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TUB WH BAT E?iithu.siasst ici I'M eetin^j \r?? (tu iltEKNWooj?, August !.*?.?'I here has been one Convention in tins Mute in which there was no mention oi pol itics. This may s--cc.ni wondrous strange, and itis remarkable, for there were men pn sent who have had some thing to do with the making of the , iliticsi oi the Matt*, but the only mention of polities that was made was the plea that it should be eschewed. There was no applause except when it was on a hit about living at home and raising food products on the planta tion. The Comcution was a yood one, and it has sown the -ecu for miich good. It has .shown that there i- the dawn of a new day in the agri culture of the State, a brighter and a better day. Congressman A. C. Latimer was asked to serve a.-. t< inporary chairman, and Mr. N. A. Craig was selected as secretary. Then, withou: turthei ado, the ex perience meeting? tiiat for which the Convention met?-started. Someone present said that Mr. C. I*. Robert-, of Greenwood, had just sold two bun dred bushel.- of wheat, and want* d his views. Mr. Roberts believes in deep ploughing iu preparing hind- For planting wheat, and mixes fertilizers with his cotton seed on his lands: made a yield of llThl bushels on Hi or IS acres; prefers the blue stem wheat for this sectton for plauting; has nev er been troubled with rust; always .-oaks his seed in blucstone prepara tion over night: thinks it dangerous not to soak a- soon as he can after frost, and keeps it up until after <"iristrnti>. Me sold his wheat last year for one dollar to one dollar and twenty-five cents per bushel, and this year for one dollar. He plants cotton and wheat, and finds more money in wheat than in cotton. Mr. Kldridge U. Addison, of Nine ty-Six. said that he had been studying >mall grain for twenty years, and was a great advocate of the crop. He thought that the time would come, and the sooner the better, when not a pound of flour would be shipped iuto this State, and when, on the other hand, South Carolina would ship flour outside of the State limits, lie made wheat very successfully on lands that had been given up as worthless and which had been run down to the heel; believed in stable manure on wheat: wheat stands all kinds of weather. He sowed ten bushels and made a crop of three hundred and eight bushels. Could not advise planting on cotton land, because the land could not well be prepared in time for the wheat crop: prcforred planting after peas or on pasture land. Mr. C. Tl. Jordan spoke in part as follows: Mr. President. Ladies and Gentle men: Thero is no occasion which is to tue more enjoyable and no compliment which I esteem more highly than the privilege of being with and talking to the farmers of my country. In the discussion of those problems, the solu tion of which is essential to prosperi ty iu uur future farm work, a subject is presented in which wc are now most vitally interested. Conditions which did not suggest themselves a decade ago are becoming serious-and formidable at the present time. While personally a stranger to most of you I feel that my own interests aro identi cal with yours and that wc are all en gaged in a common cause. In advocating a revolution in our farming methods I shall not suggest the adoption of anything which has not heretofore been successfully un dertaken, and will give no advice which is not capable of piaotical ap plication. It is quito apparent to any easual observer that our system of do ing business is decidedly contrary to that which existed during the days of our greatest prosperity and consequent independence. There was, a time, not so far back in the past, when the farmers of the South supplied the population of the towns and cities with the necessaries of life from the varied products of their fanes. At the present time a large majority of our farming classes are helplessly de dependent upon the merchants for supplies not only for themselves but for their stock as well. The heavy staple supplies wbieh the merchants handle are grown iu the far West, and the proceeds of the cotton crop of the South, which should represent the surplus money crop of the farm, is paid out to tho farmers of the West. We are enriching not only these pro ducers, but tho railroads, wholesale and retail dealers, through whose hands these goods must pass before reaching us, and who charge a fnll commission all along tho line. The crop out of which we arc expected to pay for these supplies is sold at a fig ure below tho cost of production, and there can be bnt one result to ns from ' the continuance of such a system of doing business. The great State of South Carolina possesses as great a degree of di versified resources as any/ State in CONVENTION. ?elcl .'it Crrooiiwoocl VVeek. if f 'mirU i . j the Union. Tin i.- not a farm in i your State whi< 1: cannot. by a proper method of div< rsilied planting, under I an intensive system of culture, be made -clf-supporting. The farmers of I your Stat< mu-t reali/c that every ' pound ? f supplies which they purchase ! in the open markets \a produced by I othevnfarmers in distant sections of j the country who labor under greater dillicultics than those with which we have t" contend. When Southern farms were self sustaining open accounts were the only evidence- of indebtedness;, and the fanner's word was as good a.