The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-03
HARD TIMES.
Intensive Farming. Diversity of
Crops aud Home made
Fertilizers.


Crops and Home made
Fertilizers.
The beginning of the new year is
an appropriate time tp review the
pest md; call from our experience
tkst which has proven t. be good and
:. .worthvto be retained and Cast aside
all which, we know to have been
fruitless and Improbable.
There is no class of people who
might do this with more profit to
themselves than the farmers of Union
county. y. AssBSll Arp would say, 81
have been ruhina ing, and the sub
jec. upon which l have been puzz iny
is the persistent cry Of hard times
which comes from the farmers "f
almost every section of the country.
sud induei.it is spmstterelificuit Of
ccfrect ISOLATION. ~ W IS.
At the outset I wish to disclaim
any intention of arrogant criticism or
selfish motive, superior wisdom or
infaIlb'e experience. OF all the
tF1dss and PROFESSIONS that ut the
farmer appeals to me eswi;h greater
force and s;rsastr fassinatious than
any other av.c..uon on accnuuCzof its
importance aud 4fromSt' e facs chat it
must be recognized as he only hope
Of the perpetu:ty. Of the home in Its
purity-'he sole nursery Of the right
Kind Of manhood and independencel
aneng she msrse. dpo (which must
cSntinue toAinge our sreatness as a
nation Of liberty loving peopie.ss
l. 4 40 lfasn successfully ,t is necs ssary,
toknow how toS play yhist With,
iyasarcA-thcre muS be Few distrac.S
tions else We are liable to forget to
profit by t.ose .n,n1s ,st passed and
their bearing upon the development
Of the present and .imwe4iate, furure
Tae Hsh who expects favorable
weather. canditio all times and
MAX ~ no provision to meet the al
verse will invariably reap more
calamity than golden sheaves. while
on the other hand the one who has
been, and is, observant and shapes
his affairs with full realizing sense
of tho whims Of mother nature will
always be able TO turn few tricks
~ the harvesting. l.. - * * -.
Nd one who takes sthe trouble 70
keep himself y ported ; fioh reliable
sources as to industrial conditions at
present prevailing can doubt the gn
brecedented prosperity of the country
iaken as whole.. Every industry,
save that of farming. ia strained t"
its utmost capacity, and most of them
have been compelled to double their
facilities to meet the demands uf ,heir
respective customers. Now. ~ny Is
o it that the average farmer is not ..iu
rSt the fight" and r4aping equal benefits
with the great army OF toilers III
other fslds2 = II is.notetLat il,sle is
no demand for agricultural products
: b.csusef the demand Is greater than
: the supply. 1t is nos thar the price.
offered are not renunieratiye, because
: the prices are higher nowthan at any
I ytiln. d.finS the past-ten years.
- As pro ,fsofs this latter statemer,
let us. consider the following msrks
a reporr, most of the quotations. bein1
taken ftdn6 the columns Of asleados
State psrs~sof recent date: ,egy
FIoar rs t. $5.35 per barre
WI rat 80c;corns 94c;s oats 6a;s; lard
y ~. ,, 10ct3 1lc; hams 1c to- d2a .
bacon 9e tor los; sausage 9HSpprk
,groas s6e,toss per spouua, !fstaw iel
TO 1895, bfH, gross, Sc TO 3ic,xsN{I
,sSc 70 t124c; ttnu2toif -.tiIey ssf6e
,pfiakens 2lefto Sbc; egg 81. butte
*l5c.to 20c; sweet potatoes 60c,to 81
-~Irish potatoes 81; cabbage 23c to q
sper psund--,n average head bring
i@gfroms loo 70 15o, onions l0c pc
.dtHsp os &1 per busLsl; beams an
psss l0s per Quart tai tile rzts i
4kR &Sa ts83 ~ Fssg