The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-20
PRIZE WINNERS ..
At CORN SHOW
EDGEWoOD WINS COMMUNITY
PRIZE AND o. S. COCHRAN
GETS SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE.
BEST CORN SHOW EVER HELD
IN STATE SAYS MR.. LONG

The Abbevllle County Corn Snow
conducted by the South Carolina Ag-
ricultural Extension Service and the
Planters Bank of Abbeville held here
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday
exceeded all expectations both in
quantity of corn exhibited and in
the quality Of the exhibits. There
were over two hundred 10-ear ex-
hibits and the competition was keen
in all classes.
DR.. W. w. Long, Director of Ex-
tension Service at Clemson College,
visited the show Saturday and said
it was the best corn show he had
seen this year. He stated that it, by
far, exceeded the corn exhibits of
the State Fair at Columbia. '.
The community having the best
exhibits and winning the most prizes
was Edgewood. The community get
ting second place was Antreville.
The sweepstake prize was won by
Mr.. o. s. Cochran. -
The show attracted a great deal of
attention and has convinced all who
saw it of the great possibilities for
corn raising in Abbeville County. 1t
is believed that this show will do
much to stimulate interest in better
corn next year. ..
This show brings out in a striking
way the value of good seed in corn
production. Many farmers see that
their corn is not pure in breeding
and not good in quality. After see
ing the different exhibits and OBJ
serving the samples which got the
blue ribbon every one realized the
value of having a uniform sample,
pure in breeding and free from dam
ages.
The people of Abbeville County
are greatly indebted to Mr.. c. Lee
Gowan, the County Agricultural
Agent and the Planters Bank for
so successfully conducting this corn
show.
The corn was judged by Prof. C..
P. Blackwell, head of the Agronomy
Division at Clemson College, who
stated that it is the largest county
corn show he has seen in the state.
The following is a list of the
prizes and the winners:
= Best Ten Ear exhibit of Prolific
corn, white, accompanied by stalk:
1st prize, ,$7-Will J. Reid; 2nd, So
o. S. Cochran; 3rd, Ssh. N. Coch-
ran; 4th, $2-Will J. Reid; 5th, ST.
: Horace King. .. -.
Best ten ear exhibit of prolific
corn, white: 1st prize, s7-Will j.
Reid; End, s5-Will J. Reid; 3rd, So
H. N. Cochran; 4th, s2-H. W.
Nickles; 5th, SIS. W. Watt.
Best ten ear exhibit single cared
corn, white, accompanied by stalk
with ear attached: 1st prize 81, O..
S. Cochran; End, Ssh. N. Coch-
San; 3rd, $50. S. Cochran; 4th,
}2-H. W. Nickles; 5th, $1-A. C.
Bowie.
Best ten ear exhibit of single ear
ed corn, white: 1st prize, $40. S.
Cochran; End, s5-W. N. Ellis; 3rd,
$50. S. Cochran; 4th, SIS. E.
Price; 5th, s1-B. O. Smith.
Best ten ear exhibit of yellow
- corn: 1st $3-James Vandiver; 2nd,
81; W. N. Ellis, 3rd, 81.
Best stalk, of corn containing the
greatest amount of grain by meas
lrement: 1st prize, SIS, J. R. Vandi-
Ter; End, s3-J. C. Clinkscales; 3rd,
FLEET Mann.
Best ten ear exhibit prolific corn,
White: 1st prize, s5-Miss Daisy
ink; End, S3-Harold Cochran; 3rd,
1-Earle C. Murdock.
Best ten ear exhibit single cared
orn, white: 1st prize, $5-Miss Mary
cochran; End, $3-Harold Cochran;
rd, $1-Miss Mary Cochran.
Poorest ear of corn brought to
he show: $1,000. B. Leonard.
The school winning the thirty dol
rs for winning the most prize mon
at the show was Edgewood school,