The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, October 21, 1909, Image 1
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I" ESTABLISHED IN 189S. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1909. VOL 15. NO. 38
RECORD YIELD OF CORN.
Aiken Fanner Um New Method* And
C Gets Great Results.
v lSfews & Cornier.
This week Mr. J. T. Shuler,
one of Aiken County's foremost
farmers, harvested three acres cf
the finest corn ever grown hereabouts,
and perhaps the equal of
any grown in the State. The
three acres netted 348 1-2 bushels
an average of 116 1-8 bushels
to the acre. In addition to the
corn harvested, 1,800 bundles of
fodder was stripped from the field,
averaging 2 1-2 pounds each.
The land upon which this remarkable
yield was gathered is
not extraordinary land, but average
rich upland, and Mr. Shuler
ascribes the magnificent yield entirely
to the mode of cultivation
and fertilization. Similiar land
last year made a yield of about 25
bushels per acre. Mr. Shuler is
so enthusiastic over the yield this
year that he intends to carry out
the principle on a wider scale next
year, and perhaps plant the entire
crop, using the same methods
and fertilizer..
The land is now planted in peas
and a yield of about 20 bushels is
expected. The pea crop was considerably
cut off by dry weather.
Considering the fine yield of corn
per acre on this land, it beats cotton
to death, even at the present
good prices, the clear profits
going well above the best that
could be expected from an average
yield of the fleecy staple.
The followiug is a detailed
' statement ot the mode of cultivation
and fertilization employed in
working the field this year:
The land was broken during
the 1 tter part of December with a
two-horse turn-plough, broadcast.
The first part of Februarv the
land was again broken, crossing
the previous furrows with the
same heavy plough, following
with a deep two-horse subsoil
plough. During the first week in
March the land was laid off in
rows, five feet wide, and the
middles were broken out with a
large one-horse plough, and the
snbsoiler was again run behind
this plough. The ridge in the
middle of the rows was broken
I ? 1? A ; -
- n>ui a. acavy iwo-wingta tUITlplough,
the subsoil plough again
being run in this furrow. The
corn was planted in this furrow,
twelve inches apart, two grains to
the hill to insure a good stand,
| and it was covered with a Gantt
| guano distributer. The corn was
1 dropped by hand. Two hundred
I * pounds per acre of 8:2 1-2:1 amII
moniated fertilizer was put down
\ at the planting through the dis[
tributer.
When the corn came up and
was ten days old it was thinned
to one stalk in the hill. For the
first cultivation and ordinary cultivator
was used to pulverize the
soil, running around the cornThe
middles were now broken out
very lightly. In ten days' time
?j\ the corn was run around with a
disc cultivator; in ten days from
| this 300 pounds of the same ferM
tiliiser as previously used was put
down on one side of the row.
This was followed in ten days
with another application, 300
pounds being: put to the acre, on
the side left unfertilized at the
previous cultivation. Two weeks
after this the corn was laid by and
200 pounds of Peruvian guano
and nitrate of soda was put on
one aide. After two weeks the
same application was put down on
^ the other side, laying that side by
at the same time.
The corn's first two ploughings
wees deep, using straight shovels
E sweeps and small culrere
used.
riety of corn used on this
^ Mason's Prolific. The
value of tbe fertilizer used is $22
a ton for the 8 :2 1-2:3, and $36 a w
ton for the top dressing, a total
valuation of fertilizer used per le
acre of $16. ai
Eighty 'pounds of the corn in
the shuck, by actual measure- ti<
ment and weight, shelled out 68 I*
pounds of corn, and after remov- fr
ing the shucks there remained 76
pounds on the cob, from 8 i>ounds le
in the shuck. The total acreage ki
averaged about three good ears to th
the stalk.
