The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-29
Fifty Bales to the Mule
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that have been written on the great quest on
of 49, oa ture. Durug the r,cent ayricuI-
in'ai convection i, L,Grsngc "a Ii'tl. cuy
noted for its many and va led attractions
more attention WIS given I, the farm OF.
Georgc W. Tru It ihnn to every other in
teTc'ting feature of that interesting town.
When men will go six mites t., SEQ a piece
Ct cotton rather th n go few bun,lred
yards to sec Lovely flower ga den ,r an
unique factory, their ,cii is al once n si-
mooial of t"ir prict chl i'll rs aud n o,m-
Piim-nt to the farm which they visit.
George Trui Is farm was Of more benefit
to the stare than that entire convention
and n better and more harmonious c,nycn-
tion was never heli in this part of The world.
My assert on will be subs' ant ared w the
hundreds of del gates who Wis tod this farm
and wcut away dctcrmir ci to dun icrte
what they hat seen. An old g2nrlcm.n
nom Texas sad he II never seen cot on the
like OF that; Louisrua man said il gave
him good news to carry back t. his people
an Alabam an sad IN tha, tine flmous black
belt of his State had never cquaied it.
George W. Trrit, ku'wn the fam rus
Georgia cotton grower ard propagat + Of
improved cotton seed, lives in Troup County,
SIX miles from La'irangc. lie is middle aged
medium-sizcd man-weighing about no
POUNDS, 80 being energy.
In approaching his nome the first thing |
n't'c'd was TINT his larn was much larger
than hi' hruSc--a mighty gool sign, can
tel you His dwelling contains four room.
and wide irzzas front and lack Ii IS n
cozy looking. whit" painted Luil!ing, with
fresh: pretty vines clnmbcring over the
piazza. The walk lcaling from The gate TO
tho steps is completely covered by on arch of
cedars which are so perfectly ,nrcrtwincd
that they seem TO begin growing in the air
and tC grow downward in'o the crourd on
each side of the walk. beautiful circular
walks in the yard flower beds formed in
various figures, with hummirg birds filter
ing here nnt thcrc--cXhibit.d guiding
hand faircr than that Of any man.
Magnificent orchar,ls containing fruits of
many choice kinds and all the attendant
c"nvcnienccs of u country home were prom
incu'ly visible.
The barn is two and a half stories high, 55
hv 81 feet, with = rock ccmeutcd foundation
II contains enough If lnSt year = corn to last
inc paGtatOn TIL Christmas ani stucks of
I"any kInis "f forage. Oats. sorghum, mil
let and the like. are cut up by n machine
in tic second story and lroppcl down into
.roughs to suit the app cite Of the mules ,r
horses. There is well in the barn and
water rs Iumrcd directly into troughs which
II MIR. Truittt would train one of the horses
t. waior the others his n, ,rangemcnt. would
lie perfect. The horses walk out of the
lear stable door into fresh Bermuda p,s-
ture.
An excellent steam ginucry. neat
nachin shop in which all the pl"n'a'ipn
n Hachines are kept, good blacksmith shop,
several well-builr tenement houses-all in n
lovely oak grove soddcd with Bermuda grass
help to complete the picture of this model
farmers home.
Al the lest Piedmont Exposition MIR
'rutt received one Of the first prizes for
rrm exhibits. Mrs. Truitt wa. awarded,
several prizes for ladies exhibits. Some of
'hs forty kinds Of wine, and the many
-arietics OF canned goods, ETC. arc still here
TO add to the pleasure Of this household
aad the comfort Of its guests. From two
:; adcd Jersey cows Mrs. Truitt has sold
us year 200 pounds Of butter. She has
"o'd enough eggs and chickens to run n
s'ua.l farm
Rnt to the farm proper: Mr.. Trui,t snys
he is going to make 100 bales of cotton on
81 acres worked by two mules. And these
~ acres were tho principal attraction to the
'ovcnton delegates, and not one Of them
denied the fairness of Mr. Truths estimate.
The land is gray, with ely subsoil. Sew
cral years ago it was !, fuhy POOR It has
'ccn built up by high tilzation end good
""rking. Last year il VI: planted in oats.
l. was we'll broken with cut-awoy harrow
"a December. 1t was broken twice in
annary with harrow, the second plough
'i'% being squarely across the first. Then
Z rows were laid off, four and q half feet
lie. with scooter, followed by johnson
= ing. On forty acres fifty bushels of cotton
led were broadcast to the acre, and five
nndrcd pounds of Scott test acid nut in
'c drill. On the other forty acres five hun
cd pounds of Gossipum TO the acre were
''i ih the drill and iist burrows. The cotton
iairty inches apart in the drill Most
.; it was chopped out by thirty
"c scrape directly across the rows.
Is gives the rows q bcauiiful regularity,
= enables them to be ploughed in two
Il ametrically opposite directions (Think
hor this, it's mighty good scheme The
'r';'n was topped about the 10Th Of July. !
~ ploughed five times and hoed twice
."r. Truitt uses level culture. lie breaks
- md deep, cultivatcs Hat ard very shall
l'w. His lands arc all well terraccd aud
h'mc-made system underground drainage
&C mpoundcd out of ditch, some logs aud
n plentiful supply Of mother ea'th-is fire.
Iucn'ly used. by these precautions cotton
is now growing as high as your head where,
few years ago, gullcys would hide all the
animals in Grant Park
Mr.. Truitt says this land is 100 per cent
bct'cr than it was six years ago. The cot
ton i called Truitts premium prolific The
scci has been selected by sending careful
hands over the feds to pick out the finest
bill This plan has been carried out 80
persitiently that now n small boiled stalk
cannot be found. Forty average bolls of
this cotton will make pound
More than three hundred bolls were count
c OF one stalk. We found bolls which meas
urcd seven and half inches round one way
anil nine inches around the other-looking
very much like green turkey egg There
were some single stalks seven feet tall, nine
feet in diameter, shading sixty-five square
feet Of ground. This cotton looked like n |
swamp, and at a distance appeared too thick
for entrance. A short man would get lost in
il n timid man would not venture into il at |
all an incredu)ous man would never believe |
il was there unless he saw it wise man
Gf he was farmcr) would 60 TO work and
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