The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 22, 1905, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
Value of Subsoiling.
Its Effect on Both Corn and
Cotton.
(Southern Cultivator.)
Editor Southern Cultivator.
I pee so many go< d things in
the iSouthern Cultivator that I
can not hold my peace. I feel
like 1 want to say something on
the subsoiling question. 1 wil?
8 that Mr. G. A-, of Alabama.
n . the subsothng business down I
*,N>ut right. 1 think il Mr. Melbiirne's
theories suit best in Mavilla
I s;.y lie is right in advocat
ingthat t heory, but I want to say
that his idea will not do on my
' tann because I have tried it be
vond any doubt in my mind.
1 want to give a little of my
experience. 1 bought an old fh 1 I
that had grown up in pines. I
cleared it up and 1 planted it in
xjorn. 1 plowed it deep as it had
been a custom to plow. I made
from 10 to 15 bushels per acre
1 C t? f\f\ X _ OAA 3 _ -1'
<*nu irum ouu 10 ouu pouuus 01
cotton per acre. I bought me a
large plow and began plowing
deep with it and I run another
j)low in the same turrow and I
planted oats and peas five years
in succession, and the sixth year
I plowed it about 15 inches deep,
and 1 planted it in corn and I
gathered from 40 to 50 bushelB
per acre. The following year I
planted cotton and the same land
naade a little over a bale per acre.
1 did not fertiizo any. i had a
O.:CC0 of land nearhv that t nlant. i
?d in oats and peas at the same
thru but did not subsoil. I brought
tiie rand I did not subsoil up to
20 bushels ol corn and cotton
from 800 to 1,200 pounds pei
acre. I want to say I have tried
deep plowing until is has become
knowledge to me. It's not an
at all T ***?!! ?? ?** r* * I
i?i> uii. x u in iuciitiv;u
?ne year in particular I subsoilt-d
rny land. It was upland and my
neighbor had a piece of good bottom
laud not more than one bun
dred yards distance apart. We
planted about the same time. My
neighbor was agaiust deep plowing.
Lie said that 1 had killed
my land. lie watched the corn
- Close. He said that his corn outgrew
mine in the spring but when
tee dry season came on he said
that my corn just grew on and
his failed in the driest and hottest
part of the diouth when my corn
was green down to the ground.
The bottom land was better land
-and ought to have made moro and
better corn than mine, but mine
Miarle as much or more than the
''bottomland. I am not telling what
f think I believed but I am tilling
what I know.
I say success to the Cultivator
and may the editor live long to
do much good in the cau^p of agri.
culture and may the good Lord
bless him in the good work.
T. G S.
Jacksonville,Tex.,II F. L>., No.2
"r\zn to Select Seed corn.
,*ent experiments by the
missoiiri AgriculturalCollege show
' that, if the farmers of the State
will give proper attention to the
selection of seed corn thie fall,
*
Department.
the value of next year's yield of
corn in Missouri will be increased
$9,000,000
The principal tiling these ex
peiim-nits show, which tarrneis
have heretofore overlooked, i^
that it is just as important to se
led the stalk from which a seed
ear conns as it is to select the
ear itself, ;jnd hence, the mistake
of thinking that the best seed
corn can he selected from the
crib where there are no means of
telling on what kind of stalk the
ear was produced. Of course, the
best, time to select seed, in accord
ance with these suggestions is in
the fall while the corn iR being
ing husked in the field. The ears
should be sound, well m Mured,
with deep straight kernels, loosely
set; the stalk, of medium
height, strong and vigorous. Extremely
tail stalks usually, produce
long loose ears that a;e not
desirable. After the seed is col
lected, it should be stored in a
dry, airy place to prevent it from
sprouting or losing vitality.?
Exchange.
l'
The Farmers of the South?
Their Improved Condition.
Home and Farm.
The condition of tho farming
community in the South, taken as
a whole, was never as full of hope
and lull of achievement as it is
during these closing months of
the year 1905. The cotton crop
has been curtailed, in tiie first
place by the action of the farmers
themselves, and, in the second
place, by weather conditions.
The result has been better prices
for the crop and better prices for
that nnrtinn nf nrnn 1 GflA
j, -- "r
which remaiued in the farmers'
hands.
Low prices a year ago induced
the farmers to withhold a large
part of the crop from the market.
The curtailing of acreage and
the unfavorable conditions early
in the season of 1905 advanced
the price and it has steadily advanced
until it is over 10 cents,
aud 10 cent cotton means widespread
prosperity throughout the
South.
Hut the South is no longer a
one crop country. Diversified agriculture
has done its perfect work,
and all over the Southern Stnteo
"
there has been a change of meth
ode, a more careful cultivation oi
the soil, a wiser consideration of
markets in the production of crops
throughout the year that bring
money to the farmer.
This kind of agriculture im
proves the soil year by year. It
improves the home on the farm
year by year. It multiplies all of
the comforts of living, all of the
conveniences of life.
And so the farmer is beginning
to reap the reward for his years
of toil and self denial.
