Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-01

crops with which to feed our live stock
and improve our land. We must raise
our own supplies and have cotton as
our surplus crop. The practice Of d.
versified farming is absolutely neces-
sary II we are to keep our lands in
good condition.
We should have the farm clubs In
every township instead Of just one in
each county. To begin with, I'VE should
raise at least $3.50 to be given as prizes
for the largest yields Of the various
farm crops, appoint a committee to see
that this is honestly and intelligently
used. We should also try to induce the
government to establish demonstra-
ton farm in our township to show to
our farmers the value Of the different
methods of improved farming. I feel
that this is necessary IL we expect to
profit by this work as very many farm
ers will not go any great distance to
see a farm of this kind. know this
will do great deal more good than to
have a demonstration agent come
around and tell you how to farm. We
need more to see the methods practic-
ed than to hear about them. III
The water supply of our farms
should be more carefully looked after.
We need tubular wells that our water
supply may be pure. Our people should
have waterworks on their farms. The
benefits Of waterworks on a farm can
not be estimated We will have to in
stall waterworks In order to appreciate
them. Consider how easy 1t would be
for US to water our live stock. gardens.
flowerbeds, etc, but these are small
when compared to the saving to our
Housewives by having water in the
cookroom on turning a spigot. Also af-
ter days toll how delightful, pleas
ant and healthful Is good bath. We
also should have our homes lighted by
electricity and we have available wat
empower in our township to give US
SUFFICIENT electricity. to light our homes
besides the developing Of new enter
prise. We grind our wheat and corn
and gin our cotton by waterpower. why
not use this power to generate electri-
city to light our homes, pump water,
saw wood, etc., This can be done
through cooperation.
We should drain our swamps and
thereby save our people a great deal Of
sickness. Malaria and other diseases
are propagated by the mosquito and by
draining our swamps we can get rid
of this carrier of disease besides hav-
ing lands for cultivation that will grow
from so to 100 bushels Of corn per
acre.
We should improve this sanitation Of
our homes in every way possible which
II properly done will save life, prevent
illness, relieve distress and save a
great deal Of time and money. We
hear on every side. from every paper
and magazine how deadly the housefiy
is. and this Is all very true. but IL we
viii clean up around our horse stables.
COW barns and other fly breeding
places once a week and begin early
enough in the spring we will prevent
the breeding of files instead Of having
to kin them. However, there are other
things just as important to prevent
and get rid Of as flies, and let US not
forget these while we are talking flies
so much. s4 t. .s-s.4 l.i.5
We should have our large farms cut
up into smaller ones, say from 25 to
100 acres, and offer them for sale to
induce more Of the honest, intelligent
laboring class to settle In our county,
Also there are many farms vacant, in
our community which should be set
tied, and in this connection, will say
that when "a man moves from the
country to town, he should sell his
farm and help the neighborhood, in
stead of renting the farm at the ex-
pense Of our churches and schools;
This Is one thing that people who leave
the country do not think about. We
should have our own real estate agent
right in our community. Why should
we give some man In the towns 5 per
cent to sell our lands and other prop
erty when we have men at home who
are just as competent, and ] am sure
should be more interested In their re-
spective neighborhoods? We should
patronize our country merchants, and
nearby town merchants, and not send
to Chicago and other markets and pay
more for an inferior article. We should
patronize our banks as 1t is much easi-
er to settle accounts by check, and the
check when returned Is all the receipt
that Is necessary. Also 1t Is safe, for
when we carry money on our persons
or keep 1t in our homes, we but invite
the thief and murderer to attack us on
the public highways or in our homes.
Cooperative buying and selling has
been practiced to some extent, but
am sure 1t ought to be more general.
Some few farmers have a little money
ahead, and, instead of investing 1t In
town property or putting It in cotton
mills or other town enterprises, there
by turning their money over to some
one else to invest for them and build
up the towns at the expense Of the
county, could invest 1t more profitably
in small farms near their homes, put
buildings in good repair and offer for
sale or to good renters, or by loaning
money in his own community and sup
plying those who would have to go to
town and borrow the very same money
through some lawyer with whom this
money has been placed for loan. My
countrymen, these things ought not so
to be. I do not mean to reflect in the
least on our towns or town people, and
II they were to offer us their money
to invest for them no doubt we would
take 1t and make our country prosper
at the expense of the towns. All am
pleading for, is to give the towns what
belongs to them, and give the country
what belongs to 1t. 80. -