Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■-t > ■ \ THURSDAY^ DBCEMBBR IO, 1931 vr^-— t^ticularly hss many “gentlemen of eNSil” who can look forward to the vw* A' .* it . ■ ' !i ■ r '. L PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THUflL -M # i Blamfs Farmers For Their Plight Too Many Have Left Work For Others . to Do, Says Luther H. Johnson. (Laura C. Hemmingway in New s and Courier.) ^ Kingstree, Nov. 25.—When the horn cf plenty is filled to overflowing with the good things of life that the Pilgrim Fathers learned from exper ience could be gathered from the soil of thi- new world called America.the present day farmer appreciates the meaning of Thanksgiving. \ The coastal section cf this State pa th ham\t season with Thanksgiving. Their mums are filled to overfl. wing, their families have ali*\they need to eat, inciucnng deMeades: their live st ek js well led and capable of adding to the mcnthlySineom*?; their land lies ready to bear anpther^erop when the season is proper. “All t,his talk abc\it the farmer be ing in danger of stai\ing is farfetch- ed.” -ays Luthcr H. JoWfm, a farm- er of the Nesmith section of Wil liamsburg County, who is still young in .years but old in experience. “That depends /Upon him,” he goes on to explain. ' “The trouble with those •who talk about starving is that they h r av e been living too high since the war; they have been too busy chas ing after pleasure to take in hand the task of making the farm pay. Some cf them ride around in nice cars while, if they had to do it, they would find it hard to get together a nuiTeT harnes s and wagon.” Must Work Hard. Because Mr. Johnson is cn his job six day s out of th e week he has little patience with those farmers who are lax in their duties. “You’ve got to stick around on any job to succeed, and farming is no’ exception,” he de clared, and added with a twinkle in his eye, “Nor is it a collar and tie job!” Mr. Johnson admits he likes to fish, but he has taken on e whole day off in'15 years for that pleasure. During the last five year* when almost everybody on the farm and off has been crying “hard times” Mr. Johnson film 'bought «(#itH>nal'la«4- and paid fo r it, improved flis farm as a whole all the time, kept hi s taxes paid, and realized a profit from his farm. His program lik e other successful* farmers of this section, is a balanced one. It include* hogs, dairy and beef cattle, chickens* feed and food crops, and tobacco which is hi s chief source of income. He plants no cot ton but has one tenant who does. The tenant this year planted on a four- acre (Vdd that had previously been planted to a legume crop of beans, cotton, which was mad e at small ex pense and yielded three bale*. Mr. Johnson believes first in living at home. He finds it necessary to buy for hi* familys needs on ly f° ur commodities, sugar, coffee, rice, flour. Livestock plays an important role in his plan. He i s one of the pioneer hog raiser*, having started this in dustry six year s ago, even before the demonstration feeding program went into effect. He started with the two pigs he had on hi* farm. Upon these he ha s built until now he ships some sixty-five hogs each year, twenty-fiye in the. fall and forty in the spring. He thinks a farmer can realize a profit on his hogs through the corn even when prices are low for pork. \ Beefi Pay s Prefit. DuM)ng the winter’s intermis*ion between hog shipments he fattens beef caftle. ^ These he consider* a good investment for the market they furnish frVhis grain and for the fer tilizer they\ produce. Since dairying bids fair to\eome into its own here, he intends \to discuss the beef cattle and substitute dairy cows." He bought three cf the cows brought to this county from Mississippi and ex pects to add to His herd shortly. Th? dairy cow, he thinks, is a better ven ture than the beef cattle, for the rea-on the»y will produce a s much or more fertilizer In addition to a salable product. He is convinced that the farmer who produces the greater inart of his own fertilizer comes out ! better at the end cf W yea r than those who do not Along with the home\made ferti lizer h e advocates the planting of le guminous crops. He plantte soy beans wherever possible to restore his soil and to use as hog feed. For the cows he plants velvet beans. \ For his chickens this- year he mfxing his own laying mash of corn abd oats ground together. “I’d quit farming if I couldn\t raise my own feed stuff,” he declared. Never has any oorn or hay\ been bought on hir farm Oj- that of\ his father. - His practice i« to plant one acre of oats for each mule ana to follow that with peavine hay. 1 Al though -this has been a dry season, his corn yield ha s been up to stand ard, measuring 2,200 bushels. “I broke down all my haras trying to put it away,” he aaid with a satisfied grin. Orchard\Hard Job, r Nothing i* overlobked-on the John son faim. His orchard, he says, is about his