-gold. Sharp, shrewd business men of the world soon saw that there were for I tune- to be made in the cotton crop if j the farmer could be induced to pro ' ducc it in largo quantities ; The Western people saw an oppor : tunity for building granaries and j packing houses to supply the South j with food il we could be induced to j turn our attention entirely to growing cotton. The big railroad magnates i saw the grand .opportunity to increase dividends, multiply their rolling stock and otherwise fatten on the freights to be obtained by transporting heavy and costly supplies from the West for the Southern cotton grower during the spring and summer. In the fall mil lions of cotton bales would be turned over to them for carriage to the sea ports or Northern markets, a second whack had at the great Southern in dustry. The '-iock raisers of Kentucky aud Tennessee were pleased at the bright prospect of supply for the future that beautiful Southland, where all thut was needed to make a man rich was a piece of land planted in cotton, with a negro and a Kentuckys mule to plough it. Guano manufacturers saw at once that plant foods in enormous quanti titics would have to be supplied to keep up the fertility of the cleanly cultivated Heids, and that the invest ment would be a good one. Cotton expositions were held all over the country and the white staple crowned king. j It has taken twenty years to whip the fight, but the intense greed of the world has done the work, and to day the old king lies half dead in the ditch, while broken and disappointed mourners gaze upon the long trail of a disappointed past. While the farm er has lost in the struggle the country at large has developed aud increased its wealth steadily each year. I have no criticism to make of the farmer for so largely producing cot ton, even with the costly use of com mercial fertilizers, when the business was a lucrative one. l?utwefaee con ditions to-day which arc serious and which make impossible the future wholesale production of cotton as a means of developing future prosperity j In the rich, alluvial lands of the j Southwest, in which arc embraced the j valleys of the Mississippi, tho cxtcn j sivc plains of Texas and Southern i Oklahoma, cotton is being grown on an average of ono bale per acre, with j out the use of fertilizers. The farm ! crs of your own State, after using an j nually hundreds of thousands of tons j of fertilizers, can barely average half ! a bale per acre. With these heavy j odds against us and competition au nually increasing in the Southwest, ' we will be forced to change our pres ent system of farming. The solution ! of the problem by which we aro to-day i confronted must be largely determined j by the efforts of each . individual who j is directly engaged in the produution j of ootton?and who, by reason of a j full appreciation of his needs and coni j dition, realize that he is as important factor in breaking the bondage under which lie rests, that the freedom and independence of his business may bo once more established, placing him on that high plane of prosperity which was so conspicuous in the early days of our fathers. Fill your granaries and smoke hous es with tho [products of your farms, stock your pastures with cattle, sheep and hogs. Divorsify your interests and prepare to go into the markets of your country with a dozen staple pro ducts whore you now only attempt one. Cut down your cotton acreage and di versify the erops planted. f We can gradually get into the supply business and raise enough cotton besides to meet the demands of the world, and the price for which it is sold will be a profit in our business. Every farmer who has heretofore operated his affairs on the credit system must make a strenuous effort to use more oaeh in his business for what he is forced to boy and raise everything at home whioh his lands will produce. I am satisfied that a larger acreage in wheat will be planted in the South during the coming fall than for many years past. We need shrewd business men on the farm 89 we?i. as in other departments of life. Broad, liberal thoughts find birth in higher educa tion. The farmers will only combine heir common interests when confi dence in the business ability of each has been gained. Unity among the farmers is one of the greatest needs of the present day. A careful, thoughtful study of the resources of the country will open up a system of diversified farming, which will bring profit and pleasure to the agricultu ralist, livery farmer should have a thorough knowledge of commercial paper and understand some system of keeping books. At the beginning of each year a detailed account of what he owns should be taken down, rcpre itcmi/ed account of every dollar ex pended, whether cash or credit, should be carefully entered. The cost of la bor employed aud the materials used iu the production of the various crops should be specially accounted. At the end of the year his books will show the profits or loss of the busi ness. Wherever errors existed in the management, the defects could bo readily found and remedies applied. The boys growing up on the farms will catch the inspiration of systematic methods and business training, which they will be able to utilize with profit and to their own advantabe in future years. I'appre ciate the fact that the days of schooling, as we ordinarily use tho term, for the adult farmer has passed: that the only hope for the present and future cultivation of his mental fac ulties and the betterment of his ma terial prosperity must lie in the