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Saturday, August 17, 1912.3 - ,
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: : A YANKEE FARMER WHO HAS MADE GOOD.
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How a Pittsburg Newspaper Ulan Came to the Carolina Sand
Hills .and Has Won Success By Producing. .Quality" Products
Make Good Stuff and Then Let People Know It. '
NTERESTING, largely because of for the cows and young cattle on the
the -unorthodox features It pre-'place.
cents, is the experience, of Bion This man has had difficulties to
H. Butler, of Valhalla Farm, In contend-with. The cattle tick, which
Moore County, North Carolina. Val- is a deadly enemy of cattle not im-
halla Farm was mune, made it necessary to start the
so named because herd with scrub cattle, and to slowly
it is a sand-hill breed up with the use of Jersey sires
paradise, - the"" from immune' territory. The herd
home of one of is steadily improving and getting in
the., warriors who fairly good shape;
has .fought the
A Small Beginning and Its Develop.
ment ..'
MR. BUTLER.
At Valhalla Farm some things are
done the left-handed way. " For in
stance, a . few acres of cotton V are
planted, ; not, for the cotton, but;' for
battles " with . the
world and ' been
admitted in
to its inner sanc
tities, r " ..-.
Bion H; Butler was for years edi-
" torial writer and Industrial special the cottonseed, which is the most im-
correspondent of the Pittsburg Times, . portant cattle feed on the place. Cot
a paper which sent him all overt his ton is a by-product. ,. Corn is raised
own country and as far abroad as for the silo, and if-grass comes in
Europe and Asia in his assignments.
But he tired of the crowd and one
day, packed his household idols and
headed for the pine belt. His plan
.was to have a vineyard and orchard,
the corn it is not dreaded as an en
emy, but cut with the rest of the for
age for cattle! feed. Hogs are kept in
a .limited .way, Berkshires, not for
the sake of doing much with the
EVERY THORNHILL WAGON
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- The "ThornhiU" Waeon must x .
make good must prove satisfactory - The "ThornM!!"
or you can sret your money back, possesses a number of features
If any part' of a "Thornhill" that compel it to outrup, outwear,
Wagon proves defective in one or any wagon you have ever owned,
five years, we will replace it free of Ask the dealer to show you a
charge.; ' "NThornhUL"
THORNHILL WA,GON COMPANY,
T LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.
and several thousand trees and vines hogs, but as a means of profitably
were planted and came into bearing. : converting the skim milk into some
This was about the time the San Jose , tninS that can be utilized. ; Nothing
scale and the grape mildew came in-' is sold from Valhalla but ..butter,
to North' Carolina and Butler's plan- cream, cotton, and a few of the small
tation was among the early victims. er products- like some, vegetables,
State and Federal Governments took nohey, the veal calves that are not
up the battle against the pests but- kept for cows, and a little fruit, and
c taii t?noo II imao o i lnoin florhf '" and Qcrrica!: 1 -
the newspaper man in Pittsburg turn- Valhalla Farm is new yet. While
ed - his back on an enemy that the .the riding cultivator is used in some
onontQttcfa ff tha Qf af o Qtirl MnHnTV nf f "h o floMa In enma nalo Tnnir
could riot subdue. " plowing around the stumps with the
- Orchard and vineyard suffered so bull-tongue. But each. year sees the
' m nfth: that. Jiv thfl i timo hftoncliidfiA' clearing increase. It ; is coming out
to take up his' residence at the farm 01 tne woods. ; .It is a small affair,
it was necessary to think of some but it has learned its lesson, and can
", other, line than fruit. ' ' v grow big if it wants to.
. v: ' Farm Versus City.
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OUR LAND EXCHANGE
In this department we shall publish offer
insrs of all lands wanted or offered for sale or
for rent We do not extend our general ad
vertising guarantee to this department, be
cause every purchaser should see land for
himself before buying, but no man is per
mitted to offer land for sale in this depart
ment until he has first shown us satisfactory
references as to his honesty and financial responsibility.
Our advertisers are guaranteed to
do what they promise.
Alfalfa landsIf you are Interested In the .
best alfalfa and grain lands situated In the -Black
Prairie section of northeast Mississip
pi, - write to TV. A. Houston, Okolona, Miss.
L.ANDS FOB SALE in Southwest Georgia' .
