The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-11-20

A. farmer, has % acres OF land fair
I lyiweil suited to cultivation. He has
been emphasizing cotton production
very strongly in the past. He sud-
denly finds cotton unprofltahle and
realizes that under existing cnndi-
tfops he must change his practice es-
sentially. This fs the issue confront-
ing the Southern farmer at the pres
ent time. 4 What can he do to meet
the situation?
First Of all, he should minimize
cotton production and not attempt to
devote more thnn i've acres of his
land to the cultivation OF this crop in
1915. At 1enst eight acres OF the land
now In cotton should be seeded to ce-
reals Immediately: three acres should
be used where the soil is suited to.
this crop, for wheat, and five acres
for. oats. He ehould prepare an acre
OF land as carefully as possible with
the idea CT planting Irish potatoes
as carly In the spring as 1t is practl-.
cable to, put them In the ground.
When the Irish potato crop is har-.
vested the. land should be devoted to
sweet potatoes. He should set aside
five acres to be planted to grazing
crops to ,be harvested by hogs. He
shpuld certainly devote hnlf acre to
a garden for his family and to the
/ |pToduction OF such trucks as will sell
most readily In the local markets.
QnS-haR acre of land should be de-
voted to the growth OF a variety of
crops suited to poultry. Eight acres
should be- devoted to corn, with vel
vet beams, peanuts. or cowpeas in the
middles. AS soon as the oats and
wheat arc ripe, prepare the land
thoroughly and SOW to peas, or peas
and millet. for. hay. :.
This accounts for the % acres
which the small farmer. can hope to
operate successfully with the. power
OF one or two horses or mules and
such labor as his family can provide.
The reader will observe $ that this
provides for an intensive system of
cultivation and that a considerable
area: Of land produces two crops In
|atYear, This means, OF course. that
thorough and efficient soil prepara-
tipn must be had, and that the land
must be had, and that the land must
bs liciously, handled and as we'll
feft ili.ed &as possible. sit Ifs well TO
remember ALSO that the system :, OF
farming proposed .stendEA to conaert3
| fertility sS come Of the crops grown
| are of restorative nature. and &c
Ills sTGrai are red tn Iivset nek, as is
anticipated In this discussion, a large
anantity OF manure will be available
for the further enrichment Of the
soil .'ss .S s. & 53:s s:
Contiguous tn practically, every
area Of fscnltivated land ins the South,
there will be found more or less
waste or idle land; las much as is to
rs acres; y This land should be used
!! for; grazing such cows and calves as
may be raised on the farm, and as a
range for the hogs when not confined
on specialized grazing crops. II a
mart Of fhta additional land ia q In
Bermuda pasture, II will be especial
ly valuable for the I lrposes mem
toned. S. sSs = Il n
Situated as described In this arti-
clef what may a farmer operating 28
acres OF land naturally y expect to
produce sins an average season where
the land sis reasonably well handled7 2
The figures presented beIoW have:
hsen carefully consid dered, anu the
writer believes them to- be thorough.
" conservative, They are based on
the sresu.t5ao Of close bseryntion end
ION data, obtained from practical far-
mara. They are also In accord with
sae, aresult tA, oh btained ION u the; college
farm atiS Athenss In some localities
THE land may not producs as large
crops as Ind Gated or aeasonat Con.
ilitions may interGGressI IN 8 other sin-:
stances these figures may be surpassz
ed &
The cotton ijianti ii ID ,siioul ID oducs
{ tifts bales, The corn n6uid s Vield; 1t
Me rate OF 35 bushels, 7, making sa to-
tai of,, $50 bush els for the eight acfess
l The fffree acres. seOf i vylieak b. i should
Yield 80 tnBheis iss g6f threShed gfain;.
LIE fiYa acres oe los 40, bushels ner
A6Fe, ar 900 bush efs All y fol if4s The
IftsE pot afoss Jskould feld 100 lbuahs
Ella and the sweet spctatoe o. e = 20 6buHhs
eis The gatd Dem shouia 'bfo Divide son
ahnnd dance ok food for the family and
EIeSfes cons sderabIS surplus f6r sale
Nary ofs tii ie cannins & club girls s. I'M
fss1fgia have sold moro than SEQ
|SsxSrtk s0f xotda foas from at 4antt tsacr1
RRfd Gfs 81 fis avs Gcrea I devoted To
gta4iHs crops Tor shof such syips
Es,1a 1afnhsste gfaif, ns thes 1fniar q fAlses
Eh0hidS SbE ample fo q niatfs Is animals
W. u sw4i hks ss065 65s 200 l1de affetes
A6t IS ,oG1 pound ee po I'D an 1t Isl.
s6s steAf6s hEissd that tho net AHsasy
sbt6od eIws three ito -: unhsrii
VIII also bgs led sa1d ret sne1 un slSs'
farm Tor kYotlief yeAr. IS 4Ef least III
ss0sfs af h1 hnnld bs prod dstcsd A9tst
tlfe Assi 4 or ssts tiis,