The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, November 06, 1914, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
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Sol?th Gar?lma, The
Hoine^Seekei's Paradise
Has a Climate Unsurpassed itt the United States.
State Has Mountains ?nd Plains the Soil bf
Wliich is tJn^
bilities- Land Cheap and Old and Antiquated
Methods Are teven Away to a New Era in
Farming- State Ranks High in the Val?ife of
Agricultural Produclss^More Attention Being
Paid tb ttie Raising of Food St?ftirr 1 !?
?? t~ ... .; gS---v
(By COL. E. j. WATSON, Stile Comsnitswner off Agir?cii!??re.)
\.? ? .#l.ii1SiJt? i il?-.?!:, ^ '-.H.?Hir>'..'?feS - :'<--..-^T'r*,-i*?- * .'
that they must farm the a:r with ni
trogenous plants, make barn-yard
ruauuro, with livestock and ceace tho
great wasteful expenditure. made an
nually tor commercial fertilizers.
They went ahead, however, despite
the warning, and bought the usual
amount of . food stuffs, away from
home, abd more than the usuat
amount of, commercial fertilizers.
Kow the European war bas come, and
the soundness of the doctrine that
has been preached to the people has
been driven nome with sledge-hammer
directness. On the" whole,- however,
the year bas been a good one.
Com Crop bf 1911.
The 1914 corn crop will run ap
I proximately 36,260,000 bushels. and
tho average price of corn la this Btato
on September. 1 at tho farm was $1.04
per bushel, two cents higher than at
the same date last year. The actual
value of the corn crop ls only a few
thousands of dollars less than that ot
last. year.
Tho oat crop this year has run
7,347,000 bushels,' against a five-year
average Of 7,053,000 bushels; and tho
farm price'on.September 1 was higher
than any State in tho Union except
Arizona.
The ? people have raised this year
also; 4,339,000 bushels of sweet po
tatoes, which ought to help to feed
both'man and toast during the pres
ent trying time. Our hay crop this
year, was 242,000 toas, against a five
year average cit 219,000 tons. We have
raised this year also.a 700,000 buBhel
apple crop, which can also be eaten,
against a five-year average of 800,000
bushels, ana the average./price tor
apples now is 92 cents per bushel.
; The most. noteworthy, achievement
of the year perhaps has'been, tho
driving of the average yield of corn
per acre up to 22 bushels.
Perhaps the less said about the cot
ton cr Ci; the bottier. ' Agriculturally,
however,'the crop has been one of the
best we have.had. The yield 'per
acre has been higher than all the pre
ceding years, dad higher than in any
cotton producing State in the Union
except North Carolina, .and North
Carolina does not raise near as much
cotton aa South Carolina. r.The pro
duction of cotton has.been heavy.
' A Silver lining. .
I hove said above that there ls al
sliver lining to the pr?sent clouds that I
(engulf us; perhaps X should have said !
that lt ls a golden - lining? ' The im
mediate future must be devoted with
out delay to the planting of a largo
grain crop; wheat, oats and rye must
be put In, and they must be put in
quickly. Tho demand of the world tor
grain ia going to. be the greatest'<in
the world's ; history.. The South, by
reason bf Its climatic location;, ls the
only section, of th? nation where we
can got a crop planted and harvested,!
some - months . earlier than any -other
section, and the farmers are going
to be ?ble tb^ see tor themselves that
gvaid la tus Bouu a rooney crop ns cot
ton. This crop can be harvest ed by
?une. and having on?? seen that grain
rip gs money. the farmer will realise
that corn and cow-peas can \. bring
money, and if. he aies sound judgment
it.will be a war, > of time to plant one
stalk of cottc^, for every pound . bf
cotton that, t*-raised will simply : serve
to drive the already low price lower
until. thelman who- raised it, without
rogurd to < economic conditions . w.i!|
find himaolf paying .dearly for Ui?
