The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-13
16s BALES OF COTTON ON
$50 ACRES POOR LAND.
Mr.. Hudson Gives His Experience Of
Using the "Williamson Corn
Method for Cotton Planting.

one bale OF cotton to the acre. very
few Of them have ever tried to make
more Ian one bale to tn. acre. 1t
can be done. And from recent ex-
periments it looks as though the time
:: ~: for distant VIII: the new
"Williamson Plan' will be used by
every farmer in the south. In writing
Of his experiments, Mr.. B. NJ. Hudson
Of Camden says:
AS the Williamson corn method
has been such a blessing to South
Carolina and as I have been accused
Of withholding what information I
have had on the subject for selfish
NJ .:l:a>.' I want to sa! 10 tie far
mers Of South Carolina that the Will
Hanson Method is just as necessary
for cotton as for corn.
:.On the average lands Of South
Carolina it is impossible to make a
full crlr of cotton if yar have an
early spring crop, and this I say af
ter years Of experience. | have no
ticed this year my own crop and sew
eral others and find that the best cot
ton today was the poorest the first Of
July. and the best cotton we had in
this country in June is the poorest
now compared to what it should be.
:'While this may be doubted by
some, I can prove my assertions by
some Of the leading men Of the coun-
ty. The method is simple and, un-
like the Williamson method Of corn,
) will apply to large amount to fer
tilizer, a small amount or none at all.
':Plant the first week in April,
plant and cultivate flat; your crop
will grow slowly in the spring, but
will grow in July and Augusta, when
your neighbor has failed. Yours Will
fruit close and make at least third
more than cotton planted on a bed
and worked to get a quick growth in
June.
The best crop in this section today
was considered a failure the first Of
July. This is the method by which
I made 1853 bales Of cotton on 150
acres and will do as well or better
this year.
II write not for notoriety, but that
may be of some benefit 10 my fellow
farmers.
IF 7 was not con0rced beyond a
reasonable doubt I would never give
my experience to the public. -
At u cents pound 1853 bales aver
aging $50 pounds would be $S,SO2.O0
for the ginned cotton. Think what
biz thing that would mean for the
south! If this "improved method' of
planting cotton is successfully tried
and promoted by the majority OF
farmers in South Carolina next year
there will be such an increase IN
WELD, and consequently in money val
ne. that it is almost beyond figures.
And the fleecy cotton is not all to
be considered. Think. Of the increas-
ed weld Of cotton seed. With the
growing demand for cotton seed 1t
will not be many years now before
many cotton planters Will be trying
to increase the yield Of their cotton
seed. Along this line prominent
cotton seed expert, who was address,
inc a crowd at the Jamestown Expo
sition recently, said:
::Last summer I had the pleasure
of introducing my friend, Professor
Dolbear, who is, perhaps, our greatest
living scientist. to one Of my friends,
a cottonseed oil official, who is pre-
destined to become our leading man
Of oil. In semi-serious way Profess
sor Dolbear referred to seedless
fruits and suggested the creation OF
seedless cotton. Professor the oil
man calculated, you had better make
a cottonlessseed, for that's where the
money is. i"
So many new experiments have
been made with the use Of Cotton
Seed Meal, Oil cake, ets., that it is al
most impossible to keep up with them
all. Following is Of interest to those
who raise fine hogs:
Dallas, Texas, Oct. PA bulletin
of the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, says:
To those wishing to use cottonseed
meal for hogs now, we recommend:
l. For animals on heavy feed, that
not more than one-four the weight Of