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Statewide County GaArchives News.....Progressive Farmers December 21, 1886
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The Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday December 21, 1886
Progressive Farmers of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina -- $1500 in Gold

And Twenty-Five Tons of Gossyplum Awarded as Premiums by Geo. W. Scott & Co.,
of Atlanta, Ga., for the Largest Yield of Cotton, Corn and Oats made by Use of
Gossyplum Only.
250 Bales of Cotton
Made on 94 Acres, by Use of an Average of 745 pounds of Gossyply per Acres.

Yesterday there was gathered at the department of agriculture a group of
intelligent Georgia farmers.

Their appearance, their conversation and their manner showed them to be
practical and progressive men.

They had gathered to witness the awarding of premiums offered by George W.
Scott & Co., for the largest yields of cotton and corn on a specified acreage.

These annual gathering has grown to be an exceedingly important occasion to the
farmers of the state, and the contests are watched every year with eager
interest, not only by the farmers, but by all who feel a pride in the
advancement of agriculture. The Scott contests have done a wonderful work in
showing what can be done with southern lands under intelligent management, and
in Georgia help to supply the place of an experimental farm. The contests are
held in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.

How the prizes came to be offered.

To encourage a friendly rivalry among their customers, and to determine the
quantity of Gossyplyum, made of application and culture that would pay the
farmer best, Messrs. George W. Scott & Co., of this city, manufacturers of
fertilizers, have for the past four years, offered premiums for the largest
yields of clean, lint cotton or bushels of corn, made by the use of their
gossyplum phospho.

The contest for these premiums came off yesterday. All applications for
premiums were required to be certified to by at least three disinterested and
prominent citizens of the county in which the applicant resided. It was
required that a justice of the peace certify that the committeemen were
reliable citizens of their county and well qualified to make an accurate report
on a crop of cotton or corn in order that no doubt would be left on the minds
of the other contestants as to the fairness of the application. These reports
were required to be sent to the commissioner of agriculture of each of the
three states.

The honorable commissioner, together with the committee selected by the
contestants, met yesterday and opened all the applications, for the purpose of
deciding who were entitled to the premiums. Messrs. Scott & Co. had nothing
whatever to do with the selection of the committee, nor in any way deciding the
result or awarding the premiums.

The following is the result:

Georgia Contests.

Hall of Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga., December 18, 1886--Messrs.
George W. Scott & Co., City -- Gentlemen: The undersigned committee of awards
int he contests for premiums offered by you for the best yields of cotton on
five acres and one acre respectively, and one acre of corn, the result of the
use of your Gossyplum phospho only, report that they have carefully examined
the papers submitted to them, and unanimously make the awards as shown by the
list herewith. The committee, under their construction of the rules, were
constrained to rule out the applications of two of the contestants, because the
papers were not properly made out and fully certified. The committee make
honorable mention of the application of W. L. Lowry, of Rome; Floyd & Co., for
premiums for largest yield of corn on five acres of land. His papers were
properly made out and certified, and the yield on five acres was 480 bushels.
There being no premium offered for best yield of corn on five acres, no award
can be made, but the committee recommend that you make some substantial
acknowledgement. Respectfully submitted,
J. T. Henderson,
H. H. Cary
Dr. K. C. Divine
O. B. Stevens
R. J. Redding
Committee of Awards

Awards for the largest yields of lint cotton on five acres of land in Georgia.
J. C. Sims, Troup County, 10,887#, $250 Gold
R. G. Roy, Fayette County, 10,859#, $150 Gold
M. C. Pyron, Campbell County, 10,798#, $100 Gold
G. W. Truitt, Troup County, 8,833#, $50 Gold
J. T. Wyatt, Jasper County, 6,713#, 1 tn gypm
J. W. M. C. McMillan, Terrell County, 5,457#, 1 tn gypm
J. A. Story, Clayton County, 5,103#, 1 tn gypm
W. L. Crowder, Coweta County, 4,893#, 1 tn gypm
J. T. Luckie, Coweta County, 4,585#, 1 tn gypm
J. H. Widner, Coweta County, 4,306#, 1 tn gypm
T. A. Brown, Coweta County, 3,630#, 1/2 tn gypm
Henry Orr, Heard County, 3,114#, 1/2 tn gypm
Sim L. Whatley, Coweta County, 2,509#, 1/2 tn gypm
J. A. Garrison, Cobb County, 2,363#, 1/2 tn gypm
Elijah Belflower, Terrell County, 1,950#, 1/2 tn gypm

Awards for largest yields of lint cotton on one acre of land in Georgia.
Geo. W. Truitt, Troup County, 2,191#, $100 Gold
F. & J. W. Hudgins, DeKalb County, 1,898#, $50 Gold
T. G. Paschal, Heard County, 1,701#, 1 ton Gossyp.
W. L. Thompson, Oconee County, 1,783#, do
I. T. Wyatt, Jasper County, 1,416#, do
W. L. Crowder, Coweta County, 1,344#
J. H. Widner, Coweta County, 1,263#
J. A. Story, Clayton County, 1,225#
J. W. M. C. McMillan, Terrell County, 1,213#
Mrs. G. M. Dovis, Monroe County, 1,200#
Jas. A. Steed, Taylor County, 1,195#
Elijah Belflower, Terrell County, 1,123#
J. T. Tucker, Coweta County, 1,085#
Jno. W. Stallings, Monroe County, 732#
Henry Orr, Heard County, 707#
W. C. Clark, Dooley County, 689#
Wm. A. Woodis, Oconee County, 631#

Awards for the largest yield of corn on one acre in Georgia.
W. R. Echols, Heard County, 169 Bushels, $100 in Gold
T. C. Kelly, Henry County, 156 B, $50 in Gold
L. B. Toland, Clayton County, 152 B, 1 ton goss.
W. H. Faulkner, Hall County, 135 B, 1 ton goss.
H. H. Kelley, Henry County, 125 B,
T. A. Brown, Coweta County, 124 B,
O. C. Thompson, Hall County, 114 B,
O. L. Buffington, Hall County, 109 B,
J. B. McCollom, Coweta County, 106 B,
W. W. Sullivan, Campbell County, 102 B,
J. H. Widner, Coweta County, 93 B,
M. L. Branch, Oconee County, 87 B,
L. M. Rowe, Henry County, 86 B,
W. J. Mathis, Henry County, 75 B,
T. G. Morgan, Coweta County, 69 B,
W. B. Norman, Wilkes County, 69 B,
Norman Brew's & Co., Wilkes County, 63 B,
R. A. Greer, DeKalb County, 57 B,

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