The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, September 08, 1886, Image 5
Col. Ilutler's Reply to Soei of, the
Charges of Mr. 'inm:m.
Lauron a Atdvetilser, Neptk inher 1I.
Edior I.aurcUs Adrlvcr'i.er:
Although 1 have several times -tan
swerod Mr. Tillnan'.; un warrtnted
criticism of the South Ca-olina )o.
partment of Agriculture, I will, with
your permission, reply throiglh the
columns of your paper to sOie of
his statements in his speech (t bin.
rolls.
It is almost impossible to an;swer
charges of a general character, and
Mr. Tillman's mode of warf'aro is to
say one thing and when pressed for
defilnito statotuents, explain that he
lneant something else. But stripped
of all verbiage his latest complaint
against the agricultural departtent
seems to be: "That it is a hot bed
to hatch politicians ;" That it r,.
fused an offer from the South Caro
lina College to have its samples of
fertilizers analyzed at 45.0) each,
and expended -a much larger stim
for the purpose.
That it is not under the control of
farmors.
That it fails to protect consnlme"rs
of fertilizeis, 'hecause it analyzes
commercial fertilizers after t hey have
been put in the grounl.
His charge that the depalmett1nt
"is a hat, bed to hatch politician8" ;s
t simple, unadulterated, unjitstiliablo
and malicious slander. I challenge
him to point t> a single instan11ce
where an atppointmneni to any posi
tion of any character, under the ie
partment was made for political rt
son, or to gain political intlttence.
I defy him to show the expenditure
of a single dollar of the departmenat
fund for political purposes. I eall upon
him to show when any metuber of t he
board, or any of its Exc it:ive or Cle
rical force, have dono any single ct
officially, to advanee their ( own or
any one elses politie.a aspir,t;on,
and if lie fail to do this, he mutst ne.
knowledge that his chal'g( aire not
only groundless, but absolutely false.
I assert that every employee of the
department has been selected solel y
with regard to his efliciency in his
particular part of the work and f'or
1n0 other reason whaatsoever'.
As to the charge that tlhe Soutb
Carolina College offered to make the
analyses of' ho departament for 53.( '
each ; Mr. Tillman mode the s11am
statement at Alken some weeks :.inec,
and gave Professor Joynes of the col
lege, as his authority. I add ressed
Prof. Joynes a note in regarl to the
matter, and in reply io lenied posi
tively that he ever made such a state
ment or anything similar to it to Mir.
Tillman. I could not imagine thlat lhe
had dono so for ito sutch pr)oSie,n
kmul Cver' b>en mmleuh.
Prof. Joynes' denial was published
with a den ial fro men f, and Mr'. Till
man hals never questioned Ptrof.
Joynes' statement ; but I not ice that
ill Laurens lhe gave Pr'of. Melh-ide
and the chemist as his authority
As both of' these gentlemen ate ab-i
sent from the cit.y, I am11 unaible to
communicate withl either of theml,
and it is unnecessary to do so, because
I aml respoMnsible for the st atemeneti
that noi sneh priop)ositionl was11 ever
made by the college to dlo t his
wvork at aniy such pric. ITis see
ond charge, therefore, is ais grotn ii
less ias the first.
HeI says the dIepar'tmlet, of Ag ~i
cul ture is not. under the tonitrol of
fairmers. It was creted antd establ
lished by the Legislators of South1
Carolina, and a large majtoritfy of'
that body arc fat mer's, and Ri. ex
ecu live olllcers cnd('avor' to ('ali rv
out the directions of huat body. At
the prese'nt tiime every member of
the hoard hasw large farinng in.
