The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-29
.- suNTHR, g O. wnDNq4pAY, MARCH 1915
BOY FARMER DEeoll!EI.
M'KENzIE Is SrATHs CHAMPION
CORN GROWER.
Dillon County Youth Raised lel. ~
Bushels to Acre n Q, Cent? Bualnel


Bushels to Acre n Q Cent? Bunl,er
-GovernoF Presents Medal. ~
Columbta, March 24.-Cary N6.
Kenxie, Of Dillon county. the cnns3. Z
pton boy corn grower Of the state
last year, was presented a rnedaI AZ.
ntght ~ Governor Manning at tfp 4
banquet rendered the prize winuuey
In the Jefferson Hotel. The medal W :.
given by CONGRESSMAN Lever. i
Rigs. of Clemson, presented s.
same boy with $40 in gold, sivof e
the II. g. Hastings Seed Companf ~
Atlanta. Mckenzie raised a - +
bushels OF corn on one acre at =
of-9 cents per bushei.
James D. Drafiin.- Of York g.
won the second price q gold % Ia.
given by the. W.. H. Mixse = A1d
Company. of Charleston. Ms 5 ksoA
making the presentation. Saieo
won $50 In gold. given by tb1 fdnts
Seed Company, which waS Sented
by I. w. Hill. OF .washir ~ the
sderaI department Of agris> ytfey
Boykin McCashill. OF Kershaw. won
third prize. $780, given by the HAT
ings Seed Company, the presentA&i6n
being made by D. r. Coker, Of HaftS-
ville..
J. W.. shealey. farm demonstrator
OF Lexington. County. won the ps3se
Of $40. given by the Hastings s6ed
Company. for the greatest sucEeoS
with corn club work. This presettar
ton was: made by w. w. Lont IN
charEe -of the demonstration work in
u. T. Lilies, Of orangeburg. actSd as
toastmaster. Addresses were also
made by fra B. Dunlap. of Rock nm;
A. b. Langley. w. w. Ball, ,W7lliAin
Banks, Q. K. .Laroque and Joe sbafka,
all OF Columbia. ..aS $50 sse s.
al Baker, head Of the Boys, Corn
Club work. gave a SUMMARY Of st1les
work last year and outlined lwn6x
was In store Tor this year. Mr.. 6ak8r
was the host OF the evening.
Distf1Ct' Winna99 NJ &
The Confessional district wtnh&fs
were: First district, Neal HodSo. s6f
Manning. e6.o4 bushels at 81 ctxts
per bushei: "a district James .rQxn-
kie Fail, Qovan, In Bambere CSuhti,
11A0s bushels, ct 81 IL cents plr
1nshel: sd District Ernest Bshojkk
Prosperity, Ia Newberfy CnSinty, 15.AS
bushels, at q cost, Of 10 Ia centG bSr
bAshel; s4th district, Lewis jackson.
wexford, .s In SpartanburE County.
06.O6 husltels, Gt S61t Of 41 ,Ae9Sxs
per hush1t; Etth distfi6t, xRobef4S Me-
caSkill. Camden. los 1bushelSL k& a
coet OF 54.b cents per huahel; : stk 49,
E1ek TrAtiD 0odbota euIonl( III u
alsstsH espnsy, leo:;3 b2shsis 4
|tffEt 4edb lESnfh BSftko S3o16gs 81
Hl6hiAnd Co0Afv. .7SAS 6Nbne3oy ~ ~
Fcost Of 17s6 cents .pers bu6hel. NJ
champion boy corn grcwSf, Cary Nc.
Kensie. was born 16 years ago tn The
Mount Cavalry section OF Dillon
county. on the farm whlch was M
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. 1siAh McKnn1io
now own. Young Mckenzie va
taught the greater part OF hih kno3I-
edge Of farming by his father and Albo
under his teachers and the. county
demonstrator. James W.. DrAf1h. who
won the second prize. 80 In cash ana
q gold watch, has been winning .priSes
for several years In York County.
Boylin McCaskill lives on the farm
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. K.
McCaskiil,, about eight miles from
Camden.
The prizes are awarded on q per-
centage basis. according TO the follow.
ing rues:. (a) greater yield per acre.
30; (b)> best exhibit, 20 Co best WRIT
ten account. showing history OF the
crop and how to select. seed, 90: (dy
best showing Of profit on investmens
based on the commercial price OF
crop, 80.
Mr.. Baker and the men under him
are doing q splendid work In aseist-
ing the young men OF South Carolina
how to grow moro corn and better
corn and the results are surprisingly
gratifying. The banquet tonight was
thoroughly enjoyable affair. .several
omcials and newspaper men being
present In addition to the prize win.
ming Corn Club boys.