The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 15, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural De
The Williamson Plan 8Ul's,-.
"Thie
Mr. Mclver Williamson, of succe881
Darlington, Tells about his year^
New Method of Growing that is?
Corn?-Some Interesting rain an'
Tests. t.l? rail
the besl
Darlington special in the News
and Courier : It will be remem "Lest
bered that last spring Mr. E. Mc-1 trihUte(
Iver Williamson published quite I
a c uvw n j
a lengthy article describing bis special
method of growing com and the favored
same was given wide publicity nieuce c
by 1 he press generally, and by j #h0uld
agricultural journals, especially. everi c
The plan as set forth in Mr. Wil- t|ie aiH1
liamson's article was discussed where t
by many of the leading agricul- {j,e gmi
turalists of the South, and while compar
many thought the theory correct, grain,a
there were some who did not fertilizi
agree that it was practical, or ly vegi
that it would increase the yield supplie
of corn per acre as was claimed of pea
for it by Mr. Williamson. planted
Mr. Williamson says that one where c
of the chief sources of criticism small i
seems to have a"isen from the width r
word ''stunting" jin describing Mr. 1
his pain of "holding back" his teiuieiu
corn in the first few weeks of its grow u]
growth. Many have gathered the soil
from the usa *?f *h? word "stunt- Willian
inz"thatMr. Williamson intend- ploughi
el to convey the idea that corn the cor
should be "held back." even if of the s
the nlatlt. had Inhp inini-oH tn ,1^ 1
, ...j uivu vv UV OAII1U1U
it. Such was not the intention that ha<
however. Mr. Williamson said plan, ai
in that article, after having de- roots w
scribed how the land should be more n
prepared and the corn planted, a ly for
4'Give first working with harrow in this
or any plough that will not cover pearent
the plant. For second working, roots tr,
use ten or twelve-inch sweep on where t
both sides of the eorn, which est poii
should now be abmt eight inches of the 1
high. Thin alter this working, cuie th
It is not necessary that the plants part of
should he left all the same dis- to plan
tance apart if the right number the cori
remain to each yard of row. Corn eai ly gi
should not be worked again ur- nut the
til the growth has been so re- Mr.
tardeil and th? atallr ar\ - ?
Icorresp
Couriei
This ia the most difficult point i actual t
in the whole process. Experience himself
and judgment are required to all fane
know just how much the stalk that til
should he stunted, and plenty of Frorr
nerve is required to hold back about 'i
your corn when your neighbors, Iresponi
'ho have fertilized at planting j cut abo
neand cultivated rapidly, havej they c?
i twice the size of your*. The on ther.
?*r Ihe land, the more neces- been pi
is that the stunting pro- but the
hould be thornnirhlv tUm o
<1
were c
/s now that, had he used point
3rd k,retard" instead of The fc
it is probable that there was no
not have been as much the sta
criticism of his theory ol this tes
o grow corn successfully the sun
profitably in the South. field wi
ilowever, after one season has stalks 1
passed a*"d the roports from those tion thr
who experimented with his plan in.
are coming in, Mr. Williamson The
says: 4<I 9ee no reason tor chang broken
ing the plan as outlined in the the "In;
article published last spring.? the cor
It has been discussed and tried, weighei
and I am satisfied with it all. them v
4,It has been tried to my own small si
knowledge in practically all the com frr
Southern States with good re- your co
THE LANCASTER NEU
A . this actual test th^t
partment.stai^ te,t produced
percent of stalk and 6
of corn.
By the small stalk
i method I have followed tha, there was 17
fully for a number of 8talk and g3 p0r ceat
both wet and dry years, This corn was plan
when there was ton much j -i . .
iooc rows auu aooui
il when there was too lit jn tiie drill, and was a
? during the season, for tjie fien at the time 0
t results from corn grow- Ml.# Williamson sa
used about $8 worth o
; my success might be at to the acre. By acl
a to ray years of experi- thi8 and another fiel
Ltli this method, or to any ently the same size, w
conditions by which I am <53 bushels to the ac
, I prefer that the expe- are gome acres in tl
>f others using this method 0f Williamson
be give-. I would, how- lllltke more than 100
all especial attention to 1 he acre. Some of
tormal rootdevelopment, niake less than the av
this method is followed to Mr. Williamson si
ill percentage of stalk as obtains the best resul
ed with the weight of the ton seo'l meal, aciJ.'ai
ud to the great value of the tiip proportions prescr
nK nii.teri.il, end especial- arlicle of ,a8t 8prlng,
elal.le matter, which is lMr Will iamson ii
d by the immense growlh ltlis has no, bee? a g
vines where the corn is thi? 8ectioll for
I and 'laid by' early, and that there
has been e
rae1 succeeds in obtaining mu(jh rain He thin,
stalks, and there is good i(lea that it takes a"v
)f rows." make the best corn is
Williamson says that the lhat com can stand
;y of the corn plant is to more rain than can c<
pward and not down into /Wadc Happy for
l1or that reason Mr. Great happiness came it
llSOtl has advised deep Bhur. school snperint
1 Albans, . \a., when his
ing, and the planting Of was restored iro u cue
, , , ,. , he names He says: "My
11 down about the bottom had ?si. Vitns' Dance, which
oil, next to the clay. He treatment but grew Hleadily
* J i? last resort we tried Elect ri
9(1 several roots of stalks 1 rejoice to say. three bo
, , a complete cure." Quic
j been grown after his for nervous complaints, ge
to ? (u?i ?i.? lentale weakness s.impoverii
1(1 It 1H a fact that the umlftria< Guaranteed by J
ere very ranch larger and (,r*wford Pros., and Fundrb
J , Price Sue
nmerous than those usu
md on corn stalks grown ?; z;
section. There was ap- NotlCC 10 1<IX|)
ly from (> to 10 inches ol TJie Treasurer's Hooks
. ii.? ..ji , for the collection of ti
(~t'i k from the point penalty from October 15
hey came out at the high- beraist, 1900.
it on the stalk to the end bk\ An hOEI
htate
*oot at tilt* hnttnm T?? c^_
" " . Special county
13 desirable growth on the Constitutional school ta:
i lie corn i? is necessary ) otHl ? i^iii.cr...
