The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-10-21
live STOCK PAYS
ON C0NNOR FARM
CROP ROTATION AN IMPORTANT
PART OF SYSTEM.
Hogs Follow Cattle.
Father and Three Sons Of Eutawville
Follow Well Laid Plans
On Their Farm.

Eutawville, Oct. 16.-Eight years
ago the Connors, father and three
sons, organized Walnut Grove farm
for progressive farming, with pure
bred cattle as an important element
of the scheme. Walnut Grove farm
is situated six miles from Eutawville
in Orangeburg county, and is owned
and operated by T. L. Connor, Sr.,
and three sons, T. L. Connor, Jr., J.
R. Connor and Fred Connor. The
farm consists of 5000 acres, on which
is produced large quantity Of cot
ton, corn and oats, cattle and hogs,
with smaller quantities of accessory
products either consumed on the farm
or sold with the major products.
The Connors believe in efficiency
and, therefore, organized the business
in such way that each has his par
ticular phase of the work to superin-
tend and be responsible for. T. L.
Connor, Sr., the father, supervises
the entire business, while T. L. Con-
nor, Jr., is the live stock man and has
direct charge of the cattle and hogs.
J. r. Connor is in charge of the ten
ant farmers who operate On the Con-
nor estate, and Fred Connor, the
youngest son, has charge of the wag-
es farm, which produces principally
feed for the live stock which are
grown on the farm.
The method of farming followed by
this quartet of progressive farmers is
a general rotation of cotton, corn and
oats, in addition to the ample summer
grazing crops, silage crops and pas
lures.
1t was eight years ago that the Con-
nors bought a few head of pure bred
cattle, and had the misfortune Of los
ing all of them except one bull. Such
an experience, which would have dis
couraged so many others so complete
1y as to cause them to forsake any
efforts at cattle raising, did not dis
courage the Connors. They at once
put in a bunch of grade cattle, and
with this herd of grades, herded by
the pure bred bull which had been
saved from the tick fever, they had
gratifying success and the farm was
freed of ticks. Upon finding that
grade cattle was a paying proposition,
their desires turned again to pure
breds, and they invested in herd of
pure bred Herefords, which has been
developed until now they have 70
head.
The herd is now headed by Beau
Gomez, we'll bred ANXIETY" bull. In
the herd are such COWS as Love Don
aid" and other we'll bred individuals,
the blood of which hicks in we'll with
the ANXIETY" blood and with other
popular blood strains. The result is
that Walnut Grove farm has produc-
ed and is producing some unusually
good animals A show herd of these
popular bred Herefords will be ex-
hibited by the Connors at the state
fair the last of this month and is sure
to attract favorable attention.
It is interesting to note the method
of furnishing feed for the live stock
of Walnut Grove farm. Rye and oats
are sown for winter grazing, velvet
beans and silage are grown for feed
ing and pastures of Bermuda grass,
carpet grass and Lespedeza are al
ways available for permanent pasture
grazing. This makes the live stock
proposition fit we'll into the Connor
system and puts it on paying basis.
All of the feed given the herd is
charged up against it and accounts
are so kept that it is never dificult
to tell where the herd stands in the
matter of profit or loss. AS a matter
of fact, it stands to reason that such
a system is sure to be profit rather
than loss.
In addition to Hereford cattle, the
>Connor farm maintains also a good
herd of Duroc hogs to follow the cat
tie in the fields and the lots, it having
been found that the waste from the
cattle feeding and grazing can be en-
tirely saved by the use of hogs in con-
junction with cattle.