The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 01, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural -30
^ Department <
A Profitable Corn Field
I
Two Hundred and Twentythree
Bushels of Corn and
Seventy Bushels of Peas
VFrom Pour Acres of Land
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V 4\V. C. (.'rook in ProKrt'.vsivi" Farmer. 1
M \Two hundred and twenty three
bushels ol corn from four acres :
\ in h single crop is not anything I
to boast of; yet. to say the least '>
ot it, one is due some credit when
this yield was made on land i
that eight years ago only made
31 bushels per acre, and that;4
coneidcred an excellent yield for 1
i the land. To otie is due more
/ credit when this increase has
/ been made without any com- j
t ih-M'cial or home-made fertilizer
M bem^ applied to the laud from j
t%* time the yield was 1*J4 bush- [
,ei^ on four acres until the pre*,'
sent. This splendid increase ,
has been produced by subsoilinu
the land three times during the i
: i o ii *
pjri'i i or o years, 'lie last subsoiling
wasdone for corn crop that
made 223 bushels. This subsoiling
reached the depth ot 18!
inches.
W h also followed a rotation of 1
corn with cowpeas sown alone at
las' plowing at the rate ot 1 I
bu-hels per acre, or with ten ,
pen Is of crimson clover and
one bushel of cow peas per acre
a the last plowing ot corn, (lorn
followed by cotton, crimson clov- ^
er in co'ton land, fitteen pounds
to the acre at la*t plowing, or
rye a' close of cotton harvest.
Cotton followed by second crop
Irish potatoes with cowpeas sown
in spring preceding potato planting
in August; after potato har- ^
vest, crimson clover at the rale
of 18 to 20 pounds per acre.
Til's is the rotation followed that '
brought abnut the increase in
yield. Of course the subsoiling'
must receive a large part of the1
credit.
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llOW TilK LAND WAs l-Rlll'AKKI>.
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in piepnriug me lanu ior corn
a lieuvv crop of crimsor clover 1
vv ts turned and land subsoiled 1
to eighteen inches. This was
done in April. In May, land (
was cut twice with twenty inch 1
disc harrow, harrowed several !
times with smoothing harrow
ami planted to corn on May lSlh. !
I he earn was dropped in drills1'
*>J feet wide and one cr dn every
1 j lee! in drill. The seed was '
our own improved I ha' had been 1
caiclt.lly selected ironi the field '
of gr jwing corn the preceding '
ye r. Before corn was tip a ;
stiio thing harrow was run twice '
over the field. This ir?e ?tly in- *
ctea.S'd the per cent of stand, '
a'destroyed mo-t all germina'- *
i? ~ grass seed. Some people 11
laughed at us for cultivating com '
b-fore we could ?ee it. This we 1
<r ui-ider the best cultivation the 1
corn received, l'iie corn came 1
up a- near a perfect stand at 1 ''
ever saw. <
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,
We began cultivation with
weeder while the corn wa- only
three or tour inches hi.'h. Thicultivation
wai continued twice '
a wee ; until the corn was over i
two i et in height. With the i
weeder we are able to cultivate '
fcom 10 to 12 acres daily. At- <
ter the weeder cultivation ceased '
we used small shovels on two- i
h<?rse cultivator, going very shal- j '
low and leaving inn suriaee ai- i
most level. We cultivated as 1
soon as the land would permit
alter rains, as a crust allowed i
to form and remain auy leng'h I
of time would have diminished I
V
ur cotu yield. We continued j a
using the cultivator until the corn ! 1<
vas too large, and then substi- li
,uted oue-horte harrow set verj p
shallow, runniun one and two d
turrows to the middle. This'n
was continued until the corn h
was silkimc when it w as laid by
and one budiel ot cowpeas were t
sown to the acre. t
70 r.rsiiKLs ok > ow pea8 kxtka. 1
t
This method gave us the yield
ol 223 bushels of shelled coro
trom lour acres. We must have
250 bushels when the rotation
brings the land to corn again, ,
^ ' t
and that will be next year. Can (
we get it? What about it, L'rot. ^
M assev'
s
uv. ^ 1 - ? - i "? * 1
^ aiso picKea seventy DU*n- ^
=?ls ot pens from the above sow- ^
mg. which were sold at $1.75 ^
per bushel.