Mrs. Susie Odell, of Omaha,
believes that the simple prayer,
"Oh, Lord take care of me,"
which she uttered Suf.iirdnv ?a
her husband knocked her down
and pressed the muzzle of his
pistol against her face, saved her
life. Instantly the man's hand
trembled, his arm fell by his side
and the bullet intended for his
wile entered the floor.
Br If
OAK DOUBLE-LO
BEDSTEAD, 48 IN.
The famous 70-in. rollBedstead.
A bargair
Fnr <a lo-.ulfr wjo r-.n-i fi< \rr>n 11
? , ~ .7"" v..
The old time Split-bottom Chair
our price 70 cents. The regulai
in stock. We have the largest,
and are going to surprise you w
go away pleased. Remember tl
and get particulars.
The Underselling
Store.
Sending Out The Seeds
Government Will Soon Dis
tribute 38,000,000 Packages.
Washington.?The annual distribution
of vegetable aiul llower
seeds by the Department of
Agriculture will begin on December
1. Before planting time it
is expected the entire amount.
aggregating 38,000,000 packages,
will he in the lian Ik of the peo
pie in all sections of lie country.
Congress lor the past several
years has appropriated $200,000
t< r this purpose, hut a portion of
the amount is used for foreign
experiment work and otln-r kindred
mailers. The hulk ol the
38,000,000 packages is subject
to the order ol Senators and* Representatives
for distribution
among their constituents, the
Secretary ol Agricu'ture reserving
L . f '
HIGH $2.401
,fo:; $4.50
o
p a complete Oak Suit, bureau, w
for 45 cents. An open cane bo
$1.25 Oak Rocker at $1.00. A ?
newest and most complete line oi
ith the rock-bottom prices we are
le handsome $50.00 Suit of Furni
Williams-Hi
one-fifth of the entire amount to
supply the statistical crops cor
respondents the weather bureau
and for other purposes.
The country has been divided
into six section with especial regard
to climate and soils, and
the seeds will be sent only to
those localities in which their
propagation and growth is believed
to be especially adapted. In addition
to those ot the vegetable
and !low?-r variety the department
sends out quantities of cot
ton, forage und field seeds to
localities to which they are best
suited and Irom which it is
though' good results may be obtained.
N tice to Debtors' and
Creditors.
All persons indebted to the estate
of the late VV. C. (authen are hereby
notified to make pay met to the undersigned,
and all persons having claims
against said estate are requested to
present same, duly attested.
Mrs. Juiia Cant hen,
Adiurv.
FRNITURE
rurnituro..
wd?i?A ?WMnww?i ymm m>?TK^p.r'x???
lift / . i i
** e nave some 01 tne i>est
bargains ever offered
in odd
BUREAUS
A solid oak Dresser for
$5.00, 6.00, 7.50 and up to
$18.50. Big stock of Side
Hoards -prices in reach of f
all, $10 and up, no dining
room complete without a
sideboard
Here is the greatest
bargain ever offered in
A LOUNGE '
I
Something everylxxly
should have and they
are now going like hot
cakes. Old price $5.75,
ES^now going at $5.00.
All colors. We also
have the Valour and
" 11 ^ (nllr'1, ^n-n{}
and up. Mahogany
vSSl parlor suits and in odd
ashstand and bedstead for $9.90.
ttom Diner, regular price $1.00,
jood line of Willow Rockers now
: Furniture in Lancaster county
giving. We guarantee you to
ture we are civine- awav. flnmp
ughes Co.
The First National Bank
of Lancaster, S. C.,
Solicits accounts of individuals,
firms and corporations, and ofFers to
depositors every facility and courtesy
consistent with sound banking.
Interest allowed on time deposit.
Safety deposit boxes for rent. Correspondence
solicited.
E. M. CROXTON, Cashier.
CHAS. D.JONES, President.
LANCASTER & CHESTER
RAILWAY COMPANY
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 28, 1006. 1
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDA" J
WEST1IOUNO j
Lv Lancimter 6 30 <t m 3 46 p ir
Lv Fort Lawn ?( 40 a m 4 16 p tr.
Lv lIuicomvillR 6 .,0 ii in 4 80 p no
Lv Itioliburg 7 oh a in I 46 p nr
Af Ctmator 7 8l> it in 6 16pm
Ar Charlotte?Sou liy 0 66 am 7 0" p it
Ar Columbia? Sou Itv in 16 ? m
KA8TUOUND
Lv Columbia?Sou. Ry B05am 3 10 p tt
Lv i JiarjoUe -Sou. Kv fl 05 a m fl 00 p no
Lv Che* lor .".Hitlam 8 15 d n>
Lv Kichburi: *-10 a m H 39 p it.
Lv ILiHi-omville 9 50 a in H 45 p n.
Lv Fort La,rn 10 0B it m 8 5B p nc
Ar Lunca-itrr 10 30 a in 9 15 p ir
CONNECTIONS
CHESTER? Southern, seaboard, anil Carolina
& North-Wenteru Railway*.
LANCASTER?Southern Railway. * *
A. 1 . Mr LURK, Superintendent.
LKKOY SPRINGS, PrenlUent.