The corn was put into a crib, in yt
which last year the yield o f til
twelve acres of what was considered
good corn, was piled. The vc
pile from three acres makes as
good a showing as the yield from
twelve did last year. A statement gJ
of the cost follows: th
Breaking of land for prepa- ai
ration $6 00
Corn dropping 1 00
Putting down fertilizer and
cultivation 5 00 ^
Value of fertilizer used 16 00 .
si
Total cost of production $28 00 all6
1-8 bushels corn at 90^ 104 51 T
Value of 600 bundles of fod- ader
13 33 st
w
Total value products $117 84 th
Net profits over cost of pro- a
duction $39 94 t
This land is estimated to make m
an average of one bale to the acre.
If it had yielded one bale per acre n
the profit would have been $32
per acre, while on this three acres
me pront per acre was 589 84. sa
Advice to Hunters.
Already the hunters are looking ^
around for dogs and rubbing up
their guns. According to the law,
the person hunting, fishing or
roaming over the lands of another
without permission is a trespasser.
Ignorance is no excuse. The plea io
only aggravates the offense. If c*
farmers want birds killed, they ^
will no doubt invite some of their
gunning friends to do it when the u
season opens.
Do not hunt on lands of others
without permission. Never carry 11
a loaded gun while riding in a
buggy or vehicle. When the day' s l ]
hunting is over take out the cartridges.
If birds are abundant
do not kill them all at once. *
OM i
iucic was a gcoa citizen ot an- j.
ether county that was fond ot
hunting. He estimated the number
of birds actually needed by the ^
family for their dinner. When
he bagged that number not another
one would he shoot, even if
one attempted to bite him.
If a farmer notifies you that he
wishes no shooting on his premises
do not sass him, but ask his pardon,
act the gentleman and get
off in such a good humor that you 11
will have his respect.
Killed the Leeches.
"You smoke thirty cigarettes a
day?"
"Yes, on the average." H
"You don't blame them for your 01
run-down condition?"
"Not in the least. I blame my jJ
hard work." ci
The physician shook his head, cf
He smiled in a vexed way. Then
he took a. leech ont of a glass jar.
"Let me show you something," h<
he said. "Bare your arm." ai
The cigarette fiend bared his
pale arm, and the other laid the
I \~VJ
lean, black leech upon it. The j
leech fell to work busily. Its body i
began to swell. Then all of a ] jr
sudden a kind of shudder con- tt
vulsed it, and it fell to the floor w
dead. tr
"That is what your blood did to
that leech," said the physician. b<
He took up the little corpse be- ^
tween his finger and thumb.
"Look at it," he said. "Quite
dead, you see. You poisoned it.'' M
"I guess it wasn't a healthy M
leech in the first place," said the '
cigarette smoker, sullenly. I
"Wasn't healthy, eh? Well,
e'll try again." ]
And the physician clapped two
eches on the young man's thin <
-m. ,
"If they both die," said the pa- ]
ent, "I'll swear off?or, at least, j
11 cut down my daily allowance ]
om thirty cigarettes to ten." ,
"Even as he spoke the smaller ]
ech shivered and dropped on his ,
lee, dead, and a moment later (
le larger one fell beside it. I
"This is ghastly," said the }
ning man. "1 am worse than
ic pestilence to the leeches." i
"It is the einpyreumatic oil in ]
)ur blcod," said the medical man. ]
All cigarette fiends have it." ;
"Doc," said the young man, re- .
irding the three dead leeches ]
loughtfully, "I half believe vou .
e right."?School Journal. I
Difficult Situation. I
About a year ago a cook in- ^
rmed her Boston mistress that !
le was apt to leave at any time, 1
; she was engrged to be married. !
he mistress was genuinely sorry,
= the woman is a good cook and
eady. Time passed, however,
ithout further word of leaving,
lough the happy man-to-be was 1
frequent caller in the kitchenhe
other day the mistress was 1
oved by curiosity to ask :
"When are you to be married,
nra>' *
' Tndadc, an' it's niver at all, (
11 be tbinkin', mum," was the
id reply.
''Really? What is the trouble?"
