Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-17
HARMONY. COMMUNITY.
Farm Demonstration Agent
Writes Entertainingly of the
Splendid Farmers of
Harmony Section.

nitv is known by some peculiar dis
tinction, either the fertility of the
soil. freedom from malaria or the
moral, religious, intellectual and in
dustrial status of its people. We
prefer, in this article, to classify
the Harmony people among the
last mentioned distinction. Their
lands are not above the average in
natural fertility, yet their crops
are always fine. Their school runs
the whole scholastic year, which is
not the case in many country COM
munities.
The leading feature Of their school
is their teacher Prof G.E Long who
is one Of the bes; educators III the
state, and beinga fixture gives these
people some advantage. Most
schools have to elect tLeir teachers
from among strangers and often
don't know what they have until 1t
is TOO late. Prof. Long married y
daughter of the late Col. Marsh,
one Of Edgefeld's noted citizens. IL
was our pleasure, recently, u visit
Ia the home OF Prof. Long. We
spent quite pleasant hour with his
interesting family eating watermel-
ons, the>frst of the season for US.
Living very near prof. Longs are
other members CT the family; Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Ionce. Nj.
Yonce is good farmer and busl-
ness man; we were gratified to tind
him again in good shape after hav-
ing gone through very trying ex-
periences in Columbia hospital.
Near Mr. Yonce live the Marsh
brothers, Messrs. Walter S. and
Samuel b. Mr.. Walter Marsh is 3
very useful man pSbis ne;ghbaor77
aIeodI. lesissEof oil Is fsrinsfsarie
merchant but holds tie confidence
of his people in the capacity of Su-
perintendent of the Harmony Sun
\ day school and President of the
Harmony Farmers club. Mrs.
Walter Marsh is the daughter of
4 Mr.. G. NJ. Smith, veteran saint of
Harmony church. We very much
appreciate Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh's
thoughtfulness of our hot and thlrs-
ty condition on the day of our visit
to their home. They refreshed us with
ices and cake.
Mr.. Samuel B. Marsh is a farmer
and cotton buyer. His success rs q
farmer makes him anxious to learn
whatever there is to be learned con-
cerning soil improvement, especial
ly the clovers and vetch. The
anxiety OF Mr.. Marsh is encouraging
to one whose business it is to put
his people on to every good thing
that makes for the uplift Of the far
mer. There is also another feature
to the above proposition, small
| minds are ceHtent with small
achievements,
y Mr.. a. Is. Broadwater. lives in
this section. Mr. Broadwater is q
2sood farmer and business man and
amakcs good whatever he may un-
|Adertake. Near him lives Mr. r. n.
our Newt. kvery-
body loves Newt because he is a
lovable character-aiways in q good
He and his beautiful wife
knd children are happily situated,
l,aviug many Of the necessary con-
keniences Of a modern cJuBtry
home, telephone system etc, Newt 5
|s}ecord as farmer is spreading and
bis crop is picture to please the
fdealist. His oat crop is record
Sbreaker, especially his two acre plat
that Produced 10 bushels.
Near Mr.. Z. n. Broadwater
Hives Mr.. E. y. Smith. He also has
a reputation that all of US would
Hike TO have, that of making as much
wheat, oats, corn and cotton per
/ acre as any farmer. While in this
\ sect On i was our pleasure to meet
Il ore o. our county commissioners,
II Mr. Nick Broad water. 1t is always
a pleasure to meet with patriotic
4 citizen and zea.ous officer of our
commonwealth. We failed to see
! our friend Mr.. Is. r. Smith. When
/ ever Bob fails to let us catch him
at home things seem somewhat out
| OF place, for we can't well do with
out him in our business. He aided
4 us in our Demonstration work last
year quite much, was principally the
/ cause Of us getting the honor for
+ the largest yield per ac:e ia cotton.
Eve speak of not being able to get
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