Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-11-21
From the Agricultural Commissioner.

The report given below announce the
prizes won by boys in the Corn Club
y work who made exhibits Saturday, Sep.
. tember IL. am giving So 90 to every
l white boy who made a final report. II
isn't much, but we didn't have much to
1 divide. One dollar is given to to each
. of the negro boys who made reports.
. This has been a bad year on the boys.
They are to be congratulated on their
success under extremely trying weather
conditions. The largest reported yield
made in the county was made by a bow
not more than twelve years of age.
notwithstanding there were about 200
men in the county competing for first
place in a three'acre corn contest.
am very grateful to all the boys for
their faithfulness and loyalty to the
work. | feel sure those boys who gave
up had good reasons for doing 50, and
those who kept or through the year
should feel proud of their perseverance
and achievement. We want to thank
the Board of Supervisors for encour.
aging the work with as large a~ppropria-
tioa of money as the law allows, and
for many courtesies shown US through
the year. We also thank others who
contributed to the prize fund with mer-
chandise and other useful articles.
Every boy should select his acre for
next year and get it broken up at once.
This dry weather is the best time to do
deep blowing. This is also the best
time of the year to make an application
of stable mature.
The boys who sent ten-ear entries to
the state fair will oe interested to
know that this county won first prize
Sls In CASH in this congressional dis
trlct. This money Is yours and has al
ready been added to the allowance
made by the county. These t~en.ear
lots of corn are in my care and will be
retained to you whep ralled for.
Every boy should begin right now to
get ready for next year. Plow your
ground ABOUT ten inches deep, then
about first of January dr,ll some ma
nure in deep burrows and list on these.
Encourage other boys to prepare their
land. We want one hundred bows next
year in Noxubee's club, and we want
every n of them to be good workers
with courage enough to last them
through the year.
This county can have a membership
of one hundred boys among the negroes
No other county in the state has a club
for negro boys, With some encourage
ment given the negro teachers and
preachers they will create a lasting in
terest. We need to get every negro in
terested in this work. We want them !,
to stay in the county and they will stay
If their leaders are encouraged to help
them as they should help. I
LIST OF PRIZES. !
Largest yield-Hallie Clark, Mash. !
u%laville, one Gee Whiz Cultivu.
tor-Noxubee Hdw. Co. IS OO |
Second largest yield-Zack Frank. 7
lin, Crawford, one hate. d. :
reatherston 300 7
Best lO-ear exhibit, Minor Mauldin. :
Macon, one hat, Mum & Co. 800 I
Second best lO-ear exhibit, Leslie {
strait, Mashulaville, Holbers's '
-, nav. Store, one pocket knife so |
third best lO.ear exhibit, Jack h
Hammack, Mashulaville, one .
pocket knife, Holbers's Hdw. v
store. sO v
Best single ear-Minor Mau,din. =
Macon, cash. , s0 /,
Second best single ear-Iesl;e :
Strait, Mashulaville, cash. . 200
Third best single ear-Jack Ham. v
mack, cash ...........N..,., $50
Best bushel exhibit Minor Maui.
uin, cash. S0
second best bushel exhibit Eusene
Jackson, Prairie Point, cash. 200
hird best bushel exhibit-Leslie 81
strait, cash SO
Best stalk Boswell Stevens, Ma.
con, cash , 90 q
second best stalk-Albert Lips. :
comb, Mashulaville, cash , IN +
| hird best stalk Minor Mauldin.
wash
Best composition on corn growing
Boswell Stevens , 0O
BOYS WHO MADE FINAL RFpOpTS
jackson, Prairie Point. cash g IN
Ralph Jackson, Prairie Point, cash , M
Ohm Hurst, Fearn Springs, cash, 20N
.eslie Strait, Mashulaville, cash, 300
ack Hammack , n
Albert Lipscomb ia
Iallie Clark. ~ a '0u