The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-12-06
EXPERT CORN GROWER
HONORED IN CHICAGO.


Middle West Wants Some of the
Same Sort in That Territory.
Jerry Moore, of Winona, S. c., at
tracted some attention in Chicago at
the meeting of the National Land
Show. Jerry, as everybody knows, is
the champion corn grower and one
financier of the middle West called for
100000 more like him. The Chicago
Tribune tells the story:
Jerry H. Moore is II years old. He
Is quiet, unassuming country boy
whose home is Mars Bluff, S. C. He
left Chicago last night after being
in the city only five days. During
that time his travels never deviated
from the straight and narrow path be-
tween the Hotel La Sale, where he
was living, and the land show at the
Coliseum. Yet Jerry attracted great
deal of attention. The interest in
him was not confined to the general
run of visitors to the Coliseum. Bank
ers and financiers took notice of Jer-
ry's coming. He is one of the most
important boys in the United States
Jerry Moore is the champion boy
corn grower of the world. On one
acre of land attached to his fathers
parsonage in South Carolina, he
raised 228 bushels and two pecks of
corn in one season. The average pro-
duction of corn per acre in the United
States is 26 bushels. A little thought
on these statistics suggests the rea-
son for Jerry's significance.
Here's a Financier's Opinion.
Oren B. Taft, president of the Pear
sons-Taft Land Credit Company, was
one of the financiers impressed with
the Importance of Jerry. He found
himself so interested that he sat down
%nd wrote The Tribone letter about
him. Sentiment didn't enter into it.
His interest in the boy was based on
cold business judgment.
"Here," he said in effect to The
Tribune, "is boy who has done some
thing. He is living asset to his
State. He can be cashed into corn,
and corn is money. The Middle West
needs about 100000 more like him"
"He is one of the boys of the
South"-this verbatim has
realized that his future lies in being
a producer. If boys of Chicago would
learn to follow Jerry's example and
learn to manage farms that could pro-
duce, say an average yield of 100
bushels per, acre, they would be rich
men. 'a.'a' ''asi's''''s -
Wants Bigger Yield Per Acre.
"Our company during the last AZ
years has loaned millions of dollars
to farmers for the purchase and de-
velopment of farms to high state of
.productiveness. We always insisted
for our own protection and the well
fare of the borrowers that the farm
should be made to yield more per
acre. Ourselves and other bankers
are looking for and are anxious to do
business with producers who can OBJ
tain such results. There is room for
100000 more boys like Jerry Moore
in the corn belt States"
The State of South Carolina has
taken precisely the same view of
Jerry that Mr.. Taft has. It's legis-
lature has adopted resolutions thank
ing him for distinguished services to
the commonwealth. What was more
to the point, it passed special act
giving Jerry scholarship in the
State university's agricultural college.
Jerry is attending that school now.
Cuts Visit Short for Studies.
When he came to Chicago he wore
the cadet uniform of the State agri-
cultural school. His visit here was
cut short by the fact that he wanted
to get back to his studies. South
Carolina expects great things from
Jerry, and Jerry is anxious to make
good.
Young Moore is a product of the
boys corn classes of his native
State. f. J. Watson, the State agri-
cultural commissioner, had been try
ing for years to interest South Caro-
lima farmers in intensive farming.
He couldn't do it.
They were "sot in their ways"
Then he hit upon the expedient of
interesting the farmers son. That
worked better. The results achieved,