The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-04-09

" s'S @AuiSiiSou army vi IWO IN the war
Of 1912. Rebecca died in 1881, aged
eighty-three.
DIcKsoN's PLAN OF CULTIvATING CoRS.-Corn
is most valuable grain, and very desir able on
farm, but often costs tho farmer too much TO
make it. How cheaply should be n matter of
careful consideration. Mr.. Davil Dickson saws
that after the land is prepared oil the labor re-
quired to cultivate corn is less than one day per
acre. His plan is briefly this: After deep
breaking ho laid off rows seven feet apart with
long shovel, running twice in oppsite direc-
| tions. Manure, whatever kind uscl, was drop
ped three feet, and the corn dropped three or
four inches from it on the near side, and covered
one to one and half inches deep with har-
| row going in the same direction as the dropper
In his locality he planted from the 10th of
March to the lst of April, and gave the first
working from the 10th of April to lst Of May.
| Early dirting Of the corn he considered posi-
tive injury, doing away with all tho good of
planting in deep furrow. First plowing,
he sided with a twenty-five inch sweep, the
back of the right wing elevated about one and
quarter inches, filling the shovel furrow with
in one inch Of the general surface. The middles
were finished with same sized sweep, the wings
elevated. Four burrows in all completed a row,
| horse going over three acres day. After
threeto four weeks it is plowed again with same
| sized sweep, running FIVE burrows to the row.
Between the second and third plowings he
planted peas by running shovel furrow in the
middle, dropping six or seven peas every two feet
! and covering with harrow. Two hands and
q dropper will plant sixteen acres a dav
The third and last plowing is givea with sweeps
| also, running only half inch deep. A twenty.
two inch sweep, with right wing elevated
sides, the corn, twenty-si inch sweep. with
right wing half elevated, sides the peas. This
makes four burrows in all to the row. lie never
put hoe in corn. His estimate was that on,v
small fraction over one days work was eouir-
ed for an acre Of corn and peas, on Door nins
land he averaged from twenty to twenty five busb-
els per acre. One days labor in preparing the
ianh, one days labor in cultvating the crop.
covers the expense Of one acre of corn. ayerao-
Ing twenty bushels. Allowing three dollars an
acre for manuring and fifty cents each for hand
AMI horse per day, the total expense per acre
would not exceed six dollars, or thirty cent.
PER rbushel We believe that with good manage
ment and sound judgment corn can be raised
at that cost. Even on bottom lands, by
Plan ting in checks four feet each way (leaving
two stalks in each hill) the crop can be made
entirely with the plow. We have done it for
years, including several wet seasons.
~N
ToLERATIoN in BELIEF.-The history
Of Christian doctrine teaches most clearly
the lesson of toleration The fact that our
conceptions of truth differ so materially
from those Of the fathers, ought to make ma
less positive that we are infalible. We
should be slow to condemn those who diff.
ter from US. Men will think outside of
prescribed lines. TO forbid them 10 tho
essence of papacy. Many good and use
ful man has been driven from the Evan.
gelical church becaus, fence has been
butt about him over which he has been
forbidden to look. So long as there is a
reverent spirit, an honest heart, and true
devotion TO God, His work and word. we
cannot afford TO cut off those who M ay not
aspirate our shibboleth. Rec. e.. NJ Mel
den IN Zion's Herald.
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Tuesday morning while the construct ton
train on the @. anil l.. railroad w.s standin q at
the u. IL. and $. depot, it was run into by
hand car c'ming from towards Spartanburg. |
All the hands escaped without serious injury
except MIR. Marion Nelson. Mr.. Nelson jumped
OIL the rear end Of the car, his head striking A
cross tie, killing him almost Instantly. The
deceased was an honest, raightforward, indus
trious citizen. lie leaves a wife and Eve chill. |
dren-Lawens Adeeasey.