The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-05


contest for the year 1913.
The following are records made in
the City National Bank diversification
contest and kind and qunatity of fer
tilizer used:
T. S. DuBose, Oswego, made 1880
pounds seed cotton. Fertilizer used:
200 pounds cotton seed meal; 200 lbs.
S-3-3, 200 pounds acid, 80 pounds
kainit and 200 pounds nitrate of soda.
He made 1854 pounds slip shucked
corn on 27-2S of an acre. Fertilizer
used. cotton seed meal 100 pounds;
kainit 76O pounds; and nitrate of soda
$50 pounds.
He made 1926 1-2 barrels Of sweet
potatoes. Fertilizer used 400 pounds
cotton seed meal; 200 pounds $50;
400 pounds kainit, 200 pounds acid,
stable manure l load, and 200 pounds
of potash.
He made 13 1870 bushels peas and
1902 pounds Of cured hay. Fertilizer
used 200 pounds S-3-3 and 200 pounds
acid
Mr.. j. S. White made 6,S22 pounds
of slip shucked corn. Fertilizer used
LOO pounds of cotton seed meal; 400
pounds acid; 400 pounds Of kainit;
400 pounds of top dresser and $50
pounds of nitrate Of soda
He made 1881 pounds of seed cot
ton. Fertilizer used, acid 200 pounds;
kainit 200 pounds; S-3-3 coo pounds;
top dresser 400 pounds and stable ma
nure loads.
He made 239 7-12 barrels of po-
tatoes. Cotton seed meal 1000 pounds;
kainit 500 pounds, and acid 500
pounds.
He made 10 1-2 bushels of peas and
1882 pounds of hay. Fertilizer used,
acid 400 pounds and top dresser 400
pounds.
Mr.. j. w. O'Dow made 2,229 pounds
of seed cotton. Fertilizer used 200
pounds acid phosphate; SO pounds
potash; 200 pounds meal and 100
pounds nitrate Of soda.
He made S3 "a bushels of corn.
Fertilizer used, acid 400 pounds; pot
ash 100 pounds; meal 400 pounds and
nitrate of soda 400 pounds.
He made $3.50 pounds Of peavine
hay. Fertilizer used 200 pounds mix
ed.
He made 356 bushels of sweet
potatoes. Fertilizer used, acid 800
pounds; meal 800 pounds; potash 200
pounds and Is loads of stable manure.
Mr.. j. J. Hatfield made 2,1O2 pounds
of staple seed cotton and which sold
for 16 1-2 cents per pound. Fertilizer
used 200 pounds phosphate; 100
pounds cotton seed meal; 100 pounds
potash; 400 pounds S-3-3 and 100
pounds nitrate of soda.
He made 1920 pounds Of slip shuck-
ed corn on As Of an acre. Fertilizer
used amounted to $149O.
He made 73 barrels of potatoes.
Fertilizer used 600 pounds S-3-3, and
400 pounds kaipit. He made 5,76S
pounds of hay. Fertilizer used 400
pounds acid phosphate and 200
pounds of kainit
Mr.. NJ. III. Beck made 2,11S pounds
of seed cotton. Fertilizer used 500
pounds of Germofert; 500 cotton seed
meal; 700 kainit; 200 pounds nitrate
2 loads of lot manure.
He made 50 1-2 bushels of corn
Fertilizer used so bushels cotton seed;
400 pounds kainit; 400 pounds cot
ton seed meal; 400 pounds Of Germ
ofert; 400 pounds of nitrate soda and
IL loads of lot manure.
He made 456 bushels of potatoes
Fertilizer used cotton seed SO BUSH
els; Germofert 600 pounds; muriate of
potash 100 pounds and lot manure II
loads
He made 6,542 of cured peavine hay
at two cuttings Fertilizer used 500
pounds Gcrmofert 100 nitrate of So
da; second planting same acre, 10
loads stable manure Fertilizer used
ten loads lot manure
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