The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-19
Held at Darling ton Thursday Was a Re
markable Gathering. Splendid Tes-
timony Given as to the Success
to be Attained from the
Use OF This; Method.

acgefner. IuoDaC elO0WS E1bn le1l
neighborS, and discussed not only Gle
Williamson theory Ct making IN,
out the practical results ct following
that theory OF method. It was q
proud day for Mr E. McIVer William
son. It must have done him go-d to
have heard one intelligent farmer sitter
another get up and, as If at an 'ex
perience meeting" tell OF his efo-ts to
follow Mr. Wtlltansoa's method and
without q single discoidant note. hear
OF how pleased the speaker was with
tha results OF his efforts.
A short synopsis Of what several
said Is given below, from which it
may resdily be seen that under the
Williamson method the yield per acre
Is trcm two to three times as great as
under the old plan.
PLAN IS LESS EXPENSIVE.
Leaving out the question Of the cost
OF fertilizers, those who testified TO-.
day declare that it Is much less ex'
pensive to cultivate a crop OF corn un.
der the Williamson plan than lis un-
der the old plan. It is not the pu;-
pose Of ths correspondent Of Tie
Naws and Courier in this article to so
into details and tell how 1t Is much
less expensive, as above asserted, but
he is basing the assertion on the
statements made bs tie many intelli.
gent, practical farmers who spoke
Thursday, and who did tell how it ls
done.
Then, too, many ct those who
spoke declare that tie increased value
Ct their land, the result Of the growth
of vegetable matter left on it when
the Williamson plan is followed, Is so
much greater than when the old plan
ia followed, that they believe that it
Will pay for the fertilizers used. Sew
elal remarked thst they would not
exchange the fertilizing matter on
their soil for the price paid Tor the
fertjls---,-1 There is much that
couA>.-.-v rI1ssua to prove that under
MI. Willismson's plan Of making co, 2
the South need no longer lock to the
West for that article but the direct
testimony Of those who have expert
nented, not only one year, but fol
several years, will pcssioly have more
weight with the reading public and
the farmers generally than could any
other way of presenting the facts.
Mr.. Williamson opened the meet.
Ing today with few remarks as tc
the purpose OF the gathering, and then
called Mr.. Robert e. Rogers to the
chair to preside over the meeting. Mr.
a. J. Howard was requested to serve
as secretary.
MI. Williamson served the meeting
by playing the lawyer and c1oss ex
aiming those who testified.
GIVE THEIR EXPERIENCES.
Nj. B. q. Rogers repea ted the re
suits Of his experiments with TIN
Williamson plan" as given in Tn'
News and Courier few days ago, sIt
added that while there had been SOM
adverse criticism because Of the u.s.
OF the word ''sunt.'' Still he think
1t very expressive, and farmer ha
but to look in his dictionary for tn
meaning Of the word.
He quit planting corn for se7era
years because be could not max
ends meet" with six to ten bushels t
the acre.
He is now planting under the WI
liams plan and it is profitable, as b
is making more than fifty bushels t
the acre.
Mr. J. B. Edwards, under the ol
plan, male from eight to twelve bush
els per acre. He now makes fort t
fifty bushels on the same lands.
my lands" he sal ! are yer
much improved by the Williamson
plan. The vegetable matter lefs O
the Ind es a result Of the plan fo]
lowed is worth more than the fertilz
er costs me-"
MI. James W. Goodson for'nerl
made eight to fifteen bushels pc
acre. Under the Williamson plan
be and his nejghbors now make fror
fifty to one hundred bushels per acr
With about 500 to 1000 pounds CT fe,
sil:zsr, OF about $40 per acre. d
est ne made on about three scres IL
sy.two and a half bushels on one acr
by the Williamson plan, thirty bust
els under the old plan. The same COZ
. ditioas, same fertilizer and sam
, amount Tork were given eact,
. Mr .. Rogers. Of Society Hi
, hss "a experimenting with tie pla
, +. aoout four years and from fort
, bushels per acre the year be began 3
r is now making about seventy bushe
per acre. BE finds that the closer +
; 70. .lows the Williamson plan" tt
better the results. He makes thre
times more corn now than under sS
old plan. This Is not good year Il
g corn-too vet. But the plan is tt
: best In either wet OF dry years.
j, Nr. Charlton Lew has tried tt
plan this year, and is satisfied that
8 is all right. He has been making
e bushels per acre formerly, but MAJ
s As bushels this year.
Il F. W. Law followed the plan on
lacres and made 40 bushels per acre
sOn 40 acres last year, with 500 poun
OF fertilizer, he made third less
e corn than be made on "a acres IL
. year, with 500 pounds OF fertilizers
HAs SEEN a NEW LIGHT.
le Wayne G.. King says be mace aoo
d 60 bushels per acre, With s7.15 p
IS acre. His neighbor, r. s. G1ar
over In Chesterfield County, is q go