Local K. K. tax Gills Cre<
t deep and thick, and after " " " Cane "
u n ?i )?|HH8 j
n has been retarded in its ioe w SCHOOL 'J
owtli, then fertilize and oj?trict Nos. ft, 82, 4<t
.lirt lo Che plant. oi'.VrTo" Klni 24
Williamson invited the " " 12,17,23,89
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ondent of The News and ? . 14 !.!.!.!!
r to make some tests, *' " , 40. - aX
' All taxable polls $1.00
;ests, in order to satisfy j ^
that his claims were not County
;iful. Or, in other words, ^
ev are not at all fanciful. I i\JCktfAT I i
1 a field of apparently mj* V CI J ) M^l
15 acres or more your cor- #
lent witnessed two men I |\/Af*Y
nt 10 ol the largest stalks ? wJi J
?uld find, with good ears u i
b Though doing a ra
n. !i? fodder hano. ijvery business, we
11Iled from theae stalks, mined to do even h
top-; had been cut from present stocks of V
bout August 20. They Horses are being su]
ui Irom I he soil at the by handsome new ca
, buggies and stylish
where they entered it
>ddar had dried up and Driving and Sadd
t visible on the part of Our livery establ
ik cut for the purpose of going to lie second
it. Then about twenty of the State, and don t
,, . . nt! Come or send t
?tnlk8,n the ..me want the best,
era gathered. The small jjvery service,
were in the same condi J UC-TU ri iatt I
it the large stalks were HEATH^ELLIIJTT I
corn 011 the stalks was , The World's Best
from the stalks, and then Superior 0r?
.cks were stripped from f(,r Home, or the Cto
11. The first stalks were prions ami on easy tern:
. . , HOLIDAY PRKfeKNT
1 and then the corn from either of a piano or an c
/as weighed. Then the t*r,"<,at* PpiMI11
^ \\ rite at once to
talks were weighed and the ? , , .
. . . . Malone s Music
>m then, was welfhed l.y COI.UMBIA.H.
rrespondent. I found by for catalogs, prices a
18, DECEMBER 15, 1906.
the larjre ^
about# 37 ^
>3 per ceut fc
test I found I SPEC
per cent of m
com. V
ted in six ^ 1
reive inches # ?^ I
tandiug in W # ! f B
f the test. 1 V_^ V-T
ys that he (
f fertilizers # /" ^ a
ual weight ^ /%
i of app tr- g L / %
all average ?
ire. There V
le crop of M
that will ^ m
bushels to ? | ys* |
them will # JL LA I 111
.erage. W
ays that he 1 1 . I *1
t,fromco..? v>iotn
id kaimt in ^
ibed in his ^ V Y 1
isisu 5 Undei
ood year in ^
n or eoltou, W
TiVZ 1 Big stock to seh
ve. year" to i miss this oppor
i erroneous. ^
very little I always guarant
Life. Y v r
ito the home of 2 JL OUT IT10I"
endent, at At. ^ .
* n you wa
little daughter I 9 ?
yielded to no I m
worst* until as m
0 Bittern; and a. II* I
lHS 1 Williams-*
shed l>loo>l and
F. Mackey, Co.
urk Pharmacy. i C^YSl-I g
layers. ?
Will be open
ixes without M A_mx A am . M
COTTON HAS1
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1 ^ TUMBLE
I and
-2 Mills mmmmmmmmmmm
8
, 411. . 4 44
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CK MOX. US Cash- 1 am R?in8
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- ? ngures tor your con:
ji
V Cry, Magnoli
?
^ \ Best by test?$2.00 pci
dard weight. All groc
tiling good Cooking Stoves cheap
etter. ^Our cheapest. When it co
ehicles and them too cheap. And
pplemented astonishing the prices
mages and don>t min(f gcUing ^
buy notions. Hats?If
Horses. ably surprised come to
lishment is
1 to none in ? /~\p 1 *
you forget OLU 1
o us when
up-to-date
If you want an odd
HIULE CO jacket and all this kinc
' will amaze you?in fac
^ d:?a? Think of an overcoat
i i taiius, from $2.00 to $4.00.
?ans? Come at once.
nrche* at low
ih. A <?<?OI>
can he had
rjcan on easy m L^i
t M A I .ON K'S q ? A |
House, in Bennett's
,c.,
nd terms. - -
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ture, |
?ng. 1
rwear i
ect from. Don't 5
tunity. Prices ?
;eed. f
iey back S
nt it. #
iughes Co i
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staple that brings
to make some close ;
sideration :
a Flour
r sack, 98 pounds stancries
at bottom prices.
>er by $2.00 than the
mes to shoes, we sell
on dress goods, it is
; we make. And we
m when people love to j
you want to be agree- ^
see us.
HING
coat, overcoat, ladies'
1 of goods, our prices
t, dumfound you.
", the very best quality,
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Iwards I
Old Stand.
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