privilege of having dpue sb. : If the
' crona are handled in thin wnw the
loss, they haye airead?; sustained this
year, aadr then be in a position .?YfO
f?rwa^ow?rdi a pew, wen\bahi4cpe
UBTicutlure-in whioh HvAetti^V. irmfnL
tchance 6|;soil t?rtiity.'a?dJfto' rai?r1
lng of home supplies will ng%e ob??
spicuouS?y,, tho -, ..eottirm. beings >*e?
h>fr?y] aV * ^?iT to*be n%?}
kete^ gradually ?^'at?ety^'ai'i^
; world's marketa demand lt, and ihere
by bring about a more stable av
erage price for cotton than aaa ever
been known. ,
A Caira View. |
Viewing tho situation calmly ami i
without excitement, I believe that
there sro' rare possibilities -for ma- j
terial advance abd development ahead
or us, and that in the end this disas
ter that has betallen us, though lt
brings severe suffering for a year,
will prove a blessing In disguise. For
t?nate ly our people, because of the
rapid adv mces.^bsA have been mad o
in ag rici tu ral ebden vor in the past
decade, ? ire in a better position thl3
year to )tand such a disaster that
they have encountered than they have
ever been Since-the civil war. To my
?.mind, South Carolina today ls more
the real land o? opportunity for tho
intelligent tiller 'of the soil than any
other section of .the knited States,
and the man who stick.; to the soil
now .and handles both himself and tho
soil intelligently, ls going to resp a 1
permanent harvest, that will bring toi
him and bis family, both prosperity j
and.- happiness, . I
Simple Simonette*.
Tho fare sex-street car conductor*. |
If money were."contagious, vulgarity1
would become epidemic.
Is lt as easy for a woman tb bo a
lady -as it for a lady to be a woman?"
Have you ever observed that per
feet strangers sometimes become very
imperfect acquaintances?
If a woman had ri vote and a last
year's hat, would she wyear a now hat
to the polis on election dya, or would
n't she? Y . - ?-., y,
SANITARY HOMES FOI'. *
FOWLS 18 NECESSITY
Providing Hens With Proper Quar
ters First Step in Profitable Egg
' Production* s
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 5.-Tho
first step to be taken in the direction
of profitable ogg. production In South
Carolina; according:, to R C, Hare,
poultry husbandman of Clemson CoI-;i
lege, 1B to pr?vido a sanitary poultry I
house ? for fowlo. - Up-to-dato
hens, with modern efficiency methoda
of manufacturing eggs, rotjulro "mod
ern conveniences" in their homes
just as much ns do up-to-date people
and they, will not : do good wor-k if
made to live in what might he called.
"Chicken slumB." ? Mr. Hare has out
lined |n simple foynaa what ia "just tho
thing's in poultry house construction
for SouU: Carolina and some of thesb
directions .follow.'.,'.' -?fi
First, aays ?Mr, Hare, who ima tho
roputation. ot knowing what to say
when tho subject o? i conversation is
poultry' houses,-remodel your poul^
try housec If necessary, and make- it
t^tom,ofe,8bm^
ti ons;~r??wrvl^b"^;*^)*?'^^^.-^
cyvS-f."vt;*,. ?ra??, ??U?? ? ^ulSrifi?
ter andras: cool b bpuse as' possible
In J pottinger. . ?t you,, wan^;to build,
eject an , inexpensive house . closed
tight -'. !bb tbe east/ and weBt. Sides
(also on* the ' northt side ht wmfof)'
and open 'on .tbb^^oQth bf front. A
good size to acconiodato .fortyV fowU:
is 10 feet lbng?by ' if ? fiset wWf, >ith
.tb*? srads^feet h?sb in front abd
4 feet high in tbe^jc?|>, : Tho 10-foot
side 6 feet;blab fat??|,?Jouth.. v.??
