The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
NEGRO FARMERS MAKE PROG.
RESS.
Prizes for The COlOrcd Demonstrators
of Sumter County.

A good many farmers and boys
who were members Of the Corn Club.
demonstrated from one to five acres
cotton and corn for prizes offered by
the good citizens of Sumter county,
through the demonstration agent,
and Richard Roach, president of
Sumter County Farmers Union. The
boys winning prizes were as follows
AS to quantity: Henry Irvin> Capers.
Dalzell, s. c., 70 1-2 bushels on one
acre, 1st prize; Ben Edward, Dalzell,
S. c., 65 bushels on one acre, End
prize; Willie Robinson Horato. s. G.
63 bushels on one acre. 3rd prize,
AS to quality Of seed corn,--Prize,
B. f. White. Sumter. r. F.. d. No. 4,
1st; w. E. Martin, Dalzell, S. c., End
prize; Edmund Holmes Sumter, r.
F. d. No. 4, 3rd prize.
AS to expense account: VIM. Floyde
Dalzell, S. c., 1st prize; McCaw Col
clough, Stateburg, s. c., End prize;
Carlyle Wilson. Mayesville, s. c., 3rd
prize.
The Girls Tomato Club: Miss
Mary Holmes Sumter, r. F. D. No.
4, 1st prize. She sold Is bushels and
canned SO quarts on 1-2 Of an acre
Miss Carrie Richardson, Stateburg,
S. c., End prize; Miss Essie Robinson
Horatio. S. c., 3rd prize.
The Farmers Corn Club, as to
quantity: d. w. Williams, Sumter, r.
f. d. No. 4, II bushels on one acre,
lst prize Herbert Shannon, Catch
all. S. c. 63 1-2 bushels on acre, End
prize; Hayes Kershaw, Horatio, S. c..
81 1-2 bushels on one acre, 3rd prize
AS to quality: Wheeler Dinkins.
Horatio. S. c., 1st prize; Rev. June
Holmes, Sumter. r. F.. ID. No. 4, End
prize.
AS to expense: S. Watts, Calzell
S. c., 1st prize; Webster Bennett,
Sumter, S. c., End prize; B. Robin
son. Horatio, s. c. 3rd prize.
Five acre cotton contest: Mike Os-
born, Hagood. 10000 pounds on five
acres, 1st prize; B. Robinson, Ho-
ratio, S. c., 10000 pounds on acres,
End prize; r. Roach, Catchall, S. c..
S,5O5 pounds on five acres. 3rd prize.
One acre cotton contest: Edgar
Dinkins. Hagood, S. c.. 5000 pounds
seed cotton to the acre, 1st prize: J.
kendrick. Claremont. S. c., 2,S17
pounds Of seed cotton to the acre,
End prize; Robert Richardson,
Wedgefield. 2,SOO pounds Of seed cot
ton to the acre, 3rd prize.
The quality Of the corn was judged
by Mr.. Herbert Haynsworth, County
Superintendent Of education, and Mr..
G. A. Nettles, a prominent farmer Of
Privateer. in the Office Of the SUPER
intendent.
Every effort is being made to i'm
prove the farmers Of Sumter County.
A big contest will begin this year
among the farmers Of this county.
We especially thank the Ashepoo
fertilizer company for their donation
of one ton Of S-3-3 fertilizer. All such
encouragements coming from the
citizen Of our State will ever be re-
membered by the farmers of Sumter
County, who have made a steady pro-
gress since the government has sent
out instructors.
Among my many demonstrators
and co-operators I shall make special
mention Of Thos. Capers Of Horatio,
who is about the eldest Of them all.
and yet because Of his knowledge
about gardening Mr.. Ira w. Will
liams offered him a special position
to do garden work if he would agree
to leave home. but the old man re-
fused TO leave his family with whom
he had lived more than forty years.
he raises cabbage plants for the
market, and made more cotton and
corn last year than ever before.
| Jenning Kendrick, Claremont, who
| Non second prize on his demonstra-
| ton acre Of cotton, only used the hoe
| once to block the cotton out, the rest
! of the work was completed with har-
| rows and plows
Harkless Gaines. Horatio. made
| two hundred and fifty (250) bushels
| of corn, and sixteen G6) bales Of cot
ton, assisted by his wife, grand daugh-
ter and one mule.
Many of my farmers insist on plant
ing at certain time of the moon,
and | have been asked many times
| while lectnrinp ON apricnltnrn .,XNhot I