Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, September 22, 1920, Page THREE, Image 3
ASSOCIATIONS ARE BIG HELP
Evidence of Popularity of Plan With
j Small Dairymen ls Shown in
Mississippi County.
From Attala county, Mississippi,
new evidence of the popularity of the
bull association among farmers with
small dairy herds has come to the at
tention of the dairy division, United
States department of agriculture,
'through the announcement that a co
operative bull association has been or
ganized in that cammunity.
. ! Dairying is almost a new venture
:with many of the farmers in Attala
'county. Perhaps if ls this very new
ness and the consequent lack of preju
dice in favor of old methods of doing
things that has made it so compara
tively easy to introduce this modern
'method of improving cattle. Many of
?the dairymen in the community have
shown themselves t'o be progressive,
but one man especially stands out as
?a leader in this respect. We will call
/him Green. H; is a good old South
erner who is said to have farmed for
?some sixty years.
i When the agricultural extension
agents from the federal and state de
partments came into the community to
?organize a bull association Green was
,the man they called on first. They
knew from experience that he would
'be very likely to see the advantage qf
?such an association to the community,
and would be a strong factor in swing
ing into line other farmers in the
neighborhood. As was expected, Green
'at once saw the advantages that the
proposition offered, and the very next
iday he started in on the preliminary
work of organizing a bull association
.'inlock."
A few days later the extension men
iieard over the telephone that a block
was practically assured. Later, how
ever, Green telephoned that some of
the prospective members were dropping
out, as they remembered* a disastrous
experience of some years before, when
?.they had paid a high price for a worth
less stallion. This objection was met,
nowever, with the assurance that the
federal and state agents were indors
ing this project and would see that no
?one was swindled.
Later on Green Informed the coun
ty agent that a block of 40 cows had
been formed and could be signed up If
the agent and specialist would come
out to the schoolhouse and clear up
certain doubtful points. This was
done, and six farmers signed up 43
.cows, so that $430 was then available
-for buying a bull.
Things were moving along In such a
.promising manner that the farmers
"Who had refused to juin decided that
Good Pasture ls One of the Best as
i Well as One of the Most Economical
Cow Feeds.
it would be a good thing to get info
the association after all, and requested
membership in this Mock.
"No,,sIr," said Green, wh" had been
elected director of the block. "You had
your chance and wouldn't come in. Or
ganize a block of your own. We don't
want you in ours."
With the arrival of the excellent
Jersey bull Oxford Mon Plaisir 169738,
which had been secured for the use. of
block members, the farmers who had
at first refused to join the association
were doubly anxious to get in, but
were again told that they would have
to organize a block of their own. Thus
it appears that the doubting ones, who
are found in every community, had to
pay the penalty of hesitating. While
they may still get Into the associa
tion and enjoy Its benefits by organiz
ing a new block, they have lost a
great deal of time.
ESTIMATES OF FEEDSTUFFS
?Quart Measure Will Be Found Quite
j Handy Where Scales Are Not
Convenient.
? Frequently no scales are at hand
iwhen the feeder ls trying to feed a
?balanced ration. The following esti
mates of the common feeding stuffs
[will be handy :
? A quart measure of cottonseed meal
iwelghs 1.5 pounds; wheat bran
(coarse), .5 pound; wheat middlings,
(coarse), .8 pound; wheat middlings
'(fine ), 1.1 pounds; mixed wheat feed,
.6 pound; cornmeal. 1.5 pounds; oats,
1.2 pour;5s; rye bras, .6 pound; lin
seed meal, 1.1 pound; gl?teo, LS
i IMPROVED j
j ROADS \
ARMY MATERIAL FOR ROADS
Millions of Dollars' Worth of Machin
ery Available for Construc
tion of Highways.
The signing by the president of a
bill directing the secretary of war to
transfer certain surplus army equip
ment to the United States department
of agriculture, as well as allotting cer
tain material to other branches of. the
government, makes available for dis
tribution to the states millions of dol
lars' worth of machinery for use in
highway construction.
