Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-09
OCONEEE FARMER
MAKES FAIR TEST.
MADE CORN At Sc. BUSHEL.


Net PrOfit-SOmc Timely Advice.
South Union, March 2.-Editor
Keowee Courier: According to
promise, will give, for the
Information Of your many read
ers, and especially for my brother
farmers OF OcoE2e, the result of my
test with growing corn in 1909. The
intention Of the writer was CD to
give a fair test Of the Williamson
method of cultivating corn as com
pared with that of the writer and
GU to see whether we could use a
liberal amount Of commercial ferti-
lizer. profitably or not. under corn.
This is MOI given for the purpose Of
showing an extraordinary yield, but
to show that we can raise cheap
corn in this county.
The land selected for this purpose
was level upland, which had been in
cultivation Is years. It was cult
Eated In cotton the previous year,
making bale per acre. The land
was no pet patch, and had no special
mprovement-none except what it
has received by a regular system OF
rotation Of crops: Cotton followed
by corn and peas, followed by oats,
or wheat and peas.
The plat CT land under cOnsidera-
ton consists Of two acres, lying side
by side, as near equal in fertility as
was possible to secure, measured by
G. G. Myers, ID. S. Each acre re-
ceived the same kind and amount Of
fertilizer. consisting of equal parts
OF acid phosphate, kainit and cotton
seed meal. Six hundred pounds OF
the mixture was used on each acre,
with 10 pounds of nitrate OF soda
at laying-by time. Corn was gath
cred and weighed by two disinter-
ested parties.
We endeavored to follow the Will
hanson method to a dot in order to
give 1T fair test. In order to dis
tinguish, we will call Williamson
mo. L. the other NO. 9" Both
acres were broken in January with
two-hoSe tnrn-plow. and narrowed.
No. ! was laid off in rows 6 feet
wide on the LIST of April and bedded
out with two-horse turn-plow; corn
was planted in water-furrow Il in
ches apart on April 10th, without
any fertilizer, according TO that me-
running wccder and straddle culti-
vator over corn. On June 10th |
applied 800 pounds OF fertilizer next
to corn in every alternate middle
and covered with small turn-plow
On June 18th, applied like amount
In the same manner in the other mid
dies. plowing the middles out with
same plOw; June 18th. sided corn
with 1S-inch scraDe: June Goth, ap-
piled SO pounds nitrate of soda in
every alternate middle; July 2, treat
ed the other middles in like man
ncr, sowing peas before the plow.
This completed cultivation. July
18th, applied 70 pounds nitrate OF
soda as top dressing
Acre No. 2--ROws were laid off
with middlc-burstcr, 51a feet wide,
l6 inches in the drill; planted April
10th, after having applied 400
pounds OF acid and kainit, and mix
ing it with the soil by running a q
inch scooter in the burrows. Ran
weed"r over corn May 10th. On May
2oth, straddled the rows with culti-
vator, following with Planet, Jr.. cul-
tirator expanded. completing middle
at one trip; May 2Sth, sided with
heel-scrape and thinned; May 31st.
applied 200 pounds cotton seed meal
and covered with one furrow of T.
inch scooter; June 10th, sided with
scrape; June 18th, one trip to each
middle with wide scrape; June 26th,
sided with wide scrape, and ap-
piled 100 pounds nitrate Of soda
sOwed peas and plowed them in with
cultivator expanded, so as to com
plctc middle at one trip, which laid
it by level. On July 10th, applied
20 pounds nitrate Of soda on this
acre also, but might say that
don't believe this last application
added grain more corn to either
acre at this late date. owing to the
extreme drought at tbs time, there
not being enough moisture to dis
solve the nitrate Of soda.
Comparative Cost.
In estimating the cost Of labor,
etc. we have kept an itcmiZed ac-
count Of everything. and it is based
on what labor costs in this commu-
nifty. The proceeds also are based on
tn" prices that obtain on the farm.
Expenses OF NO. i
preparation ............$ 60
seed t pcck) ............ %
9fJ &c
Cultivating, % trips to each
row ............ . 90
Gathering 400 bundles fodder | 60
harvesting corn. 80 bushels. 81
Fertilizer, 40 pounds. 49,. 10 40
Total. 60
Proceeds Of No. l.
80 bushels corn q 81 per
Dushci ...... $50 90
400 bundles fodder ..... 10 90
600 n0np1c chnrkS m