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7 i r - - ; , ,, " , ? Farmers' . * Still Growing Rice < Above Fall i Line 4 The State. Rice growing above Columbia i persists here and there to an extent not generally known. Time I was when many Piedmont farm- 1 ers grew all the rice they needed | for the home table and for their i laborers. A center of upland i rice cultivation was Pendleton, i perhaps because in and about < that village resided in the sum ] mer many ri< e planters ot i the low country; and the ] world's record yield of rice to ( the acre is probably still held, i some maintain, by Anderson s county. Newberry county, upper i Lexington and parts of upper I - -t. i i Kicmana are now tne print lpai i seats of rice north of the fall line. < Noting in the Newlerry Observer recently a paragraph re cording that some 200 pounds of home grown rice had been stored for the winter by J. William Folk, M. D.?physician, planter and former legislator?residing near lalapa. The State'requested of Dr. Folk some particulars of his experience with the crop. Dr Folk not only wrote in reply i a characteristic droll account of < his rice growing, but also sent generous samples of his rice, both in the ear and milled. His rice is of excellent quality and more flavored tha i the polished rice of commerce. Dr. Folk, born at Pomaria, attended Wofford college, received his professional training at Charleston Medical college and ^ was for 25 years acting assistant surgeon m the United States ma nne hospital service, with station at Georgetown,' wh$re>he bebouse of representatives. Al 70 he is enthusiastic as ever and is a tireless experimenter with promising plants and farm methods. n. rAii, nt.A w ur. rum uu nice urawmg. I Dr. Folk writes to The State in \ part as follows: 'Born in Newberry county,. I spent 25 yiears in Georgetown, amidst the rice cultivation on North Santee where the Lowndes, Mamgault, Hazard, Doar, Reed, Johnstone, Alston and Lucas families, with many others, I It COl \ - No1 Will be Ui in Poulti Other Deparhm Excellent Showing First Day, Nov. Admitted Free. Last Day, Frids will be Admitted I Matthew J. H ADMISSION, X I ' ' ; . Section " ^ ' ) grew rice for market and home consumption. Healthier men, women and children never lived than these, who h.id rice for dinner daily. "I learned there that rice could be grown to better advantage, at less expense and.with greater profit in upper jSouth Carolina than in Georgetown, because in the upcountry certain expenses, aggregating $20 to $80 the acre, which were inseparable from the low-county cultivation, would Dot be incurred. These expenses included maintenance of banks, ditches and flood gates and the minding of the rice at certain seasons against blackbirds by day and ducks by night. No such pro lection is required here in Newberry or anywhere in upper Carolina and 4he rice flourishes even in Greenville and Oconee. "Ther,e are both upland and watertiowed varieties. Upland rice, in my opinion,can be grown profitably on every farm where thete is constant moisture; near.a branch, creek or river, suitable plots can be found which are too wet for corn, boggy underfoot, where rushes grow, with briars and willows. Thoroughly plow or dig with the hoe and pulverize without a sod. * Lay off, March 10 to April 10, rows 18 inches wide and one-fourth inch deep. Plant ten gTains to the hill, a hoe's width apart, cover lightly and when the rice is four inches high cuitivate like corn or cotton About September 15 is the time to harvest. Cut the rice with a sickle, lay it on the stubble for three days, tie in bundles, then in shocks as with wheat or oats, and after two weeks thresh in any machine that will clean wheat or oats. If the quantity is tfjSs than 50 bushels, the rice may yen re ntty<^e" Trailed clean (per a barrel or an inch plank nailed between two posts. The average yield to the acre is 40 to 65 bushelt, which, when milled, giyes 35 to 46 pounds to me Dusticl. 1 Harvested my crop at a yield of 40 bushels to the acre, without any fertilizer or nitrate of soda, otherwise the yield would have been greater. "I \Y 1. i .by at Ballentine has an u, i d ..? rice mill and a more con j < t i?i ??;iller I have never seen a ,\vs milling machine can l? ? t?. lined from a Columbia fit in <>i SlOO wmammmmmmmm ic Chesterfle JNFYF v. 14,15,16,17,1! . 1 . f . A * isurpassed in ry and Live S part men! * > / i , i t> r> r. * :nts are Expected to Si 14, all White School ly, Nov. 17, all Colored ?ree. [Hey Carnival Co. Amusements. , ADULTS, DOG, CHI v- lj ?