The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13


ative in. encouraging the planting Of
grasses along its roadbed throughout
the South, and it is claimed that this
enterprise will probably conduce to
diversified agriculture. The chief
industrial agent, Mr.. John II. Pat
rick, has just issued the following
circular letter to the industrial agents
Of the road
"You know at our last industrial
meeting at Elberton it was decided
by the industrial agents to adopt the
suggestion of Prof. Hunnicut, of the
State College Of Georgia, in regard
to putting out as an experiment
grass on the right way Of the Sea-
board Air Line, grass to be planted
on the right hand side of railroad as
we Pr South.
"There can be much accomplished
by carrying out this suggestion. In
the first place our farmers must grow
more grass and raise moro stock.
They cannot, make cotton at the
present price. Therefore, we must
do what we can to show them how to
raise grass. 1t will be necessary to
fertlize the land, and we y ust de.
pend largely on commercial fertili-
zers to do this. The fertilizer com
panies are interested in this expert.
ment, and if you will make an effort
you can get from tho fertilizer com
panies that sail fertilizers in your
section enough to fertilize the land
half why between your place and the
next station. You can agree to put
on the grass plots the name of tho
fertilizer, the firm that makes it and
the agent that sells it, Farmers can
soc how the different fertilizers act
on different varieties of grass and
land. BY putting up the guano Com
panics' 'ortisement it will pay
them for what they do in helping
you. Say that it is three miles from
your station to the next station south,
and four miles to the next station
north, that gives you scvcn miles
You would have half Of this distance
in each direction planted. This
. would give you IL distance OF three
and ono half miles in the other, which
would divide tho distance between
YOU and the next industrial agent.
You would plant n stri p ten feet
wide, and equal to three mlles and Il
half. You: would want to use Oil this
amount about two tons Of fertilizer
D and | am sure that you will have nc
tronblo in getting this if you will
: make the proper efforts with the
agents of the companies that sell il
your place. There are probably ter
l. companies that sell in your section
! and il they would give an average o
4 d. sack of guano apiece You will have
8. nll that you need. No doubt bu
I you can find one larger dealer il
4 your section who will ke willing t,
contribute the cutiro amount needed
y if necs ssary, for, if we get more gras
: growing, that means that they vii
!, sell more fertilizers than they huv
ever sold before.
. ut is anilnportant thing to hav
:, the land thoroughly broken up thj
winter and narrowing. There i
= some Of the land, of course, j. s bes
y not to'undertake to cnltiVate in gras
, at the start, as it is too poor, but b
- oultlvating in peas one year andturr
. ing them under you ought TO get
% good stand Of grass.
10 "The way to have this work STAR
~ ed is to have. farmers interested l
:, planting on tho right. of-way tn,
'' adjoins tboir land, you ngrceing
= furnish thcm tho fertilizer and gi,
all the grass that is made to tt
farmer; the understanding must |
that the land is to be put in son
kind of permanent s.ass. We pr
pose to start this experiment by pu
ting all the grass on the right har
ne side OF the railroad coming sonth.
as 81 hope that you will take an a
or tive interest in this work and ASST
in every.way you possibly can. s.