The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
WHEAT GROWERS.
Anderson, s. q, Aug. /. 1902

Anderson, s. O., Aug. I, 1902.
10 the contestants for the prizes
offered by the Anderson Fertilizer
Company for crop Of 19OI-lsO2:
We find thatT. NJ. welborn, Of Pen.
dletens s. G., has won the arst p,;ze
FOR the yield Of 108.937 bushels from
ak acres, aud the frst prize for yield
OF A.266 bushels from three acres
and the frst prize for the yield OF l8a
bushels from one acre.
TINS crop was grown on land previ.
oualy planted in cotton; was prepared
by turning with @ two-horse blow. fol-
lowed by two-horse subsoil plow
One bushel Of Blue Stem wheat was
sewn per acre with wheat drill. an.
plying at the same time 800 pounds Of
Anderson Phosphate and Oil Conn pauy
1O-2 acid and 200 lbs. cotton seed meal
per acre.
This test is duly signed by the three
judges, and dated July 1st, 1902.
The second prize for The best Weld
on ak acres is won by Mr.. Allen J.
Sullivan, of Sullivan, S. c., for the
yield Of 1854 bushels.
This crop was grown on land previ-
ously planted in cotton; was turned
bys two.horse Oliver Chilled Plow to
an average depth of eight to ten inch.
es, then narrowed with Tarrapt's har-
row, then sown with Farmers Favorite
seed drill, applying one bushel Ken
tucky lied Wheat per acre, at the same
time applying $40 pounds of Standard
Fertilizer per acre, manufactured by
the Anderson Phosphate and Oil Co.
Mr. Sullivan says that he used acid
on another piece of ground, but got
better results where he used Ammoni-
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 164
bushels. Mr.. Richardson grew this
crop where he previously had cotton.
He plowed up the stalks, and ran over
the land with cutaway harrow; then
turned deep with tuo- horse plow,
applied 600 pounds of Anderson Phos.
phate and Oil Co.'S. 1e per cent acid
to an acre, and ran the smoothing har.
row ever it; then sowed three quarte,
bushel Of Blue Straw Wheat to the
acre, applied 200 pounds Of meal tc
the acre, and plowed in with side har.
row, followed with smoothing harrow
| This communication is dated JULY
9Th, 1902, and properly signed by tht
judges.
Mr.. L. O. Dean, of Dean, S. c., i.
i the winner of the third prize for tn,
best yield on one acre, having thresh
ed l53 bushels from one acre. He il
also the winner of the second prize 70
the three acre contest, having raised A
bushels. Mr.. Dean is also the winne
of the third prize for tho best yield O,
six acres, having threshed 96a bushels
MIR. Dean raised this crop where h
had oats and peas sown the year before
The land was turned with two hors
turn plow five or six inches deep, thel
narrowed with 20inch solid disc har
row. This was followed with an Acm
harrow, which was followed by planl
drag He then applied 200 pounds O
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Company
16 per cent. Acid Phosphate and 15
pounds of cotton seed meal and Is lbs
OF Muriate of Potash through Farm
ers' Favorite Grain Drill on Nov. 9th
the same application was made on Nov
9Th, and then on Nov. 18th he sowe,
1t bushels Of Blue Straw Wheat t.
the acre through Farmers Favorit
Grain Drill.
This communication is dated July
19O2,and properly signed by tho judges
| Yours truly,
ANDERSON PHOspHATE & OIL Co.