The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-13
WHEAT GROWERS.

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40 the contestants for the prizes
offered by the Anderson Fertilizer
Company Tor crop Of 1901-19O2
:, We find that T. NJ. Welborn. Of Pen.
dleton, 5: T., has won the first prize
TOT the yield OF l0S.9?7 bushels from
Elk acres, and the FIRST prize for weld
OF 54.266 bushels from three aores
ana the hrst prize for the yield of l8s
bushels from one acre.
Inls crop was grown on land preyi.
ousiy planted in cotton; w.s prepared
by turning with q Iwo-horso pillow, fol-
lowed. by q two-horse subsoil blow
One bushel Of Blue Stem wheat was
sown per acre with wheat driIl nm.
plying at the came time 800 pounds of
Anderson Phosphate and Oil (;omnaov
1912 acid and 200 lbs. cotton seed mol
per acre.
This test is duly sigued by the three
judges, and dated July lst, 1902.
The second prize for the best yield
on six acres is won by Mr.. Allen J.
Sullivan, Of Sullivan, S. c., for the
yield of 108s bushels.
This crop was grown on land preyi.
ously planted in cotton: was turned
by two.horse Oliver Chilled Plow IN
an average depth of eight to ten inch
es, then narrowed with Tarrant's har-
row, then sown with Farmers Fayorite
seed drill, applying one bushel Ken.
tucky Red Wheat per acre, at the same
time applying $40 pounds of Standard
tertiilzer per acre, manufactured by
the Anderson Phosphate and Oil Co.
MIR. Sullivan says that he used acid
on ,another piece of ground, but 20.
better results where he used A,.n.oni-
ated Fertilizers.
This lie dated July 8, 1902, and prop
erly signed by the judges.
The second prize for the best yield
on one acre is won by Mr.. NJ. B. Rich
ardson, of Pendleton, S. c., being l6l
bushels. MIR. Richardson grew this
crop where he previously had cotton.
He plowed up the stalks, and ran over
the land with outaway harrow; thea
turned deep with q two.horse plow.
applied 600 pounds of Anderson Phos-
phate and Oil Co.'S. l6 per cent acid
to an acre, and ran the smoothing har-
row over it; then sowed three auarter
bushel of Blue Straw Wheat to the
acre, applied 200 pounds of meal to
the acre, and plowed in with side har-
row, followed with smoothing harrow.
This communication is dated JULY
7th, 1902, and properly eigned by the
judges.
Mr.. L. Q. Dean, of Dean, S. c., is
the winner of the third prize for the
best yield on one acre, having thresh-
ed 153 bushels from one acre. He is
also the winner of the second prize for
the three acre contest, having raised 48
bushels. Mr.. Dean is also the winner
OF the third prize for the best yiel,j on
six acres, having threshed 964 bushels.
Mr. Dean raised this crop where he
had oats and peas sown the year before.
The land was turned With two.horse
turn plow five or six inches deep, then
narrowed with 20-inch solid disc har-
row. This was followed with an Acme
barrow, which was followed by plank
drag. He then applied 200 pounds of
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Company 8
16 per cent. Acid Phosphate and $50
pounds OF cotton seed meal and ID lbs.
of Muriate Of Potash through a F I'm
ers' Favorite Grain Drill on Nov. 5,h;
the same application was made on Nov.
9th, and then on Nov. 18th he sowed
1t bushels of Blue Straw Wheat to
the acre through Farmers Favorite
Grain Drill.
:. This communication is dated July1,
1902, ,and properly signed by the judges.
Yours truly,
ANDERSON PHOspHATE &z Orr. %