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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25. Fill COTTON TO FOOD CROPS FARMERS AROUND ALLENDALE TURN Oats Being Everywhere Sown and More Corn to Be Planted Next Spring Than Ever Befor Throughout This Rich Farm ing Section---A Natural Hog-Raising Country Where In dustry Has Been Proven Success---Diversified Farmers Point Way to Independence. , WALTER E. DUNCAN, Staff Coreepondentr, The Augusta Herald. Allendale. S. C. —In the heart of what Is perhaps the most fertile seo tlon of Barnwell county, farmers around Allendale, who think nothing of making a bale of cotton to the acre, are now looking ahead to the future, knowing that land that will grow cot ton so abundantly will produce equal ly as abundantly of food crops and of other money crops. Facing the necessity of cotton acreage curtail ment, apparently realizing that the farmers of the South have produced enough cotton this year to supply the demand of the world for a year or two, at least, those of this section are sowing oats and more oats than ever before, preparing to plant com next spring and more corn than ever be fore, and holding onto as much of their cotton as they can while the transi tion of the all-cotton farmer to the diversified crop and the live-at-home farmer L in progress. The first shock of the war’s effect on the cotton market is over. Too, the false hopes at first held out that some sudden relief would come to boost the market back to 12% or 15 cents have been abandoned. Men now realize that relief, permanent relief, can come to the Southern farmer only through a revolutionization of his farming methods; that the farmer, whether of the South or of the West, is essentially a feeder —he must not only feed himself but must help feed the hungry world of consumers —and that when the farmers of one section depend jpon those of another section for their food supply, the system is all wrong. No*- All Dependent. This is not to say that all the farm ers c? this rich section have, in rais ing cotton, neglected their opportuni ties to become self-sustaining and in dependent of cotton. There are not a few men throughout this section who, like Mr. M. L. Mid dleton, could if they cared to do so carry their cotton crops over from year to year because they first pro vide food and feed crops, make their home products, diversify, raise live stock and then grow the staple as a surplus money crop. Mr. Middleton has warehoused in Augusta 1,500 bales of cotton that have been there, a part of it at least, for the past three years. He did not see fit to sell even when the mark’t was at its highst point last seas n because he did not need the money And although it has so transpired that he cannot at the present sell sos more than one-half what he could then have gotten, and although Mr. Middle ton has this year made another 1,500 bales, if he is worried about it no one except himself is aware of it. He goes about smiling in his accustomed way. There will come a time, he is aware, when he can get the worth of his cotton, and he is in position lo hold it until that time. In the mean time, however, Mr. Middleton will not make another crop of 1,600 bales, but w 1 make more corn and oats than his farm has ever produced before. Many Have Not Sold ■ Bale. The average small farmer has, of course, been compelled to sell at least a part of his crop, but there are num bers of diversified farmers in this sec tion who have not sold a bale so f a.e this season and who do not expect to sell until there shall be a vast im provement in the market. Among these —all independent farm ers who have gained their independ ence from cotton through diversifica tion and raising live stock—are Mr. J. T. Brigman, Mr. J. H. C. All, Mr. W. R. Darlington, Mr. J. J. Owens, Mr. W. . All, Mr. F. Chavious, Mr. W. F. Googe, Mr. J. L. Oswald. Perhaps they have, In proportion, raised too much cotton, these men, as has the average Southern farmer throughout the cotton belt. Certainly they have when it is impossible to market the crop now at a price that will cover cost of production. But while they feel the effect of the present depres sion, their problem and the problem of all who have farmed on a like prin ciple is minimized because before plunging into the making of cotton they placed their farms on a self-sus taining basis. These men are taking the lead now in the present crisis and their tenants and share-croppers and other farmers and their renters are falling into line to work out the salvation of this sec tion —simply by hereafter for the next few years at least, raising something else besides cotton, producing food for man and beast. In the meantime no on* is unduly pressing the farmer who for the mo ment finds himself unable to pay hts debtß. He is, as a rule, paying what he can and securing extensions. Have Bought Meny Belas. The enterprising firm of Henry Wolff and Company, the largest mer cantile establishment and supply mer chant of this section, has done all that lay In its power to locally boost the price of cotton. The sidewalk In front of the store —half a block's length—is lined with ootton and the firm has its own warehouse filled with cotton for which It paid 10 cents a pound. Not only was 10 cents allowed on accounts. You may haul your cot ton to this store if you are a farmer living in this section, and trade It