The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-28
JERRY MOORE NAY
MAKE NEW RECORD
Lad Who Won Fame by Raising 22S
Bushels of Corn May Do Better.

The Spartanburg Herald prints the
following interesting story:
Taking the State as 4 whole, crops
in South Carolina are in fine condi-
eion'
This statement was made Yesterday
In response to the query Of a reporter
by Mr.. Ira ". Williams, State agent
Of the department of agriculture, who
was in the city in the interest of cot
F.on exposition to be held at the State
Ealc at Columbia next autumn.
<'Of course, there are sections which
have suffered severely from drought" !"
he continued. From Spartanburg to
Gaffney the crops are the most miser-
able have ever seen.
But in the Pee Dee section many
farmers are having the finest crops in
their history. They had ten days Of
rain there while the rest of the State
was suffering from the drought; Marl-
boro county, however, is off little.'
Mr. Williams said he expected to
see some huge corn crops in the State
this year.
There is a possibility that Jerry
Moore, the 15-year-old Florence coun-
ty boy who achieved fame last year by
raising 22S bushels of corn on one
acre, may make a new record this
year. Mr.. Williams has kept in close
touch with Jerry and has been to see
him several times this year.
Crop Looking Fine
He said that Jerry's crop was look
eng even better at present than it
did at the same time last year. Mr..
Williams said when he last saw Jerry's
aoSe little rain would have helped
it, but doubtless the rain had fallen
by this time.
In this connection Mr.. Williams told
this story: Jerry's father, who is a
Methodist minister, had occasion dur
ing the dry spell to pray for rain.
The rain came in torrents and it rain
ed for days. A woman in the neigh
oorhood complained that her cotton
was ruined by the long precipitation,
and talked of going into court and
getting an Injunction against the min
lister, restraining him from praying for
rain in the future. Jerry, in talking
of the matter; said he did not believe
that any Injunction would have pre-
vented the rain: he believed the rain
would have fallen even if no prayers
had been offered.
Jerry is using the same acre this
year or which he made his big yield
last. year. Although the soil is still
tremendously fertile, Jerry again dis
Gributed fertilizer this year. He did
not use so much commercial fertilizer
as last year, however. He is using
the same method of cultivation, also
and in this connection Mr.. Williams
said the boy was just a trife cranky
sabout being given adVice-though for
Chat matter, Mr.. Williams said, he
would not think of giving Jerry in
Structions.
Jerry is Not Spoiled.
The prizes and praise which Jerry
leceived for his remarkable achieve
'ment last year have not spoiled the
boy in the least, Mr.. Williams said.
He is modest and unassuming and is
sending his brother and sister to
school with the money he won.
Jerry planted his acre this year with
prolific corn Of the same variety that
ne used last year. And, like last year,
he has planted the grains six inches
"<apart and the rows three and one-Alf
feet apart. He plowed deep to start
with and since then has scarcely
= plowed the acre at all.