ferest, and( none1 of' thuem have le,ss
financial initer'est in agricul tur ae than
Mr. Tillman. None of t hem recei ve
any comnpenBsation except a 1)01' dieml
of $3. 00, and mtileage when at tendi
ing meetings of thle board0, acnd
they can not chairge for miiore thain
fifteen days ini any one y'ear. So
that, besides thei r rtail road fat mf thir'
annual compJensation cannot. ex(cee
$45.00. The pecu1l nay in t erelss iln
thle posit ion caniinot, thereefore, Ie
any itnducetmentI to serv~e ast aL mem11
b)or of the board. '.lhey enia hauve
but one miotive ini holing I he posi1
Lion, and that is the ad vancem<nt01 of
tile agr'icultura'tl intteets of ti
State. I assseit positiv'el y t hat the
present tmembets of this board, anud
all w Iho haveo cer' been imembierIs
sinee itsa creation1 have Ilboi edi f.. ith.
fuilly to this end. In regard to my~
solf, I mlay bei permiiitte'd to -ay
hi.ve ne~ver l(nO1o I1' foih)owe,l ;ii
other occupaIMtion1 thani tha.t of faIinm.
inIg, andl I think Mr'. Tilbinni, who is
my neighbor, will beat' (nt thle state
nment that I have been mneasiuably
succssll il thisi'ioea io. y
fifty years of life on a farm (10o8
not Itniliiiriz(iono with the needs of
farmers, theni I am at a IoRs to
know how he will ever gain this in
formnition.
(;crtain'y not witliiin the walls of
an Agricultural College, no matter
how well he may be trained in scien
tilic farming. after graduating from
one of' these institut.ions.
In order to answer Mr. Tilhnan's
objeetion to th method persned by
t.he d(partinent in making analyses
of ft"rtilizers. it is necessary for me
to expilin the method. To make
thse anailyies before the fertilizers
are used, it woull be necessary to go
to the wolks for the ramnples. Sup
pose we did this, would any farmer
in Scuth Carolina have any faith in
the 1 esutis ? No matter it' tho man
uf"acturer is honest, would not the
farmcrs think that the goods at the
wor:ks were hetter than those sold in
the Country ? And suppose the man
ul'aturers are dishonest, (and that is
the slipp.)Sition upY> which the an
alyses wove based, becauso if they
w('er) always honest, 'analyses would
b; useless,) then the works are cer
tain ly not he place to draw samples
that ilmy be n):mnipulated and made
to show any result. The system we
follow then is thin We wait until
the goods have been Shipped into the
cown try and out of the hands of the
inanufacturer, and beyond his power
ao ater or change in any way. We
then :<c'i'l in inspector to the rail
romti depots and (1raw samples, and
thel(se are turned ovcr to the chemist
to inalyze. Of courso in making
200l) analyses a good long time is con
sutmed and the goods are often haul.
eC away before the analyses appear.
tit li is s(' how the purchaser
iluti be I'rot,te('dtc(1. lie niuflac
onir('1 did I.i know vhere the samiiplo
was t) be taken. Our inspect,ors go
fre,in, 1";klg('sit'l( to lar]boro, from
tIu'(rt to (ireeniville(, and ii order
lint his 'o-. s1hali keep u11p to the
rmutt' ih imimithirer has had
lit? he :tni quatlity of fertili
z('r:. t ' '. r'l\ j)iilt in lw Sttte, for
sliwmbtl bhi' d) ')the'rwise hi' 1n15 the
ri"k I tAeltion. As a rule. the
fr,r:"iw'< do not i'. ay' fo)r 11'eir fertili
,:"'r- iiiit i 1' t all, andt h aailly'ses
::rt, pilI.hedI before his hills are dute,
to ihat iin -,nn ascet"1tini if th1gar
antua- 1; :s e iiutin .iaed, and if not
hi' ("ii I' c 4 ui,iur mutialys's to show tllat
lie 1):: 1o)t 1::1 valu1e received for his
ino:rmy. itt the fiar Of detection
'evnts in naitiilactnrer from at
Hit godl iin Houth Carolina not ondly
hIs the';111 n1311)1factur ier. thn' trade ini
our ci.te,114' liit its our)1 repIorts go aill
o verV the ion4 3, he' i damaged (else
n h3ere4 . .1I n1 order to en force the0 strict,
i'-t ('olipliewe wvithi the law thle de
l)n"'t.nen'3' 1has for yea1 rs pulishied the
nanu 31lactur3er's gu(Olartee alonsideS(
of its 4own muilys~:es, so thatt purichasIi
1'rs ('(ubIl se'e at a glance which
bI 4)1ds1 are4 def'icienIt ~ i ay par11ticu
bir,' mual last y(l3' ii-,an this, we have
1pr1int ed4 all such1 deficiencies in italics.