out on a 10-cent basis. If you do not want all the goods now, the firm will Issue a due Mil —you can get them as you want them, anytlma. Right now the Wolff concern is making an unusual display of cotton goods, the sale of which Is being pushed not only for the sake of the sales but to stimulate a greater de mand for cotton goods. Many Hogs Raised. Although It Is true that farmers of this section do not produce their own meat as a nils and that as I am told the Allendale market Is supplied from Augusta, this is naturally a hog-rais ing country. Conditions are ideal for the industry. Some notable succoasee have been made and many hogs are raised hereabouts. More and more at tention will be given to hogs here after. Though the home market Is not sup plied wit i home- raised meat, Mr. J. H. C. All, who raises some of the finest hogs seen in this section, haa In re cent years found a profitable business In shipping to the Chicago and St. Louts packing houses carloads of hogs too big for practicable marketing here. Mr. Henry Hall, one of the most in tensive farmers of Barnwell county, who makes all of his own supplies and whose l rns and cribs and smoke houses are now filled from last year, has at present more than 150 killing hogs. Raising hogs for market and giving special attention to the indus try, Mr. Hall has been very success f I. Profit in Hog Raising. Three years ago Mr. J. T. Brigman bought a farm near Allendale. He had to begin at the ground and stock it complete. Among other purchases he bought 138 worth of hogs, fenced In a place, planted It in rye and gave the hogs the run of it. That teas in January. In the fall of the same year he sold $175 worth of hogs, and as he told me, still had more left than he had to begin with. From that small beginning Mr. Brigman has continued there three years in the business of raising hogs until already it has de veloped into large proportions. There is no doubt of the fact that there is profit in hogs down this wav. The man who finds it necessary to buy meat realizes it now. Lending a Helping Hand. Mr. Brigman, to whom I have Just referred, lives at Bennettsville, in Marlboro county, where he is also an extensive farmer. Marlboro is the greatest cotton-producing county of South Carolina. I had the pleasure of talking with Br. Brigman. Year before last ,he told me, he sold one of his farms in Marlboro for $40,000. The purchaser paid $17,000 cash. Last year a hail storm destroyed his crop and he could not meet his annual payment. He paid the inter est and Mr. Brigman extended the time. A lew days ago this man went to Mr. Brigman to give up the place. He had raised cotton and found It im possible to meet his payment due this fall. He was ready to sacrifice the $17,000 and turn the place back over to the man from whom he bought. ‘]Pay the interest," said Mr. Brigman, "and try it again.’’ The purchaser could not even pay interest. ‘‘Then keep the place and try again anyhow,” Mr. Brigman told him. and in relating the circumstance to me this broad and generous Christian gentleman did not assume the attitude of a man who feels that he has done an unusual thing. "As long as it is not his fault that he c&ifhot pay me. I will carry him," he said. “As long as I have bread we will eat together, and that is the only way, in my opinion, we Southern peo ple are going to be able to pull through this crisis. When we have pulled through, as we will,” he added con fidently, "we are all going to be bet ter off and better men for it.” The Hand of Providence. Mr. Brigman expressed the belief that the European war now raging will be the last of the world’s great wars; that the hand of Providence Is now being felt upon the earth; that what the cotton South is now suffer ing will ultimately prove to have been the South’s greatest blessing. "Even cotton at a fixed price of 15 cents a pound would never make the South self-sustaining,” he added “We can never hope to attain our fullest development until we feed ourselves and do our share as farmers toward feeding the world.” Canning Club Dirts' Work. Miss Dora Dee Walker of Barnwell, who is in charge of the girls’ can ning clubs of the county, has been here for several days preparing ex hibits for the state fair to be held In Columbia next week. The canning clubs of this county have enjoyed splendid success under Miss Walker's direction and able supervision. For the past season or two pimento has been raised for commercial pur poses. Experiments made with pimen tos were so successful that the Indus try developed almost of Its own ac cord, and It Is to the credit of Miss Walker and the canning cluh girls, the more especially so for the reason that pimento, extensively grown in Spain is raised nowhere else in this coun try except In this immediate section REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Transfers of real estate which have been recorded in the clerk's office during tho week October 19-24 are as follows. SI,OOO A. K. Gunter and Mrs. Beulah B. Gunter to R L Harbeson, 93 feet on the north side of Barrett Street. 500 W. L. Sherrod to B. L Harbe son, 9S feet on the north side of Barrett Street. 1,050 Mr*. Barrett Harris, Julia Weed Harris, J. Gumming Harris, Barrett Harris. Robert Y. Kar ri* and Joe Harris Waleh, to Mrs Geo. E. Caudle, «0 feet on the south side of Broad Street, corner Tubman. 