The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-13
CORN CROWNED KING.
SECOND SOUTH ATI,ANTJIC
STATES CORN SHOW OP-
EMS TUESDAY.
Agricultural Experts of National
Importance to be Present and De-
liver Lectures Accommodation
Provided for Visitors.

crowned the King of the South"
when the second South Atlantic
States Corn show, the largest agri-
cultural exposition in this section
opens tomorrow in Craven hall for
/ four days. The exposition is held to
encourage the farmers to grow more
corn and thereby eliminate the "one
crop" idea prevalent in the South,
Hundreds of exhibits have been re-
ceived from the farmers Of North
Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina
and about $4,000, besides a number of
handsome trophy cups will be given
for the best corn to be shown. Agri-
cultural experts Of national impor-
tance will attend the show and give
their experience to the farmers in
attendance. A most attractive pro-
gramme including a wide range of
subjects has been prepared and those
attending besides seeing much fine
corn will receive instructions as to
how to breed and grow good corn.
The doors to the exposition will be
thrown open tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock when an address will be de-
livered by Mayor Gibbes Of Column
bia, who will give the visitors a cor
dial welcome to the capital city Of
South Carolina. The first corn show
to be held in the South was held in
Columbia year ago, and as a re-
suit Of that exposition the National
Corn show was secured. Special
rates have been granted by the rail-
roads from all points in the above
named States.
There will be many features to the
corn show this year. The manage
ment has used every effort to make
the fair distinctly educational in it's
nature. Corn men Of national reputa-
ton will arrive tomorrow to act as
judges for the corn judging contest
and to deliver LECTURES at the. Judging.
school. sF' ts1ya
There are many visitors in Column
bia just now, but the information
bureau Of the Columbia Chamber Of
Commerce will be able to accommo-
date as many as may attend the
show. The manager of the bureau
said yesterday that he would be able
20 find accommodations for several
thousand.
Following the address of welcome
| tomorrow morning the exhibits will
be thrown open to the inspection OF
the public.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
there will be an address at Craven
hall by O. I. Tillman of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college Of North
Carolina on Seed Impurities"
Following the address, Lowndes
Browning, chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house, will
| address What the Farmers of South
Carolina Should Do to Improve Their
Condition"
At o'clock Tuesday evening there
will be an address by the governor
| and at 8 o'clock W. c. Vincent Of
| Bluffton, chairman Of the agricultural
| committee Of the house, will discuss
Legislation Needed by the Farmers"
Among the we'll know agricul-
f,,~ CT 10 IL.
year will be Jerry Moore of Flor
ence county, who produced 22S BUSH
els and three pecks of corn on one
acre; l.. B. Clore Of Franklin, Ind,
known as the Cor. ing of Ameri-
ca; c. A. Keyle, one of the best
known and most competent agricul-
tural experts Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculturae Z. T. Drake
who produced 255 bushels of corn on
one acre Of land, and Bradford
Knapp, head Of the United States
farm demonstration work.
Several hundred boys, members of
the boys corn clubs Of Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina, will at
tend the exposition on Friday. when
has been designated as Boys Corn
Club Day" Many of these boys have
entered exhibits for prizes. There will
be n large exhibit by the Georgia
boys, n special car having arrived
from Atlanta yesterday with the ex-
hibitS which We're shown at the At
lanta exposition.
]. O. Schaub, who has charge Of
the boys corn club work in North
Carolina, arrived yesterday, with
large number Of exhibits from that
state.
The following is the educational
prOgr1 rnmC for tbo ovpOei+ioc.