The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 14, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
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F Agricultural
1. % Department
Does the "Williamson Plan
of Corn Growing Pay?
mi r% ?
Jiae l'rogresHive banner.
The Pregressive Farmer has
been accu&ed of fighting the Williamson
Plan. Thin charge is
Q(>t true. We have never fought
it; we have simply refused to
take it on faith. We have merely
asked (or proof. As the slang
v phrase has it: "We are from
Missouri : show us. We are
ready to he convinced whichever
way the (acts point"
"Try out the Williamsou Plan
aide by side with other plane and
if actual field tests show that the
Williamson Plan is best, let's
jf everybody farm by the Williamson
Method. If on the other
hand, actual tests show that the
same amount of fertilizers, if
applied with some other plan
would make more corn, why
let's follow the method that pays
best."
This has been our advice irom
the very first, and it is still our
v ** policy. The Williamson Plau,
it will be remembered, calls not
only for certain radical changes
in cultural methods, neglect or
"stunting" of plants in early
stages of growth, etc., but also
for from three times to five times
as much fertilizers as farmers
ordinarily use under corn. *
Now with such a great increase
in fertilizers used, of course the
Williamson Plan is going to make
more corn?very much more corn
?thau the old method. If it
did not, farmers would have to
go into bankruptcy to pay the
fertilizer bills alone.
But the question is, Would
not the same amount of fertilizer
make as much or corn if cultivated
by ordinary methods instead
of the Williamson \lelhod?
The only possible way to ans-;
wer this question is not by opin
ion or theory or quarrel bu'
aimplv by making; accurate side j
by-side corn-field tests. It is I
this kind of tests we have been
pleading for all the time, and
we are always anxious to publish
the results just as soon as!
we come across them, whether
they are iu favor ot the Williamson
Idea or against, it.
Here is the result of every !
side-by-side test that has yet
come to our attention, and the'
reader may draw his own con
elusions as to what policy lie1
should follow.
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The first such test we heard I
Of was made by Mr. J. C. Strib > ^
ling, Pendleton,S. C. Mr. Stribling
is one ot the best farmers
in the State, and his trial showed
a loss ot six bushels p^r acre
by lollowine the Williamson
Plan as compared with the same *
amount ot fertilizer an I the ordinary
plan of cultivation. t
II. ;
Next came the Alabama Sih-,1
tiou tests tor lltOH. Result : I
One bushel more per aere by
Williamson Pian. 1
III,. i
Then came the Sou'h Car* linn
Experiment Station ie-t- ,1
for 1^07. the most exhaus:ive,
searching and throughgoiug ever
made, the results beinu at> follows
:
(1) In a test of nineteen difl- ,
erent plots under all sorts of
conditions and experiments, the
average yield per acre on Wil1
l?l?? i or
UEtumuu i imu pn/im > ?.? + ?w
bushels leas than on other plots.
(2) A variety teat was made
with a number of different kind?
f *1 corn, and result here waa
IMan plot*
When You Th\
Of the pain which many women expert
month it makes the jentlenew and kindne
ted with womanhood seem to be all
While in general no woman rebels again
gardt as a natural necessity there is no w
not gladly be free from this recurring peri
Dr. P'ercr's Fa writ* Fraacrlpti*
wmk mamma atrorng mm* aid
mall, mad gfrea them freedom ft
It aatakllahaa regularity, aabdma
\ matloa, hernia alearatloa and
aaala maaknaaa.
Sick worms are invited to consult Dr.
frtt. Alt correspondence strictly priva
confidential. Write without (ear and wit
ical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., Pi
If you want a book that tells all aboui
the as at home, send 21 oae-cent stamps
nly, and he will *end you free copy c
Common Sense Medical Adviser?rcvisec
In handsome cloth-bindinf, 31 stamps.
(3) A test was made using j
400 pounds of fertilizer with ordinary
cultivation and 1,425
pounds with the Williamson
Plan. The result here was that f
the increased yield by extra fertilizer
was only G.B3 bushels
acre?255 per cent increase in
fertilizer expense and only 37.5
per cent increase in corn yield.
(4) Going further, a test was
made on another kind ot land ?
a worn-out field. Using no lor
?:i: 1.1 > i. ?
tilizui in eiiaiur ;?ecf ui? uiui*
nary pi an made one-fifth bushel
more than the Williamson Plan;
using 900 pounds of fertiliser in
each case, the ordinary plan ^
made 4.5 bushel more per acre t
than the Williamson Plan. t
iv. t
Next in order to be absolutely j
fair let us give the Charleston f
Station tests, 1907. Here the ex- a
periments were not properly made ,
tor comparison, as the William- E
son Plan bad 11,024 stalks per t
acre and the ordinary plan 2,- (
450. i'he results showed that it 8
took 158 Williamson stalks to t
make a bushel and only 61 I
ordinary stalks to make a bushel, c
but the corn beinp so thinly t
planted on the ordinary plot ^
caused the yield to be twenty- t
nine bushels greater for Williamson
Plan. r.
