The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-11-10
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ATLANTA. ca. September 80 i
suppose the are few readers OF thu CJa>
Stitn'jo@ who do not remember Parish Fu,>
man.
He wasa bright and a:ainy senator in
1876, anG-lcd the capita! campaign against
Atlanta-was mentioned for Congress,
and always esteemed him, as one OF the
best equipped and most capable OF our young
politicians. y few years ago he quit poll
tics and went to firmiug heard that he
had settled on Il thin piece of land with
poor prospects, aud, in common with many
Of his friends, thought he had dropped out
of affairs.
vt the last agricultural convention he
electrified the older farmers of the State
with the details Of the most astounding five
years iirpling ever done in 4 s0grhern
State, and is to day more talked about in the
State than il he had served in congress
twenty years.
nave heard The record Of his wonderful
work several times within the past few
months, and the Comment with which il
is usually greeted is, Il don't believe it
simply say tha; have the authority Of at
least three excellent gentlemen for the
truth Of tie following mnin points:
Furuan Startcd work with sixty five acres
Of the very poorest land i'll iAidII; Georgia
five years ago. The fist year he made
eight bales VI cotton Oh TIE sixty five acres,
or lc;s than one bale to eight acres This
shows that it WAS tho poorest Of scrub Land.
The second Year he put $50 pounds Of
compost 20 the acre. ard made twelve bales
Of cottoa where he made eight before.
The third year he us2i 900 pounds Of
conipos. To the acre, increased the yield on
the 90 acres to 23 bales.
The fourth year he used 2.010 pounds OF
compost to the acre ana Increased his crop
to II bales on G5 acres
The fifth ycar he used 1000 pounds of
compost to the acre, and has crop is certain.
ly above 50 to the Gj acres, and may reach
100 bales.
lie has done all his work with two plowS
and eighteen dryS extra piowins His
official and detailed statenrnt shows that
the total expenses were p 800. aud his net
p'ShS "--'' ~, Il .iiG lCCpi ca bIl Il lNO ubISc
farm. In addition, the land that WAS worth
50 an acre five years ago is now worth $ 100
an acre. So with two mules this year he
has raised ut least eighty bales az cation,
l,OOO bushels Q! oats and IO3 bushels Of
corn.
Isn't that better record than he could
have made in congress? Hasn't he done
the State more good hy this demonstration
than he could have done by ten years Of
political speeches?
WHAT MIR. FURMAN SAYS AIiJUrIT
| had talk with 'urman to-day. lie is
the very picture OF health, prosperity and
intelligent enthusiasm, with perfectly indie.
pcnd9ut income, and tha secret OF :. better
one in his hand, he is truly happy man.
lie said tc me:
''Whcn determined to 20 to farming,
five years ago, | saw that it would not do to
farm in the Old way | saw farmers around
me getting poorer every day, though they
worked like slaves | saw them starvn.
their lald 50 that each year their yield was
scantcr, aud their farms less valuable.
saw that it was still the plow following the
axe, and that rs fast as I fumcr starved
one piece OF land he cleared out new
piece. With 500, 900 immigrants pouring
into ihis country annually, and the public
domain virtually prccmp,cd realized that
this wastctul system must stop somewhere
ana soon. Worse than all, saw that INV
own land rented to small farmers
WAS o5 PER CENT poorpn ,xp 1rss v,,.
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