- -f-Other Rice Growers \ "In this county Felix Graham, Bunyan Epting and myself grow nee, possibly others. It) and around Irmo, I esse Folk and many others grow rice "Rice is one of the best foods for man, beast and poultry. Horses and mules will leaVe corn fodder for rice straw He is fed on rough rice will lay mc re eggs in November, December and January than on any other food I have seen given them, while as for turkeys fed on rough rice, they will be so fat and jui#v there will be no need of claret champagne. To illustrate: The reed or rice birds,- when they come from Canada, are in flesh like our swamp sparrows, but after a while in the rice fiells Ihey become fat as a lump <jf yellow butter, or, as some onfe has said, when shot from a tree at this stage, they burst in falling like ripe plums! J "Water flowed rice may aufc be plaated in upper Carolina at nominal expense. [ ? will nloqcuH In hnvp flni* one interested visit my farm and will cheerfully give any desiren information. Let us leave tW% boll weevil to seek other placw aod grow more rice, the food fcl man. If your readers need building, let them eat rice for bread, laugh and grow strong, men, women and children. It addition, let us grow ribbon su gar cane, that makes the tinesi syrup that can be procured. i have obtained from this variety some 300 gallons the acre. Th*n in the garden plant November 10 the Folk frost, ice and snow proof, prolific garden pja; they yield some.30O bushels the acre. The present price is $16 the bushel or 50 cents the quart. "South Carolina soil is unsur-l passed by that of any state. Thefl boll weevil, in my opinion, is af blessing in disguise. Fellow^ tillers of the soil, start now op' diversification of crops, for though cotton be' king, we can not eat it, but can grow fat and laugh at (be rice and how to liyscnsfflhi Dry MatorlanHBBHBHHS In 8praylng, but It May Give j Poor Results. Dry lead arsenate is convenient to handle in spraying fruit, and it is, cheaper than paste, but it may give minr ronnltn If ahuaori trurn Tilt. nols Horticultural society. In a recent bulletin. The dry powdered lead should |j he made Into a creamy mixture before n being strained Into the spray tank. To || do this easily, sift It Into a vessel coo- | tnlntqg a small quantity of water, stir- 3 ring gradually. Handled In this way, the results should be entirely satlsfac-, tory. Check up on the amount of sediment In the bottom of the tank at frequent Intervals, to be sure that all the materials are being carried out through the nozzle. 7a ~~i 1U MR m i the State ?tock De urpass their usual | Children will be g School Children I will furnish I LOREN 25C. ?ammmm??*** - ~ vwvJ] We are having so many deir Pageland that we have decide< department of our agency. ] proved that boil weevils make and dry sandy soils of Pagelan< season is the best in years. W I each week, and call at our < We will be glad to show you have other oflerings not listed known your wants we can fit I to sell or exchange real estat once, as the season is now on give below a few of our offering 83 acres, clay land farm three Is miles from Pageland, in high ci state of cultivation, good build- ~ iocs, good water, good pasture. 6! ir 54 acres, sand hill farm 1 1-2 Is miles from Pageland, has 400 ti peach trees, good dwelling and ti barns, buildings alone worth o price of the farm, two horse farm ? in cultivation. ? - lc 2o9 acres, sand-clay farm, 3 miles n from Pageland, one-half in culti- st vation, good pasture, good wa- y ter, three good houses and barns, J* situated on public highway. ? 166 acres, sand-clay farm, adjoin- o mg above farm, 100 acres in cul- f tivation, good i astuers, good u . water, three good houses and _ barns, located on public high- 2 way. fi 252 acres, c!a> and gravel land, heavily timbered, good build- 9 ings, fine bottom 1 ind in cultiva- 3 tion, |located on government b highway, six miles north of Page- ii n J i l _ g rageiauu insurance a I L. L. PARKER, President. r WMPMPlFMPlFMPli - i The Growth a g This Bank . ? Has been m general kno' personal con< * ity, and the ? has always t J? On the basis m and real per S your account | BANK ? C. G. * 1 Jfc 444444444441 1 j 11 " 1% - f ?????? ????????? V # lands for small farms near d to revive the real estate Experience this year has little headway in the high d, and the cotton crop this atch this list for offerings office for any information, any of this property. We here,.and if you will make you up. Any one desiring e will do well to see us at for making changes. \^e *s at this time. ind, an ideal home for a good itizen. 3 acres, located in good com ii i c n tunny, mree nines nura ra^ ind, two horse farm in culttvaon, red clay soil and very ferle. We have an attractive price n this farm. lots, size 25 x 150 feet centrally )cated in Pageland, ideal busi- ess lots, fronting: on Pearl reet. Lots, size 25x100 feet fronting n McGregor street, centrally loated and very desirable. Lots and dwelling 50x150 feet onting on Pearl street, a good ouse centrally located Lots and dwelling in Pageland ronting on Maple street. New ouse and barn, well located. 2 1-2 Acre9, good clay land farm miles from Pageland, good uildings, good two-horse farm a cultivation, good pasture. nd Real Estate Co.. J. S. WALLACE, Manager. I nd Strength of 3 x ** I ade possible by a broad wledge of business and ditions in this commun- 5 tangible service that it J >een our policy to render. 3 i of confidence, courtesy 3 catio! cartnr? tit a invitp ff I ** 3 [)[; rAutLAND, 3 PARKER, President 3 MORGAN, Cashiei J * MCJORE, Asst. Cashier. 2 I444444444444t I