The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 03, 1938, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
Hm) CAN'T EAT COTTON ANL
Y TOBACCO ..."
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tion Bpeelaltst)
-You can't o?l cotton aiul tobacco
there u,? tt lot ?0?or thing*
^ tttii grow on a^ farm and sell
too"
CburU-s W. Galloway, of Darlington
couniy pushed back the straw hai
hl>s head and flopped down on n
? h under tho shade of a tree. lit
j ju3t come from the front yard
beru several sweet potato plant buy
frs had received their orders and had
driven away.
. McComb, assistant county
^ent had told us about Mr. Gallo
as a successful grower of corn
^ We had gone out to his place tc
discuss his experience with this crop
yul. we never did get uround to the
subject, forv all of a sudden, the Dar
Utigton county farmer said sojnething
which made us forget all about out
crop and turn our thoughts to diversi
jcatlon?a well balanced farm pro
pam with a variety of farm products
grown on one man's farm, all of which
brim? hi ca&h Income. And all,
wind you, without the aid of either
cotton or tobacco?the two main cash
crops in Mr. Galloway's section of the
country.
-Do you know how much I made on
this farm last month?( April)?1
mean how much I actually received
In cash?" -the farmer asked.
We shook our hoadB and Savoy, Mr.
Galloway's ?on?a former 4-H club
verve- ?s Kci assisting in the farm
operations, smiled across the way at
bis father. Mr. Galloway removed
the straw hat and spoke nonchalantly:
"Well, we took In $852.37 during
April"
And then the questions and answers
began to fly back and forth. Here, In
as near condensed form as we can
get it. is the story of a real diversified
farm program.
Not since 1929 has tobacco been
planted on the Galloway place. He
is planting a few acres of cotton this
year, but during 1936 and 1937 the
fleecy product did not have a niche
in this Darlington man's farming system.
-I found that I was losing money
every year on cotton and tobacco,"
Mr. Galloway explained, "and, realizing
that you can't eat either one of
these crops, I decided to put my efforts
into something that both humans
and livestock could eat. I knew
If 1 couldn't sell It we wouldn't starve,
and I believe that by putting out quality
stuff antf practicing diversification
we would be able to make a decent
living."
Well, naturally one of the first
things we wanted to know was where
that i*',2 37 had come from during
April Mr. Galloway answered In a
very few words. Most of the income
had been derived from sweet potato
plants and hogs, and yet, a few dollars
had come from honey and eggs.
How many sweet potato plants had
Mr Galloway sold? The answer: Between
250,000 and 300,000. From tho
locks of the hotbeds he still had at
leas; a quarter of a million.
Bur Mr. Galloway does not stop at
raising and selling sweet potato
plants. After he stopped growing tobacco
he began growing sweet potatoes
as a commercial crop and from
D2S< until the present has used this
his main c as! crop. He follows the
latest methods in fertilization, harvesting.
curing and management and,
as a result, he is growing quality
sweet potatoes. He was one of the
South Carolina growers who displayed
ti.eir products In the Sugaryam
Mh:::t at the State Fair last year.
Co; n is another valuable crop on
the Galloway farm. This diversified
farm-: was one of the thirty-one corn
?-.-r.v. rs in Darlington county who
ht-p; a complete com demonstration
last \ > ar. On ton acres of land he
trade an average of 59.54 bushels per
a,In growing corn he also be
in adequate fertilization and in
plar.'-.ng the crop on some of his most
productive soil.
7 o the roar of the Galloway home
&r< i.me colonies of bees, and from
the efforts of these busy little fellows
is r. alized an additional farm Income.
,
? Ho soils about $140.00 wortn of liouoy (
a yoarj glvua away a great ileal to
Ills neighbors, anil finds It placed on!
- bis own tublo so that the family can <
got the nutrttlonal value from the
sweet, tasty product.
, The corn grown on lip) Galloway
farm is used to a large as reed
for his hogs. This spring he sold HI
of his fall pigs, and the Income from
| |
these was by no meuns anything to1
l .. I
sneo/o at.
And then there are the chickens.
^ He does not go Into poultry raising
on a large commercial scale, but, as
he put it, "picks up a few dollars
now and then from the sale of eggs
and chickens." This Is a year round
Income, and when all Is said and done
goes a long ways In "balancing his
' farm budget."
