The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-04-24
Rules For Corn Co nteSt
And List of Prizes.

Rules For Corn Co nteSt
And List of Prizes.
The following rules will govern the
Mems Corn Growers contest for Lex
ington County for the year 1912:
/. Each contestant must notify the
secretary, J. A. Barre, Lexington, $.
c., of the association of his intention
to enter not later than May 1st.
2. Land must be measured by a
competent surveyor, whose certificate
must accompany the report.
3. Land will be divided into two
classes-hill land and bottom land.
Land not adjoining water and elevated
loft. above water shall be known as
hill land; land on water courses shall
be known as bottom land.
4. A committee Of three disinter-
ested citizens who are acceptable to
the colaberator in his territory, shall
pass on the class of land and measure
the corn, seeing it gathered and
weighed, the usual standard being OBJ
served, 70 pounds shucked or 56
pounds shelled; corn not to be gath
cred until thoroughly dry.
5. Ten ears of corn grown on acre
must be exhibited at Lexington Coun-
ty corn growers contest.
6. Yield shall count 33 1-3 per cent.
Expense, 16 2-3 per cent.
Best ten ears, 20 per cent.
Best record and history, 80 per cent.
7. Description of preparation and
cultivation, including record of all fer
tilizers used, of all prize winners, must
| be published by the association IN some
of the county papers.
Boys contest-Rules same as mems,
| except they must do all the cu|tivat-
ing. They may have help in the prep
aration of land.
Prizes will be awarded to the men
| and boys who make the largest yield
of corn per acre in Lexington county,
as follows:
TO men-1st, for highest yield on
bottom land, Sl7; for highest yield on
hill land, S17.
2nd. For largest yield ON bottom
land, one-half ton of guano; for larg-
est yield on hill land, one-half ton of
guano.
3rd. For largest yield on bottom
land, one rocking chair; for largest
yield on bottom land, one Berkshire
pig.
Prizes to be awarded to boys: 1st-
For largest yield on bottom land, S17;
for largest yield on hill land, SIT.
End. For largest yield on bottom
land, two spring-tootb harrows; for
largest yield on hill land, one 2-horse
plow, Vulcun No. 7. -,
3rd. For largest yield on bottom
land, one S. pair of shoes; for largest
yield on hill land, one $5 pair of shoes.
Best ten oars-men and boys:
1st. One harrow.
End. One 4-foot cultivator.
3rd. Half bushel of corn and one
years subscription to The Lexington
Dispatch.
4th. One-half bushel of corn.
5th. Two years. subscription to the
Leesville News-Advocate.
9Th. One years subscription to the
Batesburg Enterprise.
The Prize civers.
Following is list of the prize CIV
ers:
Batesburg: W. H. Fallaw, one
rocking chair.
Batesburg Cotton Oil Co., one ton of
guano.
First National Bank, $500.
Citizens Bank, $500.
ENTERPRISE, Il months subscription.
Paul CARRIER, $500 pair of shoes.
Holman Cullum Hardware Co., one
harrow.
r.. B. Kernaghan, $500.
J, Frank Kueece, one Berkshire
pig.
Leesville: Matthews & Bouknlght,
TWO spr;ng-tooth harrows.
News Advocate, two years sub;crlp-
ton.
Lexinptou: Zimmerman, Thur
mond & Callison, $500.
DR.. Z. P. Derrick, $500.
Rev. j. A. Cromer, $500.
F.. G. Dreher s. c., one pair OF 80