Mir. T.Iilbnian luis used these pub1ica1
thitii h> shoiw that34 these manuiiifactui
rers i 3r' <h4fran1dinlg the people, but
a- a:t 1ter' of fac-t there wasl scarce
1) I liaU 34 .1hit wats (l(jlIi n to L)SUel)
1.m exh.eni ais ii> onIiount to ai fraud.
li3m he peophs')114. It would b)e murlch
143,r'4 4'oncellusi v of' the dishonesty of
t n 31 he n iumfaturelr aind lhe inefliciev
44 f)4 4h4i'par11 en 3 of34 atgricultulri if
3i. TIilliuam will give onie inistauce
of) iinpo iion iupon)0 the farm'ners of
the Stah-4 3331 h i nfcturer'is of for
t ilizer's 'iinee'4 41the ' departmen03t ha~s
bee 'in orough41321 wVorking order. In3
(order 14 to g ivet' fiullest pro'te1ctionI
to((1 con1niner thelii loj)11 deprtenit not
only4 anlyzes the' 4)1 samlses dra'~wn byV
its; own~ agents, but1$ oilers to (anid
do es( 31n3h: analyses5(' for any farmer
in thle St:tt.. Iree' of (cost, who( will
d raw the'-113 samles in3 atcordan11ce with
i;s rub's. S in ce its ('stal ishmeint,
SI ars4-3 a'o, not, includ1ing4 the~
pr'e5i season, the3 dIepart34inwa has
inspec'd' '$~~ *)),3 J ins of fe114rt.iliz s
13 I 3 44n to) $1he protect'('ion af
44h- )insunwrl'' (4f fei'3.ilizers' hv4.
he hllicia :alyes,i he dep1 i arten
em., ith reson. clim401 tat' it as
a to' the'Ii 31 13nr (i oher wayVs.
n shI Inl ai 1per o'ent. of the1(
feriiz r/ ul35t in i,his State; and
"'4 theiir sah5 had14 jincea'sed to 70
per 1.~ If t;'(he'llot al f consumpion.3
11 fer1 14 i' i/ in 1Y"1 wa 4..1 11.00,
1a 44 InM phospha;ItiL$es 83 I*.0
Ths pri'-.4 luul''8Itt del4''ined iln 1""854, to
1O for43 ananiahi14d fert~$ilizer's and3(
'-. )ior4 nei p''I hoIsphate4(s; a1 decreuase
in th l i' e of14' fer'tilizer'3s oIf 80 pe
('ent3. and3( of1 ac1id jdhosphiafos o)f 37
r:tl)t d:lic olf Iree fii lood1'00( and1 givilngp
I two or three cut.t.iigs. Y,ou should
- sow this at (lie rate of( two hutishel:;
to the acre. On thinl lanl where yOIM
expect it to standi for s('eed a hall
I ushel w "ill g,ive you a 1-ood stanl"
Last year .1. \I. D:niel, near L,iune
stone Springs, smvIed three peeks or
thin n:uid :id he made eighltec
bushels O' goIod 'Ve. The advautae
of these c'oills 1 that they give yonr
mliich cowv- :lnlt hor!se rgoodt g!reel,
fIoId in ealy slring.
". Save all the Oldler pOSSil)e.
IDo nt t 1h sinall, early ;ss corn
dry up in the liells. (ut it down
n 111cu it, w'll an1 tu will find
that it is mnuch, better thanl nothin'r.
( atler (e1very Iea that. iatures on
iyour Iatn.d. They will be needed this
it winter. Then the pea ' iies it gatih.
'erel at the right time and 1poperly
cured, make excellent feed. It. is
2 had on the ha1 (In t.ake these off, but
this w ill be a Iiglt winter and )Ienty
of fteed fot' stock will lie of' mrimte in.
d p)Ortance.
