The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-25
Two Hundred aud Fifty Bushels 10 the
/. Acre WILL beAade By
THE USE OF DYNAMITE
Newspaper Man Visits Famous Dy--
namited Corn Field.-Report thae
Crop Was Fired Not Trre.-Aere
! Has Cost sss.5o.-win Maize s5e
Bushels Probably.
Bushels Probably.

Bushels Probably.
The Spartanburg correspondent Of
the News and Courier says there is
corn, and more corn: but none like
J. Henry Caldwell's, at Ardella.-the
man who started the world by break
ing up his field with dynamite. There,
had been various reports out to the
effect that Mr.. Caldwells corr had
suffered just as other mems cora haGS
suffered from drought, and was bad
ly' fired. A newspaper man H,esnt to
MIR. Caldwell's Sunday and saw the
corn for himself.
The forty-odd rows broken with
dynamite are as green as IL they
grew in the valley Of the Nile. The
next row outside the dynamited rows
shows effect Of the dynamite, and is
fired just a little. The, rows where
no dynamite was used are fred about
as much as. the corn Of the, neigh
bors living around Mr.. Caldwell.
The acre planted by Mr.. Caldwell'n
sons. which was broken with dyn-
amite, has as fine corn as ever grew
anywhere. There is not a blade OF
it fired. Every blade presents dark,
rich green color. The stalks bear
two and three full ears each. That
IT pays to dynamite land one cannot
doubt who goes and sees the corn,
Henry Caldwell and his sons are
raising. The fields are not fred. The
corn is maturing in MIR. Caldwel1'S
field, and the fodder is changing
color only through the process OF!
surfing. Mr.. Caldwell set cut to
raise corn, and he has obtained re-
suits gratifying.
He said Sunday: Some people
speak of my corn firing. It is only
maturing. The crop is, made and
nature will get in her work Of rip
ening the harvest. i did not set
tout. with the Intention of keeping .
field Of corn from early April until
the, middle Of December, and only
the foolinh would expect me to do
this ....-..-.....,.
Sunday Mr.. Caldwell stood up In
his corn field and, stretching out his.
arms like Arnold Winkereid When he'
| gathered up the spears. OF, the 'hol-
low square, and made way for
liberty" he gathered up twelve
stalks Of corn. He asked the news
paper man to count the ears. There
were twenty-six ears on the twelve
stalks. In other places in the field
the following tests were made: In
33 feet there were go stalks. with
56 ears in another 80 feet were So
ears; and in another 30-foot space
there were SO ears.
Here is Mr.. Caldwell's estimate OF
his crop: There are AZ rows, with
81 stalks to the row. Averaging
two ears to the stalk there win he
|29.234 ears Allowing l40 ears to
the bushel, there will be 20s BUSH
els. But Mr.. Caldwell says it will
not take 40 ears of such corn as
his to make a busrel. The ears are
larger than the average corn by sew
eral sizes. Therefore he is figuring
as high mark on $50 bushels to his
acre.
| The corn was planted on Good FRI
day. To date it has cost Mr.. Cald-
we'll s6S.50. Joe West, who is a
great corn grower, makes the fol-
lowing estimate Of Mr.. Caldwells
crop: 1876 ears. $50 ears to the
bushel. Total yield. llS bushels.
! The newspaper man went to Mr..
Joe Vests and Mr.. Caldwell's assist
ance. made the following estimate;
55 rows, 1873 1-2 ears to the row;
total number of ears. 1G,249; allow
ling $50 ears to the bushel, GO BUSH
els. 1t cost Mr.. West SIS to raise
|:this crop. The calculation above is
a liberal one, and it Is believed Mr..
Il tx,.ot ,,,;1I ,,ot,a 1aort h,IC hale