V. I
Fifthly we have Ihe Alabama | (
Stadou ttsfs, 1007, conceminpo
which Director Duppar writes as I
follows: "The Williamson l'lauit
in Us | ure auu original form
made i much smaller yield liiHiiih
was made throuph an equal *p t
plicafion of fertilizer by the 1
common method. Indeed,every v
variation troui the Williamson v
Method afforded a larper y eld t
than did the Williamson Meth a
jd itself " t
VI a
The 6th and last tests to coine f
o our attention are those report- c
*d by Mr W R Elliott, Demon ll
itration Apent, Winusboro, S. c
'J , in this week's Progressive ;
Karrner, these beinp as tollows: '
(1) D. L. Stevenson test, 1908 : (
Williamson Plan, 27 bushels per f
icre ; Knapp Plan, 30 bushels. c
Loss by Williamson IMan, 3 bu- 1
ilu-ls.
(-) F lv. McMeskin ifc Bro. f
11)08: Williamson l'lan, v
>0 busheU ; Knapp L'lan, 35 ausholf.
Logs by Williamson { *
l'lan, 5 bunhela I h
(3) W. J. Barley las', 1008:
[/ihs by Williamson 1'lau, 10 t
>U-hels per a? re. j t
litis is all ilie testimony iha?|*
lias yet been brought f <r v<rd. j e
I*lit* jury m tv I t><o t >e <!?u. t
Words to Free/.e The Soul , (
' Sour hou hue Consumption. 11 n case ' v
18 hopeless." These up prill in g words woro I .
npoken to Geo. E. Elevens, u lending ! t
merchant ol Springfield. N.O., r?y two ex- j
pert doctors one n lung specialist. then
was shown tlia wonderful power of Dr. i
Ring's New Discovery. "After thrpo
weeks use," writes Mr. Elevens, "he wmh c
us well as ever. I would not take all the .
money in the world for what it did for my
l?oy." infalUMe ror t-onRDK una i;oicis, jik j
tho saient, ?nr??t core of doaperato Lung
diHPuHo* on uarth. 60c and $ 1.00. Gnar- I
antee Hatixfaction Trial bottlo froe. J.
F Mack ay (jo., Fnodcrburk Pharmacy.
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THE LANCASTER NE>
;nk
ence with every
always
most a miracle.
ist what she reumin
who would
sit nates
:t.S:2: ? l^s
J fir
Pierce by letter,
ite and sacredly
hout fee to World's Dispensary Med*
resident, Buffalo, N. V.
t woman's diseases, and how to cure
to Dr. Pierce to pay cost of mailing
if his great thousand-page illustrated
I, up-to-date edition, in paper covers.
LETTER FROM NR. J. W.
TWITTY.
rhe News'Venerable Cor-i
respondent Comments En-;
tertainingly on N amber of j
Subjects of General and.
Local Interest--The Prohibition
Situation, Cooper j
Verdict, Life Insurance,
Lancaster's Roads, Kershaw-Lancaster
Line,
State Dispensary Case,
Etc.,?Personal Mention.
Mr. Editor: 1 am inclined to
>elieve that your law-maker* did
10 good for prohibition. 1
bought, and 1 still think, it was,
jenerally believed that a ma-!
ority of the legislature was in
avor of State prohibition, but
ximehow it did not pan out that
vay. No doubt some shrewd
nembers who opposed the mea*ire
saw where they could carry j
heir point which looked reason-j
ible and mild, but would evenually
carry out their wishes.
It looks now thai all the slates '
nay fall into line and make it a
lationai affair. I nope it will
>e fhe eud ol this agnation;
hen the law can he en-orced.
I was glad to nee A. M. Lroxoii'h
letter while the matter was
>eiug agitated. I waut him
CJroxtou) lo look on and advoate
his side of the question,
lo is right and he has tlie abiti
y to defend it.
I naw some time ago that Beik
iad rerurve^ed the lino dividing
he counties ol Kershaw and
^incaater. It did not appear at
phoce instance the surveying
vas done, but 1 was impressed
hat he was '-on the right line"
nd that through some ugency j
lie matter would again be open
nd the old line be re-instated,
saw no more of it and hence!
oucluded it was an ex parte mat- j
er (Lancaster job) and therelorej
ould not haye it reconsidered.
I tee a late decision ol one of
he higher courts -allows the state
S. C ) to handle the dispensary
und so long locked up in the
ourtn. I am glad that Judge
Mtchard's order tailed.