-r' -1. T1he SOw%ing. Oi' Oats shouild pro
's (e( ed thlis mlonlth. The red rust pr'Of
oats have Ieen b:ily killed ot' sev.
eral years. but it is well to risk a loit
e oI' these is they" Come early anl are
v iery heavy. I;tit sow oats of Smile
sOr't: and put thlem inl w ell arll ('arly.
h' iea t<b> tl)es ibest, on ele: hIand, and
1 you will lind that it pays bctte'r to
mnanture well and sow a smiall area
rather 1'.:( .sow more on very thin
1:ni'l. two ares, tIhorongbly pre
t': nr Ic hihly m:uinan red,. w ill mlake
I n1 e ileat t1:u1 six areS putt inl on
poor land.
5. 'ood for :tni:nals . ill not. he
abundant this wintr. lI order to
make what you ihave :nost av:ilable,
Iiv"e VOUr' sto)'ck ,<)It :anil comfort-'L
able shelter- til lrovide boxes or
racks f'Or their l'ootd so none will he
was(ted. A muileh COW w'r"i housed
n all h1:t11 we'ather will give much10
ii
1.
tnOr inilk th1:1n it' left mut, to shiver
1 4 te storms lr1'ilty u) iii the wind.
T'he're are o ther' lugge (Stions t.limt
nllih he malt. bt:, the wide aw 'ak:e
Itr: r, whot, .b1s t. intend to 'ail,
w%ill -to to wr!. an rt'dceim the losses
emied by :,lhe 'ilk.excessiv"e raina Of the
sul)nier'. llanilv 01fort. t.ht' ayin 'in
small thin;,s, retrtinelnment of all un
, necessary expenses al six fu'll Ilavs
work tvery" week will t.hi'o i now life
ntto etIul ' (111 tur l'arms. - (t''rol,m
Al i ld"rl !s i 'h'Ie'4lIiia e
11 (n \Welnesday last the Stat.e I )ein
1)clalle ex('t'utivt t on1 1 itt'(' m1et inl
' (oluiinlla a !:d af"ter niniieteen ha.1lio1.r
et ditorl of 11- .' bheville Mss;enger,
l~Iihmbami is ablout thity year's of~ age
maiil is a genitlman' of' line abilit.y -id
ir dobls ilthe( lposiitioni wit.h credit
,to himself :in] hioiiori to thme State;
n neCvCertlss, we tink the coimimittee
o0 has per'petranted a high hianded out
yrage ini coolly ignoiring the clims of
Ct (apt, 11. L. 1Farley, of' Sp)ar'tanurgIi,
thLIe seond chice' of a ('nil cohnvyen
L,ion, aingiii only' six v'ote's of that
r'eceiv,ed by G nrl Mo:tigault, ,he
sunccessfulci catntdidti e. We t arec tt a
I'loss to mialetrsitnni what hiigher'u en
ol dirsem ent miy im:imi 'otubl have
C'onventiioi. We' consideri that the
Veistd ii ithem byi th(le I )eimiocirati
* f'atndbit. it'who (':iuit bief'ore tlieii
i ith th e biest ceentials. We hiave
no ojcin toli Upt.I'Ici1 Pt3hmn but(l
wed bjc oih high-bandedi un-; i Ih
demrtepr/ ei)whc a n
f''ied a grets wror upo a w!orthyi'
geteanwt asn,- iia
in imotn.Arwentrit
I'i i i a u hi 'o s e e . u j s
por cent.. Before the aInalyses we
made the farmers purchased large
from foreign companies at hi;,
priCos, as the statement of pri
shows, becatlse the Claim waits In(
that they wore superior to our hu
pl'odlcts; but when both were sul
jected to analytiejl tests, and it wi
thot shown that there was no dit'
once in their agricultural value, tl
prico of all declined alnd the sales
our home companies inlcriased; Il
total sales increasing from 9'2,()
tons in 1880 to 1 l>,()t1) tonls in ISS
'T'ho decline in prices caiot, Ie it
tributed to the lower price of cotto
because this declinie is only about I
por cent., while th' average decl it
in the price of commercial feri]
zers is 333 per cent. Neither is
due to competition, becaluse, a1s a
ready shown, the number of ulnum
facturers doing business in the Sta
in 1885 was less than in 1880.
