The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-18

for three or four Years.
The Williamson Plan. be it remembered. calls o only for certain
radical changes in cultural methods. neglect or stunning" of the plants
in early stages of growth. etc, but also calls for the use of three 10
five times as much fertilizers as farmers ordinarily use on corn
OF course, with such n n enormous increase in plan, food. the yield
nus necessarily be greater than when ordinary methods with ordinary
quantities of fertilizer are used, and for that reason MANY papers
daiies and eve u leading Southern farm papers-lookins simply at
the big yields reported, of in a state of great excitement making
a great 'mration." as Uncle Remus would say. owe the wonderful vii
Hanson Plan and forthwith urged all their readers to adopt 1t iu1anter.
But The southern Farms Gazette in NIL the excitement refused ito" be
swept off its feet. We believe In being SAT- as we'll a. being progress
she. and If We are t o command the continued confidence of on readers
.n ,.u. c.a.. ,, .,u,. :. :. a.. .,.,.aa. c..n..n a. g..
is n increase in yield by the Williamson method. Is tm. Increase Of
selves. make n test and se the result"
We were anxious % SEQ the Williamson Plan really tested - that ts
what We urged. We arc nc, tavorins tho Williamson Plan. 10 are 70
opposing It," We declared. We simply say. Better go slow and keep
our shirt on. What "a g ~an to SCI is aom actual ,ea,a of tho William.
o Plan side by aide with tho ordinary plan when equal quantities of
fertilizer IN used"
At last " e ave these tests II ri pointed u a year ago that only
V tests Of, the Williamson Plan side h, sid VIII The common plan had
then been published. In the mrs, If these 'eaa- mad" by Director pos.
sr of HI" Alabama Station the Williamson Plan had made - little more
corn "r acre but OF enough to "a tor tho Increased ter,nsrr. In The
second Of thea" tests made by u friend, Nj ! c strtelng. tenalo.
ton $ 6. and equal quantities ot fertilizer being uNsa ~ III" Williamson
Plan showed a loss of ak bushels pet acre.
"ha, "a - want. wo then declared. Ia morc evidence In fact s.. wilt
have 10 throw II" case o"' of court until &C do oct o. evidence.
Al planting time then The South Carolina Experiment, Station s~t to
work 10 give The farmer" of the South the Information vs. o wanted An
exhaustive series ote experiments acre planned In which The Williamson
Plan a'ood side by aide with the ordinary corn growing methods and had
Its ""as"r taken. What the results are i, told In a huleun tresh from
'hs press Bulletin las. South Carolina E.pertmen, Station. Clemson
College. $. G. for free distribution rs los ~ 1t iantn ~e nuppose.
1t should be aa In tho outset, that. tho weather condition. during
hes" 's@tsa at Clemson College las, year ~cre exceptionally bad win
really favorable conditions. Prot &. l. Su~ nan uho author of the bunr.
m "a )" that "A yield three or four mes aa great for both Williamson
aa ordtnary methods ought TO ave been secured
nut b whole question u, issue. If eourm. is nc al om,ar,~,n
The farm. wans TO kmo ls 10 how nur corn au III, wYu,.,
~" Plan make under certain conditions. but. li~ ao~ tho Williamson
%" c'mrarc with the ordinary plan under the same conditions favor.
81 or nnfasorahl.. n ~hen tho ham .auanutica ot fertilizer At. used.
shca tt make more Or dua IL make iums~
And 'hi question tn one th; the South Carolina Station annusr
f"r3 fuU}. no far al least ~ ~ years tcain cn do IT. or rnursc later
''s'& may nah " a more favorable showing. and v ahal be glad To unn,
10. results OF b. 1908 ,eets NJ aoo aa they are announced
nu, the only thing v e al consider ao~ ia tho 1907 ,ena First, Of
nj" IN" South Carolina Station set aAide nineteen plata-
ON each md every n II ,heSe nineteen plata fertilizer of, tho same
general formula advised by Mr.. Williamson vas spilled "a, the rat, of
1875 pounds per acre.
The check plots Nos /. c. II. Is. II. and i6. ser. cultivated by or
binary methods. with variations Indicated.
The other plots wcrc cultivated by the williamson plun <os . and
! being h straight Williamson Plan without douing nj "' or eronslnr
Il IT" The other Williamson Plan plots were tested with different ynri.
ionh TO Motel effect. The following table shows tn. r.suln hath n,
ne "ihanHon plan straight n fr Ia Williamson Plan with variations
as compared with check plots with ordinary methods If culture
Table 1.-The Williamson Plan and Comparison.
smtrt .
It acre