Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-04


increase Of at least a fourth"
-, MI j9bson has invented Il plow-I
that's al, he hasn't wrought out
new lapld-ire nlan-killer or fashioned
sm0iei SwC l.; but he has, it is
thought, prcoi ed an idea that will
MAKE available, without penny If
oStra rn3t, thousands of tons Of nat
urai ,;a,l 1erttiizors that have lain dormant
fIight Under ihe feet Of the farmers Of
the South, bot which have been so
completely 'ockCd up in the soil that
they nave hvret0fore been Of no profit
whatever '.
The Jobsou system of soil cultiva.
ison IL a. ana THIS re1narkable plow will. it
IS IS cla meg open up new possibilities
IN sol ti!iaEe that have heretofore
oeen mpracticable and entirely be-
yond me reach Of the backbone of
This rountvy-;the "one-hoss farmer"
Sets Farmers To Talking
VIII IS SIMPLICITY and practical
adaptabiity TO The one, two or three.
morse Htock, its easy adjustment tu
Gay, lo9iny hard or shallow land
IT'S pfcuilat handling of the soil so
earle 50, ale ordinary piow in We Vet
land,A and jts wonderful digging and
turning power which gives it more
eLlclehcy per ihorse-power-al of
these combine to make it something
adjoining statos to talking deep plow-
ing as they have never talked 1t be.
fore.
That Nj. Jobson's plow comes high
" recommended Is readily seen in the
hearty in6oraemonts Of such men as
dent and general manager Of Beck G
Gregg, one Of the biggest hardware
firms jn che South; w. L.. Hunnicutt,
editor OF Tho southern Cultiyator
pr. j. r Horn, Of Luverne. Ala; r.
c. Carlisle, y. s. agriculture e expert;
y. G. WitiinEh&n, Sr., Of Atlanta. and
many others from all sections of the
country.
An ir.teresting Character
John T., Johnson, the inventor OF
this remarkable Dlow, and expounder !
OF progressive theories OF soil tillage, |
Is one OF .ho most interesting charac.
ters in Georgia He is even more re.
nlaG' markanlr lhan anything he has yet
over fifty years to realize The big |
dream Of his life marks him as n |
man OF unuanal tcnacity OF purpose |
and un#wsrylng faith in the sound.
ness OF hi3 own Judgment.
.; !, Horn or =; in Houston County Georgia,
honest aS to When 60 fs nineteen ne years yns OF
age he hired out as a regular farm
hand at $3.50 per month, and it was
blow the horn to start 46plow plan
tation on Its long summer.day stretch
Of activity
II was Just at this time and on this
very plantation that young Jobson be-
gan to study the underlying principles
then and there he conceived the idea
Of deep reaching tiller that would
be practicable for the average farm.
er. Even in those days he worked and
schemed to get an instrument that
would prevent the clay from being
His first Ideas. he admits, were not
practical. and were laid aside for
many years, until he became an ex-
pert mechanically as we'll as agricul-
turally. When lie did complete his
po 70 aoaa eonauee se year l99S
and further perfect 1t until now he
believes his work Is finished and that |
nothing further remains to be done |
but to give the result Of his labor to |
the people.
Latest Model Best
A few years ago Mr.. Jobson thought
he had perfected his plow. and at tha. !
caused considerable favorable com.
ment: It was a good plow beyond a |
doubt, but being Of one piece its use
was not as economical as he desired. |
The new plow has detachable point |
of the best steel. This can be retailed |
at fifty cents, enabling the farmer for |
this small price 30 got practically |
new outfit when his O ! point Is worn |
out.
This" said Mr.. Jobson, "finishes the |
work: We've got plow that beats the
world, and the curves In this new
nlOw 0ftv hattar than tho |
ones in the old one. This new model |
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