local organization of farmers' institutes. The farmers' institute is without cost to its membership. I want to give my aid and encouragement to their es tablishment in every county in the South as rapidly as possible If you I have no institute in your State organ- j ize and begin the battle for greater success and prosperity in your farm ing methods. In theso institutes the interchange of ideas, experience meet ings, discussing and adopting the most successful plans pertaining to our business would meet and over come many serious obstacles which retard, as stumbling blocks, our future pathway. What the farmer needs most of all at this time is encourage ment and aid in the solution of such problems as will help him in his life work and the building of a future filled with contentment, happiness and pros perity. Organize and attend your in stitutes with a full appreciation of your needs and surroundings. There arc no people who have better opportunities for self-education than the farmer, and he should be quick to take advantage of the circumstances which place this highly desirable fea ture of his avocation within his roach. That farmer whose business is opera ted on a self-sustaining bpsis, who ex ercises intelligence, forethought and correct methods in the conduct of his affairs, foars no panic. The tighten ing of the money market, the crash of falling business houses in the great cities, reach his ears only through the medium of the heavy headlines of his newspaper. lie is happy, peaceful and contented, and only responsible to his Maker. But what of the farmer whose home is mortgaged in the Northern loan companies, whose stock and crop fur nish collateral for the purchase of sup plies? When the stringency comes, the crop fails to settle the obligations; tho loans fall due, an extension is asked for and refused. The iron grip of the law is evoked, the property i3 advertised for sale and knocked down to the highest bidder. The wife is torn from a home which sho has long learned to love: the iittic children arc forced from tho cherished playground, and another heart-broken farmer is added to the long and rapidly swelling lists of tenants, while one more Southern home passes into Northern control. This picture is not drawn from fancy; its roalism is too of ten heralded as ouc of the misfor tunes of our present farming system. The solution of the race problem is a matter in which the farmers of our country arc more largely interested than anyone else. The field of roost serious districts is in the rural dis tricts. Wo have assembled here for a high and noble purpose, one worthy and fitting the honorable avocation in which wc arc engaged. We are here to discuss plans for the material bet torment of tho farmers' condition in South Carolina and to express our do termination before the world that the future planting and growing of wheat will be conspicuous on every farm in the State. The reform movement is taking possession of your people in earnest, and a revolution of our farm ing methods is sending tho pleasing j sunlight of its advanoe into the mind aud heart of every farmer. For years thero has been great ri valry among the transportation lines from the West, soliciting heavy freight for shipment into ?nr South ern country. Wheat, or its manufac tured products, flour and bran, have largely figured in the heavy tonnage of freights daily delivered to your wholesale merchants in the last twen ty or thirty years. .The daily con sumption of foreign hour on the ta bles of our farmers has boot. Oomo thing enormous, while our cities never enjoy bread prepared from home-raised wheat. r. . . -'. - v^:.. . < ' 1 The universal raising of wheat in your State will be no experiment and no new undertaking. It will simply be getting back into the footsteps of our fathers, and forging a strong link in the desirable self-sustaining feature of our farm work. There are thousands of people in your State to-day who well remember when patent flour, sacked in Western mill.-, had no sale in your merchants' stores. South Carolina wheat has helped to furnish the muscle and brain of many of the most prominent characters who have conspicuous places in the history of our country. Io contrasting the agricultural eon ditions of the South as they exir.ted thirty-live yoars ago with those of the present it can be mot i forcibly pre sented through a short illustration from a part of our history with which wc are all familiar, and of which many of you who are here to-day have a feeling recollection. During the four years' continuation of the civil war the ontiro population of the South was blockaded on all sides. The con tinued call of troops to the front drained the country of its best man hood, leaving agriculture largely in new hands and under the restraint of perilous, wrought-up times. The en-, tire Confederacy subsisted upon home raised supplies, and the invadiDg army of the North loaded its commissary departments with the products of Southern farms. During the entire period of four years there was no suf fering in any quarter of the South by man or beast for want of food, whole some food, particularly flour. Our troops suffered for want of money and transportation facilities, but not be cause there wa3 not an abundance of provisions of all kinds in every sec tion of the South. Gen. Sherman commenced his memorable march through Georgia toward the close of '04, with nearly one hundred and thirty-five thousand men and