Carrying these figures a litit,l fu
thler: It is slowin that ninniiat<
fertilizors are $1;3.5) per ion lowv
than inl 1880, and alcid pllosp;hta
S I 1.60 per ton. If the smallest po
sible estimate of the efl'ect of t he d
partment's work in loweritg I1
prices is allowed -say SI per tol
it represenlts anl atctuatl annu11al sav'in
of over $100,001 a year (
$75,000 a year above tie (,i
tire expenses of the dep art menii
When the department beganl it
work, there wats a large uhtrl '
dealers who shipped in sIIail loot - t
goods every season, and tlhese nu
imres were almost alwalys frauda1 11u
The sales atre ?towy pr(aeticaIllyl coni/il
to reliable manu ,ie(turers iwh) i;o are rI
sponsible f'or their yuwtees. TI
department has, therefore, aidlled iu
tonally in building up1) a great holn
industry, while affording 1'otect,i
to the consumers of fertilizers.
It is an easy thing to crit icisv,
is another to performn. It. is ear
to destroy, but difficult to bullill 11
The genttlenei ngalged in I
active work of the p )e itn'o
have devoted all of their tinw an
energy anud whatever of talent tlh
may have to making it at benteliI' I
the State. If they have failed l
their plrposo let the people say s
but not until the' have exanined it
work, and it should ertain1l v not I
denounced up)oI the onlesided char g,
of an inlterested individual.
In conclusion let mne add that
cantunot here enter into it disclussi(
of the extra work of the )epartnown
but we have published i pamnphl(
rully setting this forth, tonl I shn
be glad to maiil a 'op)y of it to anly
y)jOur readers.
A. P. ihrui:i,
CJommiissioner of A\gricullinre.
Columbia, Aug. 2i, I SS0.
A Word to Farmers.1
If the farmers ever nieeded the
thinking capls on, now is lhe Limi
The year has been dlisastrouts
many respects. What prio mised.
be a fair wheat crop was cut short, 1
excessive rains anmd the qual ity
the grain is poor. Many of bte ont
were injured in the fields. In LI
middle and lower part of' tle couni
there is no corni on t,he low land
IIigh upi on the Pacolets wheriae l
rains were lighter, there is a het
crop on t.he streams. Much of t.l
utplandl(s were only half' cultivated
consequence of' the excessive raiti
From the 4ith of May until the mi
dlIe of' August there has beeni L
greatest amount oif rain 1tat i
fallen in Cr'op Li me withtin the memit
of any person 1living. The 'ands
badly washed. Even w~here the
was broken four to six inches, ti
hard clay shows in mnany' placc
Broad washes sweep across the fiehl
Tcrraces and uplland( (ditches on
served to concentrate Vthe water mt
make it more eff'ective in wvashing L
land. The hay on the str'eamts Ib
beeni washedl down and rinnedl wi
mud Such is the cond ition of' affai
on this the fiIrst day of' S ep temhtV
1886. It is well for1 ,be rersr.
look squarely at thiri realt 'ol itio
soi as to devise the~ best plani> fort'
fture wor'k. A f'ew suggestiotns inui
not lbe out oif order.
1.Save all the hay possi ble. A lot
the branches and creek.s mauy
l'ound1( little patches of' nt iv grass~M.
that, if' properly' cured, will ttmi
fair' hay. It will bd mnuch beLt
thtan paying *1 .25 for N or Lt'rn ha:
Then mutch of' thme cr'ah-graiss will<
to cut this month. This is prt
st rainiung ont the land, but ii civ
grood forage.
