Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-04-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Korn Kontest Kernels.


i. 4. 1.
They say that Newt Broadwater
wore out a brand new guano distrib-
utor before he planted his prize acre
of corn and that about two more
will be the worse for wear" before
he lays by.
When one passes Erwin Smiths
acre at night it is like passing
guano house. The super-saturated
soil exudes odors akin to a blending
of meal and acid and kainit and
blood and bone aad tankage and
other things too numerous to men.
tion.
Our friend Sam Cheatham plowed
his acre-rather acres, for he has
three-so deep that we fear he un-
dermined the foundation of the cas-
tie of the Emperor of China, who
would certainly call President Taft
to account, but for his present
troubles with Russia.
And Tom Brown is going to
show those sand-lappers over on the
east side how much corn Red Hills
red soil can produce. He'll be neck
and-neck with the boys when meas
uring time comes.
We haven't heard from John
Hughey's pet patch lately, but as
he has been married long enough
now to get down to business again,
we expect him to come in with a
whoop on the home stretch.
We are afraid that John Hoyt
has stirred his land so much that he
has killed all of the bugs" that the
corn feeds upon. We mean>the lit
tie things scientists call bacteria.
But another supply of these little
animals has been imported in
guano sacks, which together with
Mr.. Hoyt's store of good judgment
will make a new and larger crib
necessityon his farm next fall.
And they say that Bob Smith has,
new was of stalking off corn rows
for the plow hand to Law off. .Hej
stands sack of guano at ths.-gnd of
Ssdh, row and mind you, these
scores II sasks1sf;e carried back to
the house empty. Noy, find how
many rows he has and it will not
require much "fggerin" to tell how
much guano Brother Smith uses.
Golfers champion, Tuck Mathis,
is not saying much but, having
been a successful corn grower from
his boyhood days-for many, many,
many years-he'll be among the
elect when measuring time ZONES.
We are expecting Clark's Hill to
have q prominent place in the pic
ture this year. Instead of six-ear-
to-the-stalk corn, Sam Adams has a.
variety that makes one and two ears
that rival railroad cross=tie in
length and size. That cross tie"
will surprise you rather than dis
appoint you, when weighing time
comes.
Jerome Courtney and James
Smith are not saying much but be-
fore the final wind-up they will
show record of which Trenton
will be very proud.
Jim DeVore says he never ex-
poets to farm without having a
special" acre in corn. For two
years hand-goin' his pet acre kept
him from buying corn as some of
his neighbors had to do.
For some time we have not heard
from our friend Ed. Winn who is
easily one of the champion corn
growers in the county. If he were
to get in the contest with his whole
heart and mind and soul and body,
he would push somebody close for
e,,+ ,,Iooo-ubo Lno,ys b,+ yuhot ha
would come under the wire first?
That Suluda-Edgefeld county
farmer, John Marsh, is hard to sat
isfy, as he usually wins honors in
two counties. John says he wants
to reach the 15o-bushel mark this
year.
AS "Uncle" Frank Warren isn't
talking much, we believe he is tryin'
+o s];n nm on the "hovso this wear.