Children and grown-ups too like to
come to the Galloway home and stand
1 underneath the grape arbor?not Just
to get the benefit of the shade, but
' to Indulge u bit In that popular pas1
time during certain seasons of the
year?"grape eating." Hut friends
und neighbors do not eat all the
1 grapes. Mr. Galloway uses the fruit
I as another means of farm Income.
II Bo there you are. Diversification
In the true sense of the word. Food
anil feed crops that keep bodies and
souls together and at the same time
i brings in spot cash. No. you can't
eat cotton and tobacco, but as Mr.
| Galloway says, there are a lot of other
j things you can grow on a farm and
'sell too. This Darlington county fari
mer has proved that It can be done.
I
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FOOD, FEED CROPS MAY BE
GROWN ON DIVERTED ACREAGE
Under the AAA program, a farmer
not only may produce food and feed
on his soil-depleting acreage allotment
but also has the opportunity to
Increase his supply of food and feed
for home use by growing a number
of non-depleting food and feed crops
on his diverted acres, says County
Agent W. C. McCarley.
The Farm Act provides, of course,
that the county committees must take
Into consideration the food and feed
needs on the farm, among other factors,
In establishing the total soil-depleting
acreage allotment, the agent
explains. At the Bame time, a primary
aim of the program Is soil conservation
and it Is necessary for at
least a part of the diverted acres to
be devoted to non-depleting crops
This acreage can be used for leguminous
feed crops which, in some cases,
provide more feed per acre than could
be grown in the form of corn on the
same land.
This, of course, would not be the
case In the commercial corn areas In
other sections of the country where
the corn yields are much higher than
in this state and where a shift, to legumes
would result In the production
of less feed nutrients.
The agent points out that the average
corn yield in South Carolina
for the five-year period, 1928-1932, was
13.3 bushels, or about 622 pounds of
digestible nutrients, per acre. During
' the same period, the average yield of
cowpea hay in South Carolina was
seven-tenths of a ton, or <27 pounds
of digestible nutrients, per acre; the
average yield of soybeans for hay was
four-fifths of a ton, or 789 pounds of
digestible- nutrients, per acre.
In other wOrda, -these legumes show
a higher production in total digestible
nutrients than corn In this state
and they have the additional advantage
of not being soil-depleting. T here
is no limit to the number of acres
of such leguminous crops that may
be grown on a farm.
A farmer also may add to his food
and feed supply for home use by double-cropping?that
Is, following a soildepleting
crop, such as small grains,
with another soil-depleting food or
feed crop. Where this practice is
used, the acreage is counted as soil!
depleting only once and the farmer
j does not run the risk of exceeding
| his total soil-depleting acreage allotj
ment and thereby cutting down his
payment.
Two men were killed and six
wounded during a gun battle which
took place at Beattyville. Ky? Monday
evening. It was a fight among
feudists and the circus folks were
not Involved and quickly left town.
COMMENT8 ON MEN AND TMIN08
(By Spectator)
Well tho candidates are coming out.
1* or Ciiltcd States Senator we have
the old war-hu^we, "Cotton Kd"
Smith; then we have ? gentleman
from tho upstate, T. L?_^'auKhu; next
is our resourceful friend Kdgar A.
Drown; now comes the announcement
of Governor Olin D, Johnston
and Ashton II, Williams, of Klorenco.
Kor governor wo huve Wyndham
Manning, of Sumter; pen E. Adams,
of Columbia; Cole L. * Dlease, of Columbia;
John Hughs Cooper, of Co-,
lumbia; Den T. laippard, of Greenville;
and Burnett It. Maybank, of
Charleston.
Democracy?Is it something for oflice-holders
and candidates; or Is it)
something which we privates, ordinary
citizens, can rejoice in? What)
is Democracy? Recently I hoard of!
an Interesting case. Two gentlemen
were willing to serve Democracy; one
was a private citizen who seeks no
political office or salary; tho other
has lived on the public payroll almost
since tlie memory of man runneth not
to the contrary. The gentleman who
draws his sustenance from his public
position assumes a superior brand of
Democracy to that of the gentleman
who puts his hand in his pocket und
contributes of his own means to support
the Democracy.
