The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-12

elsewhere and there is no doubt they
would prove profitable here. In addi-
ton to being all excellent stock fcod
the peanut and its products are being
moro and more extensively used for
human food. and desirable food pro-
| duets must always command a ready
sale on the market. Besides this there
il :, decided advantage in growing q
good acreage Of peanuts because you
! can always fatten your hogs on them
/ if the price offered is unsatisfactory.
If a sufficient acreage to justify 1t is
planted to peanuts in this immediate
section the local cotton seed oil mill
VIII afford market for them. This
! il, turn would mean that YOU would
have an ample supply Of peanut meal
available To youc hand for stock feed
iiis, aud thcr. is no better feed FOR this
purpose.
Sugar cane is an Old crop that can
be converted into profitable money
crop with careful attention. This
means, of course, that the cane must
be made. into first-class, heavy bodied
syrup Because VIC have not in the
I past given sufficient attention either
to the making or the grading OF our
syrup large manipulating plante haze
come into existence, where our syrup
is taken and proceeded, that IS, made
Of uniform body, flavor and color and
then pat upon the market in fancy
containers at handsome profit to the
manipulators. There is no reason why
the farmers Of community may not
get toecher in the matter, Of syrup
production, AMI thus reap this profit
for themselves. The proposition can
be handled upon a cooperative plan
and the Investment need not be heavy.
The main thing is to produce the
quality and character Of syrup the
market demands. If this is done there
is no reason why it might not prove
very profitable.
Corn can be- made a profitable cash
crop if the proper attention is given to
it. The corn Weexil and the. rat prob
ably cause greater annual waste than
the boil weevil despite the fact that
il is entirely possible TO free the prem
ises of both these pests. The prop
or use of carbon disulpl,ide in correct
~ constructed barns will free the corn
Of both the weevil and the rat:> Be
cause it can be done it ought to be
done if for no other reason than to
re,;ucc the number Of acres actually
needed to be planted to corn to meet
all Of the farm needs. Wccvil infest-
cd corn is unmarketable and besides
/ it is unfit for human consumption.
Beins rid Of the weevil md the rat
! and with proper attent:-n TO quality
la ready market can be found for car
load quantities CT corn, either shellcd
| and sacked or in the shuek.
| Velvet beans are not only a Splendid
soil improver,. but a ready cash bring
er as: Wei. Large acrcages could be
proftably planted. Velvet bean meal
is on the marker and is much sought
and highly regarded as a feed for
cattle and stock. II an acreage suf-
ficicntly large to warrant the invest
! tmc1lt is planted TO velvet beans III the
Isection accessible to- Blackslrear feed
ll.iff will. be established here This
would afford local cash market for
;ui the beans We could produce. -
| Hogs have always been a main
source Of wealth in many sections, and
| there is every reason TO Believe that
| intelligent attention to breed and care
will make them vastly profitable to
the farmers Of Fierce County. The
packing plant IS corrng nearer to US
I ali the time, and il sufficient hos
supply were available their buyers
would come TO cur local markets for
! them. The farmers OF Brooks coun-
| ty are finding in their hogs a source
Of wealth. They sell every year
thousands Of pounds of cured bacon
and hams at a good profit. When
the packing plant does not offer the
price they think they Should have th"t
ki'' AMI cure. Every farmer has his
own curing house in which he uses
ice for refrigeration. He does rot
wait for suitable weather but Kills
when the hogs are fat and ready. BY
their method there IS practically no
loss from Spoilt meat. The Brooks
county plan is worth Investigating.
Brooks county is not far away and
any farmer there will gladly show you
how it is done.
Beef cattle can easily be made and
therefore. ought to become a great
source Of wealth to the farmers OF
Pierce County. Nature has given h5
a wonderful climate and splendid
range country that ought to be taken
ADVANTAGES Of The compulsory tick
crad!ca;ioll law Viii give us Il tick
free county by the end Of 1919. which
means it will be possible to introduce
the better strains of beef cattle into
he County without fear Of loss. EV-
cry attention should now be SlTens tc
secill;n:, the Foundation Of a herd, and
just as rapidly as possible the infer
io,. strains we now have should DC
disposed cf 1t is Just rs easy. anc
COSTS no moro. to raise n LOO pound
steer as G00-pound ono. There Is
q VhoIc lot of difference IN the pro:
fits. Other sections iavc grown ricf
on cattle atone, while we have lone
neglected to utilize the blessings ma
turc has so abuudautly lavislcd upon
r.;.j.t fI,c fi,nc tn lpeyji