Henderson Oo., Tenu. j
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I V
Children especially liko Kennedy's Lax
ili\e ('oujgli Svrup as it ttitle* T1 'fly us
iT' 1 i* nmplo sugar- It not <>t;ly h.ds ir- <
ritation and nlhiv* inflammation, tlieerby
toppKi'.' the cough, hut it also move* 'the t
Mrtvi'i. gently and a that wav drive* the .
told lrotu the system. It contain-, no opiite*.
hold by J. fc\ M ickey C<>. \v-> ^
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Our System of Soil Wasting ,
is Criminal.
A. I.. French in Progressive Faru cr.
It seems hard ft?r a treat .
many of our people to (listingui-h
the dill'erence between a
ivbiera ot real farming and !he
prevailing system of cropping, (
vet tttere is a vast difference. (
file one system means the hand- v
ing down trom generation to
" f
generation of a constantly im
proving soil. We d<> know, }
however, of soils in the older ^
ountries that have been 1 armed
c
inteiiigeutly lor nearly a thou9ind
>ears thai are supposed lobe
richer today than when man
:ook charge of ihein. k
When we realize that this \
little thin crust of soil may be *
needed for ten thousand years j
pel to produce food with which
lo feed ^the inhabitants ol our
world ? witb the chances favorable
to an increasing population r
ail the time?the real signifi- *
trance of what a constantly im- c
proving soil means become ap- f
parent, and ? ur selfish system ^
of soil robbery begins lo take c
on the aspect of criminality, in 1
plain English, it means starving c
our descendants: and^tor a lew e
extra present dollars we do not,
any of us, wish to lay ourselves 1
I t U I. 1 A ?.W.V 1 ' ?
HI autn a unarge, i HJU 4
-lire. All men with any 111 m v
hood at all are de-irons i>f doing I
-orne good au they go through *
he world, and ir is lo such men 6
hat tli9 writer of this has en- '
ieavored to appeal for a nu:n- "
jcr of years, through The Pr< - d
rressive Farmer and by uther '
mans, to laice up live stock 1
ilong with their other lines of
arming, because, irom quue an /
ix!euf?ive personal experience
1 ml a rather careful study of 1
trming conditio us over a goodly
portion Ol the I'nited States lie jirmly
believes that otdyfiirough
tie use ol live stock can 11 prolit.
tide system of farming continue ^
>11 the average firm, and at the
arne time preserve and increase ^
lie fertility of that (arm.
c
'I'll K SOIL TilK KAUMKK.S ?:A\K. |
We have known men who, v
laving a good-sized baiiK account 1
vould strain every nerve to 3
naintain and constantly add '
J P
something to ttiat account, never
Minstdering for a moment the (
1J ft A 4 ut.tr narl ' - t ? I tl f
\/i c?iij j'?? ' wi iv rauc|h i i1h
interest, t herefrom. Yet these r
tame men would continue to c
rob their farm* yen after year, ~
failing to realize that their soil
was a far more profitable bank h
accouut and more easily added tl]
lo, because of outnide sources
that could be brought to bear to 1 *
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THE LANCASTER NEWS,
id them in their work. Tliis BIG
ooks to the writer to be the
leight of folly, looking at the
irobleru only from the present Columbia
lobar standpoint, and sayiugj Blind '
lOthing of the duty the land- forTwt
lolder owes to posterity. rv>n ?
? ? * ? j AJoiisrsi
We need to go abroad nitoj
be great world r.nd do some t 0
Facts o
hinkiug if we would know what j v
he care of our soil mean-s We see' Columbia
he great lines of railroad stretch. and Cou
ug across the continent with ton Sellers
purs running into almost every ; as t he "Ki
100k and corner of our great! now out or
ouutry. We hear the roar of1 second 'ria
he millions of looms and spin- Constable
lies in our great mills. We see February,
he vast pi!es of iron ore! lite wiJow
md coal that are the raw ma- for damag
erials for u-e in our thousands $25,0 (J.