'Tis this, mum. I won't marry ^
ike when he's drunk, an' when
2's sober he won't marry me."?
idge.
UNION MEETING.
1
Programme of the upper Mar- i
n Union to be held with Pyerian :
lurch, Oct. 29-30, 1909. r
Saturday Forming.
) a. m-?Introductory seimon by
A. E. C. Pittman. J
):45 Enrollment of Delegates and 1
report from churches. s
Questions.
[ a. m.?Financing a Baptist
church C. C. Bridges, W. a
C. Allen. I
L:45 The business and occupa- J
tion of the preacher, by A. ^
C. Gentry, H. A. Willis. ^
1:30 Dinner.
Saturday Evening Session. v
30 What the Seminary has done V
for our denomination and
what we owe to it. J. L.
uew, Joei i. iviien.
15 The conditions under which
a mission point is aided c
by State Board. B. K I
Mason. I
Sunday Morning.
) a. m. Devbtional.
): 15. S. S. Class organization. ^
What ages; name; ollicers; c
value, W. C. Allen, J. A. s
Hursey. v
. a. m.?Sermon. H. A. Willis
W. C. Wallace, for Com- r
mittee. a
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas it has pleased our
eavenly Father to remove from
lr midst to her eternal home,
rs Sallie J, wife of Mr John R
ickson, a loved member of the
adies Aid and Missionary Sosty
of the Hamer Presbyterian f
lurch; therefore be it resolv- t
I
That we cherish the memory of
;r pure life and faithful service,
id that we emulate her example
Invaltu tr? Vipr
May kw ?*wi .VUU1V11 CtUU OU"
ety. "She hath done what she
mid"
That we extend to her family
lr heartfelt sympathy in their L
reparable loss, and commend v
lem to "the God of all comfort",
ho is "a very present help in
owble"
That a copy of these resolutions
i ordered published i n The (
illon Herald, and a page in the
tcords of our Society be dedicaa
to her memory
rs J B McEachern, )
rsM A Campbell, f Committee
rs R P Hjamer, Jr, * ,
The Dillon Herald tl 50 a year, i
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Just a Little Unpleasant,
tfollins Enterprise.
We have often heard of people
seeing "snakes," but we never
.hough t that Oscar Dixon, of the i
Farmers' Warehouse, would be <
ifllieted with such hallucinations. !
But Mr. Dixon's vision of snakes i
was different from the ordinary I
and in that it was real. Last :
?veek, during the tobacco sales <
jn his big warehouse lloor, he ap- i
proached a pilo ot the beautiful <
jolden weed.
"Here's a beautv. boys! How 1
much am 1 offeredand as he 1
reached down and pulled out a I
landfill of leaves, a sensation close i
tkin to terrifying, crept down his I;
spinal column. A large snake'
had crawled into the pile of tobae:o,
evidently seeking shelter from
:he cold October night, and did
lot awake in time to get out be- 1
tore tne sale started. However, '
both Mr. Dixon and the crowd
standing around did not loose any
:ime in partng company with Irs ,
inakeship.
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Marion Star.
On last Thursday an old veterin
v *s tried and convicted of agjravated
assault and battery in ^
he Court of General Sessions
^resided over by J udj*e Watts,
it was a hyht between him and
mother old man. The old soldier
iad no lawyer, but defended his |
:ase himself. Hy this testimony I
ind ?iirrm1o o? ?li.. i... I
r? "I'VW.. I" UH. Jilt y lie ^
:ouchcd the sympathies of all who
leard him. The jury did their
luty and convicted him. Judge
iVatts imposed a very light sencnee
S25 fine or forty days on the
rhain gang. The old man said
le was unable to pay the fine.
