The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-12-12
CORN TO BE- CROWNED
KING OF THE SOUTH
SECOND SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
CORN SHOW.
Agricultural Experts Of National lm'
portance to be present Ill Co.
lumbia and Deliver Lectures.

crowned the King Of the Soutn
when the second South AtlanCc
States Corn show, the largest agrlcul-
tural 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 loea
nravalent in the South. Hundreds Of
exhibits have been received from the
farmers of North Carolina, Georgia
ana South Carolina and about $4,000
besides a number Of handsome trophy
cups will be given for the best corn
TO be shown. Agricultural experts OF
national Importance will attend the
show and give their experience to the
farmers in attendance. A most at
,+ractiye programme including vide
range of subjects has been prepared
and those attending besides seeing
much fine corn will receive instruc-
tio6n as to how to breed and grow good
corn. The doors to the exposition Will
he thrown open tomorrow morning at
II O'Clock when an address will be de-
hvered by Mayor Gibbes, Of Columbia,
who will give the visitors a cordial
welcome to the capital city OF South
Carolina. The first corn show to be
held in the South wAs held in CO.
lumbia year ago, and as a result OF
that exposition the National Corn
show was secured. Special rates
have been granted by the railroads
i from all points in the above named
States.
Many Features.
There will be many features to the
[corn show this year., The management
has used every effort TO make the talr
kdistinctly educational in it's nature.
fCorn men of national reputation Will
{arrive tomorrow to act as judges for
the corn Judging contest and to de-
liver lectures at the Judging school.
Accommodations for All.
There are many visitors in Colum-
bia lust now, but the information bu-
Feau of the Columbia chamber of COM
nerce will be able to accommodate as
many as may attend the show. The
manager of the bureau said yesterday
that he would be able to find accom-
Emodations for several thousand.
Following the address Of welcome
tomorrow morning the exhibits will
be thrown open to- the inspection OF
4 the public.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
, there will be an address at Craven
hall by o. I. Tillman of the Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical college OF North
Carolina on "seed Impurities
Following the address, 'Lowndes
Browning, chairmang Of the ways and
means committee Of the house, Will
A>address What the. Farmers Of South
lCarolina Should Do to Improve Their
Condition"
At s o'clock Tuesday evening there
will be an address by the governor
Wand at O'Clock W. c. Vincent, OF
Bluffton, chairman Of the agricultural
!, committee of the house, will discuss
k'Legislation Needed by the Farmers.
Corn Celebrities.
Among the we'll known agricultural-
lists to attend the exposition this yea1
= will BE-, Jerry Moore, of Florence coun-
ty, who produced 228 bushels and three
pecks of corn on one acre; L. B. Core
of Franklin, Ind, known as the Corr
King of America" G. A. Kyle, one o!
the best known and most competent
, agricultural experts of the unltec
Stats, department of agriculture; Il. I
Drake, who produced 255 bushels o
corn on one acre of land, and Brad
ford Knapp, head of the United State:
farm demonstration work.
|. Boys Corn Clubs.
Several hundred boys, members O.
the boys corn clubs Of Georgia, Norti
Carolina and South Carolina, will at
tend the exposition on Friday, whlcl
has been designated as Boys Corr
Club Day" Many of these boys have
sntered exhibits for prizes. There vii
be large exhibit by the Georgia boys
q special car having arrived from At
1anta yesterday with The exhibit: