Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-12
SUMTER'S BOYS
ORGANIZED
FOR WORK
Boys Corn Club Was Made Up
Here
Interesting Meeting Held in AmGrlCuS
Satu'day-.-FOuFtGen Young Farmers
Join Club. Second Meeting viii
Be Held Here February 18th.

With fourteen husky and energetic
farmer boys already enrolled, the
Sumter County Boys Corn Club was
duly organized yesterday The meet
ing was held at the county courthouse
and every district in Sumter county
was we'll represented there.
The following farmer boys formed
the club and will compete for the
prizes offered:
Phillip Addy, Mark Chambliss, R. B.
Evans, Adolph Knight, Alton Mont
gomery, Otis Wellons, Wesley Walker,
Phillip Wise, Cecil Walters, j. c.
White, Jr., j. F Thomas, L, V. Free
man, Leonard Walters and Douglas
Walters.
County school Commissioner Moore
called the meeting to order and en-
Unused the young farmers with his ex-
ceIlent and we'll timed remarks upon
corn culture.
Talked to the Boys.
Prof Cunningham of the Third Dis
trict Agricultural College here, and
who is largely instrumental in pro
noting interest in the corn club or
CARNATIONS during recent months also
addressed the meeting and urged CO,
operation to the end so much desir-
ed.
The election of officers being the
first business, the following were
elected to the respective positions:
Phillip Wise, president; Leonard
Walters, vice presidents; Otis WeIlons
secretary and treasurer.
The boys OF the club brought SCI
eral ears of corn for the purpose Of
a studyof seed selection Prof Gun
ningham gave an instructive talk u
seed selection and the preparation d
the land
The following rules We've adopted fc
govern the contest the same being
the rules governing the contests
throughout the states:
l. Boys joining clubs or entering
contests must be under IS years o
age.
2. No boy shall contest for prize:
unless he becomes a member of ths
club
3. The members of the club mus
agree to read the instructions of The
demonstration work.
4. Each boy must plant his owl
crop and do his own work.
A small boy may hire help for the
heavy blowing and breaking the land
). Exhibits must be delivered Il
the county school commissioner by
October 22nd
6. The amount of yield and the
method of measurement must be Ger.
tilted by each boy and attested by
at least two disinterested parties WHO
shall be satisfactory to the county
school commissioner.
7. Each boy must also submit al
tested certificate that the exhibit was
taken from his acre.
The Award of Prizes.
s. In awarding prizes the follow
ing basis shall be used: (a) Great
est yield per acre, 80 per cent; %
Best exhibit of ten ears, 20 per cent. ;
(c) Best written account showing his
tory Of crop, 20 per cent; Cd Best
showing of profit on investment, 30
per cent.
8. No contestant will be allowed
to grow corn on bottom land.
Prof N. R. Blackmon showed his
interest in the great work by lend
ing his presence at the meeting
oqering suggestions. The merchants
Of Plains, he said, would give addf-
tional prizes to the boy in the Plains
district who would grow the greatest
amount of corn per acre.
Another meeting of the club will be
held at the courthouse on Saturday,
February 25th, when boys who have
not yet joined the club may do so.
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