The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-20
n GREENVILLIG FARMER,
improving Lnnd without Fertilizers
ana by Raising Cott0n--C Clean CuI-

Improving Lnnd without Fertilizers
| and by Raising Cott0n--C Clean CuI-
ture the Secret or Success.
Lar y CAN'T in Piedmont Headlight
Last Wednesday my friend Bob Hell
me and take in the sights Of Spartan
burg. Bob is ono Of the biggest heart
cd fellows In the Stats. He is con
strnctcd on the ilca-bitlcn sorrcl order
OF beauty, but what Bob lacks in looks
he makes mp in clcvcrnnss. He is the
son-in.law Of Capt. White, OF the
Windsor Hotel, and brotnur-in-la to
Dillingham;. We think his satanic
maj sty must have owed the Captain a
grudgc and paid him or in sons-in-law
| 3ut the Captain Says he is proud Of his
boys, and would rot object to some
more old debts bcing nquIdutcd with
the same kind Of twolcgged currency.
Bob Hcllams has been living in Green.
Vllle Tor 10 these many years, and OF
course on reaching the bus, ling, busy
city OF Spartan burg he felt like Pocu-
hontas when she first landed in Lon
don. But 1t don't take long to n.cli-
mate Sob llrllums, and he soon made
himself ut home. He spent the greater
p"rt OF his time at Beckcr's drinking
soda water and eating gUObcr candy.
Late in the evening we met our friend,
ana he was iDll ltcd with soda water
Ike " balloon, and SO stuck uD with
molasscs candy that you could have
used him for lly-papor. Bob wanted
to know where they got their sweet
Glenn Springs he had heard so much
about?
Bob llcllams runs q furniture store
in GrccnvilIc, and also owns one OF the
best farms in th,. South. 1t only con.
tmins ll0 acres, but for years he has
made net profit on the place, besides
supporting his family, Of 81 900 per
annUm. J have h ard great deal
about his model farm, and unravclicd
my friend Of tho following infUrma-
tlOn:
Mr.. lIcllams says that when he first
bought the place his friouds ridiculed
the idea OF making living thereon,
and one facctlously remarked that it
was the best place in tho country to
haul corn corn to. The land is n thin
grey soil. But Bob went to work, and
without the application of any manure
except guano, and with tho production
OF cotton us his principal crop, he last
year made on 55 acres 50 bales Of cot
ton weighing 400 pounds each, and
but for the crougnt would havo made
20 balls. The total value OF the entire
crops produced on G5 acres was So 300
Now, this shows what can be a, com
plished on our poor lands under scicn-
tlhc t:l!age and good management.
| asked Mr.. Hcllams what KIND Of
manure he used, and If he sowrd do"n
his land iD COW peas? Hr replied that
the only manure he used was tnc usual
| quantity Of guauo per acre, and rs cot
Ton was his only principal crop, and it
took the whole year to make and gath
er IT, he could not improve his land by
artiticial,mcthods But he always made
| 1t q rule to raise his own supplies.
Mr.. Iiollams then went on to explain
that he had brought up his ltnd by
| clean cultivation never lctting Il blade
| Jf grass or bush grow to be cut green
! He explained that when vegetation
! was growing and you destroyed IL ia
| the grGrn stage yO1 1850 destroy, d the
! germs Aul substance OF tue soil around
IT. Take, for instance, a forest tree.
! 70 cut down that troc while tho sap is
up means ioss TO the land for many feot
around it, for the fcrtilizing properties
havo gono up into that tree with the