thous ands of oavalry and wagon horses. As he advanced on his line of march to the seaboard, and onward through your own State, his foraging parties daily replenished this vast army's commissary department with the finest bills of fare overissued to any soldiery in modern times. The full gr?naries, smoke houses and extensive, well-stocked pastures of South Carolina's farms supplied Gen. Sherman with an abundanoe of provisions, without any great detri ment to our people left in the wake of his march. It'cannot be doubted that there is vastly more aereage in cultivation in your State to-day than at that time. Should suoh an army with its neces sary stock equipments, start but through your State at this time with out a well-filled commissary, depend ing upon the resources of the country to sustain its march to the seaboard, how far would it proceed without<halt ing or looking to other sources for supplies? Suppose for one short year the population of South Carolina was blockaded and Western transportation facilities out short off, what would be the consequence, under our Qpresent system of farming? Famine would run riot in your towns and cities, and thousands of the agricultural classes would suffer for bread and meat, be cause our farmers generally do not produce enough provisions to take their families through one year. Of what a magnificent past we can boast and how glaringly it contrasts with the present. In all departments of commercial and industrial life, except agriculture, the inventive genius of man is being utilized with every possible degree of profit to the various avocations in whioh the people of this country are engaged. The conveniences of all kinds that the world is daily manufac turing and placing before the farmer are tending to render him more help* less and dependent in a business whioh should be pre-eminently the most in dependent on earth. Thirty years ago, when the eld horse-power thresh ing and hand power fanning machines were in use, more wheat was annually raised in somo militia districts of the various counties of your State than is now threshed with all the modern im provements at our command, from the combined wheat acreage of two or three counties. The young farmers of your State must look back into the early history of their fathers and shapo their future course in agriculture by the self-sus taining methods in use on every farm at that time, utilising all the latest and most approved farming impie ments that will reduce the cost of la bor, increase the pleasure of the busi ness and hasten that day of prosperity so much to be desired. The older farmers should resurrect the princi ples of farming in vogue daring their earlier days and make of their farms commendable object lessons of what they know to be possible of the great resources of the State. Plant your wheat not later than the last week in October, preparing yrur lands by deep plowing, harrowing and rolling. No matter how extensive or how restricted your acreage in wheat may be the ooming fall do not neglect to treat the seed as a safeguard against smu t. I have read hundreds of letters this spring from farmers siat?ng thut they could not raise wheat because of I i \j \ _. t ..-'.'i- -.1' '->''. the ravages of smut. The Hornaus were afflicted with the same trouble over two thousand years ago. Scien tific investigation within receut years have discovered the life history of the smut germ, and by continued esperi ments have found remedies, which, if properly applied, will in every in stance free the grain of future disas ter from that sourie. Smut is noth ing more than a parasitic plant adher ing to the grain, germinating with the grain and growing along with the stalk. Its presence is only disco* ered by microscopic examination, As .[ infected head of wheat develops the nutriment intended for the grain is J absorbed by the omutgerm and a mass of loose brown spores is formed. These spores, blown about the field by winds, adhere to thousands of good grains, and the foundation is laid for increasing disa.-ter the following year. ?mut does not, therefore, develop after the crop is planted and growing, it must be in life and attached to the seed wheat before it is put into the ground. Ordinarily a solution of blue stone, at the rate of one pound to enough water for immersing five bushj els of wheat and allowing to stand for twele or fourteen hours, will eradicate the trouble. Do not allow smut to enter into your argument against wheat raising. A more universal growing of wheat will develop Hour mills convenient to every section of the country. Produce the raw ma terial and wheat will be at once erect ed for the preparation and grain into needed uses. The widespreadcinterest which the people of our cities are taking in the betterment of our agricultural condi tions is indeed gratifying. There has never been a time in the hiotory of our country when so universal an in terest in agriculture was manifested by people in all avocations of life as at present. The world is awakening to the necessity of the farmer and the importance of aiding him to so shape his course in future that his business may be one of de serving prosperity and high useful ness. Upon the success of the farm er must unquestionably depend the continued prosperity of all avocations existing in a truly agricultural coun try. Aii of these highly desirable ends and more may be accomplished through the adoption of such farming methods as will enable