VIr- Covington the court stenogra)her
then went among the crowd (
n the Court House and without
iny trouble and as fast as the
noney could be dropped into his
land raised the amount of the fir.e. ]
udge Watts, the jury convicting
lim, the court constables, the
ittorncys and officers of the Court
ind audience indiscriminately 1
issistcd in raising the line. 4
liven before it was raised Dr. '
diles, the clerk, told the old man *
le could go as he knew the money *
vould be raised, and it it had not '
ye all know Dr. Miles would have s
>aid any balance himself. c
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A Marriage Ceremony.
In the northwestern part of our ^
:ountry there lives a well known
rish magistrate, a man with a ^
iberal education and a full quota
>f genuine wit, says an exchange.
\ short time ago Jim and 1 let. a
olored pair, called upon the .
. * - ? 1
quire 10 ne unucci tor oetter or
vorse. The squire having been *'
totificd of their coming, prepared N
md actually used the following
eremony: I
"Jim, will you take Bet,
Without any regret,
To love and cherish,
'Til one of you perish ^
And is laid under the sod, ^
So help you God?" v
After being answered in the at*- V
irmative by Jim the squire turned v
o Bet and said: 11
"Bet, will you take Jim
And cling to him ^
Both out and in, ^
Through stick and thin,
Holdin' him to you heart, a
'Till death do you part?"
Bet acquiesced by a modest bow '
>f the head and now the happy pair 1
vas dismissed as follows: c
'Through life's alternate joy and 1
strife, c
i nuw piuuuuiiLx you man anti *
wife, ^
io up life's hill 'till you ^ettothe s
level, 1
And salute your bride, you 1
black, rusty devil."
The Arkansas justice of the i>eace *
toes it this way: "Stand up; jine A
hands; bitched.?Five dollars,
jlease."
'' wt ? A' . 1 ? ' ... : " "iHlfrtfi
Woman Commits Suicide at Ball.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 17.?
voung Englishwoman, whose nan
is stated to be Miss Slett, con
mitted suicide under tragic ci
L-umstances at a ball given by Gei
Schlopoleff in this city. She dance
frequent'v and appeared to be i
the best of spirits. After a dam
die w:ilk??d ?>!?mu ? '1"""-*'
.... Itiviiv I' / it VtV-OC 1 LV.
corner of the ballroom, and a mi
inetit later a shot rang out. Tl:
>thcr guests rushed to the spo
mil were shocked to find that si
liad shot herself through the hea
ivith a small revolver- The weanc
Inul been concealed all the c\ .1
tig iti a silken bag which dangle
it the ladv?s wrist
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A Quick Settlement.
The South Atlantic Life Insu
nice Company makes a record i
lIic settlement of death claims.
Mr. Max Fass,
General Agent
South Atlantic Life Insurance G
Dillon, S. C.
1 )ear Sir:?I beg to acknowled}
receipt of yours of the 14th ins
containing check for $1,000 tocov
the pcflicv held by my late hu
band, Mr. S. L, Page, in the Sou
Atlantic Life Insurance Compan
In this connection I wish to e
press my appreciation of tl
promptness with which the rlai
was settled. The proofs of dea
were completed and forwarded
Lhe home otlice on the 13th ins
ind the check was received on tl
14th. I consider this a remar
ih'.y quick settlement, inasmut
is there is always more or lessrc
:apc and unnecessary delay in tl
settlement of death claims by ii
surance companies.
Respectfully,
[Copy) Mrs. S. L- Page.
10-21-14
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Vegroes "Regulate"
Members of Race
Lancaster, Oct. 16.?White
rappers, or presumably blac
mes, were active in the easter
lortion of the county this week
\n unmarried negro man fror
'lat Creek township was caugh
iunday night in the Antioc
ection in company with anothe
olored man's wife and whipped
he woman making her escape
donday however, she got a hors
aid buggy and drove down int
'lat Creek to see how he wa
letting along, when she was alsi
aken in hand and chastised, b;
inknown cappers.
It is evident that some of th
olored people are determined t
mprove the morals of their race
nd if it can not be done in on*
/ay it will be in another.
