The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
HOG AND HOMINY.
.oME FIGURES CohLEoTED BY
COMMISSIONERS WATSON.
Who Writes About the Corn Contest
and Other Subjects of Pub.
lilo Interest.

and Other Subjects of Pub.
lilo Interest.
Commissioner Watson has gotten
up a most interesting statement with
regard TO the growing tendency to
wards liberalization in this State.
The figures deal largely with Orange.
purR County, where Commissioner
Watson has justinished q close study
OF the figures and reports from 622
farmers In that wide-awake county.
What Commissioner Watson has to
say on this subject Is Of special in
torcst aud 10 as follows:
Conditions have greatly improved
In the agricultural outlook for South
Carolina since tho season of 1905, and
marked advances may bs expected
this year. The cf3ots Of the work Of
the Cotton Association, tho necessity
for retaining the cf CT Of the work
done and LABOR conditions, together
With tue rcal.ziti1n at last on the
part Of the Southern farmer that he
has been Fasting pile8 OF bis money
In purchasing from the West supplies
that he can raise easier ani bot
ter at home and at lass COST Of pro.
duetlOn, have MI combined to better
conditions. Tho farmer is fin ling
out that thore are splendid markets
tor things THAT no CAN raise With but
little cost Of labor, things he has
laughed at heretofore, and oil over
clio State he IL awakening to hts
opportunity, Nan6ing his proper
Amount OF cotton, bu6 at the same
time branching out on other and more
profitable lines. The effect OF tho
prCaobinR OF the doctrine Of dtversih
cation by men who have the interest
Of the State at heart can be seen this
spring FROM the windows as one
rides from the Slope OF OJonee Coun-
ty all the way TO the sea at Beaufort
and Charleston. The farmer is pro-
sperous crouch this year to expert.
msnt q little, and green. carpetcd
grain and forage fields are everywhere
and cattle can 10 seen on the hills.
The farmers also are fixing up their
homes, and Throughout the State
now houses bullton oodern lines and
neatly painted ara to he seen.
HhED VI i1OQ IN hOnllI> L
"SgrtkingIy illustrative Of this
| agricultural reawak1ning WAS the
nocting OF the farmers Of OcangH
burg County last Saturday,, which l
hld the pleasure OF attending. IL
VAS Cotton Association meeting,
and the assembled farmers, in about
20 minutes, autnoriz d the payment
Of an assessment ui 81 900 for the
pros cutiun OF inc Stape Associations
work, being prcbably the h,s5 in thc
STATE to respond 70 tho 1886 call. On
Jhis occasion these men met 60 dis
cu93 'uivaraidcaliOn,' Gho raising Of
home supplies, aud they called 1t "a
neg aud hon2lDy meeiinR' There
was m utter &hSGrco Of the usual air
Of Oh, Well; thatB all very well, but
you arc talking theory These NOR
Hore in dead caraest. They listened
to facts and ASK d ouasti1nB, and
when thai active WORKER for the
uplif ipg CT tie agricultural industry
OF Soubh Carolina, Mr.. John e. W2D
nana&ker, presented Lard, cold facts
IN a'moqt every South Carolina com
muniUy the facial exptet slonS bore
evidence of q resolva to better
them. u was somewhat of O. revelA-
ton when 1t was shown what the two
principal towns in this leading ag-
ricullural cpunty we're purchasing In
6he way Of supplies that could be
ra.snd at Nome. Ii w8s shown tina,
he town If Orargabnrg had bouQhS
ard So,G to fnlmerS I'D others, our.
ing TIE m9rth Of Marcl, 1876, alone,
tnc following supplies, mooU OF lhen,
purchased far beyond the borders OF
he Sta.e:
C1rn. ........"... ..... 81 82C
flGy...... .......... ....... 8 50,
Ntita..... . coo
........... 3 OuC
M0@t, not i~ncluIlng bcof......13 44U
Total. $50, CSC
Ia oUhcr w0rls, thi8 county tradiog
c9otTc is " now huyi! az au2lly,
omttti0R the Gull months, &2i0 64U
'orgh OF supplies easily raised a.
h0mN. Tire town CT ST. MAttlc 8, |,
@aH furthtr shown VII use this year
lie FOL CSing mps LIS bought else
woere q dGhipp d in 10 be sod 10
formers and ugheH:
20 cars OF bgcon, lard hams,
IA cars Of corn '(tii wo,tGr) 3. 5000 coo
10 cars hay Domestic and
Westerly 1000
Is cars OF grita aud mcal...... 6 300
10 c3r3 Of rice AMI ricn nlIc.. 900
25 cars ~ II arr and br@n ~ 0N0