. ?OV>It^V-1fottit|^^isi;:w1th:. . v8r4
Inch Juesb >,wirt netting, ?"ltb the ,ax
cepi?bn. bf S' feet at t*f* bottom, which
board up' td ! prevent winds from
blowing In oh the fowls. If you do
not need to keep out rata br spafr.
rows you I. con ? uso 2 inch mesh wire
betting,'.which is, cbejtpef than" ;.tbo
?oim^^.jat?S^^ 'A IM 2LV2 ?Jas
Wido .io ?i??Cu? iii w?????jr ou? u? ib-O
front andrcoverod; With wiro netting
ana boar^. jn'JBefora-?ebmBletIng tho
faa r. (north? ? side, biaJtoilhfpb wood
feet long for tb? upper half the
enV doom ? feet wide and about. 3
wkU. Hinge them 'outside to drop
down afi? eov?r tho. ope3tags with
wire netting. .'.;. These back doora
must be-closed tight In cold weather,,
but by opening the? >Ia\s?mmer tho
hot sir. inaldo tho house ls. removed
by the draft created and tho house
4* '-?miic1ii^ooW:..thBJ?>'^op?rWitb-:.;y nb
^wa?Sati^^?;P-':; . .
-Slave .the focets and nests .remov?
able. Small packing boxea from the
grocery Store > with dean straw and
a. cpupleL of neat eggs In them rife
.fcar&a&iBto bfw? bulk ;]tm^ef;.
ibo dropb?ard or nailed "to the bouso
where they cannot be readily cleaned.
?!?''?obPitohjC-tii; ?febb^^P?W
them One foot from the ground and
roos -W ;in^^6fr^^dD0^6^^
IS^?-S^b^g? ilaced ^ittcbw
below th? bottom ot the b >ttom ?td.
?bbi^e. aean <slt'/>tbe-\A^y^'?g:
?*3?? hifcj^i^^ grond?
then cover. lt with 0 Inches of straw,
'$bia3 straw, leaves, Utter of any kind
or <ha>b?g*. .. Place the^-water djah
on ? box ok shelf of sufficient size
for. tihb?kens to stand on It, in order
tb?&o water cVean bf Utter and
o ^iiaV?Opsej Is now completed > abd
??ady Cormibo fow't^h?t In reifljP'
Iptfttroglji^^
?h#v finished, Umewash the- walla
ij^tWfooW wtt- be. both. mib>.
The Two Farmers
(By Walt Mason.)
Tho slipshod farmer goes by guess,
and has all kinds of black distress. Ho {
doesn't keep his head ou straight, but
sticks to methods out of date. You !
say, ''Why dont you take a brace, and
.cultivate your . blamed old place, in
modern style, with modern tools, ac
coVuing to the latest rules. Then you'd
have coin to pelt the birds."
j He answers, through his old. straw
lid, "I do. the way my fathers did. I
have no use for modern rules, for j
agriculture learned In schools. No far
mers' journals do I iiecd ; I heve r.o i
stiruo to sit and read. I've too much'
trouble op my mind, tc stand and ti Ik
here till I'm blind; my cows are t il
producing whey, my bens have never 1
i learned to lay, my hogs ?aro troubled
with tho thump?, my horses have tho j
jumping mumps, our old stone churn j
is out of plumb, and BO the butter wilt
not come, the welt 1B dry, the chim
ney smokes, my hired nvn are lazy
bloke?, and I must kick around and
rn?r, just as my fathers, did of yore." |
Tho modern farmer, up to date, has !
all things running smooth and
straight. Ho knows the'farmer must j
advance, and knowledge gain, at every
chance. For farming is no blind-man's j
game; the winner must have a lotty
aim, must have a comprehensive view,
and -know What other farmers do. Ho
ought to know, what: hind ot stock, will
bring hint troubles by the .crock, know
how. to combat bugs and worms,- and
put a crimp in. .deadly germs; he
ought to -know what kind of grain will
flourish b?at on hill or plain; he ought,
to know what kind of pills hhs horses
for their .??B, a thousand things he has
to know. If he would sidestep grief, and
so he reads farm papers o very day;
and knows the good one makes it pay;
lt pays a hundred times its cost-the !
timo spent reading ain't lost.
WARNED AGAINST PROMOTERS
Farmers Are Cautioned Against
Unsound Creamery Schemes.
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov.
