The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
HOG AND HOMINY.
SOME FIGURES CoLLEoTED BY
COMMISSIONER WATSON.


Who Writes About the Corn Contest
and Other SUBJECTS of Pub.
lilo Interest.
Commissioner Watson has gotten
up a. most interesting statement with
regard to the growing tendency to
wards divofsi6oation in this State.
The figures deal largely with Orange.
burg County, where Commissioner
Watson has just inisbed o close study
of the figures and reports from 522
formers In thai wide-a wake county.
What Commissioner Watson hiss to
say on this subject Is OF special in
torcst and 10 Us follows:
Conditions have greatly improved
In the agricultural outlook for South
Carolina since tho season Of 1905, and
marked advances may be expected
this year. The offaots Of the work Of
the Cotton ASS citation, tho necessity
for retaining the eff c6 OF the work
done and lahor conditions, together
with the resl!z ton a5 last on the
part Of the Southern farmer that he
has been wasting piles of bis money
In purchasing from the West supplies
that he can raise easier an1 bat
ter at home and at less COST OF pro-
duotion, have al combined to better
conditions. The farmer ia fin1iug
out that there are splendid markets
for thirgs that no can raise with but
little cost Of labor, things he has
laughed at heretofore, and oil over
tho State he IL awe kepipg to his
opportunity, M2nting his proper
account Of cotton, bus ct the same
time branching out IN other and more
profitable lines. The effect OF tho
prCaobing CT the dOotyine Of dtversili
cation by men who have the interest
OF the State Of heart CAn be seen this
spring from the car windows as one
rides from the slopes Of OJoaee 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, ard green. carpotcd
grain and forage fields are evarywhere
and cattle can be seen on the hills.
The farmers also are fixing up their
row houses built on roodcrn lines and
lCSlly Dts'Atfil or " We SN'ftI.
NEED OF HOG AND HOMINY.
"S5riklogly illustrative OF this
agricultural reawakoning WAS the
meeting OF The farmers Of O.angH
burg County last Saturday, which l
hid the pleasure OF attending. II
aas IL Cotton Association meeting,
and the assembled formers. in about
20 minutes, author.Z d the payment
Of an assessment o. 81 600 for the
pros lcution OF the State Associations
work, being probably the iysJ il the
Gbi5 occasion these men met 20 dis
cuaa 'uivarriicalion,' the raising Of
homo supplies, aud they called IT "a
log and hOO2lDy meeting There
waS an uttcr absence OF the usual air
Of Oh, Voli; that's all very well, but
you arc talaing theory These mon
%crc in dead earnest. They listened
to facts and ASK d questions, and
when tha5 active worker for the
uplifting CT tie agricultural industry
OF South Carolina, Mr.. John &c. Wan
nam&ker, presented lard, cold facts
as 10 conditions the like OF which exist
III a'most every South Carolina com
munlCy the facial slons bore
evidence OF a r~esolya to better
them. T. was somewhat of 9. reya]s-
tioo whoD 1t vas shown what tho two
p~riuciosl towns in this leading 40
ricultnral county Tere purchasing In
Ghe way Of supplies that could be
ra'Shd at home. Ii was shown thai
he to~n TT OtarReNufg had bought
and sod TO tanners sd thars DIR.
ing the north OF Marc. 1856, alone.
purchased far beyond tne h0r0crs of
iho St&ge:
C|rn. .................... 81 $50
n&y...... ......... ....... 3 o2j
HtiIA..... '.................. 6 coo
hl9uf....'.'.... ........... 5 600
M0~C' not lncIuIlng bccf......l3 44O
~
l"V&l.. ...... 800, CSC
IA ot''ef "or'S, tli3 conhty tf0diog
c@ftfe IS ov. SOY huyilE az u&lly,
oh'OCi'R tlc Gun m0hJfN, S2io,6lO
fofEh OF "up9lloS easily raised az
'loMI. Ilo tJ"n oI -. Matt!c $, l.
a. lNrtHtI Si'0"n WI use ms year
nc olC"iuI SUPPLIES bought else
""efe db"ipp Ia 10 be sod To
htm5fS 2hd uthaTS:
20 cars or DCCON, lard hams,