Now 1 do not wish to be unfair to
men in public life; I think highly of
most of them, but now and then one
thinks of some office-holding orators
of Democracy as nle-oaters, beca.iis.e-'
their pay seems so much beyond the
value of their service?If any real
service is rendered, that their Job.
position, perquisite or emolument sav-j
ors more of a great slab of pie than
of useful endeavor. But since they'
delight in whistling to keep up their
courage they may be likened to piedpipers,
eh?
South Carolina may be a backward
state, but there are some hustlers
among us just the same. Take a
look at Rock Hill. Some people might
think of Rock Hill only because of
Winthrop college?and Winthrop Is
enough to distinguish any town; but
Rock Hill has stout-hearted business
men who keep the ship on an even
keel, whether there be prosperity or
depression. There's Charles L. Cobb,
the banker, known and loved by everybody
as "Charlie" Cobb. He loves
Rock Hill and advertises it on all occasions.
Just hear him tell of Rock
Hill.
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting
ln.his office for a social visit?\
no axe to grind at all. 'There Just
for the pleasure of an hour with that
genial friend. What did he talk about?
Time and again he called his efficient
secretary to bring this, that and the
other?all showing the growth of
Rock Hill. No boom, no spurt, Just
steady growth. And most of that was
financed in Rock Hill.. Great town!
Wouldn't It be fine to have a Charlie
Cobb in every town? As a matter of
fact, he is a treasure for the state.
Some of us harp all the time on the
desirability of getting new industries
and new plants. What is a new plant
worth? Somo one in Minnesota has
figured it out like this: "What an
Industry employing 150 men means."
Here is what it jneans:
A plant investment of $100,000; an
annual payroll of $200,000; the support
of 1,000 people; a dozen stores;
sales and service for 200 automobiles;
a ten room school house; opportunity
for a dozen professional men; yearly
market for $300,000 of agricultural
and other farm produce; $60,000 annual
receipts for the railroad; an annual
expenditure in trade of $1,000,000;
taxable values of $1,000,000.
Our South Carolina Democracy
seems to have sold our birthright for
a mess of pottage. 1 say our Democracy^
but I mean some members of
it sitting as representatives of you'
and me. A man of the highest business
standing was proposed as key-|
note speaker. Everybody admits his
Qualities and his capabilities. But a
few Jealous spirits spread about quickly
and thickly a story that this gentleman
is a Republican. Investigation
proved that this gentleman, far from
being a Republican, had contributed
of his own means to the Roosevelt
campaign and was an active member
of the committee soliciting funds for
that campaign. So why the campaign
slander? Why was not so excellent
a choice acceptable to all concerned?
Well, we hdvo arrived at the bottom
in many things, among them being
political self-respect.
So idolatrous have wo become; or
so craven in spirit; or so grasping
for some little token of political recognition,
that we bow abjectly and proclaim
that even to question the wisdom
of a bill (opposed by both our
senators and five of our congressmen)
savors of Conspiracy against the Republic.
j Those men who prate about being
100 per cent New Deal are just advertising
themselves as Intellectual bankrupts.
And even If a man be willing
to publish his absolute dependence
some one else for his thinking, one
, may challenge the accuracy of the
/ . - . ~ ^
profession of 100 per cent adhesion
to the New Deal.
l4>t us see about It What man
among us will de* hue himself In favor
of the New l>eal Anil lynching bill?
Let's take a look at him anil see what j
' stuff he* Is muile of.
! Ytih ? luminous of the men -real,
' men they wftr& Vpo redeemed South
Carolina from CfuCppJtfogrers and negroes
are you ready to swallow ?v1
ery thing?
There is so much that Is admirable
in Wesidi^t ltoosevelt; and he has
j some fine efforts to Ills c,re<tlt?that
j-he 1s big enough man to make big
'-mistakes and recognize them as mistakes.
What. then, are we to thinR
of tUb&e uujji who cry aluuil to heaven
th.gt they Vuidorse 100 per cent every
word, every aft, every impulse of the
President and would llol abate or
modify one Jot Or title. To them the
President makes only one mistake.
That 1h when he admits a mistake.
This nation has never yet proclaimed
the doctrine of infallibility and
the Pro i as tan Is stoutly deny that any
such perfection exists.
How can it be that any one can
boldly announce that he agrees 100
per cent with anybody? That being
so, let us send a dummy to act for
us; or ship a phonograph record as
our representative and let it sing ono
song "I agree; 1 think so, too; you
are absolutely right."
