Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-12
"A gfsio GU l t u r g. !
A Stimulus for Planters.
CHARLESTON, November l 1869.
TOTHE EDITORS OF THE NEWS.


be restored and made to produce abundantly
while the crops Of good lands can be largely
increased by the free use of the phosphate 50
providentally discovered in this State, from
which the best Of fertilizers are now made
Poor and good lands cannot be made to yield
equally. We propose to extend an equal OPP.
Portanity to oil, so far as the nature Of the
case permits. We, therefore, offer the follow
ing premiums-based upon the Increased
production over the natural gro,cth from
the same land without manure:
FOR COTTON.
First Prize, A Outlet Gin of 40 Saws, or
. horse or mule Of same value, for the greatest
Increased production" in pounds of seed cot
ton from Eve acres of land
Second Prize. A Sewing Machine of any
patent desired, worth $3.50, or Cotton Press
Of same value, for the second greatest sin
creased production" from FIVE acres of land.
Third Prize. A Sulky Cultivator, or any
other agricultural implement of equal value,
for the third greatest "increased production"
from hVe acres OF land.
PRIZES FOR CORN.
Under the same condition Of "increased
production" from FIVE acres of land.
First Prize. A handsome buggy and har.
ness worth 8175
Second Prize. A sulky oultivator, or its
value in any other agricultural implement.
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worth $50.
PRIZES FOR WHEAT.
Under the same conditions.
First Prize A sulky cultivator.
Second Prize. A wheat fannerry mill.
Third Prize. A silver Waltham watch.
CONDITIONS IN GENERAL.
The Carolina Fertilizer must alone be
used as munure. We guarantee its excel
lence on the basis of the analysis of Professor
Sheppard.
Evidence of the use of this fertilizer-o of
the quantity of land cultivated, mode of cul-
tivation, and weight of manure used, as we'll
ns of the result-must be furnished, certified
by three disinterested planters in the neigh.
borhood. Their statements must be made in
duplicate, one copy for D. Wyatt Aiken, ESQ.,,
secretary of the State Agricultural and Me.
chanicalsociety, and one copy for us, which
will be published in the agricultural papers
GEO. w. WILLIAMS & Co.
WoRK FOR THE MoNrH-Where wheat
has not been sown, the sooner it is done now
the better. The incessant labor Of gathering
the cotton crop through the fall months, to-
gether with the custom Of sowing wheat after
corn--the latter to be housed, aud tho field
eaten out by stock before it is considered
ready for wheat-has gotten our farmers into
the habit Of sowing wheat lato; but we are
satisfied that early sowing is bost. As between
the "ay" and rust, We should certainly SOW
early, and take the risk of the "ay."
Rye may still be sown, that being our har-
diest winter grain, and it. as sometimes hap.
pens, it fails to make much grain, it will make
agood quantity Of forage-a point not to be
overlooked this dry season, when feed Of ev-
cry kind is scarce. Almost overy one winters
too much stock there is unusual danner of
doing this the present winter. It is an old
story, but it will bear repettiou--a few ami.
mails vel! housed and fed, arc worth more
than large number, neglected and starved.
As means Of increasing the supply Of forage
straw Of all kinds, wheat, rye or oats, might
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