The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, October 25, 1922, Image 8
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Farmers'
Still Growing Rice Above Fail
line
The Stnte.
Rice growing above Columbia
persists here and there to an extent
not generally known. Time
was when many Piedmont farmers
grew all the rice they needed
for the home table and tor their
laborers. A center of upland
rice cultivation was Pendleton,
perhaps because in and about
that village resided in the sum
mer many ri< e planters ot
the low country; and the
world's record y ield of rice to
v the acre is probably still held,
some maintain, by Anderson
county. Newberry county, upper
Lexington and parts of upper
Richland are now the principal
seats of rice north of the fall line.
Noting in the Newl erry 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 |alapa. The State'requested
of Dr. Folk some particulars of
his exoerience with the rrnn
Dr Folk not only wrote in reply
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 1 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 in the United States ma
nne hospital service, with station
at Georgetown,' where -he became
fgrnillflr nee planting
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he is enthusiastic as ever and is a
tireless experimenter with promising
plants and farm methods.
x Dr. Folk on Rice Growing.
Dr. Folk writes to The State in
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"Born in Newberry county,. I
spent 23 years in Georgetown,
amidst the rice cultivation on
North Santee where the Lowndes,
Manigault, Hazard, Doar,
Reed, fohnstone, Alston and Lucas
families, with many others,
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grew rice for market and home
consumption. Healthier men,
women and children never lived
than these, who had rice for dinner
daily.
4%I learned there that rice could
be grown to better advantage, at
less expense and . with greater
profit in upper South Carolina
than in Georgetown, because in
the upcountry certain expenses,
anrnrnnatinn tr? CQO iho ar*ro
which were inseparable from the
low-county cultivation, would
not 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
tection is required here in Newberry
or anywhere in upper Carolina
and 4he rice flourishes even
in Greenville and Oconee.
"There are both upland and
waterflowed varieties. Upland
rice, in my opinion.can be grown
profitably on every farm where
theie 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 grains to the hill, a
hoe's width apart, cover lightly
and when the rice is four inches
high cuitivate like corn or cott6n
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
JMm|k than 50 bushels, the rice may
Jgpvenientl y <5e Trailed " clean
qrtr a barrel or an inch plank
"nailed between two posts. The
average yield to the acre is
40 to 65 bushels, which, when
milled, giyes 35 to 46 pounds to
the bushel. I 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.
M! \Y ! . i by at Ballentine has
an n , i d i- rice twill and a more
con : ? t hi n:iller I have never
seen a . r.A milling machine
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Other Rice Growers T~I
"In this county Felix Graham.
Bunyan Epting ami myself gr^nv
rice, possibly others. Iti rind
around Irmo, lease Folk and
many others grow rice
"Rice is one of the best focids
man hoict unit nflllllfV
ivi anoiif uvi?u? % * ? -- j Horses
and males will leaye
corn fodder for rice straw Hens
fed on rough rice will lay more
eggs in November, December
and January than on any other
food I have seen given them,
while as for turkeys fed on rough
nee, they will be so fat and jui4v
there will be no need of claret
champagne. To illustrate: The
reed or rice birds, when tlidy
come from Canada, are in flesh
like our swamp sparrows, btil
after a while in the rice fields
they become fat as a lump qf
yellow butter, or, as some otfe
has said, when shot from a tree
at this stage, thev burst in falling
like ripe plums! J
"Water flowed rice may al&>
be plaated in upper Carolina at
nominal expense.
"I will he oleased to have anv
one interested visit my farm and
will cheerfully give any desirea
information. Let us leave lh4
boll weevil to seek other placet#
and grow more rice, the food fcl
man. If your readers need fa
building, let them cat rice fu bread,
laugh and grow strong
men, women and children. Iq
addition, let us prow ribbon sugar
cane. that makes the finest
syrup that can be procured. B
have obtained from this variety
some 300 gallons the acre. Thtfn
in the garden plant November 10
the Folk frost, ice and snow
proof, prolific garden pm; they
yield some.300 bushels the acre.
The present price is $16 the
bushel or 50 cents the quart.
"Soutn Carolina soil is unsurpassed
by that of any state. The
boll weevil, in mv ODinion. is a<
blessing in disguise. Fellow
tillers of the soil, start now on
diversification of crops, for
though cotton be' king, we can
not eat it, but can grow fat and
laugh at the boil weevil.
rice and more rice!" .
HOW
Dry
Hi Spraying, but It May Qlva
Poor Roaults.
Dry lead arsenate la convenient to
handle In spraying fruit, and It Is
i-heaper than paste, but It may give
poor results, If abused, warns thy Illinois
Horticultural society, In a recent
bulletin The dry powdered lead should
he made Into a creamy mixture before
being strained Into the spray tank. To i
do this easily, sift It into a vessel containing
a small quantity of water, stirring
gradually. Handled In this way,
tbo results should be entirely satisfactory.
Check up on the amount of sedlment
In the bottom of the tank at frequent
Intervals, to be sure that all
the materials nre being carried out
iiuuuHJi nit? iiozz.ie.
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department of our agency,
proved that boll weevils mat
and dry sandy soils of Pageli
season is the best in years,
each week, and call at oui
We will be glad to show yo
have other offerings not liste
known your wants we can f
Ito sell or exchange real est
once, as the season is now c
give below a few of our offer:
83 acres, clay land farm three
miles from Pageland, in high
state of cultivation, good build1
ings, good water, good pasture.
54 acres, sand hill farm 1 1-2
miles from Pageland, has 400
peach trees, good dwelling and
barns, buildings alone worth
price of the farm, two horse farm
in cultivation.
2o9 acres, sand-clay farm, 3 miles
from Pageland, one-half in culti1
vation, good pasture, good water,
three good houses and barns,
situated on public highway.
166 acres, sand-clay farm, adjoining
above farm, 100 acres in cultivation,
good i astuers, good
water, three good houses and
barns, located on public highway.
252 acres, clay and gravel land,
heavily timbered, good buildings,
fine bottom land in cultiva
a nun, jiucaitu un governmeni
k highway, six miles north of Page|
Pageland Insurance
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Watch this list for offerings y
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m any of this property. We |
;d here,.and if you will make ?
it you up. Any one desiring
ate will do well to see us at
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ings at this time.
land, an ideal home for a good
citizen.
65 acres, located in good community,
three miles from Pageland,
two horse farm in cultivation,
red clay soil and very fertile.
We have an attractive price
on this farm.
4 lots, size 25 x 150 feet centrally
located in Pageland, ideal business
lots, fronting; on Pearl
street.
2 Lots, size 25x100 feet fronting
on McGregor street, centrally located
and very desirable.
3 Lots and dwelling 50x150 feet
fronting on Pearl street, a good
house centrally located.
2 Lots and dwelling in Pageland
fronting on Maple street. New
house and barn, well located.
92 1-2 Acres, good clay land farm
3 miles from Pageland, good
buildings, good two-horse farm
in cultivation, good pasture.
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J. S. WALLACE, Manager.
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3. MORGAN, Cashier J
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