The airy Division of Clemson Col-,
lego iRBues tho following1 warning to
farmers and business men in rural
districts: .
?i "The . people ot the State are j
warned: to be on the lookout for men j
who wish to ', promote new schemes j
in their sections. Last week ' thu
Dalry Division of Clemson College'
learned .that a creamery was being
promoted on tho South Carol Inn
North Carolina border. Hep were
at once Sent to tho territory to look
into the situation and found that
.tst^ro Vf G re not osoug? CDVT? . ?ri. the
section lo support a creamery since,
not 'fewer than, 40? cows are needed.;
After ts Iking over the. plan tho peo
ple ^consented to appoint a com-;j
mutee to .consider tho matter and
it is., the hope that when <thOy lopV
into the. matter they will decide not
tb build. A : creamery. that is not .a
success- does great damage to' any
Beetloo. Never begin ..a creamery
unless there aro at least 100 cowa to
supply cream."
GROWING WINTER, OATS I*, TH*
SOUTH.
'Special t?'Th? InUil?gericcr.
WASHINGTON? ?. C.; Nov. 6.-*^
ery Southern farmer ohwjld grow
enough oats' to teed his. work stock'
during at least a portion of.the year.1
In addition to furnishing feed grain
at less cost than it can be purchased,
faU-sotm bats Prevent thS weShifcg:?f
the soil ty which much fertility ls fre
Quentiy lost There is sUlL time, to
sow winter oat? in the Oulf States,
though this work should be donarat
once if good r?sulte are tc pe obtain*
edf\According to specialists' of > the
United Statoa Department of Agricul
ture,, oats sown in the Southern Stat
es during October or the first half
of November ma7 be expected to pro
due e at le?ist^Wlco; the yisldiof grain
Obtained from eprmg soedlng. L?;>?';
? Winter grain may be EowhiOn land
broadcast seeding, though If. a drill is
?:^w>ii-pr|pW
ingFerop was welt * fer?b^^?? 'to
SOO pounds ot acid phosphate - wm be?
all that the oats require tWe fall.
islMSe^^
rp?cn ?from tbe grpwlng of cowpeas pr
som^ Other legume, A iop dressing ot
KO to: 100 pounds of nitrate of soda apr
plied when tba growth starts in the
.pring im: weatfc: tho yield..
coSont??f?wn in^e^utt^IkllS?
Ruatpr^ Appier,, Lawson, Hundred:
Bushfi, Bancroft and Cook are selec
u^ble lp somejocationa, The^Fulghum
is?:p^oiniBiDg new Tsrieiy wbiobgd|g
**^^?^wWF'?M5M?f than ;
the. Rod Rustproof, and'uually pro
duces as much or moro fr?in. Aa the
koroe?s of ?ll ther? Varieties are tirga
from ,2 1-2 to 3 1-2 bushels should
b3 sown lo tho;acre. Tho;. smaller
Quantity is sufficient if. tho Beed is
drilled on. woll-propared land, white
tho Seodie town broadcast lato lo tho
t?-'iValuable for pastare oF hay prod
teotlOh. but, watch does not yield aa
much grain in tIia.^t^^^tatjNi';
Cotton Excl
Beginning Today The Li
Opened D?ring Usua
Rapid Progress Is R?*
opening the New Vor
. --
(By Associated Pre*.) i
LIVEIttFpOL, Noy. C.-pp and after
tomorrow and until further notice
the cotton market .bore will bo, open
during tho usual business hours for
restricted trading (n futures for May
June American and January Egyptian]
deliveries. Trading will bot be per
mitted below minimum price to be j
fixed .from time to time by tho direc
tors of tho exchange and all trans
actions must ho reported at once and I
officially quoted on ?he quotation)
board.
All buying orders for. May-June|
American and January Egyptian may]
be executed. : but only sales in liqui
dation ot old business are permis
sible. AU contracts mu?t be submit
ted: .for classification to the associa
tion. Contracts will be subject to tho
samo regulations regarding settle*
monts as' contracts "hitherto arrang
ed tbrdugh' tim ballot. Tho spot su
pervision committee ls dissolved and
the obligation to cover futures a ainet
opot sales is no longer in force , AU
regulations previously 'in 'forcr . with'
regard, to tho sale of new cotton are
now withdrawn.