us to become more pros perous as the years roll by. Make your farm self-sustaining. Wheayou have provided an acreage*of diversified crops sufficient to meet the demands of the home supply it would then he proper to consider the extent of the money crop. Rotate your crops, plough deep, harrow and roll your lands. Increase the fertility of the soil, supply needed humus and im prove its mechanical condition by growing leguminous plants everywhere they can be sown or cultivated. In stitute a systematic method of increas ing the compost heap and cut down the heavy bills for fertilizers. The lef.umc and compost heap should be f.!ie farmer*s bank; with their assist ance he can at once commence to trav el the inviting road to independence and weath. Without them he must continue to look for help only from costly and oppressive sources. Let the farmer work out his independence without fear or trembling, gradually abolishing the credit system from the future conduct of his business. Greenwood handled the Convention finely. Every one went awaj'. satis fied aad delighted with the Conven tion and Greenwood. August Kohx. ? i > - ? - ? "Married yet. old man ?" 'No, but I'm engaged, and that's asgood as married." "It's better, if you only knew it." THE FIEND OF Wfl.? ? NERVOUSNESS. A ? wom?S'? mind is constant ly filled with nerv ous un reasoning dread and apprehen sion it shows that her entire nervous system is disorder ed and broken down. Nine - times in ten it indicates that there is some spcaial disease or weakness of the important and deli cate organs which make her a woman. Nine tunes in ten it means that some instant and radical meas ures must be taken to save her from com plete mental and physk-ol wreck. " z was so nervous X cotudn't bear to bear the SSBsd of mv awn rciee when ala ** Kellle Brittenhan. of Davenport. Thayer Co., Kebr. I.fctt na though there was some one ready to grab me if the least sound was made. I really cannot describe the feelings s had, bat I can say 1 have no such ugly feelings now tod 1 trust Xncver may again. X was soJfenag from faoate weakness and very much from nervous prcB t rp* to n ? I was not able to do anything.. I could not at alt; tso dl^wg?d, I thought I would try X>r. Pierce'fl Favorite X-?escriptlon and 'Gotten Medfeat Discover.', I took eta bottles of the Prescription' and tune of the Golden Medlml theyhave done wonders for me. J^t do an my work now and fee? better than tbr ?-S.'^.ISS.'.?J^ *?& Disparaged, broken-down women should write to Dr. R. V. Pierce, at Buffalo, N. Y? and ieain how carefully ho studies into these apparently hopeless cases. He wilT send -Without charge, (in a plain sealed envelope) the best advice of a capable, ex* peritneed physician. ?vefielablePrcparationibrAs jiiiul?tjMg iisbiwu?iunsK?ki ting theShifflfichs andBoweis of Imams ( hildhi.n Ergotes LU^es?oaCheerM* ?u3ss andRest.Conta?ns neither OmutruMorpliHitf nor Mineral. 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ALSO, a few Second-hand Gins: The Hall Gin is given up to best Gin now bnilt. Nothing cheap about it but the price. I still handle the BRENNAN CANE MILL-the only Self Mill now sold. EVAPORATORS and FURNACES. SMOKE STACKS for E* &c, at bottom puce, mannfactured of Galvanized Iron. CORNICE aad FUNNELS, TIN ROOFING, GUTTERIN PLUMBING of all kinds. Hso. GRAVEL ROOFING and S?Ov the beat makes. CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, FRUIT JARS?WHITE RUB the beet. TINWARE at any price to suit the wants of our customers. For any of the above will make you pri:es that you will buy of mi ask your inspection of Goods and prices. Thanking all my friends an tomers for their liberal patronage, Respectfully, . D JOHN T. BURR1P P. S.?Brins vour RAGS. N(8 33 'CpZEj& .... Fancy and. Staple G-roceries, Flour3 8n^ars O ofiee3 Molasses, Tobacco, Ajad. Cigars, COME TO J. C. OSBORNE. Phone and Free Delivery. South Main Street, below Bank of Anderson W. H. Harrison's Old THE Y?ARS COME AND GO ! AND with each successive year there also comes, amidst a flourish of tru tho announcement that eomo now GIX is born, "'another Richmond in the and every time this announcement in made, it is .jnallfiod by another and portant, that either one or more valuable features aro patterned exactly like Old EeliaMe Baniel Pratt ?in. How many times have you heard that "our Gin Is as, good aa the Daniel Pr*S? cause we buuVi one ? good deal like it." No doubt some G?iia are sold strength of such assortions? but ask those who have bought and used them are the eqnal of the DANIEL PRATT ?IN. But still the years roU on, tbe Pratt Gin not only holds It* own but continues to add .new laurels to those i w?b. Our GIN SYSTEMS and ELEVATORS are the most complete and UP'HH tho market. Wo have in stock at AndsrBon In our Warehouse six Car Ixflj GINS, FEEDERS, CONDENSERS and PRESSES. Also,All hinds of REPjg Call on write to F. ?. WATKIN^e AndersoD o. ?. msmm & im 5?O BABK4C GOT every grade you are looking for. We know what you i 've got the prices right. Can't give it to yoe, but we will sell le Flour 26 to 35c cheaper than aty competition. Loir grade .00 per barrel. Car BAB CORN and stecke of Shelled Corn. Buy while it a advancing rapidly. We know where to bay and get good, sound Coro < OATS, HAV and BRAN. Special prices by the bn. W? want your trade, and if honest dealings arid low prices "get it. Youra for Business; a* ?. AM&Mm?& & Bi o cheap. ??oeuiK eut WM B?. Now is your chance ends 5n Caddie?.