Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-17
Progressive Parksyille Farmer.

About the noon hour, rather af-
ter dinner, The Advertiser man
quietly stole away from the crowd
for an hour, spending the time very
pleasantly and proftably on the
farm of Mr.. John Bussey. His
farm is ideal in many respects.
First and foremost, it is only fifty.
FIVE acres, which, people are learn
ing after much highly-paid-fo for ex;
perience, is enough land for any
man to own. Next, Mr.. Bussey has
a well-fenced pasture through which
pure water perpetually flows: An
other desirable feature is that ,of
having his fields fenced ahd so ar
ranged that he can turn his stock
from the lot into four enclosed fields
as we'll as into his pasture. Still
another matter impressed the writer
and that was the modern conve-
niences that Mr.. Bussey has plann-
ed for the new residence that he is
building, such as up-to-date dairy
near the well, bath room, hot and
cold water, etc. The time has come
when one does not have to live in a
hot, noisy, stuffy city to have mod
ern conveniences about the home.
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Mr.. Bussey applies brains to every
movement upon his farm. Every
thing is done Systematically and
with purpose. He has four acres
of very fine corn that VIII yield 200
or more bushels in spite of the rain,
causing it to be cultivated with
great difficulty and somewhat un-
satisfactorily. The variety is, a
cross between the old fashioned
yellow corn and Marlboro Prolific.
In other words. it is a yellow pro-
life corn, the first we ever saw,
originated byMf. Bussey. The up
permossts thought with Mr.. Bussey
is improving his5 land, which is be-
ing done by deep plowing, ro-
tation, sowing legumes and heavy
fersilization He is also giving due due
attention to stock raising. We saw
two of his colts that are very fine
and we are pleased to announce
that he purposes exhi biting one of
them at the dgefeld fair.
Would that every community had
a John Bussey!
Mr.. Robert N. Edmunds.
For some time The Advertiser
man has heard that Fortune is smil-
ing upon our friend Robert Ed
munds, enabling him to lay by
something. for the rainy day." And
we believe it. Some time age Mr.,
Edmunds purchased a small tract
adjoining the farm of Mr.. Bussey.
He has built modern cottage
thereon, and while Mr.. Edmunds
looks after the carriage ano wagon
shop in town his energetic boys are
making fine crops out at home.
Some of the best corn we have seen
is that of the Edmunds boys.
An Eight-Hundred Acre Farm.
We got only a glimpse of the
large -eight-hundred-acre farm of
Hon. w. R. Parks, which is just
beyond that of Mr.. Bussey. We
hope some day to have the pleasure
of a visit to this farm also. The
very large field of fine corn that lay
in the foreground was only an earn
est of what is to be found back
nearer the big house, as the old
colored people used to say.
The Parodo Company.
Since our last visit to Parksville,
some eight months or more ago, a
number of new buildings have gone
up and other Improvements have
been made. Conspicuous among
the additions in that time is the
Parodo Company, large mercan-
tile establishment that is capitalized
at s16,OoO. Having the right kind
of men at its head, this company
has done a very large business this
year, it's first year. Two large
stores and two warehouses are re-
quired to accommodate the tremen
dous stock of merchandise. Indeed
it may be called the department
store of Parksville. The officers
are, w. r. Parks, president; w.
M. Robertson, vice-president and
manager; D. N. Dorm, secretary and
treasurer.
Business Partially Suspended.
Owing to the midsummer dull
ness, business was partially suspend
ed in order to enable everybody to
attend the meeting, consequently
we missed some friends at. whose
places of business we called. Among
other places, we called at the Bank
of Parksville' to shake the hand of