Until further notice the minimum !
trading price will be 4.26d. for Amer-|
lean cotton and >0.95tt for; Egyptian.
New Orleans Cotton
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5-?january
contracts traded around . 7.50 and
middling, stood unchanged at 7 3-10
Id tbo local market Tor cotton today.
Brokers were much surprised at the
sudden announcement, from Liverpool
?that tho market there would bo open
ed ; tomorrow for. restricted . trading
and" it was goner?lly regarded "that
this notion would huston the resump
tion of business hore, although ; no no
tion toward this, end was .taken by tho
j exchange officiais.
Total .experts .fori the day worn 25,
012 bales, and were/considered . en
couraging. Spot people said that bf
; ferinKs from the interior woro none
too free and -that little - distressed
cotton was "coming'to light
j. u'-Si^-?ii^tfib'^?ieL '.' ''ffe??5:"DS' iuS
j ?pQt'?lo;rto arrive i;i3p7; ' ;?;.,
i ' New York Cotton
NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-A cable re
?HMved here t?fy&y announced that the
Liverpool cotton mnrket would bn ro
r.pened for restricted .business\In May
June contracts tomorrow. Tho infers
est concentrated in January-February
in Liverpool -an transferred to. May
Juno today ?nd the decision'to reopen,
for llnuldiitlon pf .oTW .b^a^me^.^-^d
r.cT* buy'5g orders; VT?S, coii?i?^rv?
another step toward A resumption bf
general business., )t? ; ;... . ??)
The confcre??o committed "c* ?ho
New York cbmmlttoa ot thb.N?w York
r.exchange bogan a op-.y.--.-, bt^.ba:)ra?l;
j hore for Blgdatbrcs to tho ?greem?htfl
necessary , to > the opbratlhbl Ot ?Ith?
corroratlonrsyndlcato slap, for^tnUJng
over old contracts ob the basis bf'9'
cents for Docemb.or, and it, ls expect
ed that. ai date,, for the... reopening, pf
the local market will be Atedias sW?h
as - a cobKvorder Ja; ^curpdvp^rmStri
ting the sale ?t that, price, pf cpu$rocta
owned by a large firm which fallen
last July. This order, is expected to
morrow:.' ' ? . ?V'.'X y
Liverpool cables adso reported' the
liquidation of 100,000 hales nt. Janu
ary-February Contracts there > On
Tuesday at 4.25d and offered 50,000
bales' for ballot here \ in liquidation
of straddle, but local traders have de
cided not te'ballet below f.Bl.fpt Der:
?ben and ere Walting to *
erpool on that proposition
ftafcml?g int?rb?jthraal^U^idaU
}rt\- was teared that advancing
freight and war risks.-woulJl..
export business, bat. local spot
erB reported no increase io offerings
of snots from the South abd generally
Steady prices. December contracts
wert quoted et 7.55 to 7.58 oh tho, lo- j
cal, curb.
liotton Seed'Oil
,r.'. .'.>-."- y .
NHV? YORJv, Nov. 5?-Cdtton good
ald is to BO ponte higher e*rly on
> ?h?rt ; ebvef lng Sbd hii?lbg"on
m strength., hatirbrtcted : Uudqr
I, Staking sales and lack of bull
supporfc eloaing 8 tb , ?7 points not
Higher, v* '
Tho market closed firm. Soot 15.20
@5.3S; November C.30;
camber $5.82?5.34: January $5:48?
?.45? .. Febroary ?, )$$*i&&stx?
$5.6B?p.C8{ April JWmjB; May
?6.W>#5,vl; June. $.5.9fi?P?00. Total
sales .18,000 ba.rrols.
. IBrylioTdl
NSW. YORK* Nov;' 6*~Ct>iion good
were steady today. Yfrns were firm
cr. Carnet ,-\wool .?.?irfcets
atrongerV ?Jfi?nnej?i .lb*, export; .