>i great toundries. We stand was filled \
villi hats oil'and wonder at the a lis pende
rnstness of it all an 1 forget for the suit tc
he time being that all 'his complaint
vta'l't and greatness depend ! fi ed t< daj
mtirely upon the thin covering j Court.
?f j owdered roe it and bumu1- 1' was
hat we call soil, and bac o'. Febru irv I
his soil, upon the farmer on ton Sellers
vlioin the whole burden ot it ail satble .J ests.
and Const*
I W OKK WOKTllV l)F OClt MOST l0US? k
EARNEST KKroHTS. 8<""Ch W8r
were refusi
My people, isn't it a problem j upon bein>
vorthy ol any ol us. tins care ol kicked one
he soil, and should we not j a |,jst0i ju
hink well belore allowing our- j J00r was s.
elves to neglect every possible from withi|
neaus of profitably increasing iu{, entjtei
he fertility of these soils? Should j ^armer
ve not put aside personal ideas | s(at;tjy ]
tnd prejudices, work and think fore the si
larder than we have ever done been
lefore, that we may do our duty f,recj ju an
o posterity and that ''two blades I er? wjin w
d grass may be made to growL.^ jugs
vli.re on" grew before-; ' |rom the ca
Sellers's
Hewitt's Little Early Risers, the best ...
uown pills and the best pills made, are It'leil Wit
asy t?? take ami act gently and are certain- . fl.p
V? sell and recommend them. .1. 1\ '
lackey Co. \v-s lumhia ant
r% _ . . (rains, and
Patten Qu.t Pit to Satisfy iu th? %ia
selling of v
New York, April 28. ? Fear Ooe ol
bat id* h( Id 011 the wheat mark- Hint 111 iv t
>t would be broken did not in- career, is t
luce James A. Patten 10 get out: Seaboard "
>1 the market, nor was it that he on loa 1 oi"
vas satisfied with his profit. He'Scllers, kil
dosed out his holdings, accord*ja'd demol
ng to < story in Wall street, bo- its cmtenti
latise his wife ilesired him to do whiskey,
lo. 1 tlnit the "I
Both Patten and his wife are land Coun
ntensely religious and spend Such ha
nurh time and money in church and he is }
vork. Mrs. Patten .-aw the news the May to
japer stories about the increase be tried fo
n the price ot bread and when mer, the j
die read that her husband was a^ree at tii
damed for this, she realized the Sellers e
ulTerings brought upon the poor in fact, his
itnl it i- -ai 1 persuaded Mr. Pat?i always p?i
en to cio>e out Hm speculations j w
released,.'
11 wheu^ I iny.
Arc you tortured to death d.tily witli F.c- \V?* < ft? n w
ciiii- why sutler when l<l/>ODINK ()1N I- p,. p, rhiiade.l
IKS I will give you iii'Unt relict ?nd per- l olev h Hone
i>"u ntlv cure you. A''.- .? hox mailed l?y i alJ,i lun^ iroui
'1m* I'd.. line < v? , tuc , Itoatou, Vlnsa. ; aceoptiii{< on
riwt'ord Uros , Special .fronts. 1U-74 if (t j |,p g,.n
i dru^s ?nd i
lev. Oliver Johnson Called
to Yorkville.
