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STATE NOW LEADS IN AGRICULTURE LONG SAYS NO NEED FOR PESSIMISTIC THOUGHTS. Gives Man yFacts. Forced to Become Hopeless Optimist. Figures on Products and Live Stock. "When I think of South Carolina agriculture I become a hopeless opti-j mipt," says W. W. Long, director of j extension work at Clemson college. Mr. Long is proud of the state and its rapid strides forward along agricultural, live stock and other industries. A South Carolinian traveling in the west and north hears farmers and experienced agriculturists speak disparagingly of the soil in this state, hut this is not true to any degree whatever, says the extension direcor. ' In an address before the reconstruction assembly here last Tuesday Mr. Long pointed out some very interesting facts about agriculture in South Carolina. Below are extracts from his talk that contain interesting reading: "All of us in our travels have heard our Western and Eastern friends speak disparagingly of our so c. il and our agriculture. That at times has been the most exasperating, but - this was ignorance on their part, as jthe great majority *of Western and Eastern people have^never come in contact with the type of soil we have in South Carolina, and they know nothing of our agriculture. This is unfortunate for us and accounts in a measure for 95 per cent, of the failures of settlers who come from the East and West to locate on our j farming lands. "Take the farmer from the east going into the west and his agriculture is practically the same as the Western agriculture?grain, clover,* alfalfa and live stock and other cultural -methods are the same; but when he comes into the south and chances are he has never seen a stalk of, cotton, knows nothing of our forage crbps of cow peas and sorghum and is perfectly ignorant of our cultural methods of corn. The first year he has an air of superior Knowledge and attempts to apply western and eastern methods to southern conditions. The result is he soon returns to his home disgusted with his experience. Settlers Won't Stay. "I have simply mentioned incident < ally this matter of settlers and point-: ed out briefly the question of their failure in the south, for under boll weevil conditions if our labor becomes demoralized and an exodus should take place this question of bringing in settlers will become more acute than ever, so 1 thought it wise in this paper to at least throw out some .-aggestions in order that we might be giving some thought to this problem. ."Students of agriculture who appreciate our soils and our crop conditions, are loud in praise for them, such men as Dr. Seaman A. Knapp and Bonsteal, the great soil expert, and others. I was traveling with ? - Dr. Knapp some years before I located in South Carolina and he made this statement to me: 'I have traveled the world over studying agricultural conditions, peoples and climates and if I were a young man going to - r -- ^ locate and raise a tamny i wouiu settle somewhere in the immediate vicinity we are now traveling.' We - were somewhere between Seneca and Spartanburg. ?n another occasion I was talking with Mr. Bonsteal and I put this question to him, which he answered at once: 'In what part of the country do you find . the soil responds most rapidly to intelligent treatment?' Without a moment's hesitation he replied, 'the coastal plain of the Carolinas.' Let us see if statistics bear out the statements of these two men, noted in their line. "The best* evidence of far sightedness of these students is that South Carolina stood sixth in the per capita wealth produced in 1919 and I stood second in wealth produced per acre. The average income per farm of 30 acres in South Carolina for 4 1919, according to the report of the .bureau of crop estimates, was $2,338.20. "It is probable, "therefore, that the - total farm income for the average! farm family in 1919 was certainly j not below $2,000. I do not believe that such a showing can be made in any of the western or eastern states that are usually referred to as the great agricultural states. "Let us look for a moment as to what we have accomplished in live stock. South Carolina leads all other states in increased value per head of milch cows and other cattle during the last five years. The report of the bureau of crop estimates shows an increase of approximately 4 per cent, in number of milch cows on January lr 1920, over that of Janu Says White Bride Kidnapped Him. Kansas City, March 5.?Jackson Barnett, said to the richest redskin in the world, got rich in spite of himself, and now, according to his harassed guardian, he has got married in spite of himself. The wife, who is alleged to have kidnapped the old Creek into a leapyear marriage, is a handsome white woman. Barnett was one of the Creek Indians who resisted the division of tl-iAir rnmmnn land into Darcels and its allotment to them individually. He refused to choose a piece of land, and the government finally had to select one for him and give it to him whether he wanted it or not. Six years ago, oil was struck on this piece of land in quantities that made him a millionaire several times over. 'Barnett is a ward of the United States. C. J. O'Hornett. banker of Henryetta, Okla., was appointed' his guardian. The position has been no sinecure lately. ! Barnett has been living in an old cabin seven miles from Henryetta. Some two months ago, it is said, an attempt was made by a white wo| man to kidnap and marry him. The plan was spoiled by the refusal of two Oklahoma clerks to issue lifcen^ ses. 5 Shortly afterward, it was announced that Barnett had given a million and a half for charitable purposes. Before the question of whether he was competent to make such a gift had been settled, he disappeared: and the sheriff of Okmulgee telephoned the Tulsa police that he had been kidnapped again. He left Henryetta Sunday afternoon in a high-powered a'utomobile, with a white woman, it was said. The following day he emerged at Coffejwille, Kan., just across the state line, with a wife, wrho said she was Mrs. Anna Laura Lowe-Barnett, of Kansas City; that they had been married at Coffeyville by a justice of the ijeace. Barrett's age was given as 60, but he looks more. The bride gave hers as 51, but she looks about 30. Cato Sells, Indian commissioner; > Gabriel Parker, superintendent of th? five civilized tribes, and Guardian O'Hornett. at once took steps to "rescue'' Barnett by legal process. Mrs. Barnett announced that she had a gun, and that the first trespasser in their apartment at the'Coffeyville hotel would be shot. Barnett said he would like to go back to Oklahoma. "But I %ron't go till my wife goes." he added. Suit to annul the marriage has' been filed in district court by government attorneys. Mrs. Barnett's attorneys say they will demand a trial of the charges of incompetency before a Kansas court. They also have served notice that Barnett has rescinded all gifts ife has made, and will hold his guardian responsible for the handling of his estate. ?eg < > <B?Same Feeling. , "Have you ever taken a tail-spin in an airplane?" "No, but I've been called upon unexpectedly to make a speech, and I guess the sensation is about the same."?Deroit Free Press. ary 1, 1919, with 2 per cent, increase in the number of other cattle and 3 per cent, in swine. State in Lead. "It is of interest to note that in so far as the report relates to increase in number and value per head of milch cows, other cattle and swine, South Carolina for the last five years has maintained an increase, which is in many respects, far above the average for the United States. For instance the number of milch cows in the United States increased 8 per cent, from January 1, 1916, to January 1, 1920, while the number in South Carolina increased 11 per cent. In the mean time there was an increased value per .head of 58 per cent, in the United States and 146 per cent, in South Carolina. During the same period the increase in number of other cattle in- the United States was 12.7 per cent, with an increase value per head of 29 per cent., while in South Carolina the increase was 15.8 per cent, and 137 per cent, respectively. The increase in number of swine for the United States during the period noted was 7.1 per cent., with an increased value per head of 126 per cent., whereas the report shows for South Carolina 18 per cent, increase in number and 153 Der cent, increase in value per head. "Now let us consider our c^sh income from 1920 crop. There are three factors involved in considering the cash income of the crops for any year in South Carolina, that is credit, fertilizers and labor. There never was a time in the history of this state when credit could be obtained so easily so that factor is eliminated. The question of labor is rather of an uncertain and unknown quantity. 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