Liverpool Cotton
, iiTVBRPdOL. Nov. 5.?4Cotlon; spot
fair business dobe. ?rl?e* ?ncb?b
SW?* *2.1^ b^ 0,
\ American on the ; basis pt Dd. fe;
idling, '-to?t?ftgv..^^.--. ;
I
langes
Be
iverpool Mark?t Will 3e
1 BuaineW Hours and
?orted in tlie Plan for R?- ii-.-A,
k Exchange.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Tho Liverpool
cotton exchange will onen tomorrow
for restricted. ; trailing, lt was an- .ilV/B
noueeed inj an pftlcfal telegram rc- '4* '
colvod today by tho New York cot- '^/fH
ton exchange.. Tradlns will he itt '.'-.''.'.'
May-June deliveries. Operations will 'fl
be confned to liquidation r.f old con
tracts and new buying. Now .Bulling :
Will not bo permitted.
Rapid progress was reported-today \u;''
in the plan for ?reopening the Now
York cotton exchange. .It-ls expected
o'fllcero of tho exchange will nnnouncy ''?'?>,.SB
tho dato of reopening immediately af; '"l
tor roc?iviug a court Vorder" permit-1, ' '.' '
ting sale to tho proposed corporation * -.y- :
of bankers at 9 cents a pound of cotV - l'.'/'"'][
ton*owned by tho suspended flrni ot ''"
S. H. P. Fell and Co. This order, ff
is belloved, will bo secured tomorrow; i4
Tho decision to reonen tho Liver)- "l^/l
pool exchango was regarded ' In tredb '. j
circles hero os a step toward >.ro
sumption of general bUBinesB in the'
futuros market, closed since the end
of July./ It is anticipated hero that .'. ,
acceptance of new buying orders will
greatly exhillrate liquidation, partie- j,"',
ularly as the minimum price flxod fdr .-"?
American cotton Ia considered far ' Vj
under parity with prevailing values "*'
in the South and should consequently . r,?'
provo attractive to buyoro. ,
Chicago Grain ' i m.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5-lively profit '??ul.
taking, due to the fact th it prices had
'? risen to a hi?ho riovol than-nt poy ^*?m?
tlriw since early ^n'-':September, .?.;;,.
brought) about a> decided downward i>/
: swing today ?? wheat Tho market .
closed heavy, 7-8 to 7-8 all'Ubdor last
night Corn suffered a -net loss of ..????>?>?
\t- to8 3-4-and oats of 8-8torS-8gp ??'
\ 1-2. Provisions wound up unchanged n> .i?
?to 20c higher.
Groin and provisions closed: . v u;
' Wheat, Decomber 81,188-4;; ; Mar- ,;
$1.82 7^8.
Coriv December 69 6^8; May 72 3-8. Voo'V
Oat's. Dbcomber 49.1-2; May 53 3-8.; ?<-..,
Oats, bbcamber 491-2j May; 03 8-oV .
'y Cash graln;V; Wheat; NO, 2 .red. ..
?Li* 5MwbiS8.8;: , no. a hard> $1.14 : -?<:
3-4 ?J40.1-4.;. ? y
.-? Corn, NO. 2 yellow ,701-2; No. 3- . >
yellow; now, J7S,- A:p?p
V Q&ts, standard* 49@l-2. V.
Mercantile Paper .
NSW'v Yx>I?fk, Nov. 5.-Ci??iias;
Mercantile paper Gi?? ?-2, V.,!.-'.
?;. Btorftug exchange steady ; sixty?
day bills 4.8?15; for cables4.9065?,
4,9086; for, demand 4.OO04.9O2?.
* Sa*, silver- 49 7-8.
Financial v
I NftW YOPtf.taov. r..-The rbsult of .
;tio clscilori v/'an reflected today iii . ?
i broader ^inquiry for- Investment ia* ~ '>.-.
