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Government corn campaign lifts southern yields and prizes
The United States agriculture department drives a southern corn expansion led by 46 000 participating boys. Demonstrations, soil and fertilization lessons, and strict field oversight boosted yields with record prizes in Mississippi and South Carolina. Eleven year old Joe Stone wins with 102 bushels per acre at 39 cents a bushel.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Sron
America
Mason and Dixon
Uncle Sam's Agricultural Corps
Agricultural Department
A. Knapp
Department of Agriculture
Jada
Middle West
Mississippi
South Carolina
Jerry Moore
Winona, & C
Steve Henry
Louisiana
Joe Stone
Georgia
United States