The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-11-18
FLORENCE CORN SHO w
Attractive Prizes to be Awarded Best
Showing.

Florence, Nov. 15.-Twenty-five dol,
lars will be paid for the one best eal
of corn exhibited in the Pee Dee Corn
Show, which will be held Thursday
December 8, in Florence. The sum OF
$500 will be paid for the second bes,
ear in the show. Besides those two
handsome offerings, other prizes
ranging from $500 to $1,000 per ca,
are offered in the various classes,
with first and second ribbons for corn
cultivation, harvesting and manufac-
turing machinery and for displays OF
corn products and by-products.
The complete prize list, totalling
$4,000 in cash and ribbons in addi-
ton, was announced today, as follows:
Exhibit of single ear-bcst ear in
show, s25.0O cash; second best, $500.
Exhibit of 10 ears-best in show,
$4,000; second best 10, $500.
Prolific contest-fve stalks prolific
corn, $1,000; second best, $500.
Single ear variety-best five stalks,
$1,000; second best, $500.
Shelled corn-best half-bushel,
$500; second best, $500.
First and second ribbons will be
awarded the first and second best ex-
hibits 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 Of
fered also for the best and second
best exhibits of products and bi-pro-
ducts of corn in their various classes.
This will be a great educational num-
Der of the show.
First and second ribbons likewise
will be offered for the variety exhi-
bits in each variety.
Members of the prize committee are
R. E. Currin, superintendent of the
Pee Dee Experiment Station, j. Warde
McLendon, agent for Florence county,
A. H. Ward, agent of Darlington coun-
ty, T. B. Young, Timmonsville. c. 3.
Hartley of Washington, head of the
bureau of investigation and encour-
agement of corn production, has been
invited to attend the show and is ex-
pected. He will deliver one OF the
highly educational lectures Of the
show and be one of the judges also
if he attends, as he probably will.
A personal Invitation will be extend
ed him shortly by one of the promo
ters of the show who is going to
Washington. Mr.. Hartley is reputed
as one of the foremost authorities
of the United States on corn in its
every phase-whether cultivation,
seed selection, curing, handling, mark
eting, manufacturing or anything else.
Actual working demonstrations OF
all the best known and most approved
cultural methods for corn will be "a
other of the biggest features OF the
corn show. As one of the biggest
corn producers of this section, who
lbs given probably as much time and
thought to research ard improvement
of varieties and increased production,
says: "We've got to produce corn more
cheaply to make it paying crop IN
tlis section. We can make money out
of it now-but we are not making the
most out of the CROP"
The show is not being promoted to
make any money, but is purely for the
educational, industrial and CONNER
cial demonstration of the possibilities
of corn in this section. No charge
will be made either for entering an
exhibit or for admission to the show.
It is open to every corn planter in the
paa Dea section