640 Jane C. Verdery, et al., Bryan Cumiatng, et al., C. O Goodrich, trustee, to Thomas H, Thomas, 76 feet on the north side of Heckle Street. MOO Patrick Armstrong to Henry K. Lowery, SO feet on the west side of 16th Street. 2,806 W. H. Harrison, Jr., Noble W j Harrison, by attorney-In-fact, to Jennie Batey, N. E. corner of I Hopkins and Pine Streets. 4,000 Charles F. Marks to Francis E. McEachem, 200 feet on the north side of the Wrlghtsboro Road, corner Johns Road. A residence without electric service is scares I y more mod ern today then ■ residence without wator service. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. M /[ p f plv .a s&ni r ' Ls * \ Mrpl \| # t A Ladies' Coats from S 3 50 to S3O OO Printzess Coats for.. S2OOO $25 00 and S3O 00 Children’s Coats In Yibellne, plush, astrakhan and velvet the prices range from $2 50 to sl2 50 New, nobby creations, frpm 2 to 12 years. New Skiffs Just received in navy and black; some with the long tunics, otheis trimmed In narrow hercules braid; the prices are $6 50 and $7 50 Voiles, in black, brown and navy, just received. Sample Orders Filled by a Competent Salesman A City or Country Salesman Should Have This Cycle Car i/ It is practical, easy running, high speed. Upkeep cost is practically nothing. Will sell at immense bargain. Apply T. C. BRYAN, Business Office, Augusta Herald. jlf \ /• fa Jmjß&A 4 <fi w BERRIE TIRE & RUBBER CO. 542 BROAD ST. : : ; : ; PHONE 286 I OppnhM I The woman who wants to know styles that will be rather than styles that are can gratify the desire ta her heart's content now and here. Our determination to present original modes In advance—far in advance— has developed a fall opening display of suits and coats without a counterpart. Fashions That Will Achieve Favor at Once With Smartly Gowned Women Of course you are invited—you who never fall to dress in the newest mode, and whose gowns are ever distinctive, individual and correct. We place the information before you gladly, hoping you will accept it for exactly what it is—authoritative Coat Suita in the redingote and medium coals, skirts plain tailored, trimmed In hercules braid, and oth ers with the long tunics; the materials are gabardine, serge and broadcloth; the prices range from sl2 50 to $45 OO- We have a special price In Suits from SIB.OO to $20.00 that we wltl sell for sl2-50- The colors are brown, black, navy and Copenhagen. J. A. MULLARRY CO. 830 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. AUTO TIRES Large stock of Kelly Spring field Tires. Also the Hood “Extra Ply” tire. We make adjustments here. First class vulcanizing by first class workmen. Satisfaction Guaranteed Call on Us Free Air Monday Will Be Bargain Day in the White Qood-s Department Regular 60c Sheetß, 72 by 90, will sell Monday for. .. .440 Pillow Cases, full size, for QC Hill’s Semper Idem and Lonsdale Bleaching will sell Monday for ’ 9V4C Pepperel Sheets, 81 by 90, full bleached, for 75^ Fruit of the Loom Sheets, extra large, 90 by 90—no counterfeit—each gQC Utica Bleached Shirting, at a yard for £>C Utica 9-4 Sheeting, extra heavy, for a yard 32HC Domestic Science Exhibit See Cole’s Hot Blast Range in operation on November 2nd, 3rd, 4th, sth, Oth, 7th, at Culpepper Bros • Home Furnisher* Phone 841. 1010-1021 Bread Street GO TO BALKS On 600 Block Broadway. for the most Stylish and Becoming Hats for Ladies Hats for hisses Hats for Children Caps for Infants AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES. Several large shipments of Imported Velvet Hats Have just come in by ex press. Also a new supply of stylish fancy Feathers at from 50c to $3.00. We have pretty children’s hats at from 50c to $2.00. And stylish ladies’ hats from SI.OO to $lO. We Trim Our Hats Free of Charge and give Purple Trading Stamps with cash purchases and also on bills paid on or before the 10th of each month. C. J. T. BALK 600 Block Broadway. Jm ifmk J # j We Give and Redeem the Purple Stamps REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY G. P. TALBOTT For S9OO 1 oan sail you a vary desirable lot on Richmond ave nue that will certainly enhance in value. Size of lot 50x150 feet. Do you want a nloa little boons of Hevcm rooms on Woodlawn avenue? If so, I can sell you one for $8,150, and suitable terms can be arranged. The lot la 59s 150 feet. For a small iAVMtnMnt I offer you a vacant lot. 40x180 feat, on the corner of East Boundary and Walker streets. The pries Is (800. Here's another little bousa, with modern Improvements, Watkins street, on a Ist 45x150 feet, and the price la only (2,100. I have for sale swveral lots on Jenkins street and Hive street. The prices range from SBSO to $450, and each one 1* a goad in. vestment. Particulars by mall or personal call. A double-tenement brick house on 900 block of Reynolds street; three stories high, 1$ rooms on either side. Gas, water, electricity, hatha, toi lets, closets, etc. Harts bark piazzas. House In good condi tion, and occupied by ownar. Pries (10,000. A vacant lot on Telfair street, 50x150 feet, on tho 500 block, be tween Center and Washington streets. Terms can be arranged as owner Is anxious to aell. Prios (3,150. On the 8100 block of Bills street, a nice little cottage of 5 rooms, on a lot 50x160 feet, that can be bought for $1,755. Very small cash payment, sad balance In monthly Installments. G, P. TALBOTT REAL ESTATE, 511 Leonard Building. Office Phone 3057 Hnh Phone 1391. THREE