Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-07-28
CORN PRODUCTION
NAY BREAK RECORD
BOYS AEE TAKING PART IN W0RI

Reports Indicate That South Caroline
Farmers Are Taking Unusual Inter.
est In the Corn Contests.
Never before in the history of the
| State has there been so much inter-
est in the production of corn and
the present indications are that the
slogan of South Carolina farmers
$50, 100000 bushels of corn for 1910"
will be realized.
Without considering the reports to
be made from the various counties
to the department of agriculture as
to the number of bushels of corn pro-
duced, the increased production is
evident to one going about the State
on the railway cars. In the past
where there were broad acres Of cot
ton are now found fields Of corn.
The corn crop for the State last
year was approximately 100000
bushels. The crop last year was
100000 bushels greater than for
the year 1908. For the States of the
South there was an increase Of 49,
900 900 bushels and 100000 was ac-
credited to South Carolina.
II the 50,000,000 bushel yield Is
realized in South Carolina for the
present year, it will mean that the
farmers of the State will be shipping
corn away and not sending millions
of dollars to the West for the crop as
has been the custom in the past.
Farmers are Thinking.
Not only has the corn production Of
the State increased but the farmers
by the increase have shown that they
ARE using more. thought, and intel
ngent methods In the cultivation not
only OF corn, but other crops. u {
IN Clarendon conuts the othsrsdas
there was lively debate preSgpitated
~ the floor buring an agricultural in
stitute as to how large yield Of corn
was secured.
1.-The people of the State would ra-
ther discuss the best method of corn
production than politics" said we'll
known man several days ago.
There are in South Carolina over
5000 boys, the oldest not twelve years
of age, who have planted one acre
of corn during the present year. This
work is being done as the result Of
the work of the United States farm
demonstration work. The sum Of 49,
900 will be given as prizes to the
boys. This means that 5000 young
people of the rural districts are train
ing themselves to be intelligent farm
ers of the future.
Large Yields.
When the reports have been made
during the coming fall it Is expected
that some reports will be received that
will attract national attention. It Is
believed that there will be several
boys to produce as many as 200 BUSH
els on one acre of ground. Five years
ago the farmers of the State were
content with from to 25 bushels to
the acre. At the present time there
are scores Of 100-bushel to the acre
fields in the State.
The national department Of agri-
culture through the farm demonstra-
ton office is lending every effo t to
bring about an intelligent agriculture
in this and the other States Of the
South and much work of an effective
nature has been done in this State.
Besides the boys corn clubs there
are many farmers in the State corn
contest and some interesting results
are expected from this feature Of the
work.
In Clarendon county there are 143
boys planting an acre Of corn. The
boys. corn clubs of that county are
under the direction of a special DEM
onstration agent and the results ac-
complished will be watched with in
terest by the national office of farm
demonstration work.