hardest job. \lt is so easy to forget or to put off the pruning and spraying,” he says. But that must be done, since each year there i.' surplus fruit canned. ‘To his wife he attributes the success of their gar den which feed* his family almost the yea r round and provides many cans of vegetables laso. his' sen Too Many Hired Har/ls. V ■ . Mr. Johnson thinks another prob lem of the present dry farmer i* too much hired labor. It stands to the *• farmer’s advantatre to know of what eac h 1 a bo i e r is- ea pahle -of—tloi ng ami to decide whether or net that laborer worthy of his hire. “Too much labor i* bad business fo r any farmei ^ he says. “My father set us the example of going into the field with his ldborer s and carrying on his row while ms, supervisees theirs.” Mr. -Johnson^ staited opr thirteen years ago with a\two horse farm that has expanded intek a six hofse one. So -sound h»^ ! ,been \he judgment he has shown in '(he management of\ own affairs tKa.t he has\been chost? as one of the director.* of th e Coastal Live Stock corporation. i s a World War veteran who brought back from France a victory medal bearing three stars. To him farming is\an everyday battle with many faction all of which combine to either make or ma r a man. The result depends, upon the individual, and tb e individual is responsible not only to himself,and his immediate famly but to his com munity f r the prcVres* it can make. The Psalm < f Hoover. _Na president in all history of.Am- erica ha* been so mercilessly “pann ed,” as has been President Hoover. From his own party much cf it has come. From both sides of the senate and house of representatives he has been excoriated time and again. From the newspapers he has received al most inhuman flaying. He went in in the final day s of the so-called “Cool- iige Bull Market” and then came the depression, then came the fall of stocks and bonds and commodities to levels neveT heard of before and throughout the past two years of his administration things have gone frolp had to wor.-c, although we are confidentJfi&t they are now on the up grade. Certainly the idea has been exploded dfiat the Republican party is {he party of prosperity. \We' have just seen the “Psalm of Hoover,” published in a little weekly paper\called “The Good of the. Order” by the i£lk* cf Douglas, Arizona, and which coVnes ta us by way Macon TcWraph which We buce: . of The ropro- Hacver is my want. He maketh me benches, \ lephei’d arid 1h^ driwn I in oh park He leadeth m e beside the free soup ^kitchens, He restoreth my doubt in the Repub lican party. He leadeth me in th e path of destruc tion for hi s party’s sake. Yea, tho I w’alk in the valley of star vation, I fear more evil, for thou art against me. Thy politics and thy profiteers, they frighten me. Thou preparest a reduction of wages before m e in the presence of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with income taxes; my expenses runneth over. Surely poverty and unemployment shall follow me all the days of thi* administration, and I shall live in a rented hou-e forever Of all the things that have been said about the president thiiis prob ably the worst and while it is hard on him, >till it sh mjcHie additionally con- ccnclusive evidence that the Republi can partycannot catry around national pr(e*rperity.—Augusta Chronicle. INSURANCE \ FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. P. A. PRICE. Manager. RATS DIE • so do Mie^, once they eat RA,T RID DANCE. And they leave no odor^be- hirtd. Don’t take our word for it, try a package. CATS and DOGS won’t touch it. Rats pas s up all food to get Rat Riddance. Two sizes. 50 cent size, 3 oz. is enough for Pantry, Kitchen and Cellar. 75 cent size, 6 oz. for Clycken. House, Cocpj and srriall buildings. Sold and guaranteed by C. F. Molair, local dealer, Barnwell, S. C. i \ / m* % / \ m > *■- cblt) TANDARD" Lubrication Service is thorough, scientific and complete. It is based on the needs of each indi vidual make of motor. Your car is gone over from front axle to rear spring shackle bolts—including a thorough draining and flushing of your crankcase and refilling with the prop er consistency of motor oil. c The result is easier, pleasanter driving all winter long. Quicker^starting. Less strain on your battery. Less need of using the choke and a minimum of carbon accumulation. Lese wear and tear on every moving part and easier opera- tion regardless of the weather. It takes little time. It costs little. It means a saving .—— % many times over. Stop in at any "Standard" Service Station or dealer's. Put your oar ngyr in the best possible condition for the li Every "Standard" lubrication j< * means of a special chart for yo\ Nothing is overlooked. Extra thoroughly clean. is checked and rechecked by own make and model of car. re is taken to keep your car y STAN D winter months ahead. T-. ^—-—C \ \ . ■■ LUBRICATION SERVICE AT “STANDARD” STATIONS AND DEALERS - :