The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-30
OUR TOBACCO FARMS.
Newspaper Men Visit tho Farms and ara
Amazed at tho Success With which
the Expotim"niers are nIret-
Ing Crops Look w.u
and kesuits VIII
be Satisfuc-
tory.

server, and this writer were Yesterday
morning driven to the tobacco farms
near town. Our citizens have no idea
TO what extent tre weed is being cult
waited right at our door, and with what
success those who have undertaken the
experiment are meeting.
The first place visited was the furuI
of the Ncwberry Tobacco Association,
near the brick yard. This is II field of
20 acres, under the management OF Mr..
Tom l1arrell, Il gentleman who has had
several years experience in the cultiva-
tion Of tobacco. The plants arc about
| three feet high, and the broad green
leaves are beautiful to look uron. Mr.
Harrell informed us that in all Of his
experience he had never had the
trouble and ill-luck that had bcrallcn
him this year in the cultivation of to-
| buCco. The recent rain was the first
that he has had on his crop since the
| plants were put out, having to haul
! water to put them out with and keep
| them alive. 1t is interesting to hear
| these men talk of the mode of gath er-
ing and the process Of curing or dry ing
the tobacco, und to have them explain
! the workings of the drying houses or
barns. Mr.. Harrcl is proud Of his
crop and has right to be, for with al!
his bad luck his crop promises satisfac-
tory results, and taken altogether will
compare with any we have seem
No, ii ~
tobacco plantation, out at the Lake
place beyond Helena. Mr.. Purcell has
an expert tobacco grower with bin in
| tho person Of Mr.. John Harrcll, Of
! Florence County. Mr.. Harrcll says
that he has Is acres planted for Col
Purcell, - Of which will yield him L.
| 500 pounds to the acrc-.some of which
| will bring us much as 30 and 10 cents
| per pound. lie is now erecting several
drying barns, one Of which will have
two ilues, it being larger than the rest
! Mr.. Harrell's crop looks we'll. He too
| has had no rain until the past few days
and yesterday morning put out his last
plants
! MIR narrcll says he has been in the
'ooacco business u years, ana the poor
es' crop ne ever made was S"i to the
| acre, and that he has made us much a.
! @l"o 10 'ne acre. lie says we nave just
| plenty Of land suitable for tobacco Gu
ture here, and predicts that in few
Sc"rs all our FARMERS VIII DC culIlVac-
my 'o'" eco.
Mr. la"ley next earned us to his
! P'an'o'lon over aC Che da'ry farm,'
"""te nc mas i've acres plahted. Mr'
""'eS mas INC advantage oi the oChers
l" nc u"''o''"''S Vi grown ana INC
! 'o"''""'S' VI ''"'es' ""'ch 's"'uo oG'ess
oue W ''I''e oe'ter qualify oi land,
'' 49, '"'"s' eo"'P"' "V''''S ne" sroo"o'
! however, they all have good crops,
and neither has the advantage of the
other.
! MIA -, ~ ,,
nv ''o' !" "''" '''" ""i'ii9 nave "ccH
giving them no end OF trouble. but by
paying little negroes 10 cents per bun.
dred ior the worms. the nlunts aro kon,
o,, ,-..',',',
"'o"' ann O''o '''''o "eS TUGS o"SS'
me farmers OF the county should
make it their business to visit these
,obacco farms and see for themselves
:. ,,
WV "'''''"'. ~ = '"'S os''on
OF le" years before lob". Will take
the place OF crtton in this part OF the
+ State. ON lnnd sni,ohlc T., its cnl,n,o
W. ,,;,,,
we "ope T." ,''''.a" III our "e"C paper
Il 2lter from Mr.. iarrell TO his home
paper in Florence, which will give YOU