The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
FARMERS
ARE ENLISTED
Ninety-one Counties With Corn
Growers in Them
01ly Nine Without Representation.
Complete List Of Counties That
Have Contestants

sixteen hundred and ninety-seven
boys who will grow corn as members
of the Ncrth Carolina branch OF the
Doys' Corn Club Of the country, are
enlisted in the 1913 contest.
81 the list OF 100 counties there
are only nine which do not have one
or more members OF the club. The
department of agriculture in Wash
!ngton has not compiled the general
figures that would show what results
the boys last year had in the space Of |
general average. 1t Is said hat in
North Carolina the figures were above
50 bushels throughout the State for
1911. and that despite the poor sea-
son the same average would be main
tanned last year.
The corr club is making an impress
sion over the country. A few days
ago Congressman j. Thomas Helm,
Of Alabama, whose mighty speech here
last year will be many campaigns re-
~meinbered. asked unanimous consent
of the House to make a speech Of ten
minutes. In that short time heg ave
an eloquent eulOgy upon the life OF
Lester Bryant, a ~15-year-old corn
grower Of Warren county. Kentucky,
who grew ga bushels of corn on one
acre and while in Washington to re-
ceive the governmental reward, was
asphyxiated in Washington.
Mr.. Hefin took 1.-The Man With the
Hoe" and contrasted the corn grower
with the despairing picture. "He did
not lean upon the hoe and gaze upon
the ground as did the despairing
peasant" ne said, but with head
erect and light upon his face. stood
there on his fathers farm a perfect
little prince in the kingdom OF agri
culture"
Counties With Tubs.
one of the objects OF the corn ciut
H. to teach boys the JOY of the worl
that multiplies the productivity Of thu
soil and makes princes In the king
dom Of agricultural" 1t is a part o
this papers pleasant duty to chronicl,
the accomplishments Of the yOunl
ments of the army doing such wOr]
for that kingdom. The following lis
OF counties shows how any grower
there will be:
Allegheny, S; Alamance. As; Asht
o: Alexander, 26; Arson, IS; Avery
u; Beaufort. 40; BERTHE. 2: BLADDER
%; brunswick. "a; Buncombe. 2s
Burke. 20: Cabarrus, As; Caldwell. SO
Camden. 8; Carteret. 8: Caswell.
Catawba, IA: Chatham, Is: Cherokee
o; Chowan. g: Clay, 3; Cleveland, Al
Columbus, So: Craven. Ia; Cumbel
land, IL: Curritlck. 0; Dare. 0: Da,
idson, IS: Davie. 2: Duplin. 20: Du1
ham. 4: Edgecombe. 80; Forsyth, q
Franklin. 0; CASTOR. "a; Gates, l.
Graham, o; Granville. 1S; Greene,
Guiiford, IL; Halifax, IL; Harnett. I
Haywood. s; Henderson, II: Hertfor
.: fioke, 10: Hyde, 10: Iredell.
Jackson. 8; Johnston, 10; Jones.
lee, &c; %I.enoir. Is: Lincoln, IL; NJ;
con. 8: Madison. q; Martin, IT: NJ
Dowell, 25; Mecklenburg, 80; Mitcl
I'll. l: Montgomery, 8; Moore, 3
Nash. q: New Hanover, %: Mort
afnpton. 5: Onslow. 8; Orange.
Pamlico. 0; Pasquotank, 4; Pende
20: Perquimans. 0: Person, IS; Pi
IS; Polk. s; Randolph, Is: Richmon
i6; Robson, Sc: Rockingham. 5
Rowan. 4: Rutherford, 80: Sampso
5s; Scotland, 6; Stanly. 4; Stokes, 1
Surry. 3; Swain. 10: Pennsylvania. !
Tyrrell. /: Union, AZ; Vance. l; Wal
IL: Warren. Is: Washington. l: w
tauga. o; Wayne. eS; Wilkes. IS; W
son. IL: Yadkin, IS; Yancey, 4-tot
1857.