The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-16
A Model Farmer.

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A Model Farmer.
Mr.. EDITOR: A few years ago the
Messrs Glenn, three sons of Mr.. F. M.
Glenn, purchased the valuable McCann
farm, of Maj. T. d. McCann. For this
property they paid twelve dollars per
acre-six thousand dollars. One-third of
this amount was paid in cash, the balance
has been made on the farm, and the pay
ments promptly met. The elder OF the
three brothers, T. S. Glenn, has had
special charge of the farm, and well and
successfully has he performed the respon-
sible duty. The McCann farm is one Of
the oldest settled places In the upper edge
County, and has been in the
possession Of the old proprietor, Maj.
McCann, some sixty years or more. In
ante-bellum times the Major was always
regarded as one of our most successful
and progressive farmers. He may justly
be regarded as the pioneer in the use of
Peruvian guano and the cultivation of
clover and grass. He maintained the
fertility of the farm in high condition
by the liberal application of stable and
lot manures, supplemented with judi
cious use of guano and cotton seed.
Consequently when the purchase was
made on the part of the Messrs. Glenn
the farm was already in q. state of ad-
vanced cultivation. Under their skillful
management the high character of the
farm has been not only maintained, but
considerably increased. Recently, in
company with Mr.. John M. Glenn, we
passed over the various crops in cultiva-
ton the present year. and think the man
ager of the farm is justly entitled to the
appellation of the model farmer. He has
made no attempt at special crops or pre-
MUM acres, but prefers by careful culti-
vation and liberal manuring to bring up
all the crops to the point Of liberal and
remunerative yields. While cotton is
the leading crop, yet the corn and small
are always arranged to yield liberal
supply for the farm itself The corn crop
is mostly planted on the fine bottom
lands lying on the creek Immediately
above Rankin's old mill-site, which, q
few years ago, was lost to cultivation by
overflow and otherwise, but since the re-
moval OF the dam it has been nearly all
reclaimed (53 acres) and brought into
high state of cultivation. And other
farmers owning bottom lands along said
creek and above said dam are gradually
bringing all these valuable lands into
cultivation, and very soon the whole OF
them will be groaning under the most
luxuriant crops. But we have digressed.
The wheat crop of the Messrs. Glenn,
although injured somewhat by the severe
dry, weather, will average about ten
bushels to the acre. The oat crop, how
ever, will be seriously cut off. The pol
icy Of Mr.. Glenn. seems to be to raise an
abundant supply Of the provision crops
and as much cotton besides as the hands
can thoroughly manure and cultivate
we'll. On these two points, liberal ma
nuring and careful cultivation, turns the
entire success of these enterprising young
men. And this principle not only applies
to their individual crops, but also to that
of all their ronters. The same careful
cultivation which is manifest in the crops
Of the proprietors themselves, is also ap-
parent in the crops of their renters,
white and colored. One of the rer:ers is
cultivating an upland field in corn, called
the briar patch, which, Maj. McCann
says, has beell in cultivation one nun.
dred years. With average seasons 1t Will
make four barrels Of corn to the acre. it
is planted four feet each way, one stalk
in the hill, and cultivated both ways
with the plough. MFR. Glenn utiiizes all
the cotton seed on the farm in manurlng
for wheat and cotton. For wheat ne ap-
plies broadcast some twenty. five or thirty
bushels to the acre, and for cotton ne
lists in some fifteen or twenty bushels OF
raw seed to the acre, with about one hnn-
drod and twenty-five pounds acid. Upon
this, together with all the stable and lot
manure that can be raked up, bed IS
thrown with turn plow, which lies IN
this condition till planting time, then the
bed is completed preparatory to planting
the crop. Mr.. Glenn always plants all
his hoed crops just as early as the season
will admit. No postponing for the moon,
a Good Friday, or any thing OF the sort,
but pressing of the work of planting
until the last seed is put into the ground.
And this principle applies 10 the bottom
lands as we'll. The earlier planting,
usually the better stand, the longer the
season to mature the crop and the larger
the yield. At least such is Mr.. Glenn's
experience Another grand secret OF
Mr. G's. success in farming is his close,
personal, unremitting attention. the
whole season, to the cultivation of all the
crops raised. On this point Mr.. G. will
not admit of any interruption.
Mr., JOnn 1lenu aGLonuS speclallJ w eho
garden, potato and watermelon patches,
and succeeds as well in these departments
as his other brother in the fell. His
prospects for early melons, however, was
well nigh utterly destroyed this spring
by small bug, like the lady bug, which,
in few hours, nearly destroyed all the
eally plants. By a liberal application OF
ashes he arrested their ravages, has re.
planted his crop, and all is we'll now.
From friend in Alabama Mr.. G. re-
ceived few cotton seed of noted va.
riety, name unknown. One stalk OF last
years growth is now on exhibition in
Washington with one hundred and forty
open bolls. On the 25th OF May Mr.. &.
had well-developed square. MIR. 6.
also has superior plan for watering
cucumber or similar plants in q dry sea-
son. He inserts tile, some twelve or
fourteen inches long, by pushing through
the soil to the bed Of roots, and by pour
ing the water through the tube it reaches
the roots entirely below the surface and
free from the scorching effects Of the sun.
IT. 81. R.