1 saw h young man (married)
nun Lancaster, a few days ago
rbose name is Perry (Juo. M.'e
on, I think he said). lie looks'
reil, is pleased with Tampa and
iH.s a good job.
l'ossi' ly I have said before
ii M i i niun<? in v 11 vpji cnun*
erj Mr nil churches ant there
r< some HftiVrt church w??ikr-?
her?, but they ail seem
? ''shinney '' on their own bide,
a- 1 once heard U *v. A. M. <
Ihreii/burg eay) 1 thought it
v if expressive and 1 never lor&ot j
t Within the last few days 1
earned tha- Mr. Plaxico (onct
n vShdoh section) preaches here
iccasionally. I intend to look
urn up and hear him preach,
dost of the denominations here
lave recently held revival serrices
and it seems that much
$ood has been the result. \
I see Mr. McMaster, of your
date, is on the ri^ht tra^k. Probe
the *' ' and if
A/S. APRIL I4t 1909
they cannot stand fire, put thei
out ot business?don't let th
unsuspecting be swindled.
The result of the Cooper trii
accorded with my way ol think
iujr, but I feel sure the verdic
will npver be executed. If th
case is pushed the governor wi
relieve the prisoners and thu
end the case.
I am looking after your roadi
You are on the right track, bt
it will take time and money t
accompnsn tne onject. it is
little amusing to notice the jea
ousy ot the different sections <
the county?>41 am being negle<
ted and the other fellow accon
mod a ted."
A few oranges still on th
trees
Since 1 came here 1 have ha
some correspondence with Re^
K. Thos. Blackmon of the Bail
Mine section. I conclude thi
he is destined to measure u
with your best, brainy men.
Sorry to hear of Dr. Mackey
illness. It is calculated to e:
cite his friends to know that
is necessary for him to lea\
home for a sanitarium. The do<
tor is rav old neighbor and a goc
man.
What about the new M. I
:A_9 i u l
cuuruu in y fixv uny? i nave uee
patching the papers tor a repoi
of its occupancy, but up to th
time no such report or I ha\
overlooked it. Tell Thurlo
Carter to finish the work and i<
the congregation go into quartei
once more.
I see your voung U. S. Sent
tor is at his post and ready fc
work, and let me now predii
that E. D.Smith, Senator Iroi
South Carolina, will be a prom
nent member of that body, an
his constituency will be proud <
him. Congressman Bennett (nc
l'erry) wants to reduce our rej
resentation, but 1 guess he wi
fail. It is not material howeyei
m the southern members can d
Cut littlo.
Tiie time has come, in in
"pinion, wneu ui:> ^ vrnmi'i
should be divided. The lntei
e<U aro ?" diver- lied that on
congress cannot accomtnodat
all sn ctions.
Our papers report a 17-1
turnip. What do you tlnnk t
that, Mr Editor.'
Kind regards t" all New- rea<
era Yours truly,
J. W. 1 witty.
Tampa, Fit., April 7, HHVJ.
BEI'K DKINKEUS aud other* who sn
ux with Bright'** Disease, D iubeleM, IU
Ach?. or any Kidney or Bladder Troub
en t>? cure:! tl they wilt take BLOODIN
BLOOD dND KIDNEY TABLETS, 50c
bo*. mulled by '1 he Bloodine Co., In<
BohUid, M as*. Crawford Hidk., Sped
Agent*. 4'A-74
Important Notice to Teact
ers, by State Supcrinten
dent.
In a otateiuent is?ueii Thur
day 'o ihe press, Supenntendei
Sweanugen say-:
"Thedate ot Ihe next teachers'*
sminatioti Ivs has been ?Pt for Ki
day, May 14. As there wiil be i
court* v summer school wort, th
year, teachers mi^hi lind it eoi
vcnient to lake t)iie exammatK
rather than w.iit for a renewal
r-ificate already granted. Tl
new bo?rl? ol hcIiooI tru-dei
will probably be hunting f(
etchers early in July, and a
p icants for schools should n
run the ?i<k ot beini? caught witl
out a ceri ificate.
The 1< uinm Circle qu?>tioi
will he s"tit out on April 1
and teacher^ taking this cour
should see that their name hi
address is turnished the Sta
superintendent by thai date "
I'd Rather Die, Doctor.
than have my foet cot off,'* mud M.
Fan ghaut, of, I'rinceville, 111. "but you
die from gangrene < which bad eateu uw
eight toea) if you don't" aaid all dodo:
Instead ho nsed Thick leu's Arnica Hal
tilt wholly cared. Its carea of Rc/nai
Fover Hores, Doile, Burns and Pil
astonnd the world, ,26c. at J. F. Mack
Co . Fanderbnrk I'liariuacv. w
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If you Suffer from Indigestioi
i. ( the Stomach, Belching, Sour S
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_ Kodol supplies the same digestive So.
