The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-13

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Ms. EDIroa.--As regAr ds ne Costonj
Seed on Mill, Of union, thsFe 1As essn 4
great deal said and written. beth
pro end con, aud have been readine md I
all tho while. But. % some say. an opin.
Ion. nnexpressed, Is no opinion at all.
shonght would say somsthing-in crude
manner am aware--though With feeling |
that IL viii be read critically. Now hare |
never been antagonistic 10 the Oil |
Mills, and am not to this one.
While some soy, or will say, that the MIL
are injurious to the country--to the farming |
industry-tbat it will take the best and
cheapest manure, cotton seed, from the
| farms, and that the Union Mill will be
much more 80, it being nearer, know II
I am inclined 10 sell seed, the nearness Of
| the Mill will be no induoement, and ought
| not 10 be, to any one, IL the farms are to
be feeced for money. But the land 10 not
obliged to be robbed Of that good manure,
| for the meal. which Is said TO DO much
better than the seed, could be returned.
Dr. Jones, Of the Southern Caltirdtor. who
Is acknowledged authority on oil such sub
je cts, says that the cotton seed meal Is better
for manure than the seed, and that If the
seed could be gotten to and the meal from
the mill, without too great an expense, sell
the seed, and buy meal, but never swap.
We have tried It under cotton, alongside
of guano; and liked the meal the best.
As for corn, II 10 rather troublesome, IL not
too expensive, to put seed Under II, for II
they arc green they will come up, and that
TO cover up the sprouted cotton. And 1t is
; generally conceded that time In money.
n but with meal no such result follows. 1t
Ia said that there are about $l6 or 90
worth of oil and short lint in every ton OF
seed that is buried 10 the ground, aud that
there is notthe least particle OF manurial
value in oil. That much is literally thrown
away. that might be made to do somebody
good. And If yeu do o friend good you
: have done yourself good. Let Union build
!. the Mill, and then the Mill men and
farmer. work 70 each others interest; for
If there are any two factors that ought to
work together il is farming aud manufac-
turing. This Mill will be homo enter
prise, and let all who are disposed to sell
q seed sell to the home Mill, and make for
themselves some money and allow the Mil
men to make some also, out Of the other.
/ wise wasted oil and lint. And then let the
Mill men sell the farmers, at fair prices, pure
unadulterated, and highly concentrated
manure, cotton seed meal, and then tha
SlS or $40 that we have been throwing
away-burying il in the ground-will be
y circulated right here among us. There art
n some who will waste large quantity o
It seed that could be utilized some way, fol
e they will not use them for manure, aud
e some will ship them = long distance to sell
N.Y. Eh.n they ship shS sssa to d,,.sn,
q, them, 'iis true, but the money from the
g sale Of oil is lost to US entirely. Aud II
10 the farmers purchase meal from distsn
Mills. or inferior grades Of guano, tha
E. money, too, is sent from home to be oirou
n lated among strangers, leaving thi
y county and its people that much poorer
and in moro depressed condition. .
s. And then, too, it Is said, tho hulls, are
lc an excellent feed for cattle, with great fat
tening qualities-belter than the eeed. Al
m for that, we ore not prepared to say any
8, thing, as j. seems rather problsmatical
ID but il it il true, then we may truthfully
id endorse tho oouplet Of the negro:
"The cotton seed am greatly deceibin
l. And its true worth am past oil beliebin.'
D. Aud the cotton crop is Of more importance
than the planters had realized.
G, Some will cay that cotton seed Is th'
q cheapest manure obtainable. don't tbini
(, SO. Let me try to givo cheaper ono TO
le you know that on four-6fths Of the land
il fha lint aleas -so.it puJ for tho rnis,ng. uu
8, the seed must 60 to get q very little for you
q work: That cheaper manure is pea vines
ID Where twenty acres-poor acres-havs
70 been planted in cotton, take ten Of the best
and .e-k and manure that we'll, aHd I. iii
10 pay better than the twenty half cultivated
y with tho extra expense attached, and thu
ut other ten could be planted in peas, with 9
8. little cotton seed meal under them, or some
ce good grade Of guano, and make heav.
ut crop of peas, which is also money crop
Id besides. the pea vines ore valuable .ne
III nure without the expense and trouble o
hauling to and spreading on tho field and
the farmers could continue, with prope
rotation of corn and peas, oats and pea.
VI and cotton, until they bring their laud to .
high state of offertility, at the same time, will
u fair prices for cotton and seed, make tw
money crops on the Same land, where the
g. heretofore nave made only part Of cue
:. With little surplus capital this coul'
- easily be done, bQt y 10 nigh ty hard for th
4, poor farmer to do more thRu barely live
But it seems Il has been the general rul
ID with us to work for everything but on
own pockets, and We never succeed. An
it is evidently the case with town an
!. country alike, for 1t seems that with ther
r lis "tit for tat; you kill my dog, Kill
/ your cat" Some may think this treason
but very few will attempt to gainsay it, 70
both factors have been continually grumb
n ling and croaking, and is doing SO yet, to
cer'siu oAton', Iyi"S " si'o 's"A "
it imaginary wrongs.
Now, if The whole county-where ther
are no monopolies, trUsts or illegitimate con
r Quoting of business; no selling whiskey out
ir right, or smuggling 1t, but all engaged ]
good honest employment and occupations
~ hope to receive the blessings Of our on
y Master, God, we should Join hands in mu
tual friendship and work 10 each other
1T interest, and our own,
e. Thereby scattering see Is Of kindness,
For our reaping, by aud by"
~ When the Seed Oil Mill is built and o
work, and running smoothly, and withou
ID grating or jarsipg, es we'll constructe
d steam engine, then lot ps oil join hands