500 This is intened to
bring out the best corn tha; can De
produced In the South Atlantic
States and $500 for the best 10 eacs
will cause the farmers TO put forth
.hei, very best efforts in making this
exhibit the finest that can be secur-
ed.
It is said this exhibit will carry
great honor with it for an e1Eio;t
of 10 ears OF corn that are the beet
;ha, can be grown BY any cne e1-
hlbi,or IN any Of the three states os
South Carolina. North Carolina and
Georgia. will within itself be prizo
worthy 0! the highest consideration.
A separate department will be Sc;
apas: tor the Boys Club and tae
boys exhibits These will have spe
c.ai prizes and will be under the d.
rect supervision OF the officers of the
Farm Demonstration Work IN South
Carolina.
An important feature Of the ex'
position will be the individual dis
plays. there being prizes offered 70:
the best individual display IA each OF
the three states and also for .he
Grand Champion individual display.
The one who wins the individual dis
play in either Of these States viii!
receive prizes to the value OF $2?a
and the one making the best display
a, the exposition will receive an ad-
fdit!onel prize OF $50 in cash. thus.
revard.ng the exhibitor who makes
the best display. In order 10 MAKE
this premium list as large as It Is
the South Carolina Legislature. last
winter. enacted bill providing &C.
$1,000 In cash tn be offered as prizeI
to tbs exhibitors OF South Carolina
alone. A. the same time $500 was
appropriated for the use Of the Corr
Breeders Association in furtherinS
!ts cause. Various machiuerr houses,
fertilizer concerns. newspapers. and
business enterprises have contrtbu:-
ed large prizes. The Interratlonal
Harveete. Co., alone has contributed
approximately $500 and the John
Deere Plow Co.. hss made liberal d.
nations.
The South Carolina Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association has also appro-
pr!ased $500 in cash to De used so'
1.-THE best corn exhibits made from
South Carolina. In the beginning il
was intended 10 raise only $4,000 IN
prizes. together With the $1,000. ap-
propr!ated By the State Legislature
would make $1,000. bu, the enthus-
iasm in the exposition has been SO
widespread. the interest In corn
growing in the South Atlantic States
SO great aud the l!eeral.tE OF the
varied interests OF the South Allan
tic States so marked that larger
prizes have been secured uu':l the
total eith aggregate $4,000 In ma
chinery. fertilizer cash. etc. Work
on the premium list has been COM
pIe.ed. and It will come from the
press In few days aud be ready for
distribution.
AT meeting Of the Corn Breed
ers Association Thursday the folio a.
Ing organization was completed:
President and General Manager =
4. D. Hudson. Sewberry. S. C.
Secretary and 1reasurer-R 4.
Hayes. Pages Mill. S. c.
Superintendent CT Entrias-Mal-
colin Miller. Cclunb bia. S. c.
| Superintendent Of Judses-A G..
Smith Columbia, S. C.
Superintendent OF Exhihits-A. D.
Hudson. Newber.-y. 8. C.
Superintendent Of Boys Exhibits
L. L. Baker. Bishoprille. S. c.
Superintendent OF Exhibits-hrs,
district. James Reeves. Turber!lle.
Second District W T Walker. Black
Vile: Third District. w c. Brown
Newberry. Fourth District. P. b