The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-05
Some Random ThOuhgts.

ON my recent trip to williamsburg
| IAN across some things that do
mole progress. At Gourdn's l dined
with Mr.. CIarkson who has a fine
far m and beautifully appointed home.
WI lie waiting for the rain to cease
he told me how he utilizes the lime
fro n his light plant with a force
pump. He said this little pump that
cost $500 and is used for spraying
fru t trees, beat brush in applying
VII te wash to his buildings and
fen ces. By removing the spray a.
sol d stream Of white-Wash is thrown
aga inst the building and he can stand
on the ground and white wash every
bui ding on his place. This little
pump is also useful for washing bug
gie;, autos, windows and would be- of
Sreit service in the early stages Of a
fire Mr.. Clarkson says he finds the
ace :yline linn" as good for white
was h as the best quick lime.
Near Blooming Vale Mr.. CAmlir1
nae me to stop 10 see his line corn
in Smiths bay; Black River trih-
uta'y some Is miles southeast OF
Kir gstree. He has corn good for so
bus 1els per acre on land that has
male 20 consecutive crops without
any fertilizer But it is about his
nov FL method Of cultivation that
wis led to write. After he had layed
by he corn sheep burs'' came up. by
the millions; they were about six
inches to one foot high, and he said
as hey were sheep burs' he would,
see if sheep would not eat them.
wei the sheep were in there, 5S
hea 1, and the cookleburs were
disa ppearing. And strange to say
the. We're not troubling the corn. y
week later he told me he had taken
the sheep out as they had grazed the
bur- we'll down and they might start
on he corn.
Ii the matter of consolidated
sch' OILS that county is far ahead of
ours. The one room school in Will
liam sburg will soon be a memory.
Numbers Of them are now corn cribs
or enant houses. Some of these
cons olidated schools would do credit
to small town. The best appointed
one that I was in is at Indiantown
church. 1 was told that it looks
Ike Sunday there every day when
the school was in session, there are
so many vehicles and horses hitched
nearby. Some Of the patrons ride
miles. So far as l could learn
there are no school wagons. At
Ron just over the Georgetown line
is probably the biggest school. 1t is
called Union on account Of it's being
SUPP orted by two counties. Has
boar ding department and issues
cata ogue that would do credit to.
som' Of the colleges Of 20 years ago.
TC come from the favored sections
of Il at county where rains have been
abur dant and travel to this Salem
and Mayesville section, where our
crop; are literally burning up, and
TO re ad the accounts Of the dearth of
water at Charlotte and and the
shut ing down of 1852 cotton mills be-
caus of the lack of water in the Ca
tawta a river, and to hear of sections
where it is too wet, is calculated to
impr ess us with our utter depend
ance upon a high power-"Who
build eth up one, and putteth down
anotl err" at His own pleasure. Yester-
day vas the first time in % years at
least that there was a week day pray
er me citing a Brick church. when near
ly tht whole congregation was assem-
bled to join the pastor, Rev. w. II.
Workman in special prayers for rain.
He requested every one present to
make it point to pray for rain at
s o'c ock each evening, that there
nigh be unity of purpose among
all tie congregation. His informal
talk Turing the meeting was in keep
ing With the sermon of the day be-
fore. L. w. d.
FARMERS URGED TO ORGANIZE.