The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 05, 1907, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural Dej
The Williamson Plan. r7: Au
of the ear
in stalk d<
Essential Features of the New ,ion auii
f 0111 i z f* rs
Method of Growing Corn, intervals
asset forth by Prof. New- Since i
man, of Clemson College. cor'1 ]s p1'
en below t
four to six
The News published last spring there is ei
an elaborate account of what is the stalk 1
known as the Williamson plan The stalk
of growing corn and it also pub- are below
lished some weeks ago the re- crop is h
suit of the experiments made perform
last year by Mr. Williamson and tions fcettf
and others with bis new method, part of tl
The plan lias been thoroughly the air.
investigated by Clembon College FER.
authoritiesand in alengthyarticle
prepared on the subject by Prof. the foj|ow
Newman, witich is to be issued jizers app]
this month in bulletin form, the p()r r>() ^
professor gives the following as 2Q0 pound
the peculiar or essential features 2qq pound
of the Williamson plan: 400 poun(j
1. Deep and throrough pre- I25 pound
narat.inii rtl spaiI hot! TIia artil io
not only broken to fully twice the 925 pound
depth to which it is usually por 100
broken, but is broken much acre:
more thoroughly than is the cus- ^qq pound
torn. 400 pound
2. Deep planting of the seed. 80q pound
The seed are placed tour or six pound
inches below the soil level and j
almost or quite in contact with j j^QO p0ur
the subsoil but covered to the 'pjie jot]
usual depth, ibis aids in "stun- cultivation
ting" or retarding the growth of 50 bushels
the young corn and ot grasses varv from
and weeds as well, since very producing
nearly all the soil proper has acie from
been applied. valuations
3. lutrequent an 1 partial cul ^e| price <
tivatiou in early stages of growth. suiniug tin
This is contrary to popular be- 14 p61- ,
lie! and practice and Mr. Wil average pr
liamsou s'yies it "the m >st difli- q|ie cos
cult point in the whole process" different p
requiring experience and judg even on ad
ment "to know just how much
the stalk should be stunted, and ^p}, ti,e c<
plenty of nerve is required to 0| thi
hold back your corn when your in t|ie grou
neighbors, who feitilize at plant- about $11
iug time and cultivate rapidly, phosphoric
have corn twice the size of the cow pe
two tons o
4. An increase of 200 per and on tin
cent or more in the number of .*24 worth
stalks per acre. With rows six gredients.
leet by one the Williamson plan of the cow
has a little more than 7.300 purposes i:
stalks per acre against a little fertilizing
more than 2,000 it planting i^ ted
done five by three feet, in ac
, i i j rtuuui
cordance with the ordinary excreta 8
pracice. Theoretically, this would t|,e f.0il b<
give 73 and 2b bushels per acre, cent ($10.
respectively, and it seems, from fertilizing
evidence at hand, that it is borne 'lay w'"
1 1 A
out in practice, assuming that am *
each stalk will produce an ear ^0$* of^i
aud 100 ears will shell a bushel probably tl
of grain. zer. A goo*
5. Postponing application of both.
fertilizers until corn is given its
second cultivation. In ordinary More or
practice this would be about the
time corn should be worked the
third time. The stalk has been
checked or "stunted" as desired Henver
and the fertilizer is applied when ln ?^,c<
the plant needs it for the de- a man ca,n
velopment ol the ear. ' His Horn
6. Intentional retardation of tha* H
eaily growth of the stalks until afc
its size is reduced one half or 9eat anywa
one fourth its normal develop- ')e seen tha
ment, on his mine
THE LANCASTER Ni^
* You're his secretary
>artment. he?aked. coi. i^y
in the affirmative.
* "Well," the maa a
gmented development ?came to kick about 8
(following retardation near McKiuley Boulev
Bveloped) by cultiva- 17,^ avenue. It's c
heavy applications of people up there all kint
made at appropriate ble. Yesterday seven off
ens got iuto the dirty 1
the Williamson plan were drowned."
*nted tour to six inch- uj8 that so?" came f]
he level and is laid by Irby, quietly.
: ~i i n - ' *
luciics awve me ievei, 4,Yes," continued
ght to twelve inches of ??Now, that hole was c
>elow the soil surface, bad grading."
roots or brace roots 'Well, I declare,"
the surface when the (jol. Irby quietly once
lid by and probably ?jt8 fierce," the man
their nutrative tunc- "Now, what shall we d<
>r than would be if a about my chicken prop
tem were exposed to ''1 know what to do,1
Colonel, very quietly.
riLiZER per acrk. " That's what I want
liamson recommends ?1 want your advice
ing amounts of ferti- What would you do if
lied to an acre: me?" asked the man.
ushels of corn per acre: "Well,' came from <
s of cotton seed meal exceedingly quietly. '
|c A f Q Al/1 nil Ao rvhrtl n I 111 f 11 t?n I /l l*A'oA
WVJ V UV1U puvo^uaiC ,u 1,10 "UVUIO X u ic*?3^ u
Is of Kainit The man gave the m
9 of nitrate of soda crefcary one piercing
went out ?Denver Posl
9 costing about $9. Wedderly?My wif<
bushels of corn per speak to me now.
