The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
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no Country. on Earth Ever Had a
Permanent Growth on
Zone Crop
The Ole oar was at Spring fold |
on Fridays an6sMr. Jas. Henry Rec, !
Jr., in The State say s the occasion
was notable by reason of two lectures,
one by. col, NeWmsn, tho other by
Stewart Col. Newmsn's iechuyS was
exceptl6nafy fine covering now ground
entirely and something not touched on
before. Stewart acquitted himself
with honor and delighted his audi.
enoe. but by request he was compelled
TO go oyer mnon ground already GOV.
cred In previous lecturers, since every"
body wished to hear about the San
jose scale and poar blight,
Dol. Newman addressed himself
sQuerely to the capabilities of the
country. The substance of what he
said is contained In the folio wing, al.
though nothing less Than o atenog.
raphor report wobld do Justice to him
and his subject
This copntEy is capable Of raising
more thugs, THAN cotton. There. will
be vast iqofease In returns IL we dl
versify.. No country on earth ever had
permanfnt growth on one Drop. The
great wheat. sareas Of the West fur.
nished an. example Of this, as did the
citrus fruits OF Florida. Where the
boil weevil had ravaged Texas most of
the country was now most prosperous
by reason. or. the fact that farmers
there Verb compelled to diversity.
They are now shipping fruit. straw
berries hogs, turkeys and sc. on. .>.
The orange growers of Florida had
the same experience, and when they
ceased relying entirely ON the, orange
they h8gan to prospor. The farmers
oaa grpW.pEae6laily any thing and have
something ,.&fowing the whole year
round. ~. AIM;
There wa8i $50, OOC worth OF hay
carried out Of this town for farmers,
They do not raise 1t. The nitrogen,
gathering legpmes, such as peas, al
falfa, bsah6, the vetohes and cl6Vers
were Of this 9lass. A ton Of cotton
seed meal costs 926 and one acre OF
legumes will supply as much nitrogen
az the ton of cotton seed meal, or aa
much nitrpgen'a az 10 to 10 tons ofysta.
BILE manure. Legumors will also sup.
ply that which. is so much needed, in
Southern soils--name] y, humus.
The. destiny Of the plant Is to per.
/ fact Cnha I'm pyI,on v1, V a I No. ~ ~ no o.,
hay we do NOT. wish 1t to reach 4that
ste go. f,WhHs buy Timothy .sticke'
frcm tile Northwest, whom we car
raise peas, alfalfa, etc and improye
land at tho a8me tim ? +,
In ans sor' tu'a question UoI. New
man said alfalfa would do ab we'll here
as any where; ii land we're properly
prepared and tho Alfalfa sowed in thu
fall, In drill. Plant peas, two to three
bushels to ths acre, before the alfalfs
and you cah>Cut one and one. half tons
OF hay peF.aofe' while alfalfa Is com,
Ing up. 50 =:
Alfalfa, once started, will not ,neeC
'rother sowing Ia 80 year. Alfalfa
diifer In time Of harvest from oloval
and peas. Glover ia Gu whom the first
blossoms 6pyalop. but alfalfa should
be- harvested as soon as 1t begins tc
bloom. He a0vlsed planting q snail
area first and then Watching that,
Inoculati0n Of the bed % done by get.
ding from leo tt 200 pounds of. sol
from plae6 where alfalfa has teon
grown aud sowing tails on proposed
field. The farmer can easily get from
s to 6 tons per acre.
Judge Whittier Of Anderson has. o
patch of alfalfa which has bsen grow.
log on the same ground for so years
and he is still getging profitable crops
from 1t.
Middle country here ia the beat
place In the world for raising stock,
but mistake. was made In not. provld
Ing pastures before getting stock.
There aro specially fortunate oondi-
bions hero for raising stock. Farmers
can grow pork at o cost OF 2 l Q cents
per pound. They oan also grow all
canned goods. we now buy, having
them fresh and pure.
Grow. peas for pasture grass, suoh
as Bermuda. There Is no danger from
Bermuda, as by planting two bushels
of peas to- tho acre after winter stir.
ring OF grsls YOU can kill 1T. Bermuda
must haVe's1n to live. During sum.
mer Bermuda. would keep pork In fine
shape without corn. Vetch in fall,
on Bermuda. will give fine stock feed
all winter while Bermuda Ia dead.
Besides graina. plant peas, sweet DO.
tatoes, Spanish. peanuts, or sorghum.
Alternate from plat TO plat OF above
for hogs. Sofa beans are good also
they will aelf-sell and hogs eat them
when they are seftened by rain.
The Jerusalem artichoke Ia the
most productive Of all tuber crops. lie
has gathered SAL buahels from an acre.
Hogs delight to root for tbon.. While
not as NUTRITIOUS they are rs good az
Irish potatoes:
Ohufos .aYes another Drop Of nigh
value, The Btala makes fine hay while
the roots are very productive. He has
gotten FROM $50 to l.1lO nuts from
one plant. Prioe for the dry roots Is
very high.
Here the speaker took q depression
to advlse against the exclusive feed of
cotton seed meal and hulls. 1t kills an.
imals IL kept Up for o than three
months. In hogs and single-atomaoh
animals 1T Is almost Immediately IA.
tai. When ground. peas are fed pigs
exclusively the, meat does not cure
well and Ia tainted. If they are fed
on sweet potatoog, poas and corn, the
meat Guyea wall and 10 Oood