What profit is it to a man to gain
the whole world if he loses his soul?
Have we Carolinians traded our souls
for JobH?
The political season Is at hand. Experience
hus taught us some things;
among them being that an aroused
people can accomplish wonders. I offer
for consideration some questions
which might be asked candidates for
the legislature. 1 think a frank answer
should be insisted upon and that
the candidate should be requested to
answer these questions at every meeting.
I know that it is one of the hard
realities of politics that the will of
the majority frequently is not expressed
and therefore does not prevail;
whereas the organized effort of a few
! hus the force of the rush of mighty
waters. A man who offers himself
to the public should deal candidly
with the public.
Here are some suitable questions:
Will you co-operate in every way
to reduce the taxes, both county and
state?
t Since a state prospers through the
employment of its citizens and Btnce
I employment depends upon the operations
of our industries will you state
whether you are ready to co-operate
with those who are trying to bring
new industries to South Carolina?
Will you make a careful Btudy of
the condition of the state before voting
for any new or Increased appropriation?
Will you support an effort to balance
the budget of the state without
any addition to existing taxes and
without any new tax?
Will you co-operate to expedlate the
work of the General Assembly so that
it may conclude the session not later
than the first of April?
Will you oppose such a measure as
a deficiency bill and require that all'
departments operate within the
amount previously appropriated?
Will you vote for extra pay? If not,
will you state now exactly what your
constitptents may expect?
Will you as a legislator try.to serve
the entire state, considering the state
as a whole?
Do you offer yourself as the candidate
of any special group or class or
faction?
Will you support bl-enuial sessions?
Eight-Point Guide
On Sweet Potatoes
Clcmson, May 21?Toward securing
most profitable results in the production
of sweet potatoes as a commericial
crop A. E. Schilletter. extension
[horticulturist, gives eight pointers re-1
girding soil, fertilization and various
dfesirnble practices.
Sandy to silt loam soils are best for
high production, shape, and quality.
Prepare land well in advance of
setting date, using 800 to 1.000 pounds
of an 8-38 or 8-3-10 fertilizer, applying
half under and half as a sidedressing.
Since time of setting to the field
influences the shape and yield of potatoes,
the first half of June is the
best time to plant vines in the commercial
district of South Carolina.
Since vine cuttings produce smoother
and better-keeping potatoes, the
entire commercial crop should be
grown from vine cuttings.
In the coastal counties where potatoes
may he bedded in rows In the
open for the main crop vine cuttings
should be made rather than pulling
slips. . .
Plant on disease-free land and practice
at least a three-year rotation.
Rows 3 to 4 feet apart should be
used; plants should be spaced 8 to 10
Inched apart in the row.
Cultivate frequently until vines begin
to run then turn vines at least
| once, clean out thoroughly and lay-by.
" # S*
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ORDER FOR 8PECIAL TERM
In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of
8outh Carolina.
In the Matter of:
Memorial Exercises for the late J.
Lyles Glenn, Judge of the Eastern
and Western Districts of South
Carolina.
It appearing to the uouri, upon duo
consideration and after consultation
with Hon. Cecil C. Wyche, Judge of
the Western District of_ South Carolina,
that fitting Statewide exercises
should be held in memory of the late
J. DyleH Glenn, Judge of the Eastern
and Western Districts of South Carolina.
It is ordered that a special term
of this Court be held at Columbia,
S. C., on Tuesday, the 14th day of
June, 1938, at twelve o'clock noon;
at which term such exercises will be
held.
The Clerk of Court is hereby ordered
to Bend notice or a copy of this
order to the Honorable Members of
the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit: the Members of the
Federal Judiciary of the Fourth Circuit;
and to the Members of the Supreme
Court and the Courts of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions of
the State of Souh Carolina; and that
the press be Informed thereof, so that
the bar of South Carolina and the
public generally may have notice of
the session hereby ordered.
FRANK K. MYERS,
U. S. District Judge.
May 27, 1938.
I ?
James Roosevelt, son of the President
and his personal secretary, is at
the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
for a physical chock up.
Hon. Ashton H. Williams, of Florence,
who announced for the U. 8.
Senate recently, withdrew a day or
two ago, giving as the reason for his
withdrawal hie belief that Senator
"Cotton Ed" Smith is absolutely unbeatable
this year. This oughtn't to
discourage Governor Johnston, howover,
as he has probably been promised
something equally as good, If he
meets with disaster at the polls.
