Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-12-21
Produce Food and Feed Crops for
Landlords, Tenants, and Livestock.

boil WeeVll conditions II is cOuSlueTSu
.sxtremely important for each farmer
to raise as nearly all of the staple
food and feed crops as. is possible to
supply all needs of the landlord, the
tenants, and the livestock. A survey
which was made of South Carolina in
1920 reveals the fact that this state
does not produce enough syrup to sup.
ply the needs of the rural population
of the state by something like 3,O0O,-
600 gallons; that there is a deficit OF
wheat more than 100000 bushels, OF
hay of over 100000 tons, Of, hogs Of
22s,OO0; and that we do not have dairy
cattle enough in the state to supply
the needs of the rural population ade-
quately by 100000. 1t was found also
that there were number Of counties
in the State which did not produce
corn enough 10 supply the home
needs All Of these things can be
grown at home much more cheaply
than they can bepurchased from other
sections, and producing them should
not interfere with the production OF
staple cash crops but should round
out a well balanced cropping system.
On any farm on which a good rotation
is followed for the purpose Of building
up the fertility 70 the land and main
tanning a system Of diversified agr1-
culture, all of these crops can be
grown economically and to good ad-
vantage.
Provide A Good AlI-Year Home
Garden.-On every selfsupporting
farm the "all-year" vegetable garden,
be this large or small, is one OF the
leading sources of food supply, and
therefore is of first importance and
of indispensable value. In fact, with
out good garden, both spring and
fall, there rcan be no 100 percent"
self-supporting farm. The underlying
principles involved in good gardening
are:. a. site and soil selection: (z)
advanced planning: 90 deep and
thorough preparation Of the soil; (D
tudicious and liberal applications OF
fertilizers and barnyard manures; (6)
careful selection Of varieties and lib
eral quantities OF good seed; (6).
thorough cultivation; and I'D insect
and disease, control.
Provide and Care for Good Home
orchard.-It has been proved apnclu-
sively that the soils Of South Caro-.
lima are more than ordinarily adapted
to the growing of fruit. for home use,.
and in some sections for commercial
shipment. In the new, agricultural
program, necessitating more than
ever before the "self-supporting"
farm, the weri-kept home orchard ana
fruit garden will play great part.
The underlying principles involved
in good orcharding, irrespective OF
size, are: (1) site and soil selection;
.(2) fruit and variety selection; W
laying out the orchard and preparing
the soil; (4) planting; (5) fertilizing;
(6) cultivation, pruning, spraying and
care.
Provide Enough Milk for All Fanl'
lies on the Farm.-With an aDund-
ance of milk. butter and cream for
the family. 2R to a5 percent OF the
grocery bill may be saved. Each farm
family of five should own or be fur-
nished with two cows of standard
dairy breed (grade or purebreD. One
cow should be bred to freshen in the
spring and the other in the fall ana
in this way about two gallons OF milk
per .da Y may be produced il proper
care and feed are provided. The ten
ant should be given an opportunity 70
house and pasture his family cows
near his home or to milk, and feed
them under the direction Of the land
owner at a central plantation barn. ),
All feeds for the family COWS must
be home grown. The following feeds
for each cow should be stored to be
used during winter months: one ton
of peavine hay; 1000 pounds of velvet
beans: ten bushels Of corn; and 5OO
pounds Of cottonseed meal. 1t is i'm
portant to prepare one to two acres OF
permanent pasture for each COW in
order to produce the dairy products
of the home more cheaply. The milk
cows should be pastured on the cultl'
vated fields in the fall when possible
and on oats and rye in the winter and
early, spring.
The milk cows should be bred only
to purebred bulls of dairy breed.
The cheapest means Of insuring the
service of good bull for few cows
is to organize dairy bull association
among neighbors. This means the
keeping of one good bull for each 40
to so milk cows in the community.
Each farmer pays mis- proposition OF
the purchase price and upkeep OF the
bulls. When several communities
purchase bulls they may exchange ey-
cry two years, thus reducing the ex-
pense of purchase.
Provide Sufficient Poultry for En-
tire Farm.-The keeping Of flock OF
LAYING hens on the farm is an impor-
tant part of good general farm nan