The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-15
AN OBJECT LESSON
THAT IS WHAT THE FARM OF
GAIT. j. VI. MOSS SURELY IS.
The System Used on His Thirteen
Hundred Acre Farm Should BE
C>rxi by Others.

Hundred Acre Farm Should Re
C>e<i by Others.
There arc in South Carolina NOR"
im?rovempn:S in recent Years in de-
veloniac farm lands and in develop
ing farmers than have ever been trTe
before. Every county in our State
can furnish object lessons in this i'm
portant respect 4 correspondent OF
The State writes IS follows concern
ing the farm OF a well-known sue
cessful farmer:
Your correspondent had the pleas
ure few DAYS ago OF visiting the
home OF Can't. J. NJ Moss. whose
1.3nn-acrc farm lies within two miles
OF the Nourishing town Of Cameron.
Progressive farming methods in ev-
err meaning OF the term are her" in
evidence. and the leading sririts
ruidinc II all are Cant ]. NJ. Moss
and his son. Thos c. Moss. For many
wears. O: course. the work was done
hy Cant. Moss. but for some years
now the active management OF all
o! tho affairs o: the farm have been
in cha-~e OF Thos. c. Moss The
present order and system OF this farm
combines in such fine style all that
should belong to progressive farm
ing OF today that brief recital OF 1t
will not only be benefit to the
people OF the State. but will furnish
an object lesson OF which any young
many should be proud.
The system on this farm Is such
that there are FIVE divisions. and
these are Systematically worked IN
businesslike manner each year. rota-
ton and diversified farming heinS
cardinal n-inc'-'ns. Th"c" hve div
sions include the culture of cotton.
corn. grain. oats. asparagus. stock
and poultry raising. Your co-respon-
dent greatly regrets that this article
must necessarily be condensed and
brief, 70. the systematic details OF
work on this farm should be kno1n
to other planters IN South Carolina.
The soil is light and loamy. but
has been developed TO high state OF
cultivation. Seventy acres last year
Welded 500 pounds OF lint cotton pei
acre. Another field OF 3+ acres plant
ed in cotton after peas with 500
pounds OF phoSnha'e and mnr'ate OF
ro,,sh mad. WELD o. 500 mounds OF
cotton 10 the aero. On - acres OF
this same licht soil 100 bushels OF
corn were made with what might b"
torr,ed r,edinm frr.i;izer 1t may be
inciden,trlv remarked inst here that
the "Will;a~eon plan" OF corn cul-
.nre is ircluded in the progressive de-
tails Of this farm.
Mr.. Noes has Il acres in aspara-
gus. and has been cultivatinC and
shipping this crop for seven years.
4 correct estimate OF his business
methods OF farming NAV be easily
inferred from the fact that his net
profits from this field have averaged
$500 per v"arr. In addition to these
crors. nir. Moss makes each year fine
grain crons.
Mr.. Moss is in no sense cotton
tot" and has ALWAYS believed in d.
va-siied farming lie plants in rota-
&c
lion 100 acres in cotton. Sh acres in
corn. So acres In oats and Il arre-
in ASPARAGUS. Mnch OF the 1900
acres COM Dosipe this farm are Spien-
did timber lands. and. IN addition to
wha: Mr. Moss plants himself. he
rents 4 large portion o. the land TO
tenants and farms on shares with a
good many others. Some interesting
details can be mentioned here. For
Instance. Mt. Moss has long been 4
breeder OF cotton seed. and showed
me something less than a bushel OF
seed which he said $500 would not
buy. l paid visit TO his smoke
house. and when saw the hams.
shoulders. sides. sausage. lard and
less pro.usion filing up large
smoke-house. was reminded Al once
OF the wonderful stories OF antebel-
lum days
Young Mr.. Moss has been stock
raiser for some years. and now n"
has bough; the very finest breeds OF
registered stock and intends to make
this 4 special feature OF his farm. Il.
has 4 heard OF shor;-horn cattle.
numbering in the neighborhood OF go
or -. and this herd contains some
OF the very finest registered stock
that can nc seen anywhere. The ship
ments in the last years. have aver
aged 20 or 30 annually. in addition
10 what was sold in the neishbor-
hood
4 splendid lot Of Berkshire hogs
were next seen. and Mr.. Moss. IN
speaking o! these said: 1T is my
intention 20 have the hes; berkshire
hogs in the State and that is just
what I am going 20 have" When
one meets and talks with this pro-
cressive Young farmer who is col
!cce graduate. sees his energy aad
ability and learns what he purposes
10 do II is easily seen that here IS a
young farmer Of whom South Caro-
lima viii one day be proud.
In addition 10 the hogs and cattle.
Mr Moss had some OF the finest
youac mule and horse colts ! have
ever seen These We're all home
raised. ana! no finer specimen could
De found anywhere. The horse pas
;ure contained about four acres. and
this had splendid growth OF Fer
muda grass. This also had 4 larS"
growth OF pecan trees. Mr. Moss is
enthusiastic over bermuda grass. he
SAYS he can Craze on this four acres
40. I,Sc ,h,p % or % horses and