The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-07-22
FARM SOLD.
Mr.. g. NJ. Fleming Is the Lucky Buy
er of n Good Piece Of Land.

The reader no doubt saw our offer last week
10 sell "SOO-acre farm on a credit OF three
hundred years." That notice interested
various wiIe.awake farmers In this county,
but Mr.. S. M. Fleming kept his counsel. ex.
amined the farm, and resolved to buy 1t
while others were debating the matter in
about the bottoms the bills and the hollows,
and seeking information as to the quality
the productiveness and the trees that were to
be thrown in as part OF the trade.
The result is, that Mr.. Fleming has traded
for a place, which to use his own words:
when the bottoms are ready for cultiva.
tiop, they will make more corn than / can
sE1 aa so
which will be productive In an eminently
satisfactory degree.
on the land is good setting of burr clover,
which clover is unsurpassed for pasture.
On the place Is more grass than herd OF
COVE could eat. The best and the most prof.
table crops may be cultivated. On the place
are several good settlements, including one
Norris creek runs diagonally through 1t,
and various spring branches empty their
waters intoit.
this year for 1900 pounds OF cotton. Mr..
Mr.. Fleming will open other fields and eight
horses will work the place next year. Mr..
Fleming and Mr.: Wilson compromised on
turn over 10 Mr.. Wilson the rent OF the place
for ten years, and would not ask for credit
during the remaining 290 years.. Mr..
Fleming is to pay taxes for 2sO years. after be
For this place many offers were made.
among the rest we note this one: One man,
without q dollar to pay, but having family
price, SIS an acre. He would turn over for
four years, all the rent which he collected
that was left from the support of his tamil.
the four years would pay the whole in cash.
He bad no money then, and 1t was not e1-
planned TO us how he would get the money at
the end of the four years.
The Newberry Herald and News made note
OF the extraordinary credit for good farm.
The result, Unknown TO the Herald, would be
the highest evidence OF the value OF It's ad,
vertising columns. The farm has been sold
but there are many other GOOD farms in this
county which can be bought as cheap and on
as accommodating terms as anybody could
ask. Healthy and energetic men may gel
any reasonable help;
determined to get rid OF bis SOO:acre farm.
Farming, and the collateral or side products
ls not his fort.
In the sixties he tried wheat, the result was
In 1876 he tried oats. Result. loss of $500 In
cash.
In the eighties he tried corn on Hard Labor,
Result, good crop. Sold 1t on credit to
Afterward tried cattle. Result, very un-
satisfactory.
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Watts Of Laurens was responsible Tor the
goat part OF this transaction. which was
largely in the angora variety, mixed with the
common stock. AT the same time, we tried
for the sheep enterprise. Result, the sheep
and the goats ate barn full OF fodder during
the next winter. In the spring we sold
the sheep for one third of the cash which we
paid for them, and the goats we gave away.
Our next farming experiment was oD Norris
creek-on the farm which we have just sold
to MIR. Fleming. The place had no houses on
exceptions, was covered with growth OF a
more or less Improbable character. Houses
had to be built, the land had 10 be ditcbed, and
all else that was necessary to make farm,
had to be done. Amer about five years OF
worry, anxiety and expense, the place is now
turned over to Mr.. Fleming al q loss to US OF
some money. II is now In lsuch condi.
ton as to ena BILE him to go forward. complete
the work, and make money out OF II. 1t may
be set down as q fact that We have quilt farm
ing.
paying 5000 for II. After spending So 900 in
repairs, building ginnery, dwelling house,
and new dam, together with other work, we
sold it to DR.. Marshall for 4,5O0.
At q time q little later on we bought the
"MoIlwaine block" where the Fa rmers bank
now is. We lost on that in vestmont $500.
We, with Judge Cothran, bought the Mar
shall hotel for $8.0OO After spending an
hmUuuL dPploAilnatipB tuo puiSpaoS - ora
the properly was destroyed by fire. Only 5000
insurance on the whole.
Some eight years ago we became interested
in the cotton mill. being one Of the first 10
put money In the enterprise. That stock was
sold at an average Of 96 cents on the dollar,
and We are still mere. We have never made
money except at work In the printing office.
We would 60 out occasionally and spend all
we had, and then return to the legitimate
business OF printing. Our experience teaches
us that few men can make success OF more
than one thing. He that can succeed at any
one thing had better stick to 1t, and let
his neighbors attend to the other lines OF pur.
suit.