Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-10

For sale cheap on easy terms
about 1000 acres of farming lands
from 2 to 4 miles from Edgefeld
G. H. On main road from Edge
field to Augusta by Ropers X roads
and -Sweetwater church. There is a
2O-mule farm of open lands on this
place that will rent for 40 bales if
all was rented out. Is tenant
houses; 10 barns, two of them will
accommodate 90 head of stock. One
commodious dwelling of II rooms,
halls, 9 freplaces, 100 feet of
piazzas on three sides; would cost
$4,000 to build this sort of house
now. Telephone in house, can talk
to Columbia, Augusta and various
other places. New well, six feet in
diameter, walled with brick and ce-
ment at back porch; Is never fail
ing springs of pure free stone water.
Cedar creek runs through place for
over two miles. Have bottom lands
on creek worth 500 per acre, level
and easy to cultivate. Have often
made two fine crops year on them
of oats and corn and peas. Last
year made extra fine oats, then
planted in corn in June and made
extra fine corn, then sowed peas in
corn when it was layed by, and
made fine peas and hay; so l made
three crops last year. My uplands
respond to good preparation, cul-
ture and fertilizers. If used with
three-year rotation, will improve
and grow remunerative crops. Have
lands that have been worked 100
years. When l bought them would
take three acres to make bale of
cotton. Last year with SOC pounds
acid, meal and kainit mixed | made
l bale of cotton per acre. The la
mented Col. Geo. D. Tillman and
DR.. Jas. A. DeVore used to own
the majority of these lands and both
of them told me these were best nat
ural cotton grit they ever saw in
their travels, would core nearer
making anything that grows out of
the ground than most places. |
raised last year with IL mules l25
bales of cotton, 1900 bushels corn,
oats. wheat, peas, potatoes. melons,
fruits, vegetables of most kinds,
vetch, clover, sugar cane, pop corn,
peanuts, turnipS, pea vine and am
Der cane hay, strawberries, aspara-
agus, fine lot of hogs and cattle.
Have raised successfully sheep,
goats, mules and horses. When
mules were cheap, l sold a 2-year
old halter broke colt to a man in
another county for sl.45. a good
hosse4nan that has been in every
mule raising slate in the union told
Inc he never saw q better 2-ycar-oid
anywhere. Four years ago my
health failed. Feel that l want
rest, TO do nothing for year at
least, take things easy, travel some,
is my motive for selling out. There
is no rest for man On a large plan
tation. Have tried TO be gentle
man farmer, wear clean shirt, collar
and cravat, rid, fancy saddle
horse. Have found tie old maxim
true That he by the plow must
thrive must either hold or drive.
Could always run things better by
taking hold. Just show them ex-
actly how I wanted things done.
Commenced to buy these lands
when l was 10 years old on credit
with interest. Just as l would al
most get out of one thing | would
Jump in another, as bought this in
5 tracts. Paid for all but one small
tract VIXEN cotton was selling from
IA to cents at factory, that Is
where sold of it then. Built every
house on lands except small ones,
every panel of fence and managed
always to meet my contracts. Am
living in l mile of where / was born
and raised; never had a lawsuit in
my life; never sued anyone, or been
sued; always tried to let my word
JOHN NJ. MAYS, E