The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-11-24
LAURENS COUNTY AS SEEN
BY EDITOR ElUNNICUTT


While over at Pcndlcton, S. c., We
accepted an invitation extended BY W.
i. Harris, OF OWingS, down in I.aurCnS
county, to 30 home with him. SO. we
were given ride in an automobile OF
30 miles through Anderson county. The
lower portion Of GrcCnvilic county and
the upper section OF I.aurCnS. II the
South has section Of better f0rmcrs
we have never been permitted 10 see
thCn. We have sucn Just as &Ood and
better land. many a time. but never
farmers WHO handle il better. we
went though hill sections and levels.
red soil and cray sandy soil; not ali
farms were managed equally well, Of
course, but the Farming was far above
the average. The corn was good the
hay shocks dottng many field gave
Il pleasing appearance 10 the land
Scapc The cotton was fine We saw
thousands Of acres that would yield
its bale per acre and many that would
exceed this good return. But what
pleased us most was the good houses
that we saw. These South Carolina
farmcrs-many Of them have no better
sense than to fix up to spend the re-
naming days right out upon their
farms. This is little rare, but de-
said these good homes pleased us most,
but here We were mistaken; what
really pleased us most, was that We
saw the visible, tangible evidence that
SO many OF these farmers had some
conception Of farming, Of what an acre
can produce OF how TO go down to got
good results from the soil. This is
truly the highest tribute than can be
paid 10 any farmer what he can do
With the soil. These farmers use com
mcrcial fertilizer, il is true but they
stop not there; they are making use
OF that truly wonderfully efficient
agency, cover crops. and even now YOU
Sc the green Of the rye along the mid
die Of the cotton rows and you see
whore the plowS have lately covered
the bur clover seed and The crimson
clover seed. If YOU arc not doing good
farming, get at It, DO not QuibDc ov-
CT matters any longer or excuse your
self any longer. The main element of
good farming is not in the land or in
your money, but in you. in your mind,
in your plans and in your ability to
carry them out. The big and the lit
tie, the rich and the poor, can do it.
1t is all in getting on the right road,
then going ahead
over 100 Acres In Lookout Mountain
Irish Potatoes.
While over at Laurens county. s. c.,
We spent the night with our friend Of
long-Standing, w. p. Harris, out from
OwingS. The next morning he took us
around in his community to many fine
crops of Lookout Mountain Irish p0-
tatocs lie and his sons have thirty
acres, and his neighborS have from five
to ten acres, so that in his community
there are over one hundred acres, and
they wore all looking fine. This shows
what one man can do. Mr., Harris
commenced to grow these potatoes
some five years ago, making a success
Of them. He has increased his acreage
year by year and his neighbOrs have
gradually fallen into line. We often
hear the complaint of you can not
find a market for anything except cot
ton" But this Is simply because our
farmers have not learned how. When
you really learn to grow other things
successfully and to handle them pro-
perly, the market will come. Mr..
Harris has never been able to supply
his demand. He never fails to secure
stand We see thousands who fail
more or less WHY? Because they
haven't learned how, He has the same
dry drouths" and "hot spells" to con-