The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-14
AN OBJECT LESSON
THAT is WHAT THE FARM OF
CAPT. j. NJ. MOSS SURELY is.

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The System Used on His Thirteen
Hundred Acre Farm Should BE
Used by Others.
There are in South Carolina more
improvements in recent years in de-
veloDing farm lands and in develop
ing farmers than have ever been true
before. Every county in our State
can furnish object lessons in this i'm
portant respect. A correspondent OF
The State writes as follows concern
ing the farm of a well-known sue
cessful farmer:
"Your correspondent had the pleas
ure a few days ago of visiting the
home Of Capt. J. M. Moss, whose
1 1,3O0-acre farm lies within two miles
of the fourishing town Of Cameron.
Progressive farming methods in ev7
cry meaning Of the term ere here In
evidence, and the leading spirits
guiding it all are Capt. J. s. Moss
and his son, Thos. c. Moss. Foi many
years, Of course, the work was done
by Capt. Moss, but for some years
now the active management Of all
Of the affairs of the farm have been
in charge 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 a brief recital OF 1t
will not only be a 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 being
cardinal principles. These five div
sions include The culture Of cotton,
corn, grain, oats, asparagus, STOCK
and poultry raising. Your correspon-
dent greatly regrets that this article
must necessarily be condensed and
brief, for the systematic details OF
work on this farm should be known
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
yielded 900 pounds of lint cotton pei
acre. Another field of "a acres plant
ed in cotton after peas with SOU
pounds of phosphate and muriate OF
potash made yield of 600 pounds OF
cotton to the acre. On IL acres or
this same light soil 1900 bushels OF
corn were made with what might be
termed medium fertilizer. 1t may be
incidentally remarked just here that
the "Williamson plan" Of corn cui-
ture is included in the progressive de-
tails Of this farm.
Mr.. Moss has IA acres in aspara-
gus, and has been cultivating and
shipping this crop for seven years.
A correct estimate Of his business
methods of farming may be easily
inferred from the fact that his net
profits from this field have averaged
5000 per Year,. In addition to these
crops, Mr.. Moss makes each'yea fine
grain crops.
Mr.. Moss is in no sense cotton
tot" and has always believed in di-
yersified farming. He plants In rota-
tion each year under his own cultiva-
ton 100 acres in cotton, 80 acres In
corn, so acres in oats and IA acres
in asparagus. Much of the 1900
acres composing this farm are splen-
did timber lands, and, in addition to
what Mr. Moss plants himself, he
rents large portion of the land to
tenants and farms on shares with
good many others. Some interesting
details can be mentioned here. For
instance, Mr.. Moss has long been
breeder of cotton seed, and showed
me something less than a bushel or
seed which he said $500 would not
buy. I paid visit to his smoke
house, and when saw the hams,
shoulders, sides, sausage, lard and
less profusion filling up large
smoke-house, was reminded at once
of the wonderful stories Of antebel-
lum days.
Young Mr.. Moss has been a stock
raiser for some years, and now he
has bought the very finest breeds OF
registered stock and intends to make
this special feature Of his farm. Ae
has a heard Of short-horn cattle,
numbering in the neighborhood of 60
or rs, and this herd contains some
of the very finest registered stock
that can be seen anywhere. The ship
ments in the last years, have aver
aged 80 or 40 annually, in addition
to what was sold in the neighbor-
hood.
A splendid lot of Berkshire hogs
were next seen, and Mr.. Moss, in
speaking of these said: 1T IS my
intention to have the best Berkshire
hogs in the State, and that is just
what I am going to have.n When
one meets and talks with this pro-
gressive young farmer who is col
lege graduate, sees his energy and
ability and learns what he purposes
to do it is easily seen that here is
young farmer Of whom South Caro-