The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-08

bushels Of peas to each acre sowed. Thu
vine Is then turned under with the rest
OF the crop when it is all fairly ripcned
heavy two-horse plows being used for
the purpose, tho ground broken deeply,
so as to have good loose and deep soil
Tor the coming crop of wheat which usu.
ally follows tho pea Upon the ground
thus broken the crop Of barnyard manure
saved on the place is scattered, and th.a
plowed in with shallow turn, tho seed
grain afterwards put in with the drill
| This process leaves the soil in good con.
dition for tho corn crop of the coming
| y,ar.
This practicala tells me one
thing about the pea which had hitherto
escaped my notice. He says that i'm its
growth it has no natural enemy, aud that
IL can be fully developed in any soil. 1t
- subject to no disease known TO him.
uor is 1t attacked, rs other plants are, in
its growing state by vcrmin. The ooly
drawback to its culture with him is in
wet seasons when the crabgrass struggles
with it for the asccndancy. lf. however,
this annual ovcrcomcs the growing pea
crop the grass has simply caught n tartar
- and they both rido in the barn torcth
er as the best Of cowfood in the dry win
ter forage.
Mr.. Gwyn's enemies to the corn crop
are wet weather and Jim Crow. lie
doesn't try To control the clouds. but ha
fights the black-wingcd thief with pos.
on. And II the rain fosters too mu ch
crabgrass for the grain crop to thrive, the
barn again lcvics tribute on the spread
ing grass, and the f,rmer makes blessings
and riches out Of the curse to the corn.
the grass being converted into the very
finest OF hay for his mules and horses.
of which he keeps only four. A yoke of
oxen came in for the extra heavy work
of tho plantation. The enemy to the
-,Al.AAA AA.Sas,s.,-;..-Al.-i..-l -
is remedicd by KANT
asked Mr.. Gwyn if he had, out of the
abundance of his experience and obscrva.
tion, any special suggestions to make for
benefit OF the farmer generally. Here
are some things he said:
"Tcll the farmers everywhere to nav
more attention to their farm to real ny-
ricultural intcrcsts-and take less notice
Of political frauds. Don't make the farm
simply n staying place for the owner ut
night; but let it b. converted into home,
comfort happiness, prosperity. Each
farmer ought to try, by all fair means, to
increase the fertility of at least one or
more OF his fields each aud every year,
until all the place is brought up to tho
highest possible state of productivcncss.
Don't scatter too much in unpromsng
places neither in cucrgy, money or fer
tilizcrs; concentrate is the word until
you can afford to scatter generously.
Some people call it intensivencss in
farming. 1t is simply common sense.
Siie9sl Gi29d ui judgement d. should dictate that
the farm. The Armours, oICuIcugo, gov
bccf-eycn to the blood and the hoof,.
In increasing the fertility of soil, the fu-
turc expense in cultivation is always les
scncd, while the product is enlarged. A
plow runs better and easier in soil orig
inally deeply broken and made mellow
by peas or other good vegetable manur-
ing, than if poor and half broken Mt the
start; and deep soils arc always the best
protection from drouth or excessive
rains. No man should think Of making
success in farming until he has good
soil 10 work in; If the farm is naturally
thin, it can be brought up to n produc-
tive condition by proper cultivation, I'M
less the substratum il sandy sponge
that ubsorbs the food element from every
thing put above 1T.
Mr.. Gwyn is n Jealous allianccman, al.
though he has recently felt called upon
to publicly oppose some Of the extreme
| measures of zcalOts in the alliance party.
| He says that the alliance was originally
| intended TO benefit the agricultural inter.
csts Of the country by making simply q
brotherhood among farmers without any
ultimate itcrfcrcncc in professional poll.
tics, but that designing and unworthy
men have prostitutcd the association tc
different ends lie says that rs long "a
the democratic party continues to cvinc,
its sympathy and gives its labors for tn,
farmer he expects TO stick 10 ''thc ole
ship" he don't like the idea of getting
into little boats that have never been
tried in bad weather lie takes Mr.
Lincoln's advice, not TO swap horses il
the middle Of the stream.
Mr.. Gwvn and hS wife are members o
the Methodist church. They have TIVE
living children. He is about lilty-Si!
Years old aud he had some experience u
a private soldier in the confederate army
especially in the first battle of Manassas
He has the knack of managing men, an'
especially oi getting Gooi Wofk out q
hands He goes with them. and if h
can't do anything III the labor he make
the Labor Of others interesting to then
selves but he wants his men to keep q
the work while he tells the big stories
He works chiefly with the hircling labc
system, ignoring somewhat the tcnar
system. lie loves to have his farming a
done under his own eye, and then /
knows it is well done. He has the rrp'
tation Of paying literally for the wor
that he obtains from his hired men. Son
people here criticiSc him rs being tc
democratic and too liberal in some thing
9 lie gets all the white labor he wants
I $40 per month. this including the hir
linp's board. He now raises al! his fan
c lily supplies. and has an abundance
n sell To tho man who comes TO buy.
Il If there are blessings or honors for tho
= who make two blades OF grass grow whc
II only one grew before, this man, III Ii
e success, certainly deserves the highc
y needs; and | have given his cxpericn
u as an instance Of Il man who has made
il snug fortune in farming without putin
IS himself to the strain Of producing u
c annual crops for the worlds markc
Is lie has done it by being up early al
ic l,,. and mnLin,r thc imDrOycmcnts &