2. ow rye and batley for pasituI
01nd soilintg. If' your lot is very~ ri,
lpnt in barley at the rate of' two
three bushels to the acre. 'lThis w
comle on early ando will do to e
twice and then make seedo. Iltve w
Ti
FC
14Illlt .Jar's,
Both Irass an1d 1 1:1 e, 1;lc't't1. I
T''in \-'are, ( 'rockery,
( hiss 111(l \1 0(delnII War
l'hai(d 1 O(
STO
From Twelve to T
1flfin (wd Repairing ofI'Sto
SCOT
1."Aa%R.OS UJU
P m It( e world",A hest t til;er .(|:t
'i; l g;": 11ii k1"rS:tii1 an v1r till-v 1" il
.N S ':a r1 ( rI11< r:
I'ilal ::t1 ()1!ll= 111liverel, fr("it:hi
lFifI1.1"n <1:ty ' trial. a: 1l frl"ig1t bo1Ith m
ittrnc of 1,1u.re 141t 114I:t"
N. V
L,ocali 1gent4--.. A. Il:nwkilt- l,\e
NEW SPRill
A I:u-gOL.loc . Cnstreielwh ill
(ltat, tno" o r house-" ": 1n comple 1, :t: we (1
afiratil It' enl :tt1 l e foI11 \Irr ll yo rl w :t! ,'
tC 4OKtsON ry
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COLt
.selected C.1~(UIMI. ING of chioi<
and( fresh , uip to the11 lates iy
conIsI iing of all Iho.h;ite-t sh;
T1ItI'N KS .\\'I) VA 21810
manufetI;I 1lrers' prices, ha:ving'
liine of* goods fo r 'enshz at boloin11
t n lIv i 1((w X ( of Ihe hard time.1 Ii
at such l ow prce as O' Swill alsto)n
of e'very' untu re is of thle lar:
dIoubtI (ofII 10-fth mo (Qt skep;Itica mb
148gh pi o.-a. r slebt,
O'2OIy
aI,(
Prescrving Ket,t.les,
x t ';. l.UIbl)e's for 1. Fruit .Ja's.
ISO
e,
)l an t ble= Cutlery,
Bh'ooms and1( C ast,ings ,
VES,
wenty-Five Dollars.
Ves land Tin Wr:le a Specialty.
N1eW\"lICI{Y, S. U.
('ry pr1ices,, on t'aSit'.t term'll- of paym(t"11'l.
mn(!:-t,l .-tyles to sele'ct from.
I11I Houin I 1a:1tuShe1(k, Itttrt & Aricn,
I ml+ IIty Stat' Organ-.
i,ii all 1 railr(o(I points Sonth .
a.-if no. s:ati4factory. Ortler :und fest,
s Soltntrn \nsie lluse,
.'171 It u. 11 ?1, M,Iatta g-er.
(oluthuuinA, S. C.
1hrry ; . .1, Count Peak's.
NG GOODS
KINDS.
ue tl . at 'I% very l,n ll 1 rolit S, <o 11n11-h So
Illy se'll for Sti l'I' ('ASlI. So ilon'i he
oil 1 argajjin y(on enn go fr omtr
Goo<ds House,
C oI.1nhbia, S. C.
hIt otred this spi in fresh
a i ture, orrect1 slyles,
g garI1ints e (ver off'eed in any1)
\ND1 STIIi\.AW I ATI'S is large
S andi& at lowe)~st po ssile prices0:.
OODS1) ini thel greatest v'ariety,
r, at sacri fice p rics.
*A u' i beoleredI this sealson at,
bmough1t very lar*gely ini that
prIices, I w.Iill g"ive the beneifi t
h2 a (let erIniniIed to) sell choice
.S, I ItOA DT'1A ILS S UI ITS
ih anI y pur icha ser' inl tat line.
(2 of the1( cor'set 11ittings, in CveryV
Clothes ini SI'HHSUJCKERI,
S an bl11. N JI N SU IING(S
e.ariety at corsodnl
Gii I)D IG NS' (12OTH11 N
11nir <bheip~ftio lof their styles,
wi!! be0 oleredl, beCyondC any
( ' (i f \ l lIl (litlI ( I. ilse -
nr hpps t bran
Columbia, S. C.