Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-12-21
MAKE THE, FARM
SELF-SUPPORTING
Produce Food and Feod Crops Cor
Landlords, Tenants, an; ..!+>" :ock.


to raise as nearly all of the ata ple
food and feed crops as is possible to
supply all needs Of the iand"rl. ne
tenants, and the livestock, a sur ey
which was made Of South GGrulinn in
1920 reveals tho fact that thia atate
does not produce enough syrup 20 p
ply the needs OF the rural porli& On
Of the state by something like o.
900 gallons; that there Is u ds,,l,, OF
wheat more than 100000 buSh"' Of
hay of over 100000 toms, Of ho,,r Of
229.OO0; and that we do not have DAIRY
cattle enough in the state t. u.uly
the noeds OF the rural population ''de-
quately by 100000. It was touuG q so
that there were number OF cOunfies
in the state which die not produce
corn enough TO supply the .one
needs. All of these tnjGgs CAa 5e
grown at home much more cl ply
than they can be purchas I'd froT 1."er
sections, and producing them 'hnWld
not interfere with the product :. of
staple cash crops but ahould ;HWd
out Il we'll balanced cropping On.
On any farm on which gu0d ru.uuJn
is followed for the purpo"H oi -" ,,ng
up the fertility 70 the la sd Hr n
tanning IA system Of diversified 1HTi'
culture, all of these crops C.n sc
grown economically anG 10 g..# ID
vantage.
Provide A Good AIi.Year r'ome
Garden.-On every solNsOr ''.ng
farm the "all.year" vegetD hlc ..aro,
k>.> ~ IN
leading sources Of food supp! and
therefore is OF first imNortan. ard
Of Indispensable value. In fac. 3,u'-
out good garden, both spr,ug and
fall. there can be no 900 p".wNnt'
self-supporting farm. The nnI"' j. hS
principles involved in good So linB
arc: 1) site and soil seinctjc1; -
advanced planning: (Sl dc and
thorough preparation of tho scj "a
judicious and liberal applies bu1a Of
fertiliaers and barnyard manurc, )
careful selection Of varieties 1rh 40
eral quantities Of good 5000 80
thorough cultivation; and 60 ,Heoci
and disease control.
Provide and Care for Good lone
Orchard.-It has been prUvod c'uclu
sively that the soils OF South arc
lima are more than ordinarily aIa pled
to the growing Of fruit fox hoUl use
and in some sections for conn. rclal
shipment. In the new 1rrtcu ,Ura'
program, necessitating moro man
ever before the "selfhNprG ing
farm, the well-kept home ovuhar'l aud
fruit garden will play great rt.
The underlying principle t".JlTo"
in good orcharding, irreHp"rtiY" ct
size, are: % site and soil selections
(2) fruit and variety sele'i' l@'
laying out the orchard and prepare
the soil: 4) planting: (5) ftrNii".ns
(6) cultivation. pruning, Spr, .nG an-
care.
Provide Enough Milk for All Famf
lies on the Farm.-With an aDund
ance of milk butter and cream for
the family 25 tn 25 ncrcent Of the
grocery bill may be saved. Each farm
family of five should own or be fur
nisaed with two COWS OF standard
dair. hrcod (grade or purebred). One
cow should be bred to iroshen in the
spring and the other in the fall and
in this way about two gallons OF milk
per day may be produced II proper
care and feed are provided. The ten
ant should be given an opportunity tc
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
fQn6S
for each cow should he stored to be
used during winter months: one ton
Of peavine hay; 1000 pounds Of velvet
beans; ten bushels of corn; and soc
| pounds Of cottonsced meal. 1t Is i'm
| portant to prepare one to two acres ol
| permanent pasture for each cow in
order to produce the dairy products
| Of the homo more cheaply. The milk
cows should be pasturcd on the cult
waited 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 a dairy breed
| The cheapest means Of inSuring tho
| service Of a good bull for few cows
! is to organize dairy bull association
among neighbors This means the
keeping OF one good bull for each &C
! TO so milk COWS in the community
Each farmer pays his proposition OF
| the purchase price and upkeep Of the
| bulls When several communities
| purchase bulls they may exchange ev
cry two years, thus reducing the OK
| penae Of purchase.
Provide Sufficient Poultry for En-
| tire Farm.-The keeping OF a flock OF
laying hens on the farm is an impor
tant part OF good general farm man
| agement The product OF such q flock