The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-30
What the Young Farmer May DO.


There are many opportunities for ed
ucated agriculturists in the South.
There is a chance in almost every
town or city for the development of the
dairy industry. The cow is one Of the
most profitable machines on the farm.
Milk can be sold for twenty-five to
thirty-five cents per gallon; butter
from twenty to thirty-five cents per
pound. A COW yielding 5000 pounds
per annum. would produce 5SS gallons
of milk. which at thirty cents per gal
lon would be $116. A cow can be kept
for from $35 to $50. If this PROPOSE
ton were made to a man by get rich
quick" concern he would lose no time
in making the investment.
Then there is a chance to produce
the seeds of corn and wheat in great
quantity through the adoption of the
simple principles Of selection and plant
breeding. Thousands Of dollars an
nually go out of the State for the pur-
chase of seeds of these cereals at
prices ranging from S1.50 to $500 per
bushel. whereas, corn ordinarily
brings 40 cents and wheat 75 cents.
Why not produce more grass and
clover seed? Why not produce seed
of the vetch which does well here as
a winter cover crop, and Of the soy
bean. etc?
These are but three or four Of the
many money making industries that
are open to the progressive agricul-
turist Of the South to-day. There
never was a time when there was
better chance to make money from
the intelligent application Of business
principles to the production OF dairy
and beef products, to the growing OF
horses and mules, to the development
of the poultry industry, which Is still
in its infancy, and to the breeding of
seed of high quality for use by South
ern farmers. Who will be the first
to see these good things and to reap
the rich harvest which awaits the in
dustrious farmers?
AS to the future Of the farm there
can be 10 question. Look at the con-
dition which has grown up in Europe
because Of the ancient systems of
land tenure which prevented the aver
age citizen from owning a piece OF
ground, making every tenant a peas
ant of some landlord. In America un-
til the, present time many men have
been interested in manufacturing
plants, building railroads, steel fur
naces, iron furnaces, etc. A period
of leisure will come, time when the
output Of factories will Offset con-
sumption. Then there will be mil
lions to invest in something; will 1t
nat be natural for these men to turn
to the country and to invest in lands?
Will the time> not come when there
will be many landed estates in Amer
lea? Will the farmer who tills the soil
who is the most important factor In
the welfare of the country give up his
land? Surely not, and yet the sign OF
the times would seem to indicate 1t,
for the wild desire on the part of
many seems to be to 60 to the city
and to dispossess themselves Of the
land. Will it not be better for them
to keep close to it and to maintain
their independence through living on
it, rather than to suffer the pangs and
indignities that have come to the peas
antry of Europe? The cost Of living.
as already mentioned, is increasing in
America; the demand for all farm
products is very great. There never
was a time when the intelligent farm
er could earn a larger revenue. There
never was a time when land could be
bought for less in many sections of
the South than to-day, and there
never was time when a man had a
better chance to make wealth from the
soil. Young men. possess yourselves
of the land and the inalienable rights
of citizenship.