The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-22

NNNVoh SSSN "Iiu COIu OD llallu now ana
at this time last year. Cotton seed
from the previous year were used in
fcrtillzing this crop and corn from 1896
used also, but the quantity of both
OF these now OH hand is very much
larger than for the corresponding
period last year. \ little more figuring
here may be of interest TO some who
like others to do this work for them.
PERCENTAGE OF PRoTIr PER ACRE.
ID acres cotton, yield 10 800
pounds, at % cents. ..$732. 90
Fertilizlng S73. harvesting $I3O
and one-third cost Of labor $52 26O. 90
Balance on hand. .S472 90
80 acres corn yielded corn, peas
and fodder. :.................$9 1896 80
Fertilizing $l57, harvesting $35
one-third cost Of labor ST.. 24l5 so
Balance IN hand 1902 90
~ acres Of oats, 500 bushels oats
anu twenty tons ay........ 1920 90
Fertiliz'ng SIG, and one third
cosC or labor 2............. 1853 90
Balance on hand. 3 90
Net prCht per acres on cotton S36 81:
net profit per acre on corn and peas
100 uS' piohO per acre on OatS ana
hay ST. 60.
This reCapltulation shows at tbo
first glance that cotton is still king, but
Il careful study of The hay figures MAY
prove instructive. After having made
500 bushels OF oats from 20 acres, Mr..
FLETCHER put fertilizers, valued at $1.30
per acre on this same land, rloughed
IN this application and did no more
work ON 1t until he harvested 20 tons
oil nay, which he values at 5000, and
which cost him less than $50.
Before leaving Mr.. F]lctcbcr,s record
to the praycrful coosidcr,,io, of ,ho
many weaker brethren, II other Stale.
munt with be made, Mr. Flctchcr
rented forty acres to W share mn
and from these forty acres were h,,-
vested Pc bales of cotton oocb ovnr,r.
ing $50 pounds. Five bundled uounJs
of FIetchcr's compos, and On n.hnl
of cotton seed nor ocro ,voro ,,nNI
Mr.. Flctcher's work was lion, in q
broad and progressive snirit II,
spends money to make money. but n,
utilities TIM c Alright. He raises ov,ry.
Thing at home, but suuar and coffee
he is a useful and IGNORED citizen .
high type of man, and is an cyomnl,
Of probity and II .rirl tncss to all VIII,
know him.
Tobacco culture i'm South Coroliro !.
not yet understood by MANY nor ,r,
its results realized. Actuol ,rsnlt,
from tobacco culture have been pub
lishcd from time to time. and in n,
instance have the results been inoccu
rate nor carelcssly gathered. proc,ico
difficulties are here. but there is M
one that cannot be ~surmounted. Posi-
bly, n exceptic II toihis NAV he noted
All soils are posltivclv oi 'oI,n,nI :,
the growth of tobacco, and to this ex
ccption may be added the rouolly poton
fact that all farmers are not adaptcd I,
this business feature of farm;nI. ~,
bacco is Il white mans crop. and il Ger
tainly puts a white mar TO work. IL
norancc upon this subject is born o
fear and this Is a most unfortrna,,
combination.
AS t" the magnitude Of the tobacc,
interests of South Carolina words. an,
li9uIcs are now unnecessary. S,ull
Carolina can poiut to tobacco town.
and counties where The tobacco inter
, ests command the attention of III,
crtirc community and where the cio,
Is decidedly recognized as Il staple one
Some men have lost money in Tobacco,
; culture, and others are liable to do $,
/, again. So ne men have lost fortune.
in other callings, while their next doc
ncighbor made money at the same bus
. ness. The right way and the wrong
, way stands .irmly in evidence whcr,
tobacco culture is concerned. The cx
detrimental stage has long since beer
successfully passed and again only oh
Jcct lessons in results will be referred
10 here.
Capt. Paul Whipp.e, Of Darlington
a successful farmer and one of the best
business men of the State, is. a thor
odSh believer in TOBACCO culture. Prior
to the introduction of tobacco culture
Capt. Whipplc planted, each year, not
less than 800 acres of cot on. He
carefully tried tobacco culture and now
NOT one acre of cotton is planted on
bis farm. Capt. Whipple's lands are
very hight and s; ldy. they arc amono
the poorcsv in Dmlinuton Cuuntv and
arc not at all adapted for cotton IN.
best tobacco CROP ever made NV CAM
Whipplc was on a field of thirty orras
nrowM in 1896. This crop was snII NJ
an ovnropo of 10 ~