The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-24

10 MS secIlOn OF Lne country. he be-
lieved in planting when the land was
dry, between the lst and 10Th OF Octo.
ber, and in preparing the soil between
the 18th OF July and 10th of August.
Representative l.. E. Werner, of Geo.
nee County, struck decidedly rcspon.
Give cord. He was called upon and de.
lighted the audience with the sensc
and vigor OF what he said. He was a
hog and hominy and flour making
farmer. II the farmers raised what
they>a there would be no neod for 40
many political meetings. He wanted
the whole State to do what Oconee was
aolng, raise plenty of wheat, and he
pelleVe1 Oc0nee raised more wheat
than any other county. He bad been
raising wheat for twenty years and
knew Its benefits. He said that the
first thing In raising wheat was work.
1t could not be raised by going to town
or having some one else do it. He did
not believe in too much new-fangled
machinery, but wanted to see the
wheat sown rs OF old, by hand. The
only reason he knew why wheat could
not So grown was that the farmer who
could not raise it was too cternally lazy
to make it. The farmer who is afraid
OF cold weather could not do anything
with wheat. He often had to go out
and break the ice from the top OF the
bucket 20 get at his seed, and go out to
work when he would have rather re-
mained by the fire. II they would
work they would not have to cat flour
that had chalk and pea hour in it, but
could remain at home and eat fine
wheat biscuit, made up with lard made
at homo and hams cured on the panta-
tion. That was what he did, and others
could do the same II they were not
afraid OF work and bruised arms and
legs and shins. He sowcd his wheat
in November. He cleared land thor.
oughly; 1T was very important to clean
we'll. Cotton seed was the manure;
bis plan was to mix stable manure with
cotton seed, mixing it up good and
thon using 25 or 30 bushels OF the
mixture to the acre. Pulverize the
ground we'll and go down at least two
or three inches. Bed soil was the best
for wheat, but other would do.
In twenty years he has not bought
pound OF ilourfor his place. According
to his View 1t was cheaper to make
good flour at five dollars q barrel than
to waste time and everything else and
go to town and buy 1t on credit at four
dollars a barrel. His flour, the best
that could be made, cost him three to
three fifty barrel. He was loug ago
satisfied that 1t was out Of the question
to legislate living for the farmers or
for anyone else. The only way to make
living Is to work for it, and it is time
to stop thinking OF people legislatng
living for anyone. He always counted
on making fifteen bushels to the acre,
and for three years made twcnty-one
to twenty-three bushels.
He tried the blue stem variety for
tw enty two years and sent OIL for some
bearded seed, but for all his experience
found the white wheat the best. He
soaked his seed every year; used one
pound of bluestone to about five bush
els Of wheat, using enough water to
cover seed.
Used from fifty to sixty pounds of
seed to the acre. He was q great be.
lever In the disc harrow, and said tn at
1T could do more work with better re-
suits than anything on the farm.
The field must be gotten in tirst-class
shape before any wheat was planted.
Citizen Josh Ashley had been max
called on him for his experiences. He
got up and pretty soon showed that,
while he might not be an Emersonap
scholar, he certainly knew q thing Or
two about wheat. and living on the
farm, and his droll, characteristic
manner OF telling about it added much
to the interest Of his views and GX-
periences. Citizen Ashley said He
had $50 bushels OF oats left ovor from
last year planted wheat after cotton,
sowed wheat by hand, soaked seed for
eight to twelve hours in bluestone
wash, used half bushel to three pecks
OF seed TO the acre. After planting he
rolled the ground with homemade
roller, pulled by yoke of oxen. Made
six hundred bushels Of wheat on his
the highest Is bushels. Wheat has
more value than flour. Bran is excel
lent food and the straw Is fine for AMI
mails. Used Is bushels OF cotton seed
to the acre. Mr.. Ashley never bought
| -four for his entire plantation, and has
been raising it for many years. He
| sends abroad for seed and prefers blue
stem. TO keep out the weavils put
about two gallons Of upslacked lime to
200 bushels OF wheat. Did not like the
toll system roller mills.
He and Mr.. Werner had an amusing
cOllOquy about roller mills charges.
j. IL: Chappell, OF New berry, made
u brief, but sensible talk. Newberry
smallest yield was II bushels, largest
234.
COL Thos. w. II Holloway sowed three
pecks to the acre and used Is bushels
OF cotton seed; used harrow and got
ground level. Wheat after corn was
best. Showed his faith by requiring
oil his troopers TO plant wheat.
N. G. Elerbe said he put wheat in
paper bags to keep out weavils, ant
put bags in rat-proof box.
Capt. p. l.. Broeden, OF Marlboro
said he sought information. He found
wheat did potter after peas and corr
in his section. They fertilized heavily
He spoke OF the fine lands and records
in Marlboro.
Mr.. Jordan, of Georgia, was asked
for some suggestions, and he spokc o.
length. lie insisted that II 20 bushels
could be made it was 8 fine money
crop, but at all events 1T paid to raise
enough for home use. The average
for us was IS bushels, and il it paid il
Georgia, why not here? lie never
fails to put seed in solution before
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