Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-15

showed how education was dependent
| on agriculture, and pointed out that 1t
was the work Of the Corn clubs and
other branches Of the work which
were teaching people how to get more
from the soil. He stressed the i'm
portance Of sowing cover crops which
should be turned under in the spring
and said that legumes were much more
valuable as fertilizer than the COM
mercial stuff which South Carolina
farmers use so extensively.
Agriculture, said Prof. Barton,
should be taught in the public schools
because agriculture Is the life Of the
state. The soil Is the farmers bank
account upon which he Is drawing all
the time Unless legumes are put on
this soil the bank account will sooner
fail.
At the dinner hour a Dutch lunch
was served to the boys and others who
attended the meeting, the luncheon
being provided by the Yorkville Board
OF Trade, which also presented tickets
to the Lyric theatre, to all who cared
to go.
James w. Draffln Of Leslie No. 1,
made the largest yield Of any Of the
Corn Club boys this year. The acre of
corn worked by this 12-year-old lad
yielded 1872 3-5 bushels, at cost Of
81 cents per bushel. This Is the
largest yield ever made by a York
County Corn Club boy and is proba-
bly, the largest amount ever raised by
any person in the county. The corn
was gathered some time ago and was
measured In the presence Of Messrs.
N. B. Williams and Harry Boyd, Of
the Santuc section. About 1900 bum
dies Of fodder were also pulled from
the acre Of corn.
The following are the Corn Club
boys who won prizes in the contest
this year:
Tho Winners.
Best display by boy belonging to
club: 1st, Jas. w. Draffin, Leslie, SIS;
End, Gus Cain, Sharon, SO; Srd, Ro-
den Cornwell, Rock Hill No. l, $5; 4th,
]. Ben Smith, Rock Hill No. s, SO; 5th,
Clyde Thomas, Rock Hill No. /, 50.
! Class Largest and most economi-
cal yield yield, 80 points; economy OF
production, SO points,:
First priZe-Jas. w. Draffin, Less
lie, one months scholarship to Glenn
son college.
second-Jack Fewell, Rock Hall No.
4, 10 sacks Of 8 per cent cotton seed
meal. donated by Highland Park Mfg.
Co.. Rock HILL
Third-John Horton, Hickory Grove
No. !, rocking chair, awarded by Bass
Furniture Co., Rock Hill.
Glass H.-Best bushel Of field Sc
lected seed corn, shown on ear:
| First prize-Jas. w. Draffin, Less
lie. one months scholarship to Glenn
son college.
secondSGus Cain, Sharon. Vulcan
Rock Hill.
Third-Clyde Thomas, Rock Hill
No. s, porch swing, donated by w. G.
Reid & Son, Rock Hill.
| Glass III-Best ten ears prolific
corn:
First prizeNJ. Barr. Smith. Rock
Hill No. s. $40 cash, donated by Ma
tional Union bank, Rock Hill.
Second-Earle Land, Yorkville No.
| 1, one pair "a Crossett shoes, given by
the Thomson Co, Yorkville.
Third-Jas. w. Drafin, Leslie. 81 in
merchandise, donated by Thos. w.
Speck, Yorkville
| Class IV.-Best ten ears Of corn
(single ear VARIETY:
| First prize-Gus Cain, Sharon, SO
savings account in Peoples National
Second-Roden Cornwell. Rock Hill.
No. 1, 50 hat, donated by A. Fried
helm & Bro, Rock Hill.
Third-Nesbit Burgess, Hickory
Grove, 81 cash, given by ]. w. O'Neale
Grocery company, Rock HILL.
Class V.-Best single ear corn (pro-
life Variety:
First Prize-Jas. w. Drafin. Less
lie, spring tooth cultivator, gift Of the
| Smith-Fewell company, Rock Hill.
Second-John Horton, Hickory
| Grove, one pair $3.50 shoes donated
by Cloud Dry Goods company. Rock
Third-Bratton Land. Yorkville No.
/, necktie, donated by w. II: Hope
MT
Glass VI.-Best single ear Of corn
| (single ear VARIETY:
First prize-Gus Cain, IS plow, CIV
en- by Yorkville Hardware company.
Second-Roden Cornwell, Rock Hill
No. I, fountain pen, the donation Of
Standard Drug company, Rock Hill.
Third-Nesbitt Burgess. Hickory
Class VII-Best six stalks Of corn
First prize-Jas w. Draffin, Leslie,
| brace and bit, donated by Syleecau
Mfg. Co., Rock HILL
Second-J. Barr Smith, Rock Hill,
gold cuff buttons, given by Run Jew
elry company, Rock HILL.
Third-Bratton Land, Yorkville /.
ribbon.
Glass VIII.-Best six stalks Of corn
(single ear Variety:
First prize-Roden Cornwell, $3.50
suit case donated by Efrds Depart
ment Store, Rock Hill.
Second-Gus Cain, gold scarf pin,
donated by Beach -Ihrie Jewelry COM
pany, Rock Hill.
Class X.-Best essay on How /
Produced My Corn:
First prize-Alex Campbell, Tirzah,
IS cash, offered by ]. M. Cherry, Rock
Hill.
Second-Marvin Wallace, Rock Hill
No. /, pair "a shoes, offered by Mutual
Dry Goods company, Rock Hill.
Third-Jas. w. Draffin, Leslie, rib
Glass x-Best essay on How 1 Sc
lected My Seed Corn in the Field:
First prize-Alex Campbell, Tirzah,
set Of single harness. valued at $3.50,
donated by Neely- Marshall Mule Co..
Rock Hill.
Standardization Land, $3.50 pair Of
shoes. given by Diehl- Moore Shoe Co,
Third-Jas. w. Drafin, umbrella.
offered by r. w. Crawford, Rock Hill.
Special Prizes.
The Rock Hill Fertilizer company
offered three prizes-$20, SO and IS,
respectively, to the boys using their
brands OF fertilizer who made the
three largest and most economical
nell, Rock Hill No. 4. first; ]. T. Gar
rison, Fort Mill r. F. D., second. and
Charlton Garrison, Fort Mill, r. +. D.,
third.
Carroll Bros, Of Yorkville, offered
prizes to the boys using their brand Of
fertilizers who made the largest and
most economical yields. The winners
were:
First prize-Sidney Carroll, Filbert
No. /, FIVE sacks S-3-3 fertilizer; Sec
ond-DeLoach Whitesides, Filbert-
No. 1, three sacks S-3-3 fertilizer.
The Palmetto Fertilizer company,
and the Morris Fertilizer company.
through their agents, the York Supply
company, Of Yorkville, each offered
first, second and third prizes Of SIS,
$40 and IS to the Corn Club boy max,
ing the largest and most economical
yields with their products. The win
ners Of the Palmetto company's prizes
were Bratton Land, Frank Clark and
Roy Stephenson. Earl Land, Frank
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