The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-04

lington county, said, when asked for
his testimony: con two and one-third
acres [ made five and half wagon
loads Of corn. The wagon body she'll
cd out 10 2-5 bushels and the total
amount was 102 1-2 bushels or "a
bushels to the acre. The land was
sandy hillside without clay subsoil
and it was a first attempt. On this
land I would have made about six
bushels of corn this year with 200
pounds of fertilizer. 1t would have
brought 800 pounds of seed cotton
without fertilizer. / did not hold off
! fertilizer as long as the plan called
| for. Did not stunt enough and am sure
7 would have made IL bushels an
acre more, if the plan had been strict
ly followed. Corn planted in the old
way grew off fino and got scared.
! Improvement Of the soil more than
exceeds value of fertilizer used. There
are about two tons Of stuff left to the
acre, mostly pea vine hay. I used fol-
lowing fertilizer: 200 pounds kainit;
100 pounds nitrate Of soda, equal in
value to $780,"
A Vivid Contrast.
In vivid contrast to this modern
method is Mr.. Abbott s experience
with seven acres cultivated in the old
way.
This was better land-abont the
best land he hal-had made bale Of
cotton to the acre on it. He worked
it more than land under the William
son plan and used 1910 worth Of fer
tilizrr per acre. Good farmers said on
the Goth of June that IT would make
more than the Williamson plan. lie
gathered all the corn off those seven
acres in two wa@nn-loads, and ii WAS
mostly nubbins. shclln~ out S II
bushels To the load. He thinks the
Williamson plan O. K, and that the
word "stunt" should be emphasized.
The Williamson plan will be generally
adopted next year. The old way does
not improve the land.
Another Experience.
Mr.. Manly j. Mnmly, who lives at
Riverside. Darlington county, planted
i - acres of good sandy upland
that would make l 1000 pounds Of seed
cotton when well fcrtilizcd. He fol-
lowed the plan closely. The yield
WAS II bushels and | peek to The
acre. He used 400 pouuus ammoniatcl
fertilizer and 100 pounds of nitrate
Of $"'ia. On 10 acres old plan. which
W., worked more than tEc corn under
the Williamson plan, he made 10 BUSH
els /" the acre. This corn grew off
fine and pr"msin% The Williamson
plan takes less work.
These experiences arc exact, and
both Messrs Moody and Abbott are
men of unquestioncd standing in their
communities. Mr.. Abbott also says
that when he saw Mr.. Williamson s
corn in June he said il would not
make two bushels to the acre, and that
Il month later ne waS ready to stake
| his Judgment that il would make 100
bushels I" the acre. So wonderful is
| the change wrouwh, in short time
under this method.
Tried in Other States.
Mr.. T.. ID. Smith Of the Southern
Cotton association says the plan has
been tried with success in Texas and
the following letter is evidence enough
Of how it takes in Alabama.
| Southern Cotton Association,
Alabama Station,
| President s Office.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 1S, 1906.
| Mr.. T.. McIvcr Williamson, Mont
Glare, S. c..
My Dear Mr.. Williamson: Advert
ing to our conversation at Hot
Springs, with regard to my request
for sample of corn grown after your
method, | now have to say that
find that 7 can get such sample near
here from u gentleman who was in
duccd to Test same. Suffice it to say
that the gentleman in question is de-
lighted, and agrees with me in that
yours is the most valuable conrtibu-
tion that has been made in many years
to Southern agriculture.
shall push the method in this
State and expect to see It generally