The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 18, 1920, Page 5, Image 5
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
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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
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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.
The problem of fertilizers is being
solved for the sales on yesterday a?
reported by Mr. Stackhouse of the
fertilizer department had reached
$210,000,000 as against $163,000.000
the same day last year."
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