Since there is now available from all
sources-federal, state, county, etc.
more than $1,000,000,000 for road build
ing, the states are anxious to secure
Carrying Forward Nation's Great Road
Building Program, Support of Which
ls Urged by Secretary Meredith.
their allotments of these army supplies
because of the great assistance they
w?ll be In expediting road building.
This material is In addition to approx
imately 22,000 army motor vehicles
which already have been allotted to
the states through the federal depart
ment of agriculture in accord with pre
vious legislation.
As yet no definite estimate can be
made as to the number of machines of
different kinds which the secretary of
war will'designate to be "surplus and
not required for military purposes," as
provided In the act. Among the scores
of items listed In the law are: Road
rollers, sprinkling wagons, .concrete
mixers, derricks, complete pile-driver
outfits, clam-shell buckets, caterpillar
and drag-line excavators, plows,
cranes, dump wagons, hoisting engines,
stump pullers, wheelbarrows, blasting
machines, corrugated metal culverts,
surveying instruments, drafting ma
chines, fabricated bridge' materials,
gravity and power conveyors, and
wagons.
The distribution of this material
will be made by the United States de
partment of agriculture, the work be
ing In the Immediate charge, of the bu
reau of public roads. It will be al
lotted In the same ratio as funds
granted to the states for federal aid
roads.
The bill also empowers the secre
tary of war In his discretion to trans
fer to the United States department
of agriculture for use by the forestry
service In the work of supervising the
national forests, any telephone sup
plies no longer required for military
purposes.
The federal government ls to be re
imbursed by the states, a sum equal to
20 per cent of the value of the mate
rial less all freight charges Incurred In
delivering the property to them. The
title to all vehicles and other equip
ment remains vested In the state for
use In Improving highways. No ve
hicles and equipment, in serviceable
condition, can be sold or the title
transferred to any one else. A provi
sion Inserted In the bill shortly before
Its final passage provided that any
state highway department. may ar
range for the use of thistmaterial by
any state agency or municipal corpora
tion at a fair rental, If lt is to be used
In constructing and maintaining public
highways. The rental must not be
less than the cost of maintenance and
repair of the vehicles and equipment
DRIVERS CAN PREVENT WEAR
One Thing That Is Most Destructive lo
Driving in Tracks-Distribute
Traffic Evenly.
Drivers can prevent wear to the sur
faces of the roads and even Improve
their conditions, if Instead of driving
in one track or on the edge of the
road, they will drive over the middle
and other less-used parts of the road
when traffic permits. The one thing
that is fatal above all things to road
'surfaces, whether dirt or paved, ls
driving In tracks, which subjects one
small part of the road surface to all
the traffic and damage that the whole
road accommodates. Traffic should be
evenly distributed over the entire sur
face of the road, and a little thought
fulness and care In this respect on the
part of drivers will do much to add
to the permanence and excellence of
our roadways.
Benefits of Good Roads.
Good roads will enable the produc
ers to hold their yield for a longer
time, thus insuring higher prices for
them and lower and more uniform
prices for the consumer, and will
serve to distribute railway traffic
more evently over the entire year.
Useful as a Weapon.
A sy?tem of good roadu, built on a
uniform plan of excellence by the
states ard the nation, could be util
ized as a powerful wea pou In the
consumers' struggle with high prlCN.
THORNHILL
WAGONS are
superior in material
and workmanship,
light running and
guaranteed the most
durable hagons
made.
Have just received a shipment of
good old Southern standard 60-i
track wagons.
BBTTIS CANTELC
Contractors and Builders
Persons contemplating building of
any kind should see us or write us
for estimates, etc.
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and painting
arge force of skilled
work promptly.
PARD?E & STEIFEL
TRENTON, S. C.
ROUTE 3
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On the other hand every dollar you put in the bank is
money that is going to constantly work for you.
Which is the best; monejr always working for you, or
you always working for your money. Come in and
start that bank account. Don't put it off another day.
BANK OF EDGEFIELD
OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President
E. J. Mirna, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. C.
Parker, A. S. Tompkins. J. G. Holland. E. J. Mirna. J. H. Allen
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