There are federal Jobs world without
end, with little or nothing to do# big
salaries, and long terms, and If none
of these Is vacant, what's the matter
with creating a new one??Chester
Reporter.
J: Roy Jones Announces His
Candidacy For Reelection As .
Commissioner Of Agriculture
J. ROY JONfcS
?
pi fw;ks continfo ffforts
in rfvi ai.f of
s c. farmers.
COLUMBIA. May SO-(SptclftD ?
Pledgthg fila continued efforts In
behalf pfc tl^Velopment of agriculture,
\eointnerce and Industry In
South Qarolli\a, J. Roy Jones, state
commissioner of agriculture, this
week announced his candidacy for
reelection to the office In which he
now serves.
The,,prosperity of the farmer Is
rltal ttl every sphere of life In
j South Carolina, the commissioner
declared. "If* promoting the wel- |
fare of the farmer." he said, "we
are building a solid foundation for
the growth of commerce and Industry,
and these three must go for4,
ward, hand-ln-hand. for a progressive.
successful slate.'
Jones has been connected with
the department since 1909. first In
various capacities and for the last'
bIx years as commissioner.
"I believe," he said, "my long experience,
first as a member, of the
department's organization and then
as commissioner, has taught me i
what are the genuine and pressing i
needs for our farmers." i
Commissioner Jones Ls a native of <
Abbeville county. ! i
The text of his statement follows:
"I am announcing as a candidate <
for reelection tC the- t/JIictr at cxr?? ? |
mlssioncr of agriculture for South | <
Carolina. I have served In the do- j <
partment since 1909, the last six (
years as commissioner, and I be- (
lleve tluit my experience has taught j
me what are the genuine and pressing
needs of our farmers. j ]
"Four years ago, In retUfrn for the , |
overwhelming vote given me by the j <
people of South Carolina, I pledged i
my administration to devote cease- ]
lessly its energies to the benefit of ,
agriculture, commerce and Indus- j f
try. With the cooperation of the' |
public, and with the assistance of|<
one of the finest groups of state ]
employes, I believe we have proved ' ]
that our department is one that Is (
serving the entire state. |;
"Agriculture, commerce and in- j
d us try in South Carolina must go y
forward, hand-ln-hand, ever mind- <
ful that agriculture is the real foundation.
We have, therefore, tried ]
to extend the services of the many (
divisions of the department with (
the view that the farmer produces t
quality products, enjoys better mar- t
ket# and receives premium prices t
v for nia efforts to raise the standards ]
of his products. t
"During the twenty-nine years
which have Intervened since I Join- t
ed the department, I have moved 1
from one division to another, ulti- :
mately to become commissioner of \
the combined agriculture and state <
warehouse departments. Through
. rovomy Qiv! cff.ciency, *hc service
of the two departments has been so
consolidated that today we maintain
the nuny divisions of inspection,
of laboratory testing, of free
seed germination, of free cottonclas.sing
and the general promotion
of Industry and commerce, as well
eis the publishing of the Market
Bulletin and the sujiervlsion of the
storage of farm products in more
5 5w fl't? (C yir<*Cxrcr<fxrrrx-xr, arrrffij
every home in the state for less
cost than the department of agriculture
alone vvas allowed before the
consolidation.
"During the fiscal year of 19361937,
more than a quarter of a million
dollars In excess of the appropriation
necessary to conduct the
lepartment was turned into the
treasury of .the state from this department?
and the receipts up to
July 1. 1938, will make this year the
greatest In the department's history.
This has been achieved by an
efficient administration of revenue
laws, plus the fact that the warehouse
division has been placed upon
\ paying basis. For a number of
fears prior to the consolidation of
he departments, the warehouse division
was losing money. Now it 1*
>n a paying basis.
"The recognition
partment has brought to the valu*
if a true classification and grading
>f farm products, particularly coton,
will add millions of dollars to
lie annual aggregate values of
hese products to our farmers?and
1 feel that this program has only
legun.
"For the further broadening of
,hese services, I ask continuance in
-he office of commissioner of agriculture,
and pledge my every effort
:o the promotion of the welfare of
igrlculture, commerce and Industry
n South Carolina." ft
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