Singleton?What's 1
s of cotton seed meal ble?
s of acid phosphate Wedderly?She was
s of Kainit "I want be an angel" tl
s of nitrate soda morning and I appl
Chicago News,
ids costing about $19. i? -1 m 1
munier?jLuuiaiy, wi
*1 cost of fertilizers, U(t|e br()ther cryin|? ab(
1. etc , lor producing Tom .(J,u,e r?
on one acre would my cake Wt ^
$15 to $20 and lor ** ,? t 1 ;a ,
Mother?Is his own t
100 bushels 011 one j8jie(j?
$25 to $30. TIipsp
" Tommv ? Yes'm; an'
are based on the mar- . , ..
while I was eatm thai
3i the fertilizers (as- , , ,
. , , , v , Catholic Standard and
1 acid phosphate to be
cent good.) and the ?ld F"3hio"ed Au,,tice
of labor. " H shame' Lu0y' ,0
>t ol labor varies in children learn diseipatio
arts of the state and T1,e i,lea of children I
i: ? 4 live vears old giving
[jacent farms. * . c * "e
That's not the way V
cow pea crop grown ,
. brought up.
>rn produces one ton , & '
? ;? laft i Fashionable Young I
s crop it left oil and lIF
ind. would add to it Why> aanlie' 'rom wh
2 worth of nitrogen, u"dV6t?"d> I was only
acid and potash. If when 1 *ave n,y fir3t
a crop would produce l<a"imore American,
f hay, this crop left in Teacher?Is there a
3 ground would add necting link between th
of these fertilizer in- ?nd vegetable kingdom?
However, the value Bright Pupil?\es,
pea hay f ,r feeditig there's hash.?Philadel
i double its value for (Frerpurposes.
If judic** Little Willie?Papa, '
to anima s, this hav ^]iat all coins have a
l luii/iimr n 1 ?ta
? - '",w'rl W1 head stamped on them?
per ton and if all the ....
flved and returned to Mr "ennypeck?Wt
stween 80 and 90 per eh??:my son, money
,20 per ton) ot the l'uck.
value ot the cow pea Hicks?Has Hardup i
e given back to the
i ordinary cr >p of cow , ... . ....
be merle to pay the Wtelte Credit 1 Why
titivating the com, or could not get a nipho
be coat of the fertili. charged.? Boston Trans
1 crop should pay for - ? -
When the cold winds dry an
flh in u l?nv r\f a?*! "? *?
? ? "/* wi miiTC V**U tttVf in U
???? fort In buying salve look for
T u on the box to avoid any luiitatb
A-?CSS tlumorous. sure yon get the original DeW
Uazei Halve. Sold by C'rawl'orr
n S. Irby, secretary Birmingham, Ala., D<
a mayor, was seated News has been receiv
5 a few days ago when 'hat A. Richard Logan,
e in and inquired for man, was killed yestei
or." The man was f^ree negroes, near
le mayor was not in .Shelby county. No de
time, but he took a known. Three negroes si
.. . . of the crime have escai
y. It was plain to .i.? _. - ,
, ' the police of different ch
t he had something rounding that have been
1 and wanted to talk, to be on the outlook for
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WS, JANUARY 5, 1907.
are you?"
answered A
mtinued. V CPITf^l
i manhole J I^V^I
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my chick- ? ^1 I I 1
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the man. ^ I
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more. ?
went on. ^ a
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to Know I Clothi]
about it. ^
you were ^ V T 1
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kI believe ?
lucks," W
tayor. se- 1 gjg gtoct tO SeleC
look and A *-*
i miss this opportu
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the Irou- M
1 Your money
singing ^ J
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him any - J CASH ST'
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lie cried "J" J
t, too.?
B:; COTTON HAS Ti
ti po early .
four and
f- TUMBLE L
Matron?
at I can
a (lay olcl
bawl.? -y0 ^eep Up vvitll the s
?y con us cash, I am going to
e animal I figures for your considi
.
mum; _
p.na i,.- Magnolia
why ls,11 Best by test-7-$2.oo per sa
woman's . , . , . ... 1
dard weight. All grocerie
klI er Cooking Stoves cheaper
talks ? cheapest. When it coniei
them too cheap. And on
layered- astonishing the prices w
don't mind getting down v
, Hard up buy notions. Hats?If yoi
n bottle ably surprised come to see
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cj . " Think of an overcoat, th
? whit* from #2?? to #4-oo.
;d Jh,b; Come at once.
Benson,
tails are f T1 J _
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notified
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