The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-04
DILLON LETTER.
The Political Situation 49, South
Cardinals Champion Corn
Raiser-Some Interesting Sta

Dillon, S. c., July 2-The
political atmosphere is pretty
highly charged. The State
campaign is being waged. Sew
eral aspirants for Governor and
the other Offices have made their
entries. Some have espoused
Statewide prohibition, some are
for whiskev, and still others of
them would give the people the
benefit Of local option. We will
watch the progress of the differ
ent issues to which our attention
has been called and await results
with no little interest. Each one
favors a liberal appropriation for
the cause of education. We will
listen to each one tell his story
on today week TUESDAY I'd Au-
gust, and may then be able bet
ter to choose among all that fine
array ofSouthern gentlemen who
seek to fill the gubernatorial chair !
in the Palmetto State.
Itisa pity that our people don't
put more emphasis upon the ne
cessity of raising crops than these
other things where success is so
uncertain. For instance, MARI
boro county boy produced last
season Isl bushels of corn from
one acre and was awarded a
prize from the national boys con-
test for South Carolina, which is
held under the auspices Of the
Federal farm demonstration Of
fee. The champion corn raiser
of the State is only II years old
and the method he used to pro-
duce this phenomenal yield will
prove very interesting. At the
request of the U. S. Farm De-
monstration Office a committee
composed of State Superinten-
dent of Education Swearingen;
A. G. Smith, Of the Bureau Of
Plant Industry: D. N. Barron,
of Clemson College; Ira w. Will
liams, who has charge Of the
farm demonstration work in this
Estate; and Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture Watson examined the
records Of the young man, who
is MIR. A. Bascombe Usher, and
awarded him the first prize. The
Orangeburgh Times in a recent
: Tissue says: Most Of our colleges
of today are at work turning ou'
lawyers, doctors, preachers, type
e writer's, but few of them max.
t any effort to graduate a farmer
/ would have agriculture in SOM
: form taught in every seat O
k learning and in our public schools
Starting with the fact chat Will
J. the farmer has to work hard h
d has as reward better health,
longer life, and a more indepen
4 dent existence than any othe
i man on earth, it ought to be cas-.
o. to make the life attractive. The
. l would have the young me
!, taught the newest and lates
=, methods of agriculture. Sho,
10 them how they can produce NOR
from an acre than their father
e. did, prove to them how to max
IN 81 where their fathers made b,
81, and you will have offered tt
IN inducement needed to check tn
abandonment Of the farm for tt
lie city.
It's Here follows, from The Chri
tian Observer, some fguers, {
m most startling to many of us.
hit these figures we invite your a
ast tention:
n The South is yielding: $2,67;
lg- 600, 600 from it's factories;$2, So
nd 600, 900 from it's farms; $40(
a 600, 600 from it's forests; $3O'
600, 600 from it's mines; 81, O0
600, 600 worth of cotton and c,
18th ton seed; $1,000, 600 worth
fe grain: $3.50, 600, 600 of live stoc
mr., 1 SITS, 600, 600 of dairy produc
90. $40, 600, 600 Of poultry produc
5on $3.50, 900, 600 of fruit and vege
I'm bles; $75, 900, 600 of tobacco;$5
At 000,00O of sugar products; SIS
dav 0OO,O 900 of exports; 20, 600, 900,
lin. feet Of lumber; 1880, 900,
he pounds of cotton goods; 80, on
rial 600 tons of coal; 100000 +
orv rels of petroleum, $500, 900 t
of coke; 100000 tons of i
we're ore; 3, 100000 tons of iron;
mop $1,000 tons of phosphate re
3Oo $50, 600 to US sulphur.
"a a. The South has: %, 900. 900 ,
the villas p ~ 49, n,e ooo'9 900 ~ az
'.gn. acres of wooded area ;16, 600 n
". a a navigable inland waterways;
man na 500 miles of coast line; 70
,o @ru miles railroad; So, ITO, 900. OO(
iOS1O V0CfaH IN yooor,,fo o%,,.;~,..