The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
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sAYs PROFESSOR NEWMAN.
10 Country on Earth Ever HAD a
Permanent Growth ON
Zone Crop
The Clemson oar was az Spring Hsld
on Ftidayf: ah6sMr. Jas. Harry Rec,
Jr., in The State says the occasion
was notable by reason of two lectures,
a by, .Col, NeWmsn, th9 other by
Stewart: Col. Nswmsn's leosuSO was
exceptionally fine covering new 3 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. mnoh ground already GOV.
cred In prev1OuS lecturers, since every.
body wished to hear about the San
Jose scale and paar blight,
Col. Newman addressed himself
squnrely to the capabilities Of the
country. The substance of what he
said Is contained In the folio wing, al.
though nothing less than q stenog.
raphor report wObld do Justice to him
and his subject
This copntry Ia capable Of raising
more thi1gs. than cotton. There will
be vast 1qorease in returns IL we di
versify. No country on earth ever had
permanent growth on one crop. The
great wheat. sereas Of the West fur.
nished an. Example Of this, as did the
citrus fruits ct Florida. Where the
boil weevil had ravaRed Texas most Of
the country was now most prosperous
by reason, OK. the fact that farmors
there WefeS compelled to diversity.
They are now shipping fruit, straw.
berries hogB, turkeys and SO. on,. :.
The orange growers of Florida had
the same experience, and when they
ceased relying entirely ON the. orange
they. hdgau to prosper. The farmers
caa rpw.pEaetlallya anything and have
something >&fowing the whole year
round. 49, .....;
There wasi $50, 900 worth Of hay
carried out Of this town for farmers,
They do not raise IL. The nitrogen.
gathering legumes, such as peas, al
falfa, besh6, the vetohes and Cl0vers
were Of this glass. A ton of cotton
seed meal costs 926 and one acre OF
legumes will supply as much nitrogen
as the ton of cotton seed meal, or ae
much nitnRgena az IL to 15 tons of-sts.
BILE manure. 'Legumors will also sup
ply thet which ia 90 much needed, IL
Southern soils--name)y, humus.
The destiny Of the plant is to per.
feet seed, but when we raise: grass fol
hay we do net. wish 1t to reach Athai
stage. ,WhNs buy timothy .eticks'
from tile N3rthweSS, whom we car
raise peas, alfalfa, etc and improve
land az tho aame tim A.? -.
In shS nor; To question UoT. New.
man naid alfalfa would do aB we'll here
aB any where; Ii land we're properly
prepared and the alfalfa sowed in thu
fall, In drill. Plant psss, two to three
bushels to tho acre, before the alfalfa
and you cah>cut one aud one half tonf
of hay peP'atfe. while alfalfa is com.
Ing up. ~ -: y,
AlfalfS, once started, will not heed
1rother sowing In SO year. Alfalfa
diff ers In time OF harvest from olovsi
and peas. Glover 10 cut when the fret
blossoms dpyalop, but alfalfa. should
be harvested as soon ss it begins ia
bloom. He advised planting o small
area first and then watching that.
IuOeulsti0n Of the bed 70 done by get.
Ding fron1tf60 tc 200 pounds Of. soil
from plGs6 where alfalfa has Teen
grown aud sowing tails on proposed
held. The farmer can easily get from
s to 6 tons per acre.
Judge WHITAKER of Anderson has q
patch of alfalfa which bss basn grow.
ing on the same ground for so years
and he Ia still getging profitable crops
from Ii.
Middle country here Ia the beat
place In the world for raising stock,
but mistake. was made In not provId
Ing pastures before getting stock.
There are specially fortunate oondt.
bions hero for raising stock. Farmers
can grow pork ut q coat OF 2 l Q cents
per pound. They can aloo r 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 gra9s YOU can kill 1t. Bermuda
must haS6sIn to live. During gum,
mer Bermuda. would keep pork In fine
shape without corn. Vetoh in fall,
on Bermuda. will give fine stock feed
all winter while Bermuda ia dead.
Besides grazing. 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 self-sell and hogs eat them
when they are seftened by rain.
The Jerusalem artichoke ia the
most productive Of all tuber crops. He
has gathered 544 bushels from an acre.
Hogs delight to root for them. White
Irish potatoes.
Ohufos a904 aRother Drop OF high
values The STALK makes fine hay while
the roots are very productive. He has
gotten from $50 to 1,1(0 nuts from
one plant. Price for the dry roots Ia
very high.
Here the speaker took 6 depression
to ADVISE against the exclusive feed OF
cotton seed noal and hullg. 1t kills an.
imals IL kept Up for more than three
montha In b6n ,Ornd otoo1o...