.Q?W;?nd'.g?neral-)ulv??c^-;itt the prid- ?iii
jas. ..oL.lIstpd, BochrlUps^ being tr?^ed
m^Wt^?^hb pt?ck e^ahjrb. : f
; Anothpr helpful, factor was tho alt- ? '
aot^toroent th?t the Liverpool cot- '
ton bxbhhnge'to reopen, on a re
filleted*baals of operations tomorrow.
Im . proyemont in :;.. sentiment wa/ '* " '
meal pronounced in the steel trade,
despite, fho belief that the October ? '
et?temfent bf tho United Steel corpor
t?p'n; to 'Be isst??^
likely to show another largo docreftttlj^H
in unfilled ordore. Manufacturers in ;. ,
other Unes, inclddln? > tOxUles, Vex-? ?wM
pressed a more honeful view .'of tho1
immediate f^tttro.^ V
\ Another advanbo in rate? in 'JP****
was;the feature of the foreign ox- ,
chango market.;; The landon marketa
was a shade easter;with' additional ?
offerings of commercial bills, beeauso ( '
of tho termination of the moratorium.
Exchange on Montreal rose aguin. V Au >.
An Increase bf over '188,000,000 in
'tho gold holdings of the Bank ot Eng* ;7,<:rn,y
iBud wab tho outstanding feature of - .
that Institution's statement for tho
bast week.VvSubstanU?l vgains in to-; jm
^bany. added ; about *7,50b,pOO to its
?jrmro- oit gold and locresaed. its hold- ,; 1
inls-of enro?^.-ilna^otber bank
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CHICAGO. N?v^B.#Hog8 nn??tlo?v
advance "mO|tly"loEt: Belle >$7.50(ffi
?^vtight?l^^
?W; i heavy :^^7;80^; ?oukb; ^.20#^ ,
ttfai; Plgai, 60?to .W. cents higher at ,(
4.50@7;. e^iy^i^r,.hogs 8.25. , ..- ;:.
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You have at?ted mo to summarize
what in my opinion, aro the chief ad
vantages offered the homeseeker . by
tito State ot South Carolina. The ad
vantages arc BQ'.numercuB that I find
it difficult *?n fehamerat?ng-them -.
First and foremost; dreottre?, <ibmee
Ute climate. Tho mean annual -tem
pi rut ure of "tba- whole, ?tate being 63
degrees with' the lowest of 69 dogrees
nt Greenville and ..highest, 6 degrees,
at Beaufort; thc- seringJme?in ?? de
grceo, the summer 79 degrees, the au
tumn mean C5 degrees and the winter
ipea'n AB degrees. ; Gouple, this! ineg
n ? fl cen t climate' with n Seasonable pr e
'.tativjn showing, a. spring average
ui ,.0.86 inches, a summer average Of
9.89 inches and ? Winter .average, of
ll.01 inches,, making an annual aver
age of 48.70 inches and you can easily
spe wby .it?M that the. state ofc ?outh
Carolina- bas an all- the year round
advantage; for. agricultural endeavor
that is .possessed by few Sections in
the entire world. Again wo havo, tho
mountains and high rolling hills-bf
the Piedmont, the. beautiful pine re
gion,'the- healthy sandhill regl?n-and
tho,coastal plain, each possessing its
particular advantage' f ?r certain for ms
of ajH^itbral^opwtlo^,^,^ ;
- Poa Bested of Many Advantage?.
