Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-03
J0bson System
Being Brought
To This County
Prominent Firms And Citi-
zens Are Interested In
Method To Increase Food
Crop-Local Dealers Prais-
ed BY Atlanta Official.

One Of the most important announce
ments we've had the good luck to make
TO the farmers of this county in a good
many years is just this: the Jobson
system or common sense farming is
stay. What this means in the way
OF q crop increase next year will be
perfectly plain even before the next
crop is gathered, for good healthy corn
and oats and grass don't wait till the
treated right.
TOO much can't be said for this sys.
tenn and John B. Jobson's remarkable
pow which has already don . 80 much
sor ,, other sections Of the South. To
the process of deep tilling and places
the benefits Of the most improved
methods within the reach OF the "one
moss farmer as well as the big
Realizing this, a number OF the best
and most progressive merchants in our
county have gone into the work Of
securing these plows and giving out
information m about the Jobson methods.
Ihese gentlemen are we'll known and
tneir interest IN bringing this benefit
appreciated by every man. woman and
child who realizes just what this thing
Is going to mean to us.
ReIerring to our local agencies, Maj.
lanta office of the Jobson Plow Co.,
SAID, few days ago:
section. They're the only kind of
agents we appoint, because we must
have men with broad ideas Of service.
Trade In other sections are becoming
enthusiastic over the Jobson System
and are helping to spread it among
their people. and you have here just
as as patriotic men and women as. may
Selling few plows is not the big
The Big Idea is that of bringing the
gospel of deep plowing and simpler
ana better paying methods to the
been able to see it's practicability and
have not had the means to purchase
expensive outfits. We and these deal
ers in your county are doing out Bit
and were going, to do a big thing right
Among other things, the Jobson
agents mentioned below are giving out
free to all who call for them copies
OF the little booklet entitled "The Com
mon Sense Of Deep Flowing and Big
tains full particulars Of the famous
Jobson System and has more good,
hard common sense about plowing in
1t than anything that's been publish
eu since the civil war.
The State Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture. Hon. James D. Price, Of Georgia,
said this about the book: ''I wish
every former in Georgia would get a
copy and read It," It has also been
commended by as high authority as
Hon. F. j. Merriam. editor Of the
Southern Ruralist, and writer for at
least a million Southern farmers.
These agencies also give out copies
OF the new farm paper published by
the System. They can be had freely
for the asking. but none will be given
away to those who do not ask.
Following are Jobson System
agents in this county to whom the
Atlanta official was referring, and
who are glad to serve the people with
full and complete information:
Hutchison Bros, of West Union.
Ballenger Hdwe. & Furn. Co., of
Seneca.
G.. w. Pitchford, of Walhalla.
Matheson Hdwe. Co., Of Westmin-
ster
(For the county of Spartanburg,
alone, there are actually 21 Jobson
agencies, and 1t is understood that
there are many other firms in Oconee
county who have applied and will no
doubt be enrolled.S-Adv.