The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-05

we nave peen aSkcu 10 give INC
Williamson method f''r planting corn.
This Is the systcm which has rcvclu-
tionixed, corn growing in the South
and brought wonderful possibilities
Oefors tie farmers Ths directions
have been repeatedly published
throughout ,he south. hut there are
set hun irsds and thousands OF farm-
crs who do MT know about II. In
the directions given the use of ferti-
iizer Is on a very ii5@fal plan. hut
the great increase IN yieb makes it
easily profitable, and consequently
there Is no reason why it should not
be followed ~
In thes days Of labor scarcity there
u nc use in working ok or ten acres
tf land to secure what can be grown
on one acre. Especially is this true
when the sarne amount OF fertilizer
that ~ us,'d on one acre will re ap-
piled to the six acres. Because a
farmer has Idle land thsrs Is no rea-
SIN why he should cultivats 1t at a
loss just to cay ne has so many acres
under cultivation. This will soon he
thing Of the past. Just us othtr old
things have passed away.
Brpek your land deep and il clay
lard harrow Il well.
| lay of your rows Ave feet wide
and plant in the water iurrow. 10
not cse amy fertilizer at time OF
planting. fis
\, Plant your corn thick--from u
IL inches according to the strength
cf your sefi.san;i according to Tho
amount of fertiiizcr you prcpcs. t,
ise around your corn as side ar
l'iicaticn.. Tt mako large yield you
must have the number OF stalks per
acre to give you the required num-
her OF cars.
You can cultivate this corr AS suits
You, With wecdei. harrow cp'tivator
I or with scooter AMI scrape. we
would plow II twice and thin anil no :
once. You can BE- guided by the con-
dition of tho corn and your supply o!
labor. At third plnwing. from June
,ssh to July 18th. when your corn
shows signs tf Preparing 10 tassel
and to make its shoot take 200 pounds
cotton seed meal,2oo pounds acid
phosphate and 40 pounds German
Kainit NIX end put 1O0 pwnds on
each side Of this corn. following
with your -p'ow TO mix it In the soil
and to cover 1t. II you prefer use
500 pounds of ready mixed fertilizer
You can vary this amount 10 suit
y,'ur wishes. hut tn get any yth'rs
like fair yield, plant thick. VIC
would never use than 60i
pounds. rct your corr ether apar,
In drill say Ii to ~ iachcs.
For last working put in 100 lbs
nitate OF soda on ore side. Sow your
reas. and euhivstc very shallow 81
as not to break your corn roots. Many
crop IS dom6gtd by deep rlowina
whom Germ Is at this stage but never
t.y stirring the soil shallow. BY I'll.
loving this method You csn make
from 40 to 100 bushels per acre, Just
according TO yorr proficiency In car.
lying the details. The value .f the
plan lies In three things: 1. in breaking
your land deep and In painting In TN.
water furrow so as TO resist drouth
2, In + ing the C'rn thick ard thu
having the required number Of cars
and 8. In lutting the fertilizer il
abundance at tie time the stalks be-
gin their effort to produce the ear
thus the full force OF the plant foot
iS put into the ears and Is not waste,
in growing stalk. nor has IL beol
lcached away. In other words, yo,
feed the stalk at caring time, an,
you get the greatest possible amour
cf corn by 30 doing Tho higher tn
grade CT fertilizer the more solubl
4, is--thc better your results