The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-20
(By A. M. soule. President GeorgI
State College of Agriculture.)

a FARMER mas 2S acres or land fair
ly we'll suited to cultivation. He has
been .erlpsasizing cotton production
very strongly in the past. lie sud-
denly finds cotton Improbable and
realizes that under existing uandi-
tions he must change his practice es-
senfially. This is the issue confront
ing the Southern farmer at the bres-
ent time. What can he do to meet
the situation?
First OF all, he should minimize
cotton production and not attempt to
devote more than five acres of his
land to the cultivation CT this crop in
1915. At least eight acres OF the land
now in cotton should be seeded to ce-
reals Immediately; three acres should
be used where tho soil is suited to
this crop. for wheat, and FIVE acres
for oats. He should prepare an acre
OF land as carefully as possible with
the idea Of planting Irish potatoes
as early in the spring as it 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
should certainly devote half acre to
garden for his family and to the
production of such trucks as will sell
most readily in the local markets.
One-hai3 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 beans, peanuts, or cowpeas in the
middles. As soon as the oats and
wheat are 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 labo- as his family can provide.
The reader will observe that this
provides for an intensive system OF
cultivation and that considerable
area OF land produces two crops In
a year. This means, OF course, that
thorough and efficient so;l prepara-
ton must be had, and that the land
must be had, and that the land must
be judiciously handled and as well
tfertilized as possible It is well to
remember also that the system Of
farming proposed tends 10 conserve
fertility, asesorfe Of the crops grown
are OF q restorative nature, and IL
the crops are fed to livestock. as is
anticipated, In this discussion. a large
,,,st:,is.y 81 manure viii ne available
for the further enrichment OF the
soil.
Contiguous to practically every
Lar.a 80 at.Iffuako<1 Iav,H H.
there will, be sSS;:::;a sS,::a sii5Te or less
waste or idle land. as much as is TO
25 acres. This land should be used
for grazing such cows and calves as
may be raised On the farm. and as q
range for the hogs when not confined
on specialized grazing crops. II a
part OF this additional land is in
Bermuda p;sttaaTe, Il VIII vii; Do especial
ly valuable for the purposes mem
,tiosed.
y Situated as described In this arti-
Gle, what may q farmer operating %
acres OF land naturally expect to
produce In an average season where
the land is reasonably we'll handled? !?
The figures presented below have
been carefully considered. And the
wrissr SelieFes them to be thorough
~ onsefyatfse. They are based on
the results Of close observation and
ON data obtained from practical far
nerB. They are also ia accord with
the results obtained on the college
farm at Athens. In some localities
The land may, not produce rs large
crops as Indicated. or seaeonal con-
ttiitions may interfere. In other in
ssances these figures may be s1rpass-