The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-15
OFFER MANY PRIZES
TIE SECOND SOUTH ATLANTIC
CORN EXPOSITION.

Several Classes Named in Announce
ment Issued by Those in Charge OF
Organization.
The second South Atlantic Corn eX-
position will be held in Columbia, De-
cember 10, continuing through to De-
cember Is, 1911. Prizes aegregas'
ing $4,000 will be awarded to the eN-
hibi1ors and contestants in corn-rais-
ng, throughout South Carolina, Geor-
gia and North Carolina.
The legislative commission OF
South Carolina in charge OF the eS-
position INCLUDE A. D. Hudson, New
berry, president State Corn Breeders
Association and chairman of the corn
exposition; E. J. Watson, Colum bla,
commissioner of agriculture; D. n.
Barrow, Clemson College, superin-
tendent of the extension work at
at Clemson; L. L. Baker, Bishopville,
Of the United States demonstration
work, and W. r. Perkins, Clemson
College, professor Of agriculture at
Clemson.
All entries must be made with c.
c. Porter, Columbia, superintendent
OF entries, prior to December S, 1911.
The aim OF this corn exposition is
,or educational advancement, demon
strating how to breed and select seed
corn, gathering and storing the crop
properly, that the quality may be i'm
proved. Lectures will be delivered
every afternoon and night on corn
growing and kindred subjects. There
will be displays of labor-saTings ma
chinery with demonstrations by the
exhibitors.
Exhibits will be brought from the
experiment stations Of South Caro-
lima, Georgia and North Carolina.
The following is description o!
the classes of entry, showing prize:
offered at the South Atlantic Corr
exposition to successful exhibitors:
First Congressional District.
No. lS-Best single ear corn: One
aud one-half ton fertilizer; third
,na-nalf ton basic Stag.
No. 1S-Best single ear corn: One
steel beam walking plow.
Second Congressional District.
No. 19-Best ten ears corn: First
,ne ton Stag: second, one steel bean
walking piow; third, 500 pounds o
fertilizer.
No. 20-Best single ear of corn
Oce-half ton fertilizer.
Third Congressional District.
No. 21-Best ten ears Of corn
First, one ton fertilizer; second, on'
corn planter; third, one ton Portland
lime.
No. 22-Best single ear: One stee
beam walking plow.
Fourth Congressional District.
No. % Best ten ears OF corn: First
enc ton fertilizer; second, one-hal
ton fertilizer; third, one ton lime.
No. 24-Best single ear: One-hal
ton basic Stag.
Fifth Congressional District.
No. 25-Best ten ears of corn
First, 40 rods woven wire; second
one-half ton fertilizer; third, 6ot
pounds of fertilizer.
No. 26-Best single ear Of corn
One ton basic Stag.
Sixth Congressional District.
No. 27-Best ten ears Of corn
First, one ton fertilizer; second, one
half ton fertilizer; third, one GUILTY.
ator.
No. 2S-Best single ear of corn:
One-half ton Of basic Stag.
Seventh Congressional District.
No. 29-Best ten ears OF corn;
First, one ton of fertilizer; second
one-half ton fertilizer: third, 400
pounds of fertilizer.
No. 30-Best single ear Of corn:
Cne-half ton basic Stag.
Sweepstakes classes for South Car.
olioa only.
Open to winners of congressional.
district classes and boys classes.
No. 31-Best ten ears of corn:
American agricultural cup. (To be
held by winner for one year,
Boys classes, open to South Car.
Dina only.
First Congressional District.
The rules governing these classes
are the same used by the United
States department of agriculture in
it's demonstration work. Any county
agent can furnish them. Every ex.
hibitor in this class must enter ten
ears Of corn.
Best record of crop. ..S25. 90
Second best record Of CROP. 1900
Best yield. -. >. 1900
Best showing of profit. :. >. 1900
Best history of crop. ;. ;. 1000
The same accounts will be offered
in the second, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh congressional dis
tricts in South Carolina.
No. 36 Best single ear of corn:
First. >. ;. >. :. :. $40. 90
Second. ...... 500
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Fourth. 2.0U
Fifth :. 100
The next ten to set a copy OF a
good farm paper fer one year.
Boys classes, open to boys in
;outh Carolina.
No. 37-Best ten ears of corn:
First. $500
Second 10 90
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The next ten to get a copy Of a
good farm paper for one year: