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Record of Corn Crop of 1910, Yield- >5? ing 228 3 4 Bushels Fer Acre. ' The following account of his record corn, crop of 1910 was written by Jerry Moore for The Clemson C Agricultural Journal: k_ The soil was light gray, sandy upland about three or four inches C deep, with yellow subsoil. The land p. was old and nearly level, with just ^ enough slope for the water to run CI off. Cotton was grown on the land *t in 1909, producing about 1,200 ~ pounds of seed cotton. The area in was one acre. PREPARATION. During the first of March, 1910, L__ spread 300 one-horse wagon loads of CORN GATHERED. Five men, viz: J. M. Leash, II. P. Haselden, W. E. Bailey, J. T. Bailey and Roger WilliamH, measured the 1 land and corn. Their certificates | are in the custody of the county \ superintendent of education. The corn, in the shuck, weighed 16,3 88 pounds. They took 200 pounds of corn from the acre, at random, shucked and shelled it, and got 155 pounds of shelled corn and 4 5 pounds of cobs and shucks. This showed 77 % per cent of shelled ; ^ corn and 22 >/6 per cent of cobs and \ shucks. This percentage makes a yield of 228% bushels on the acre. VALUE OF CROP. At the market value, $-1 per bushel, the corn from the acre was worth $228.75; 3,000 pounds of , ? fodder, $3 0. Total value of crop, Tf $258.75. ^ EXPENSES. Cost of rent $ 6.00 Cost of preparation seed bed 4.00 ___ Cost of planting 2.00 ?Cost of manure 25.00 Cost of commercial fertilizer 66.55 Cost of cultivation 11.60 Cost of gathering corn. . . . 8.0J Cost of gathering fodder. . . ?5.?m) f~~ Total cost $128.05 ? BALANCE SHEET. .total value I25H.7S ^ V ...^Expenses 12S.05 Net profit $1 30.70 J REMARKS. " B1 The stable manure used was very trashy (much straw in it), and no! ^1 worth more than 50 cents a load. *1 As the dirt had no commercial val ue, I did not count it in the list of expenses, and the land was improved at least $50 by the. dirt and , stablo manure. : V^Ni J10 it It Y il MOOKi I V^? ti ' ricn uiri on an acre or ground. Fol- I lowed this with fifty one-horse I wagon loads of stable manure, scat- I tered broadcast. On March 2 5, H1 land was broken with Dixie plows. J? *vne Dixie followed in the furrow of * >the other, and both plows breaking ? or twelve inches deep. The soil 5^ J* was so well purverized, did not har' fow; rebroke as it was broken first time. March 29, harrowed and laid off In rows three and one-half feet wide, with Dixie plow. Distributed 50 pounds of guano containing 8 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3 per cent of ammonia, and 3 per cent of potash in the drill, and covered with furrows, making a small ridge. March 30, opened ridge with shovel plow, and dropped three gallons of Ilatt's Prolific corn, dropping by hand and almost sowing. TC Covered corn two and one-half inches deep with small shovel plow. FERTILIZER. On the same day, sowed 800 , pounds of acid phosphate on rows, and harrowed surface all over, ' leaving it level. There had been no rain since the land was broken, and the ground was so dry and dusty, corn did not come up readily. Re- I m* planted for fear I would not get a l> stand. Stand good by April 20th, and weather continues dry. April 24, good rain. ^ April 25, sowed 700 pounds v < kainit along rows, and harrowed ^ with Little Joe harrow, going twice to the row. Barred off with Dixie 1 plow. May 5, I made a mixture of 600 , pounds of cotton seed meal. 200 pounds acid prospliate, 2 00 pounds | kainit, and with a fertilizer distributor, sowed on each side of j rows, and harrowed, going twice to tho row, leveling surface as near as | possible. . May 10, made a mixture of 000 pounds cotton seed meal, 200 | pounds acid phosphate and 200 : pounds kainit, and sowed mixture on each side of rows with a fertilizer w distributer. I sowed this mixture I j several inches farther from corn I I than last mixture. Harrowed, go- ] a ing twice to the row. On the same I I vr: day, sowed 200 pounds of nitrate of I I soda along rows. ! [ May 17, harrowed, going twice to I I the row, and thinned corn to six I j inches in the drill. May 24, harrowed, going twice I I , to the row. I I OC< May 25, good rain. I I q(>. May 27, sowed, with a fertilizer 11 ' . . distributor, in center of how, 1,000 I I till pounds 8:3:3 guano, and harrowed, I I going twice to the row. Same day, II * . sowed 200 pounds nitrate of soda I I t.10 along rows. I I ^4 June 4, harrowed, going twice to I | the row. I j June 5 and 6, good rains. ! ! June 8, sowed 300 pounds nitrate I I t> #y*tf soda, and harrowed, going twice II " it I o the row. Frequent showers and I I ; orn growing rapidly. S ' June 10, storm, and corn blown I I 1 down. j June 11, set corn up; corn about I I six feet high, and beginning to silit. I I June 15, harrowed, very lightly, I ! La going twice to the row. I I , June 22, harrowed lightly; corn I I now in full silk; ground perfectly I I l clean. j I Itains were frequent during June. I I There were no signs of firing, and I ^ the corn did its best. , III w July 4, no lack of rain so far, and I ; corn almost matured. Almost every I I stalk has an ear, and mauy of them I I < two or three. There were, on the I I acre, about 24,000 stalks, and more II I than 30,000 ears. Gathered fodder;! I middle of August. Crop at this 11 I time very ripe. II t>i Gathered off the acre 1.200 j| | 1)1 bundles of fodder, weighing 3,000,1 I , ' pounds, worth |30. ' ' THE LANC IPECIAL I W\] URTAIN GOODS- l\ \ ne lot pretty colored I irtain Madras ?"An J nusual Bargain" gog at the yard only 5 Gents f COAT SHIR' dies' new white and black and whi stylish, comfortable and popular g priced at only BOUDOIR SLIP eVe just received a nice assortir Boudoir Slippers, with very low l Cool, soft and comfortable. Specif PETTICOA' ack Satteen Petticoats, a dollar val quick selling at only F Ve are giving a; turn Roasting Se d you personally JPKCIAL I I AW INGHAMS? Liilll 1 case beet 6 cents pron prinprhams in rst parade full peices id clean patterns jecially priced at only ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ cents the yard 3TJT NOT j DAYS ?A1 ? DAY IS ffote the ne\ foods at stil ioned on th t is always t BATH RUG rge, thick, and prettily designed I blue and white, and pink and white value, at each only hite Rugs in same quality but sma WASH RAG ce size Wash Rags, in porous knit a NECKWEA We are showing now a strong 1 autiful new Spring Neckwear. ? ne dainty little fixing for the neck ing in this splendid assortment of ( d Cuff Sets, etc., in white, ecru an ns at 25c and 50c for single pieces j ;s. PONGEE CO./ etty Pongee Automobile Coats, n and tastefully trimmed. Each coat priced at only 3ASTER NEWS, MAY 9, 1913. RIL FOOL'S ||Has Passed ALL OF APR1 1 THIS STORE,' ; A BARGAIN I v arrivals and 1 more attract] Lis page, and < i pleasure with i lath Bugs, in white and in One lot large W i combinations, an excellent kind we've ofT $1.00 Other nice ? ller size, at only . .75c each rS One piece 36-inc nd Turkish, at only 5c each Coats. An ex< ^ Our stock of ine and big assortment of preliensive, but i Tearly every woman likes You will do well and you can find just that Dollars, Jabots, Ties, Collar ? d the Bulgarian combina- 1? case cxcelle and at 50c, $1.00 and up for average) l 18c cloth, but at only V.TS lade of excellent material yre pave r0( a splendid value, specially "Butterick" Pa $5.50 and $10.00 stocked a very b jig stock arrangemc + i n , o, ^ u efficient service i ite Madras Coat Shirts, the Patterns, arment. This lot specially n?iir.^o+ ' ' ' ' wv-niivuti;io, each Style Books (wi 'PERS Monthly Fashioi lent of Ladies' pretty Kid GENT leel, in black, tan and red. Up-to-date ? illy priced at the pair only new stylish and $1.19 ing, Oxfords, Sh rs lue, but specially priced for Ladies' Spring C 89c each Every suit an < ree Roast* 5 premiums on cash j its and shall be glac . 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MILLINERY Millinery this season is not or l/rtii i ill I Hu - Ap (lie s verv stylish, up-to-date and r we are sure to buy your hat h GALATEA SPECIAL" nt quality 30-inch Galatea (3 i 11 light and dark, solid and mi having bought it at a bargain BUTTERICK PATTERNS gently become the local ageni tterns, Delineator, Style Boo ig line of these, which enables nt and reorder system to give 11 this department. th pattern freel i Sheets fS' FURNISHING DEPART Spring Furnishings for men am comfortable Straw and Felt I irts, Collars, Neckwear and U COAT SUITS /oat Suits in the season's newe excellent value at. .. . .. $12.50, ers Durchases nice 1 to explain co i our show windows. n A MTII r 3 =3| PKCIAL UZE VESTS ?One Ladies' full size 10it gauze vests, ced for April at only j ' Coils Kach GAIN 3RY E active menit that goods ?gest value of the only.... 50c each J. 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