The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
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Items OF Interest From This; Hus.
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The District Conference is now
thing Of the past. Large crowds at
tended every service. We had some
splendid preaching and everybody
speaks iu praise Of the way Conference
was managed by those in control. I
am sorry that l am unable to give
full report Of the meeting, as was
not in position to attend regularly,
SO. will leave it to q more compe-
lent scribe, but one thing I will say
and that is this, for neatly dressed
and handsome ladies, none can surpass
this meeting. Their name was Legion
and they came from all points Of the
ot mpass. a..
| had the pleasure to>day of taking
dinner at the hospitable home of Mr..
Jno A Calhoun, and this is indeed e
home of milk and honey. Mr.. Calhoun
is our Trial Justice at this place and
is terror to evil doers. He has turn
ed the Farm over to his son John,
while he devotes his spare time to Bee
culture. He has one hundred and fif.
teen Hives thai will turn him out a
large amount Of honey this spring,
and these, coupled with fine jersey
Miloh Cows, verifes the assertion that
this home flows with milk and honey.
The milk of human kindness pre-
dominating in turning over the farm
to his son, Mr.. Calhoun made no
error, as John is up to the times on
farming. He uses nothing but the
best farming implements and runs a
four horse farm with only two Iabor>
ers. He has only one plow on his
place that the plowman has to walk
behind, and that is a corn planter.
The rest is done by riding cultivators
and harrrows. But, the thing that at
tracted my attention was his fine herd
Of Berkshire Hogs, and it would pay
any farmer in the county to go and
see for himself what John Calhoun is
doing in the way of improved Berk-
shire Hogs. The first hog that he
bought was from the president of the
Berkshire Record Association, which
was male and cost him one hundred
and twenty-five dollars. He has now
a halfbrother of this hog that is only
five months that will easily weigh one
hundred and sixty pounds. and just a
short time since a half-brother IF this
one sold in Chicago for five hundred
dollars. He has now on hand Sc zen
brood sows from eighteen months to
two years old that will weigh from
i've to six hund.ed pounds each, while
any pig In his herd six to eight weeks
old will weigh from fifty to sixty
pounds. He has just received letter
from Tennessee, hog growing state.
from party who wants to get some
Of bis fine hogs. He has sold right
lately three hundred dollars worth of
pigs, but only had 10 sell thirty to do
that.
These are facts and the hogs are
there to prov it. Mr.. Calhoun ia q
young man just little past his major
ity but a long ways past anything in
the State in the way of fine Registered
Berkshire Hogs.
This is not intended as an advertise, :,
ment, as he can't supply the demand for
hogs anyway. Ijust write this to let the
! lafine rs OF .laUuoT0 SloW that right at
ithcirdodrs lies mouey. !! they VII! take
inc unlc ard iroublc 10 getin the swim
W;ih N Guhdur. There is 4 lot more
70 ~ sad aDout ifcsc thiACa inat will
say. Q ~! ne%s lcHatiino.mrg happens
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