To home-seekers and Investors: r These ..
lands are low in price, fertile and adaptable ;
to the widest range of crops. Write today '
for land list. IIILL-LEVIE REAKTY CO., ;
Montezuma, Ga. -
ML
OOIPCB
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Is leading all the countks in ' the State in developing Its lartds,-building perfect
roads, and enjoying the healthiest climate. When you lay-by your crops, 1 take a
day off and let me show you - what is beihg done. It will be worth your while. - I
have tracts of ah 'sizes for sale. Below ; are three properties listed which 1 are de
sirable and cheap: :' :- ')-'-."';-? "
68 Acres, Mile from Depot at Aberdeen On sand-clay road, and sur
rounded by good neighbors. 15 acres of land cleared. '60 acres tillable. -...
Balance : with good running water. -. Within ten minutes' walk of v I
, churches and schools. . Price ...... . i ....... ; (1,800
250 Acres, Three Miles from Plnebluff 30 acres cleared and free from stumps.
Water-power on property. - About 200 acres level" land. Balance tillable.
' ' Very cheap. . Price . i ... i ...... ......... . . .................... t $2,000 .
284 Acres, Three Miles from Aberdeen mile from railroad siding. On ,
' sand-clay road. Practically all of land absolutely level. Good timber '
- on property. Can be made into, fine farm. Price 93,700
H. A. PAGE, Jr., - - ' Aberdeen, N. C.
better, with any line of specialties
than we, for. we have had to learn a
great , : deal while working - out our
scheme. For that reason I should say
Finding a Market For 3ood Butter.
:. Several thincs were contemnlated. - , The-newspaper farmer at Vjalhalla
and finally, nartly bv the accident of: Is satisfied with, his change from edi-
providing butter for. the family table, torial desk to the simpler life, which it is probably risky for the average
butter- was decided on as the pro- h'e characterizes as not" simple at all: man to leave a certainty in the city
duct of Valhalla Farm. . His argument is' this : to go to the farm if he likes the city.
The first lot taken to market was: do not havens much money an- v
received with some humor and the niially, and I don't need as much. I v he does noMike it, then. it is possibly
decided assurance that "nobody will have a larger house than in the city, safe to turn to something -else, for
r f. v ii . t, Ti no rent to nav no fupl hill no watr when a man works at something' he
buy Southern butter." But this man no reni 10 Pa no Iuei D111 no water .
who had studied nroduction and mar- tax, no milk bill, no meat bill, no veg- . does not like he is truly, as Edwin
who had studied production and mar- haneine to a-'stran in Markham says. brothef tp the ox. But
omei:adSe" if he does like his whe is not a
nn e and four saddles if we want pother; to anything. ?e is a creator,
r-V-W ww.V--w-Vr . - W
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..-iiV.- 1- ii ..11. ii to eo into town or. around thft n-ie.h- a master, nappy in nis. proauction,
can sen anytning n it is woriu eeii- ; " -
in make anvthimr oornooa. ,, uur eggs are. rresn, ou:
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if you know how. SO he announced UUit1 "uu irom UU1U storage, we-
cows, I like my horses, I like to plant
m :-- m t
. ( ana useiui in ms enorts. 1 iiko my.
ing, and mat you can maae anytnmg "A . , '
1 nrmirrv is nnr, irnm mm nrnrn a wa
, go out with the wagon tq the wood and mow and feed the silage, cutter
- 1-1. -i - j i- ann wainn inn corn crow, ann ine nor-
the kind that would sell, and that un- 1UL ,-or nots ana oas logs ior 7 l . J
that ho proposed to make butter, and
ton develop, and would hate 'Very
much to go back to the city to the
newspaper grind."
! - Raising Cotton For the Seed.
Raising cotton for. the seed is al-
til his butter sold no other butter light flres when the weather is cold.
would be needed in the-market. He "Then the children are rugged,
proceeded o prepare a little booklet they can ride a bareback horse like
freely illustrated,: telling about but- , an Indian, can swim, shoot, walk and
ter, its composition, its method of they have air that is not thick enough
production and showing why butter t lean against and water that does most.a heresy, yet here is a man, who
made at. Valhalla Farm and sent to not nave to. do SKimmed and snaKen regards his cotton, except the seed,
market the day it was made, must be before using. The. first day my Httle ; as. a' by-product, and who flies in the
the best butter possible to procure chaps came to the country; tHey were face of opinion in the South by in-
in his vicinity. surprised when r told them to pick sisting that if grass enough will grow
The argument was plain the print- n tne Jlowers they wanted, and they on his farm it may take the crops and
ing was neatly done, the booklet was asked me if the park police would be welcome. He says that it is just
attractive, and he filled the town with nt.make them quit. ; That's one rea- as easy to make good butter in North
them.) The people responded at once. Bon I "ke to live on th5 farm- Carolina as to make poor butter, and
Blotters to ' enclose in an en- ours where we m&y do as we like, and much more satisfactory. The only
velop," printing of other kinds, any-" w?av? 1 4 f eet of Prch el&ht f eet thIn necessary are' proper, equip-
thing of the character necessary, he ide with a of over it." ment, and to know how The equip-
- has had on hand at all times to tell "But," said the farmer, "this thing ment Js provided by the machinery
tWBtn-v nf Vflihoiia Farm hiittpr. of 'changing from" one business to dealers for a small outlay of money.