>icks Bale
in Sixty Minutes
Bennettsville, Oct. 16.?Th
lemonstration of the Price-Camp
>ell cotton picker near here toda1
/as pronounced a success. Th
arty of Northern men intereste<
/as increased in number thi
norning and the machine wai
petated in their presence and i
icked a bale of cotton in abou
o minutes.
The cotton was ginned at onc<
nd showed up about as well a
hat ordinarily picked by hand
The exhibition was not strictly i
ublic one as the purpose was t<
lemonstrate to those who woulc
ikely become interested finan
;?I1? T' ' r*-:
ic?n_>. i?n . i.iciAiuic rrice an<
Jr. Angus Campbell have beet
tere several days, and it is under
tood that the other members o
he party of 30 are here upon th<
he invitation of Pr^ce.
Mr. Price and a' > t 15 of hi
riends are at Hote McCall an<
vill remain here until monday.
The Dillon Herald $1.50 a yarn
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Our Public Schools.
A The annual report of scholastic
ic conditions in Marion county shows
it- a creditable advancement along
r- manv lines. While in some ways
there is still room for improvement
id at the same time, we are reassurin
ed as to the welfare of the public
-e schools, when we know there is a
:d steady movement upward from
> year to year.
le For instance the most marked
t. improvement is shown in the inie
crease of one week in the average
rt length of the school term. The
?n report for 1907-os puts the
i- average school session at 23 weeks
id while it has gone vp to 24 weeks
this year. The number of teachers
has increased from 104 to 119.
This increase in teachers of course
decreases the avetage number of
r pupils to each teacher. Teachers'
in salaries have also increased.
These tacts arc very encouraging,
for if we can increase the number
of teachers bv 15 and the number
0< of weeks of school session by one
week for a few years, no child in
rC the county will lack the opportune
nity of an education,
er However, the increase in the ens'
rollmcnt and the average attenth
dance is not encouraging. For
y. instance in 1907-08 the enrollment
x- was 8826 and this year 9044,
tie making an increase of only 218
m pupils. This is no better than it
th should be. In fact this is of less
to credit t<> the county than any
it. other item of the report, for it is
ie very probable that this increase
k- docs not make up for the number
:h of children that reach the proper
?d school age between the school
ie terms. There i s also another
ti- item not very creditable to the
county and this is that the aver
Itll 'IIMIIV.C I S Ulliy Ot8V.
This mt. .s that out of a possible
12,000 children of school age only
5489 are in school every day for
three months during the year.
Now do not think that the negro
!. is to blame for this condition, for
there are more white children of
k school age than negro childienout
n of school and the attendance of
the negro children is just as regn
ular if not more regular than the
t white.
h Three schools, Mt. Calvary,
r Midway and Kemper have taken
|f advantage of the state Aid Fund.
This fund is exhausted at present
e but is to be hoped that it will be
o increased at the next session of
s the legislature as there are a good
0 many schools in the county that
y would like to take advantage of
it. Any school, which is not able
e with its own funds to have a
0 session of one hundred days is entitled
to this provided it can come
ply with conditions.
Through the efforts of Mr. J.
F. Watson a high school has been
established at Pages Mills. This
is the fifth high school in the
county and puts the upper part of
e the county in shape, ho that with
very little inconvenience every
^ child tnay have the privilege of a
e high school in his own county. ?
^ We need now another high school
in the lower part of the county
and I am very sure this can be
t done sometime in the near fut
ture.
Sellers, Temperance and Wahee
, districts have levied an extra tax
g for school purposes. This will increase
the funds of these districts
considerably. Taking the county
^ as a whole the schools are in good
j condition for beginning a new
year, and with just a little interest
^ and enthusiasm on the part ot the
'i trustees and patrons, a marked
I improvement may be made for the
jlncxt annual report.
e!
County Supervisor Martin have
s the chain gang working on Harlee's
j Bridge near Little Rock. The
bridge is being put in good repair.
Mr. Martin has been doing some
good road work in the upper sec:.
tion of the county lately.