orkville special in Columbia Eleven ^
ila'e of Wednesday: At a con-, on
;rei?ation;?l meeting at the A:-yn- Naples,
ia'e lietorrned Presbyterian men were
hurcb last Sunday morning, were wou
".l-.ler I). K. Kinley presiding, it 1 explosion
ya- voted unanimously to ex [board the
. - end
n call to Rev. Oliver .John- <a
n of Winnahoro to be pastor The Am
I this church. A committee,! ion, altho
oasis'ink of Messrs. W. I). taut from
Jlenn, J. S. Rrice and W. I), damage,
irist. was appointed to send a gunboat t
epresentative to W'iuusboro to work of rei
ot.ier with I>r. Johnson in re:ard
to the matter. During the
I benefite 1 by
? ineily. It tur
If yon h ife backache and urinary Iron Hdneya after
ijes you should take Foley's Kidney Hem- and it puritie
i Atron^hon and build up tlin kidneys m ' the kidneys, a
bey will act properly, as a serious kidney J ate the impnr
rouble may develop. Inodorburk I'lm fcemedv impa
racy. E. W. Hammond a Co , Heath ' ant to take,
prints a J W. Hammond
ra>
MAY I. I9Q9
DAMAGE SUIT
's Alleged King of
rigers to be Sued ^
mty-five Thousand
Damages by "WidIVIan
He Killed- f
Homicide Recalled
a s-pecial iu the News t
rier: Wade Hump,
known in these parts J f,
I
in: ot Blind Timers,"
i bond, awaiting .bis *>
d for the killing of
J. P. Farmer, in j(
will be ^uec by
ot the m in he killed *
es to the amount of
This afternoon there ^
I ri
.villi Sheriil (Joieman
us, giving notice of *
> he instituted. The ^
ill t he ease was not
. with '.lie Clerk of i t
7
a
u the morning of
ihat Wade liamp- j
shot to death Coul'.
Farmer. Farmer lS
ible %ven to the
sellers, armed with a | >
rant, and when they IjT
:>d admittance Farmer, I?
: told bv Omy to do so.
- ?o ? - - J I
11 the door, holdiug a I
his hand. As the
wuug aj.ir Sellers fired
q, the ritle -hot passy
through the body ol
illiug him almost inI
usf a tew weeks belootiog
Sellers's horse
shot, when Farmer
attempt to stop Sellas
racinit up thejstreet I
ot whiskey received j I
,rs of a freight. II
whole lite had been ' |
h adventure-, ever 11
time became to Oo-jl
1 ran nmv,lmv /-?? > E
- " - -V.' V" . i
til3 alory g;>e9 that
le Sellers be^an til* . BB
whiskey. JB^
the many iiu i Jt?r-1-" j1J
>e recalled of v ellers's |||
he occasion when the
Flyer" struck a wagwhiskey
belongiug to ! "
ling the ne?ro driver
ishiug . the wagon and
s, save a tew kegs of ?
on which it is .said
SandhiUers" of Iiich- ?
ty thrived a while,
s Iven Seller's career,
ret a young man. At ; .
rm of Court he will
r the killing 01 Farjury
being unable to
r?l trial.
? said to be well oil,
numerous lines were
d readily. His bond
( $,~>.0o0 when he was
hort'y alter the kill_...
into taking anjttiinx but l'
y and Tar lor coughs, colds JJ
i>lc I>u not be tooled into B
iii make' or othei hiil>sttill*
mine contains in> Lariuliit
n a yellow package. FundKey,
K. W. Hammond ,V Co
I. h
I
Hilled in Explosion p;()(
Submarine. Uej
April 28.?Eleven >v''
killed and 11 others Wa
nded ?3 a result of an
here yesterday on ,ro
Italian submarine Ko- Pre
wit
encan gunboat Scorp- e<'
U|;h only HO feet dis- ^ni
the Foca, suffered no
Launches from the wa
o-day helped in the|e('f
floating: ihe Foca. |ov*
m ^ m siki
spring every one would lie
taking Foley's Kidney It*;ni
sties it needed tonic to the F
the extra strain of winter, gait
a the olood by stimulating whi
md causing (hem to eleuiin- pne
iticK irom it. Foley's fii.lnt y upo
irts new lifo and vigor. Pleas, nnd
Fuoderbnrk Pharmacy, E, Fnt
I * Co., Heath Springs, K AC
Ee
You want <
Kodol
Tou need a sufficient ar
ood wholesome food and n
his you need to fully dige
Else you can't Rain strei
an you strengthen your st
j 19 nc*i.
You must eat In order tc
maintain strength.
You must not diet, bee:
ody requires that you eat
jnt amount of food regula
But this food must be <
nd it must be digested the
When the stomach can
ou must take something 1
lelp the stomach.
The proper way to do I
'hat you want, and let I
est the food.
Nothing else can do this
he stomach is weak it ne<
ou must help it by givini
ovi Kodol will do that.
Sold by
: "We S
^ That Go
> tage
> will be
) ure wit
) our lin<
to your
9 mantels
where.