' With soil and.climato and a co inttry
intered as well and thoroughly- as
any te the United States by rivers
and Streams, this State poSsca?os ad
vantages for the homeseeker that are
rare anywhere. Fhrtbermbre ottf own
people in tho last 10 years have not
beeb slow" to realize these advantages
and tfcay have been making the .moet
?. tb?to; Kttowledg? - bf scl?btlflc
Inning .'lb. carried direct to th? for
mer, by trained'men it !a. quickly
available to any man no matter;, how
? yimt? tn^iui^-^ct^i1 the'-world' i&
s?ek a nevf'hpmp nfctn rally ^vlsftee'to
gb : where tho f ?ndnfh entai". cbfiitions
are >Jood abd euro and where-.people
are', doing things themselves. I would
Hay: therefore to tte^bbmeseett?ir, to
culturar endeavor In South Carolina,
When, theso figur?s are stud fed - the
mah*trehing ? heme will find that th*
average^vaiue^ner^acro^of alt crops
whilq the average for , tue United
State.; :waavonllF|?B.80, TOlf? was a
?rger^r-bgufe tuan shown in ;jiny oi
ti^ vst?l?^.'with.. the exception ol
Mass^bueeUs, Rhode island, C?hnec
tlrutviKt Tv?At?.- t?^-L, ? c* -'which
- can prbuor?y be called largo produc
ing agrt ulfur?l States. In 1913 the
W?T^?i^:??rt&:i5 issdisg^?rop"
- in Sr?te ' Carolina: wfes $25.18, while
thatfftlr!j he, United States aa a iwholc
vado.' Both in 1909. aad 1918 South
Carolina easily led all of the. Southern
States. Io : the y e?r 1910 an Increase
of 28.4 per cent in value of crops
took place, that being the largest In
crease shown in. any ono year- by any
State in. the Union. In- that 'eba. year
Souffl Carolina' jumped from 21 st in
rank, to 13th among tho States of the
Union in value of agricultural prod
8' eta. Ten- years - ago : in i atrricul turo
lis State presented a . pitiable pic
ture. . It .was late in .1904 bef\)ro tho
work of rousing the dormant Average
man to a sense of his own potentiali
ties- was gotten ' under way. In the
decade ending lDiO the value of agri
cultural producta had Jumped from
$61,324,000 to $141,983,000 in value.
Last year* ? tho' seven leading crops
alone aggregated $163)557,119 as
against $123,219.043 for the sante crops
In 1912 and $111,137,889 In tho census
year ot 19?0;> .
I would -not, however, devote more
space to our agricultural achieve
ments. They are now too > widely
? known. .
In this State at'this time thoughts
bf all men are turning ta tt?e;v?luable
abd practical dlverniflcatiod of crops
and f-fuily expect th?Vimmediat?! /fV
ture to bring a new agriculture, one
more virile and more productive . ot
substantial financial resulta.
.T.-ayjy Are Reasonable.
I 'Irtne' labdH "can still be had at rea
sonable figures In South Carolina and
the State -itself'gives the .man. who
undertakesi to farm it expert;advice
free ?f charge. Without preludies to
any .other-flection bf the United States
-?or''I love and believe In tbs whole
country-I do not hesitate to.say that
wero I seeking a location In which, I
?bu?d be growing something worth
?iW^d?^^P?^t?ke? an?^gOtiuto
:.-Th? year 1914 has, been * ri?inr?
at?i,?' Sear m/?grtcttit???e ?ad lt shows
iho^jfendejrfnl effer.t of the, intelligent
work that has bea i dode by tho farm
demonstration fon os and , all , other
forces labor!bg .|b the causo ; bf agri
cultural Development ,^i8iwyrlt has
bsen prosecuted vigorously, abd been
ei?^rs? ?rem. timo to. tima/ and- it
has ; been received by tho moses ot
tho people w^th avidity The fleasons
dui' lng the ya^wwinoi osm^? per
haps as, in Borne preceding years, abd
it was Vbxpectbd that tte . tere
gr?jin cr'op: would saif??i " All during
the/yearv da in past recent ears, day
after day, tho ptopje have bsd pound
ed thorne to them the doctrine that
thoy wera playing with fire in relying
solely,?bon. isntionj and * that, in order
tb^a?j?.the^oighbsttorrnvkfrtimii
ns tar as possible their immense ?x
pjndit?rjss food prt?u?t* ot alt
Wr^^IteTetofore, made ?? ibo West.
^ma?ii ffibae . supplies ; at .ltomo; and
TUESDAY A^D FRIDAY
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Wce??i, Hsi?DUshed ?scoj Daily, Jcn.18, 191*. ANDERSON, S. C.,TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1914. PRICE fl.50 THE YEAR.
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