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Wade Drake Farm A Model of Soil Improvement in South Carolina
Hundreds of farmers and agricultural experts visited J Wade Drake in Anderson County to study his soil improvement methods. Through liming rotation cover crops terracing and balanced fertilization he transformed worn gullied land into a productive plantation yielding cotton corn oats and hay despite boll weevil pressure and poor starting conditions. Drake's system emphasizes multiple methods per crop and regional adaptation with Mrs Drake and county agent S M Byars noted for guiding the transformation.
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Andelson
S.C
Betty Seremon
Anderson County
South Carolina
Wade Drake
Farmers County
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Drake Farm
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Coton
Andersen
Daily Mail
Amrs
J. Wade Drake
South
Anderson
Winters
Soil Building Department
Cleson College
Drak
Mr. Drake
Tory Ton
Insane Asylum
Greenville
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