The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
JObsOn 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
10 the farmers Of this county in good
many years is just this: the Jobson
coming to this county-and coming to
stay. What this means in the way
OF a crop increase next year will be
perfectly plain even before the next
and oats and grass don't wait till the
harvest to let you know when it's been
treated right.
Too much can't be said for this sys-
tenn and John B. Jobson's remarkable
piow which has already done SO much
for other sections of the South. 70
sum 1t up briefly, this plow cheapens
the process Of deep tilling and places
the benefits of the most Improved
methods within the reach Of the "one
moss farmer as we'll as the big
realizing this. a number Of the best
and most progressive merchants in our
county nave gone into the work of
securing these plows and giving out
Information about the Jobson methods
their interest in bringing this benefit
10 the communities they serve will be
appreciated by every man, woman and
chlld who realizes just what this thing
Is going to mean to us.
heIerrlng to our local agencies. Maj.
Jho. w. Norwood, manager of the At
ianta Office OF the Jobson Plow Co.
said few days ago:
ihese men are a credit to this
section. They're the only kind Of
agents we appoint. because we must
Offcials and members OF Boards of
Trade In other sections are becoming
enthuBtaSdc over tho Jobson System
and are helping to spread il among
.neir people. and you have here just
be found on the face Of the earth.
Selling a few plows is not the big
idea about our work" he continued.
The Big Idea is that Of bringing the
gospel OF deep plowing and simpler
and better paying methods to the
been able to see its 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
or the little booklet entitled "The Com
mon Sense Of Deep Flowing and Big
tains full particulars Of the famous
Jobsm System and has more good,
hard common sense about blowing in
1t than anything that's been publish
ed since the Civil war.
The State Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture. Hon. James ID. 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. ]. Merriam. editor of the
Southern Ruralist, and writer for at
least 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:
Farr & Thomson, of Union;
B. G. Wilburn & Son, of Cross Keys;
Jonesville Hdwe. Co., of Jonesville;
Kelton Mercantile Co., of Kelton.
For the county of Spartanburg,
alone, there are actually 81 Jobson
agencies, and it is understood that
there are many other firms in Union
county who have applied and will no
doubt be enrolled.