Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-05
COL, ). s. NEWMAN Ar PIoKENs.
He Addressed the Farmers at the Re-
cent Gathering.

The Pickens News OF last week,
reporting the proceedings, OF the Far
mers Institute at that place, gives
the following concerning Col. j. s..
New man, or Wainalla:
COL, J. S.i;Newman was the next
speaker introduced by Col. Donald
son, who said that his name was a
household rword. Col. Newman said
that he wanted to speak upon Farm.
Ing versus Planting, because too
much time was devoted to planting
instead OF farming, and observation
had proved to him that farther away
from centers of population and trans
portat1on, the farmers were more suc-
cessful, and, therefore, more prosper
Gus. This section OF the South was
peculiarly adapted to the raising of
the best agricultural products at the
least cost. E,
He then spoke Of how cheap it was
to raise pork without corn, referring
to- some counties In Georgia where
not a bit Of pork was imported. Cow
peas were the finest things to raise
hogs on--also artichokes, Of which
more could be raised to the acre than
anything else. There were ground
peas, cowpeas and sweet potatoes,
and at Clemson College ne had raised
at least 544 bushels to the acre. Sor-
ghum was used for horses and COWS,
while the tops went to the poultry.
The sorghum, when chopped UP and
mixed with little cotton seed, was
good for cattle. What he had OBJ
served and regretted, however, was
that but few people who lived near
the experiment station had profited
by what they had seen at the sta
ttons. In referring to alfalfa he said
1t was one of the best of crops-when
once planted and cared for, 1t lasts
for fifteen, twenty, thirty years. The
trouble with nine out Of ten lectu-
rers on agricultural matters was that
they talked to the farmers in way
far above their heads. He was but
plain farmer, and he was simply try
Ing to talk plain, common sense and
years of actual experience, and he
hoped that the suggestions he made
would prove Of value.
Down on the coast stock was fed
on sweet potatoes. In the up-country
he had tried to feed milch cow on
pumpkins, but that he found it would
not work, because the milk went
down, and that as soon as he fed
again on potatoes the milk flow again
became normal. Potatoes were easily
raised in large quantities. Then why
not raise ten times the amount? But
do not bruise them, and house them
properly.
Speaking about fertilizers he said
the best could be made on the farm,
such as manure, "but then came the
merchants with their new fertilizer
SO handy, and the farmer lost his in
dependence" Another thing, the
people were too wasteful, and he sug-
gested number of very simple fer
tilizers which he considered superior
to that which was used at present.
Speaking of seeds, he asked why
should farmers send off and buy
seeds when they could have better
quality; and while referring to the
large quantity Of worthless seed sent
out by members of Congress, he was
interrupted by DR.. Knapp, who asked,
Professor, what kind are they?"
Prof. Newman: Worthless"
DR.. Knapp: "Do you mean tho
seed or the congressman?
congressman" replied Col. New
man, amid laughter, and continuing,
said: II mean no reflection upon the
Congressman. There Is no reason
why the seeds should be worthless"
and continuing to speak Of seeds, he
said that he had made over fifty dol
lars off the sale of seeds from the
tenth OF an acre, and ninety dollars
off the same sized piece of land from
the sale Of Stra whe t-riac