The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-25
CORN EXHIBIT AT FLORENCE.

Twenty fivedollars will be paid for
the one best ear of corn exhibited IN
the Pee Dee corn show. which will be
held Thursday, December 8, in Flor
ence. The sum Of SIS will be paid
for the second best ear in the show.
AResides these two handsome Offer
Hngs, other prizes. ranging from IS
Ito $40 per ear are offered In the va
trious classes, with first and second
ribbons for corn cultivation, harvest
ing and manufacturing machinery
and for displays of corn products and
bfproducts.
The complete prize list, totalling
s159-in cash and ribbons in addition,
was announced today; as follows:
Exhibit Of single ear-best ear in
show $25 cash; second best SIS.
Exhibit of 10 ears-best in show
$50 cash; second best 10, SIS.
Prolific contest-five stalks Pro-
lific corn $40; second best IS.
Single ear variety-five best stalks
$40: second best SIS.
Shelled corn-best half bushel $5;
second best So.
First and second ribbons will be
awarded the first and second best ex-
hibitsi of corn cultivation, harvesting
and manufacturing machinery, with
demonstrations Of their operations.
A special effort will be made to make
this feature one Of the most valuable
and educational Of the show.
First and second ribbons will be
offered also for the first second best
exhibits Of products, and bi-products
o, corn, in their various classes. This
will be a big educational number Of
the show.
First and second ribbons likewise
will be offered for variety exhibits, in
bach variety.
Members Of the prize committee
are R. e. Currin, superintendent of
the Pee Dee Experiment Station; j.
Ward McLendon, agent for Florence
County; A. H. Ward, agent Of Dar-
lington county; T. B. Young, Tim
monsville.
C. P. Hartley Of Washington, head
OF the bureau of Investigation and
encouragement Of corn production,
has been invited to attend the show
and is expected. He will deliver one
OF the highly educational lectures of
the show and be one Of the judges al
so if he attends, as he probably will.
A personal invitation will be extend
ed him shortly by one Of the promot-
ers of the show who is going to
Washington.
Mr.. Hartley is reputed one Of the
foremost authorities of the United
on corn, in its every phase-whether
cultivation, seed selection, curing,
handling, marketing, manufacturing,
or anything else.
Actual work demonstrations Of all
the best known and most approved
cultural methods for corn will be an
other Of the biggest features Of the
show. AS one of the biggest corn
producers Of this section, who has
given probably as much time and
thought TO research and improvement
of varieties and increased production
= safs, "Wye got to produce corn
bre cheaplyto make it paying
<cfop in this section. We can make
money out Of ii now-but we are not
making the most out Of the crop"
A big fish stew will be served on
the grounds to all visitors All tha'
one can eat will be served for about
so cents, the only charge being to
cover the actual cost Of preparing
and serving.
The show is not being promoted to
make money but is purely for the ed
ucational, industrial, and commercial
demonstration Of the possibilities Of
corn in this section. No charge will
be made either for entering an eXhib-
il or for admissisn to the show. 1t is
open to every corn planter in the Pee
Dee section.