The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
ll1gl se1 SURVEYS.
4Ac work That Mr.. Frank Bennett,
o. the Unised States SOIL Survey.
Who - IOcatcd Here, Il Doing.

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There can he no doubt that the
dlvsrsinoAtion of crops is possible In
ths south and the farmers OF this Sec
eioa are coming more and more to
\ pealhD that cotton alone is not the
Salv product Of this great section. Mr.
frank Bennett of the department. OF
. 80 surveys Of the United States gov
nsak has been In Sumter. Lee and
!. Oeangeburg counties for several
Z UDael,s engaged In the work Of max
ono soil surveys. The government Is
asposang the planters OF these coun-
ties 70 the great possibilities of their
en1l for diversified agriculture and Mr..
usnns1t. who has his headquarters In
oumter. II doing . great and good
cork for the farmer.
: Ths facts In regard to the carrying
CA .s thu work are obtained through
las. Bennett and are of interest to not
enly planters but the reading public
- general. al. lf
Thsough the active efforts of south
e<a representatives In congress the
aWscultursl department Is now doing
nn0ee work In the South than In any
etnsr psrt of the country. And one
- the many important steps taken
fDr the ultimate benefit OF the south
en- farmers. Is an experimental sur
w Of lands In the counties OF Sum-
ssr, Lee and orangeburs. This Is the
nEst experiment. Of the kind ever un-
6sFtaksn by the department. N,
Congreesnan Lever has been instru-
usntal In bringing this about and the
oDAsms y outlined below and II sup
pssed 70 salishtnn the farmer on the
oph5sct % the bust methods OF ,plant-
Ne m farm N order TO secuke the
~ results financially. hts
1he soil surveys OF the counties OF
-. ssmtsv and Orangsburs have
~ BEEN completed. Mr.. Frank Ben
~ - the Unissd ststss department
- agrieuiturs. bureau Of soils. 4 In
e1oFDs of thsss surveys. the chief Of
- 3drsau b Prof. Milton whitney.
q - time predecessor Of chemistry 1t
o. Ualverssty ef South Carolina.
NJ Dsnnett 10 . southern man. .
Urnhunt> OF the University Of North
(ue,lna ana practical farmsr. He
- the supsrdsson OF these mans
~1nsA givs counter maps showing the
<ngootsr Of soiI. streams. towns.
ocussA etc; this u known as base
o1nD. Tue character OF the soils &
noresent<d BY soiors. 70 each farmer
lows what son ne has upon his In
Glv1duai farm. and thus he vii, sse
fvon4 srops srv bsst adopted 10 his
. h1eloular -
n ord>r % make the man. paors
cc&srsL ~. DSarsGt hss besr put a.
6nhruo a. sns~ esrtiii,sr ana croo ~.
pup4noaea aHm ple. Of thsss soils 4
- 0ros counties have bsen ssnt IN
vC1nfnnoton ana have been carried
, 1nuanrA whaf n known =, .the wire
: 1nrhte sest.~ THss ten y hr,eav :.
1,Gvvs: 9V,s JiN
About one bu,.he, Of an /. a,vsA.A
- sbout AZ anal, ha.a.t. .rA 49,,
- xhess basks,t. var,ons ..ea. A.,
ncnnosA v1th v>r,ou. ch.r~ctAr. :,
n16u1,sr The objsct Of this /. "a ~
- c,.ult OF plant CROWN ana to ~at
~ nssni.er formula. when this sormu.
- = oA4aiaed n viii be ussd In the
/ 90 vhose soir corresponds a, tho
~ ssssed. Mr.. Bennett & hare 70
IA this tea N the ae,dx from, M. mar
nsnar obssrvation and sxoer,encs IN
Wa-hinxrou. This test d to bA nut IN
,usch ,yoe, Of so,l encountered In the
Gnres couuties named above.
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