The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-11-24

the iuea tndt ldTlulllB lenuS ltSSll apt
ly to unskilled labor-that it is
sort OF residual occupation available
for anybody that can not make good
elsewhere!" But especially did
this lament rise TO mind when ex-
amining the remarkable exhibit
shown at the Spartanburg county
fair recently by l.. f. Pearson OF
Woodruff
Ii was not that Mr. Pearson had any
ono particular product to show.
which could not be parclleled by
others, nor that he could boast one
acre yields OF surpa3sing quantity, al
though in both these respects his ex-
hibit and records were of the best
What deeply impressed every one
who saw this exhibition was the di-
versity OF products, each and all be-
Ing OF the best, the demonstration of
thorough grasp upon the latent pos
sibilities Of our soil and climate, the
revelation there made OF practical
achievement upon a single farm of
200 cultivated acres managed directly
by its owner.
An Eloquent Message.
II there are songs in brooks and
sermons in stones, then certainly
there was an eloquent message to
every Carolina farmer in that surpris-
Ing exhibit. 1t is not possible under
the conditions of print to convey this
message in all its detail or its compo-
site effect as n whole, but some meas
ure OF It's contents ought without fail
20 be made known to our people at
large.
The exhibit occupied some 81 feet of
the counter, wall space and ground
Immediately in front along the side of
the building devoted to such products
AT hrst glance You would have sup
posed 1t to be an assemblage OF Sc
lected products from a dozen farms
throughout the county Not a few
found 1t difficult to overcome their
very natural incredulity upon being
told that everything there had been
product OF this years operations
on single farm, and that farm right
here In our own Piedmont belt. some
20 miles from Spartanburg.
BY way Of analyZing this exhibit in
orderly and clear fashion, let us take
one type OF product at the time. after
q BRIEF catalogue OF the whole OF the
ordinary staple crops, Mr.. Pearson
had cotton Of two varieties on exhibit.
corn in eight varieties. cowpeas in
several varieties, sweet potatoes in
four and Irish potatoes i'm three varie-
ties, baled hay of two or three. wheat.
oats. sorghum cane i'm two varieties
one for molasses. the other for forage
use; besides fine samples Of about
every garden vegetable commonly
used in these parts Then there was
butter in busineSS-like cubes. wrap
ped in oil-paper. stamped with the
makers name and address: also cream
nicely put mp to present an attractive
appearance. There were also a doz-
EN- or so patent sections OF honey.
In addition to all this he had nicely
cleaned seeds in quantity and of sev.
eral kinds, such as cane, mustard.
Didck-eyed peas. etc.
Until this year he has always used
the Culpepper variety Of cotton. but
during the past season experimental
with the Money maker. and is well
pieaSed with II. The claim Is made
for this variety that it will yield ~
pounds Of lint to the 100 pounds of
seed cotton, but he was not 20. pre-
pared to substantiate this. The i'm
portance OF careful selection OF yaric-
ty and seed according to the purposc
In view is thoroughly appreciated by
Mr.. Pearson
Varieties OF Corn.
The varieties OF corn at present In
favor with him are the following:
Marlboro's Prolific, White Baldwin.
yellow Orange. rich colored corn
originated in Tennessee. and fine for
fattening purposes; Equal Deal the
Dent for short season use, as il ma
lures quickly. and the Mammoth
White. The last named was an es-
pecially fine. handsome looking corn
OF immense size and favorite. be-
cause 1T never blows down and never
rots" although slow growing. so as
to require the full length of season.
AS regards peas. Mr.. Pearson uses
We Unknown for hay and the Whip
poorwill for grain or for splicing I'm
with another crop to improve the land
The former yields far more vine. but
requires more time than the latter
variety.