Juices that are found in a healthy Don t
1- stomach. Being a liquid, it starts Keep
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} Kodol not only digests your food. X0".
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1 you eat.
l" i You need a sufliclent amount of Ko<
good, wholesome food to maintain
strength and health. 1
ie j But, this food must be digested
thoroughly, otherwise the pains of Ooto
Indigestion and dyspepsia are the iVuns
id result. booMt
7 i When your stomach cannot do Its
work properly, take something to tion or
le help your stomach. Kodol Is the {?**-. 1
. only thing that will glre the stom- p,,?^
ach complete rest. inaf&i
p Why? Because Kodol does the tlu,M 1
same work as a strong stomach, and Kod
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rl J That Goes to Bt
'e | $ tage or a Ms
w A AND
91! f will be glad to hav
^ ii rA iinf K ?ir 1/m* i r
5M1 V# mill UD IKJI <11
our line. We wil
l to your advantage.
^ mantels before bu;
m: V where. They are
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e Lynched for Usual Crime.
liOpkiribVllle, Kv.. April 10.? I
Ik l> i:.... iii?. .. n - 1 ^
~ orame, a
>f n^gro, 18 y**tfs old. wjf 1> nested j
today by 250 I nrmeis lor attempt-}
i- inj? to assault Mi-> Kuth (iw. 17 \
. years old daughter of William i
a farmer.
Swept Over Niagara
"* This terrible calamity often happen* be- I
tk cauae a carelesK boatman ^nores the ri*er's
warnings growiug ripple* Hint faster j
current- Nature's warnings ure kimt. j j
! a That dull crid or ache id the back w.irns | V
s-* you tho- Kidney* need attention if you i 3
would escape fatal maladies Dropsy, ;
Diabetes or Bright'* disease. Take Elect- j <
nc Bittr rs at once and see Backache tty
and all your best feelings return "After '
j- lonjt coffering from we?k kidneys and
tame hack, one Jd.OO bottle cured ine," u
- writes J. it. Bl&nkenship, of Itelk, Tenn.
Only Ot'c at ). F. Vlaekey Co., Pmiderhurk
Fbarm?cy. w.
a- t
it Acquitted ot Killing Husband.
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x Binnitivh ?m, A!h.. April 10?
Alier it preliminary tr al las'ing
10 two hours before .ludg?* Ah??rna1?<
(I v Mis Iik. 1 ... I ... -.1...
v ' j , & i . w* h i > a ^ w 11(1 j i
* a- ob irj. ? with bo nnir.l?-r of II {*
of bt-i hu*bai)<i b\ i ?>i- nil ... 'isjl
ie di-chared tlm nit moon. Hhe ||
's wh iiijft'l, v\ ?i|> a ix- A?- k-nl<l
r ): bv.six <\ i s.
P
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Up Before Tha Bar.
S\ II Itrown. an attorney, ot l'ilV>lloM,
VI . wnti-s. We uaoil ?>r. Kiii^'h
'ft N- w l.ile i'llls lor yearn atul lin.l tliaui
.1 tni ih a ff Mil fumilv dmHoIm wn ?rnililn'i I C.
*' ho without th-in " Kor Chills, Const ipi?- I
lion, r>ihoii->ii< or .- ek Iioudiioho th?\v I
id work wcunhiiH 2'n- J I M,iok? . I
I Kiimlrtbnrk Pharumi-y, ,w. I
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F a 50c bo* of filondine
fap " HI nod da Kidn*yT*b
1 let*. They cure backache.
U y remove the cause and the
I-. backacl e in gone, a positive cure for
i'll Sick Kidneys. Mai lea to anyone who s
i?y has never tried them FRrcE if you t
r enoloee lfto to pay postage and parking. 'vi
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Special Agents ts. :
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a, Dyspepsia, Ga? on J
tomach, Heart-burn, |
pou almost Instantly
don't neglect your^stomMh. |
> uv\ uiut? ? turuuio
your stomach healthy and , vl
X by takinp a little KodoL i' 2
don't have to t-aks Kodol all V
lino. You only taka It whoa *.
eed it. \ I
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Our Guarantee I
i roar drviilit lodi; ud pt t Mi
U?. Then after yon have ueed tha
contents of the eottle if you ets
1/ aay that It haa not done yoa aa>
turn the bottle to the druggist Bel
i refund your money without queo*
delay. We wlU then pay tbedru*.
X>nt hesitate, all druggists knov , B
ir guarantee ts good. Tela offer aa>
toe lanre bottle only and to but oaa f <(B
nlly. The large bottle contains Ha
u much an the fifty cent botUa.
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f you want this baryrain
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