The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-03-04
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
ABOUT NEWBERRY COUNTY
These Statistical Facts, Given IN
Round Numbers, Have Been Com
pile,i from Reliable SOures for 1918.

These Statistical FactS, GlVen IN
Round Numbers, Have Been Com
pile,i from Reliable Soures for 1918.
Some things that every one in the
county should know are:
Total number Of acres, 3S5,00O;
acres IN cultivation, 15S,000.
Acres planted to corn, $4,000; yield
$4,000 bushels
Acres planted to oats, $4,000; yield
100000 bushels.
Acres planted to wheat, 4,000; yield
$4,000 bushels.
Acres planted to rye, LOCO; yield
5000 bushels.
Acres planted to potatoes, 1000;
yield $4,000 bushels.
Acres miscellaneous crops, 10000.
Acres special crops, 5000.
Total number of acres planted to
food and feed crops. $4,000.
Total number of acres planted to
cotton, $4,000.
Acres planted to cotton moro than
to all food and feed crops, 10000.
Number of inhabitants, $4,000.
Number Of hogs, 25,000.
Number of mules, 1850.
Number of horses, 1850.
Number of dairy cows, $500.
Number Of sheep and goats, 2.1OO.
Number Of dogs, 1900.
Number of cattle, $500.
Articles that the people Of Ncwberry
county Import end approximate cost:
Corn, 100000 bushes; cost s225, 900.
O...s, $4,000 bush lis; cost 100000.
Hay, 500 tons; cost $4,000.
Hog feed, 300 tons; cost $4,000.
SILT meat. 100000 pounds; cost
$250,000.
Ls.-d, 100000 pounds; cost 100000.
Flour, $4,000 barrels; cost 100000.
Miscellaneous articles; cost $685.
600.
Total cost-$1, 100000.
All these articles can be grown, and
practically all should be grown, by
the farmers of Newberry county. Why
pay out s1,OOO,00o for products that
should be grown at home?
From the above facts it will be seen
tha: the farmers of Ncwberry county
should increase their corn acreage
one-fourth, or 5000 acres, at least;
1000 acres increase should be plant
ed to hay, and 10000 more hogs
chould be fattened for meat than In
1918.
Why not adopt the following 'Safe
Farming Program" for 1919 and all
the time?
F1rst-A home garden for every
family, with plenty of Irish AMI sweet
potatoes, and, wherever possible, a
patch of cane to supply the family
with syrup.
Second-The production Of corn on
every farm sufficient to maintain the
family and livestock in ample food
and feed for year. A full corn-c2ib
usually means plenty to eat.
Third-Produce ample hay and for
: age to supply the livestock for one
year. Special attention should be
paid to the leguminous crops-cow-
peas, soy beans, velvet beans and pea
nuts for feeding purposes.
Fourth-Produce sufficient meat,
milk and eggs for every one on the
farm and some to sell to your city
friends. Livestock is necessary in
order to eat up the otherwise waste
products of the farm and convert
them into cash.
Fifth+Plan to meet all farm and
family expenses from the surplus pro-
ducts of the farm other than cotton,
and to have in the fall of 1919 good
supply of laying hens, at least two
milk cows for every family, hogs in
the lot for the meat supply, plenty of
fruits and vegetables to supply the
family and sufficient corn and forage
for the livestock.
Sixth-Produce your cotton on a
moderate acreage. well prepared and
well cultivated, for money crop.
The above things may have been
said over and over; but I fee that
they should be repeated now, for it
followed by the Southern farmers they
will become more Independent and
will be able to hold cotton till the
world is willing to pay them fair
price for it.
T. NJ. Mills,
County Demonstration Agent.
Feb. 25, 1919.