> We hav
Heady
1 which \
| Don't n
* lvyinrvr
i iviwur
} and Ma
2JL2h2^^
Hi
Mone
And N
ed by
ceries 1
Ferg
Between Carnes
A Queer Happenii
Juchmiao, \? Mr.
D/e, while plowing on
ir here Monday. wna
en tlie ^rouml amide
v beneath the feet o
hciries ami the aniin
tn view. Allhouuh h<
at danger of beinjr e
th the animal, Mr. Boi
lo the oneninc and \
il? severed the leal he
rintr the other horse
s at (he time sinking
re of the pit. The earl
?r tlie body of the unf<
mat and it w;?3 not. re
olcy'H Honey aud Tar is a *u
mt aerioUM lenalU froiu apt
cti inflame tlie i mm* hui! fie
iin onia. i4votfl counterfeits fc
n having the genmne Fole
Tar, which contains no hum
nhirhitrk Pharmacy, E. W.
o., Heath spring*.
it What ,
>{ the food fbu need
will digest it.
ZtL?n Our Guarantee
st it. Go to jour druggist today, and
igth, nor purchase a dollar bottle, and If jou
om&ch if can honestly say, that you did not *
receive any benefits from It, afjiir K
> live and using the entire bottle, the drug*
gist will refund your money to yo? * '
ause the without question or delay.
; a sufflc- We w 111 pay the druggist the prtoe
.rly. of the bottle purchased by you.
. . This offer applies to the large
Kes ? ' bottle only and to but one in a i ,7^
zrs. _
that will
We could not afford to make such
Is to eat an ??er? unless we positively knew
?odol dl- what Kodol will do for you.
It would bankrupt us.
The dollar bottle contains 2ttttmee
When M mu<:*1113 ^10 fi^y cent bottle.
ods help;
g It rost, Kodol is made at the laboratorlse
j Hooey HhVlolan and Burod
iilul drtign. on cm over Crawford Bro?. Drn* JH*
llauirnoDci All Cftlls promptly Attended
" ^ nijrht and day.
1 %
ew Goods Obtain- !
j*'
buying your Groof
uson & Elliott.
Bros., and Funderburk. Co.
56-tf
"g- Notice of Teachers' Examb -'
(!l,,rles natjon
his far in * . ,
I he next regular ? xamination tor
kt:IPl lur) lu.i'l..""1 ?J~-? ? - i1 "
. v... ,.v? i < r.nuuBir.i win ne nehi in
llieC'Hirt House on Friday, Majr 14
tin iiav? UHV.t, beginning {' ? II' . *Oil closiUfe,
r 011? of Hf 11' m*
All person* criiiteiuplntinfr LeaulpBf
iftl sunk ingiti the county, will please^ ha^K
till* in mind, ? * positively ntfdhty
F* WAS in w|j; tie permitted tn teach in the pub'.
ritf?mbed "* 1 ^ ?>f the county, that doerf |
n<>t linid a cert ideate of qualification. J
[>/.? riir?li Respectfully,
with his A1!- 1 '
' Co. Supt. of Education!
r i rac< ?
,T'Z Moaey <?Loaa-. \
i -i.-a-.i lam uo'? prepared to negotiate* loans ut\
it c '>s tront $:ti I'.iMi and npwarda on improved**
[iftntKi'e cotton tarum, repayable in annual in*tall. y
inent*. at 8 per cent inteieat. So oom- *
covered iui*Hit>o? charged ; only it reasonable fee \
for alattmct of title "
W-?ii H E. WYMK, Attorney-at-LaW
- i c Foster?
Vttlaii inlA 1
' of E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago.
J F. MACKEY & COHI
EvmtMim J
V CT ?
es to Build a Cot- J
or a Mansion" i
AND t?' ? ( A j
glad to have you fig- " V
h us lor anything in ^
e. VVe will mnlre it a
advantage. See our
; before buying else- ?
They are superior. V
re on hand a big line of # f.
- Mixed Paints ?
ve are selling at cost. ^
tiss the paint bargain. ^
?E LUMBER I. ,
inufacturing Co. A W
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y Saved ^