The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-22

at home: Shall the Elders be driven
from the country or permitted to remain
and preach their doctrines7 On this you
will find our people divided in opinion.
A Point for Farmers.
= The Raleigh, M: c., News contains the
following which will be of. interest to
farmers of this neighborhood who are
much interested In tobacco:
There is no doubt that Raleigh is the
-centre;of the new movement in the cul-
sture of tobacco, which, beginning last
February, grew to such proportions and
resulted in the planting of such a large
acreage in Wake, Johnston, Nash, Moore
and Chatham Counties. An unusual de-.
gree of interest was excited among the
farmers and a mum ber devoted their. best
energies to the tasl, of growing the new
crop. .ssAllgthesinformation,s or nearly,
Was derived 54rom reading. As few per-
sons from other tobacco growing counties
gave information practically. 1t became
evident when the tobacco was halfgrown
that the soil-was adapted to. it. Some Of
the finest crops ever seen were the pride
Of many farmers in Wake, aud from all
the counties which we're making their
first attempt with the new crop cal.e
encouraging reports of progress. Barns
were built and preparations were made
for rHue-curing the crop. Fully half the
farmers tlue:cufed their tobacco, the
others sun.curing it. Of course some
,crops.werea roug bly, handled, y. owing, en-
tirely to inexperience and not to careless.
mess. for never weregpeopie more careful
with the limited lights Before them.
The first tobacco brought to the market
showed that the care the farmers had
paid to cultivation and curing coupled
with a most remarkable knaek lin tbe
management of The new crop. had borne
good results. {; 1Ex perienced dealers ex-
pressed their sufprisis- at results and all
declared: that the, section of which Raj.
eighiis the centeband the natural market,
was surpassed by no nther in its adapti'
b''ity to: the growing of fine tobacco.
The farmers who planted tobacco are
without exception gratifed at, their sue
cess and regard it as the future money
crop. Prices have ranged very high in.
deed, and the demand has been an eager
one.aa .a:'~ a! - 49,
sgs Raleigh now has three warehouses.
The Capital is a colnmodious building,
70 by 12o feet, with ample free camping
yard, stalls, rooms for farmers, sheds, etc.
The warehouse has fourteen skylights.
Mr.. T. Norman Jones, of this warehouse,
says that the, success of tobacco culture
inethis section: is remarkable. Its sue.
cess lis all that the most sanguine could
have expected. Excellent as the bulk of
tobacco is this season, Mr.. Jones says it
will be 10 to 15. per cent. better next
season. he says the coming season ten
times as much tobacco will be planted.
To show the value of the crop, one far.
mer said he had planted ten acres and
had hue.cured all. the crop. He would
tssefF it for less than 5000 per acre, for
he was sure that he could obtain that
6gurein the Raleigh market.
- Capt. w. C. Moore, of the Farmers
warehouse, said the success of Raleigh's
first tobacco season so far was indeed
gratifying. He estimates that 5000
acres were planted in Wake, and thinks
that the coming season FIVE times as much
will be planted. The crop is averaging
700 pounds per acre, and the. price is
about 121 cents. The DEEPEST interest is
shown in the culture of the weed here in
Walks and in all The counties around it,
and this interest increases day. by day.
Henceforth tobacco culture will be one
sof, thaaleadings Gf.not the lesding) in
austries in Gthese counties which are in
The truentobacco belt. All the farmers
say that next season they will try it.
! The increase i'm, Wake will be 500 per
cent. The desire of the people for more
information abonttobacco is remarkable.
Every man who appears to be at all well
Informed about it is kept busy telling his
Snsighbors what'he knows. The average
value of tobacco for the past year, in the
State, has been about 13c.
Capt.:'J j. Thomas says that tobacco
is nova standard crop in this section.
Farmers tell him they will divide crops.
Where man planted 100 acres in cotton
he will put fifty acres in cotton and five
or ten in tobacco, thus practically divid'
ing the crop. The increase in the acre
age the coming season will certainly be
300 or 400 per cent. th
. NIr. Henry Powell says all the farmers
are grati6ed at their success with the
new crop, which has certainly been re-
markable. Of course some have failed,
but this was to have been expected, of
course. The increase in acreage the
coming season will be 800 or 500 per
cent. and the next crop will be in all re-
spects better one.
Mr.. B. B. Woodell, to whose earnest
efforts in introducing tobacco, as crop
ao much; credit, issdue, saysno crop plant.
ed has ever given so much satisfaction, or
so cheered the farmers hearts. The
success of the attempt has appreciated
the value of lands in all parts of the
county. What was begun as an expert
ment is an assured success. There is no
longer cropping in the dark. He esti-
mates the acreage in Wake at 1900
thinks that next season it will be in.
creased to 1000 acres.