and he has never had enough butter another is not like going to Heaven The know-how is gained by reading
' W n n,,-niv dand. at th . on flowery beds .of ease and' eatlna : farm Papers, the many free bulletins
JJ iri,ii wfw chicken all. the way. ' - ; . from State and National Government
is put up in square prints, wapped ""We met with lots of trouble that
in parchment paper, enclosed'in ma-' a wiser man would have known to
dodge. We dodge some of them now.
Our small measure of success Is at-
Agricultural Departments, add by
falling over facts through exDerience.
People whd -drive two and a half
miles out from town to pay ten cents
tnbutable to the fact that we" make - ln V V. tt
nt- .im.i, wf- nrtl. or 50. cents for Valhalla Farm
It has necessitated a separator, a hnntv 1 cream, or 40 cents for Valhalla Farm
gasoline engine and feed cutter. ffm KtQ- , vaiWii w "l"!" ' butter ; show that people . will pay
the building of a silo, and the estab- etc. : v r - g?od pres ?op g?od Products at any
yiements .wnerewiiujiy ioo iuw ieou training soouid De aDle . to .do much '
nfla cases, and sold the day it is
churned, much of it direct to. cus
tomers who take it'the year round. ,
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FARMERS' EXCHANGE.
REAL ESTATE.
For Sale One of the best 200-acre farms
In : Southwest . Georgia. Artesian water,
church, school,', store and gin convenient;
one of the best communities In the , South;
also money-making country store,' doing
115,000 annually. '' Farm and store sold to
gether or separately. s For prices, terms, '
etc., call on or write owner. Chas. - A. '
Crocker, Liveoak, Mitchell Co., Ga. -
50-Acre Farm 35 cultivated: elffht-room ,
house, celled And painted; fine well and
spring; four porches; ample outbuildings.
Ninety bearing peach, four pear, fifteen pe
can,, dozen plum, four fig and three orange
ireeB, several choice grapes and Scupper-
nongs. Sandy loam with clay subsoil: wel
drained, and will produce abundantly any
thing that grows in this latitude. Located
near school" and churches. Excellent neigh- '
bors.' Two and a half miles from Homeland.
Price, $3,000. Easy terms. Thompson &
Company, Homeland, Ga.-
Wanted to Sell 2.100' acres Southwest
Georgia. Farm Lands 1,150 acres in culti
vation, with a good growing crop on land
at this time, 950 acres .woodland land.
made up of oak, hickory, poplar, and pine
timber; 5V4 miles public highways running
through and around this farm; 4 miles
from residence to nearest railroad station;
good ginnery and grist mill; good dwelling,
equipped with water-works; with 36 tene-.
ment ' houses, - barns, stockades,, and out
houses; good church and schools; good wa
ter, and healthy. Most of lands are 'red
soil, and-produces well. Reason for want
ing to Bell, old age and failure of health.
Any Information will be furnished by ad
dressing P. O. Box 44, Vidalia, Ga.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Send for Free Booklet All about patents
and their cost; Shepherd & Campbell, 600
It Victor Bid., Washington, D. C.
Crushed Oyster Shells ,for Poultry 100'
lbs, 66c; 600, $2.25; 1,000; $4. Oyster Shell
Lime, for agricultural purposes, $6 ton.
Breslauer, Lachlcotte & Co., Waverly Mills,
S. C. ; ' -
Inoculation Bacteria for Inoculation of
Alfalfa, Clover, Vetch, or any other legume.
$2 per acre C.O.D. State what kind of.
seed you wish It for. Free booklet. Address
r'Nltragln," Danville, iVa.
Wanted Fine pieces of very ol solid ma
hogany, or veneered furniture,- sideboards,
beds, secretaries, chairs, footstools, mirrors,
etcrold pistols, relics, pewter brass. Furni
ture don't have to be In good condition. Ad
dres E. R. Gllgdur, 118 West Saint Clair, In
dlanapolls, Ind. v . .
Bookkeeping, Touch Typewriting, Short
hand. Penmanship Taught by skilled spe
cialises In the Greensboro .4 Commercial
ffchool .Greensboro, N. C. 'No vacations. At
tend .our school If ; you want: to - secure a
good position, v ... ' '
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