Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-02
Hon. J. VIM. Thurmond Writes
Timely Article on Food
Preparedness.
Preparedness
Editor Edqefield Advertiser:

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South from Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture, Mr.. Houston, has, certainly,
been universally delivered by means
of newspapers and preparedness
committees. The people of this
State must now realize the absolute
necessity of growing their food
stuffs at home, and / believe the
same conclusion has been reached
by the people of the other Southern
States.
tits generally accepted that great
crops of grain should be grown In
the South this year, and that pa
triotism so requires, and it has long
been acknowledged that unpatriot-
ism is about the only imperfection
in a man that is unforgivahle. 1t
is lamentable fact tnat many OF
our people have never learned to
grow grain, especially corn, success
fully, and no doubt, many of them
would at this time like to have the
method of some practical, success
full corn grower; hence, l visited
Mr.. B. R. Smith, Johnston, S. G..
r. F. D., recently, and secured
from him method be advises far
mers to adopt and it is herewith
submitted. 1 am confident that
MIR. Smith has made more money
out of land per acre growing cotton
and grain than any other man l
have ever personally known. MIR.
Smith cleared more than One Thou
sand Dollars to the horse in 1913,
on his FIVE horse farm. oyer and
above supporting his family and
paying all of their expenses and
did considerably better last year, so
/ am informed; therefore, at this
critical time, I think the people of
this section should have his advice
on growing corn. Prior to the pas
sage of the War Resolution by the
Congress and the Proclamation Of
War by our wise and great Presl'
dent, the people of this country had
the right to express their opinions
against war with Germany, but
since the passage of said War Res
olution and the Proclamation of the
President pursuant thereto, it is the
imperative duty of all persons pro-
tected by the American Flag tc
cease imposing upon Americans
4heir anti-war sentiment. The die
is cast. and our entire population of
whatever religious or political faith
or nationality, should cement into
one party in the support of Presi-
dent Wilson for humanity and de-
mocracy and for the enforcement of
international law and to guarantee
a long word peace, which great
achievements can only be consum-
mated by glorious victory against
the imperial German government.
Let every citizen perform some pa
triotic service this year in behalf Of
America, for the promotion of her
laudable purposes in this moment
Gus struggle.
J. VIM. Thurmond.
Bob Smiths Method of Growing Corn.
Break land thoroughly. In clay
break with suhsoil if convenient, if
not with some small plow as deeply
as possible, then re. break with half
shovel close. Use harrow if neces-
sary. With six inch round shovel
run deep, lay off rows five feet wide.
Mix four hundred pounds l6 per
cent Acid Phosphate with 100 lbs.
of Blood and apply as hereinafter
directed per acre. If Blood cannot
be secured, use other ammonia hav-
ing similar analysis. Apply 200
pounds of the mixed fertilizer to the
acre in this furrow. Drop corn
from Is to 90 inches in the drill,
cover with a double foot plow if &C.
cessible. Ten days after corn comes
up run on each side of it with big
sweep. Ten days later run on each
side a few inches from the corn
with a guano distributor applying
the balance of guano (3OO pounds)
to the acre and plow every other
middle after fertilizer is distributed
Immediately with long half shovels;
running the furrow near enough to
corn to sprinkle little dirt about
it and plow oat the middle at this
time thoroughly with half shovel.
Ten days later plow out the other
middle in the same way. 1t is pre-
ferable that the second application
of fertilizer be sufficiently covered
to protect it from the sun on the
side where the middle is not plowed
but the distributor may do this.
Ten days later plow out the old