The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22

During the last fifty years the
farmers along the Seaboard have
grown corn, cotton, hay and tobacco,
or other clean cultured crops. When
labor was cheap and plentiful and the
land fresh and fertile these crops
were easily grown and were produc-
tive, but conditions have changed and
every wide-awake and thinking man
realizes that he Is no longer prosper
ing by old methods Of farming-and
that he must change and keep abreast
of the times, or sell his farm for what
he can get out Of 1t, or leave It in the
hands Of uninterested and destructive
labOrers and seek employment else
where for the support Of himself and
family.
Why not stay on the farm, (make
1t attractive.) make the home and
farm attractive for the boys and girls
and keep them from going to towns
and cities for employment among
strangers, where they are surrounded
by temptation and pitfalls on every
hand? f
Can you thoughtful mothers and
fathers value in dollars and cents the
morality, health and future prosperity
Of your children? Think Of the op-
portunities you can help them to take
advantage Of and help them to become
useful and influential men and wo-
men, who are take your place in after
years. By doing this you are building
a monument which stands for you al
ways.
Along the SeabOard Air Line Rail-
way there are exceptional Oppor-
tunities for the farmer to take up q
very profitable and pleasant line of
work-that of pork. dairy and poul-
try farming. The territory traversed
by the Seaboard Is calling for the
farmer who Is interested in helping
himself. The Seaboard is interested
in you, and wants to assist you in
taking the dairy and live stock indus
try-an industry which means for
you larger profits. more fertile soils
and pleasant and profitable employ
ment for your boys and girls. The
soils are ideal for raising forage crops
in abundance. as corn, alfalfa, cow
peas, clover, vetch. soy and sofa beans
velvet beans. rape, angels and sorg-
hum. The climate is mild all the year
around, the grazing season lasting
nine months in the year. The farmers
are near the Eastern and many local
markets for live stock and dairy pro-
ducts.
The Seaboard expects to put into ef-
feet low baggage rates over this State
for hauling milk and cream to mar
ket, as has already been done in
North Carolina and Virginia, where
hundreds Of the farmers living as far
as eight miles from the railroad are
ington, ID. c., and are realiz g a
splendid profit. An example Of the
baggage rates: A flve-gallon can of
cream can be shipped to Washington,
ID. c., from Charlotte. n. c., dis
tance Of five hundred miles, for twen-
ty-seven cents, which includes return
of empty can to the owner.
These rates have recently been in
stituted by the expert agricultural and
dairy agent for the Seaboard, Mr.. n.
Il. Prosser, formerly professor Of agri-
culture. University OF Florida, whose
offices are in Hamlet. n. c.
Experiments in your territory prove
the following facts and figures:
when you sell ton Of hay you re-
ceive $25, but you ship away from
your farm $3.50 worth OF fertility
when you sell ton Of butter you
receive from 5000 to 500 and sell
from your farm sec worth Of fer
tility.
south Carolina spends millions of
dollars for meat and meat comes
from the dairying sections Of the
West. They raise hogs on skinned
milk. Why can not we do tho same 4?
There is no reason why these con
ditiOns should exist. but many rca-
nv oh Inn
an exporter rather than an import
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