The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-26
FACE EIGHT
Best Laurens County Farmers.

rens county? The children of the sew
enth grade in the rural schools have
attempted to answer the question and
have given reasons therefor. The
question was propounded to them in
recent examinations and the replies in
some instances were printed in the
last issue Of "The School Journal,
the interesting publication Of the coun-
ty department of education. Of course
several severe cases Of "big head
may be expected to develop from the
publication of these opinions passed
by Laurens county school children and
some difficulty may be experienced in
keeping these agricultural sharks
within bounds, but probably they will
get over it after a spell and return to
earth again. Anyway, it has been
suggested that if they feel any dis
comfort in occupying the dizzy height
to which their young admirers have
elevated them, they might relieve
themselves and return to the lower
level of their ncighbors by making a
contribution to the treasury of the
said "School Journal which is sadly
in need of friends.
The names of the pupils are not
given in some instances, but the re-
plies are given by nuD ber, each child
having been designated by number
when the questions were submitted.
Thus, No. 5 of Friendship is pupil No.
in Friendship school, etc. The fol-
lowing are the answers submitted by
some Of the pupils:
No. Of Hickory Tavern:
"Mr. Bolt is the best farmer l know.
The reason for his success is he wGrks
hard and tries
No. Of gcbernezer:
"Nlr. John +. Sloan because OF she
tivatim, scientific farming and i'm
proved implements"
Rob't G. Davis Of Rock bridge:
Mr.. Geo. Young. He raises more
corn and grain than he needs and not
SO much cotton
John Robt. Lynn of Rock Bridge:
Mr.. Duff Young. He plo&s his land
deep and manures his red spots and
tries to got it as good as tie other"
No. . Of Friendship:
"The best farmc,' know of is Mr..
w. e. Boh,. He is ,cultivating farm
that when he came there about eight
years ago 1T was red and washed of
and very puor and row it is fertile be-
cause he hus used b good plant food,
and land ia,prover. MIc has made his
land profitable by proper terracing
and plowinB at the right tinfc and
preparing Ms land right SO that the
water may dissolve and go to the
roots so thai the plans may grow"
NJ. % Of Bailey:
ar. T. p H'ribbe is II good farmer
and very successful. Wien he started
out he was very poor aIGi owned nplh-
1nG, but he wul ked hard ,and saved ?all
he earned and kept on Saving until
he Roon owna6 home -and a horse
then he started to work hard to be II,
good BuccessfnJ farmer. .He was "a
good manager OIL the farm and man
aged things good. He usetu the rots-
tion of crops anb now he has a nice
home and plenty Of money and is stili
working hard to'lseep gainins on the
other formers"
"The farmers nniy improsn their
soil by underground drainage, ,terrac-
9ng and planting leMpninous plants on
1t and following rotation of c,ays.
NO u Copeand:
Mr.. w. II. Sem is .the best farmer
/ know fie got his Ap2cess by Qt.cp-
ang good tenants and stock. BY I'M
growing his. soil, by raisiasS all he c,u.ld
at home. by raising COWS, poultry aud
selling eggs, butter, chickens aid
cord wood. Also by hay4ng a reaper
TO cut his own grain aIsi taking II
and cutting grain for otba people,"
No. IL of Hurricane:
THE best farmer I know is Mr.
i. NJ. Pitts. He has better Judgment
than The rest OF the farmers, and he
plants legumcs on his soil ano ,rotates
his crops"
No. of itN:Ridge:
"Thc best farmer know is gJrr. j
D. w. Watts. He made a success of it
because he studied agriculture and
took a great interest in it,"