The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 14, 1912, Image 7
Work for the Plant Breeder-,
Their 1* In progress in Columbia to?
day a meeting the NMH of which
win be el ifeMMdjom Unportance to
the future uplift and prosp.-ruy of the
Statf ,.f South I ui.'lina u the efforts
of the hmad minded, patriotic HISS
wh.. are *, sbttsj [q put spfc ad d I leas
Into v ion. onh ? ? ? ei\ ??? the p-op
?r hacking
The meeting n ?? rr? d to wa li ? I
i>> i?.?\ M K 1 ? ? efj starts* Ilia, Han
K J. WatMoft, MMtttaMOfMI ol i*'*'.
culture. Dr. A. C. Moore of the I'm
verslty of South Carolina. I n f J. N.
Harper, director of the c\pe; irnent
station at Clemxon. Mr. J. Swtnton
Ballen, of Kdtsto Island ami Presi?
dent E W. DsJssl ?>f the Karmera*
Cnlon. und I? attended by represeat8>
tive farmer* and othfrs from diff- ft hi
parts of the State.
The o'?Jert of the meeting Im the or?
ganisation of the South Carolina Plant
Breeders' Association, and the object
Is no doutt accomplished so far as the
preparatory routine tu concerned; but
the great task now is to puflh the
propaganda and enlist the live. Intelli?
gent people whose support is neces?
sary to future success.
Ths Improvement of cotton, corn
* h? at. oats, and in fact, all kinds of
I 'ants is the great object III view, and
tr.e object ol this Improvi mi ni ii bet*
tvr plants and through bettet plants,
terser end more profitable crone, and
through larger and more profitable.
? runs, Increase in the general welfare,
prosper!!) and hspplncaa of tiu- peo?
ple, a gr< at and gl< rlous object, this;
hut not u ail unreasonable or vis?
ionary, for ai surely si proper in?
terest in worked up, tin- results lndl?
ited mu it follow,
What is plant bre ding) Hundredi
f renders, farmer readers of Tue Bn
ejulrer, wui taj tries do not know,
and they really think they don't; but
WC venture that right now in York
eounty. there ll much knowledge of
plant breeding and If that knowledge
Wert Only directed, trained anil stim?
ulated, within a very few years it
could u? paying tremendous dividends
?much larger than now.
IVant breeding is accomplished in
several way*; but mainly by intelli
gent seed s? lection, and the encour
ajrement of intelligent seed selection in
the principal aim of the association:
hut not all. It Is hoped thnt there will
1 be denned a more general knowledge
of what BC!og50O has learned as to
grafting, crossing, etc. The members
of the organization believe that there
are as mueh good brains in South
FOR A XMAS PRESENT
What Im nl< or than a ( ?mrr? We have the Superb Ansoo In
Mf Mtyle uiul price. Kodak. Album* fAJM to $.1.50. '
L.W. r^!som. 101SMain Sumter, S.C.
Carolina ai elsewhere and while they
di> not expect tu int? rest everybody
In plant breeding, they believe that
they may succeed in tntereatlng many
of lhe people, who by nature and ed?
ucation are best lltted for the work]
and they have hopei <>f the general
resulu thai would follow.
Luther Burbank is generally and
comnaonly r< ferred to m the plant
nissard, It is because he has worked
?a many seeming miraclei on and
with plants and constituted so im?
measurably tu the wealth pleasure
and happiness of, mankind. Hut Luth?
er Burbank despises the name o1 wis
sardi because h* knows that there
is nathing even mysterious about his
achievements He is not inclined to
admit that he hay done anything re?
markable, ah that he is willing to
concede is, that by cloa* study and
communion with nature, he has dis
oovered some simple secrets that have
Snabled him to improve some plants
tremendously and bringing about the
Creation Of others. The most that
Burbank has ever done has been
through Intelligent seed selection. He
has Laken a given plant, selected and
planted the hest seed year after year
until he has developed more perfect
specimens. Of course he has excelled
in and along all lines of plant hreod.
ing. but in none of the things that he
has done, will ho admit that there
a*ai morn real difficulty in them than
1 in tbe simple process of seed selee
1 tlon.
Kver^v farmer In the county who
can read, knows of the Improved va?
rieties of cotton that have been pro
it iced In the last fifty years, and that
1 the Improvement has been brought
about mainly by teed selection. It
was in this way that Mr. David It.
Coker has Improved the cotton in
Darlington county, mainly around
Hartsvllle, until Darlington county
con on now bring! more money by
hundreds of thousands of dollars than
the game number of pounds of the
kind grown a f< w years ago would
bi tag,
of courts plant breeding is a slow.
tedious process; hut since any intelli?
gent individual can do It by careful,
persistent effort look how much genu?
ine intellectual pleasure there is In
prospect, and how much profit. Where
is there greater happiness and what
is mere ennobling than this thing: of
actually getting down close to nature?
The pecuniary rewards are almost al?
ways treat; but those who are most
PUCCf SSfUl in pursuits of this Kind al
?:ift im iriably reach polhl where
they i t ? n the pleasure ind hep
,)i?u-*. |( gives them mor< .'bar; th J
POUND CAKE . ?. FRUIT CAKE
Cake in all Colors and all Flavors to make a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Also The " STAFF of LIFE,"
BUTTER-NUT-BREAD.
Rich as Butter - - - Sweet
as a Nut.
AT ALL LEADING GROCERS.
CALL AT
The New York Bakery,
Phone No. 97 - - . Stop Our Wagon.
do the pecuniary rewards.
We are not calling on everybody to
join in this movement. We recognize
that there are people and people, and
almost as many tastes ;ts there are
people. There are lots of farmers?
pretty good farmers?who care noth?
ing for plant breeding and who do
not believe they could become in
? ? rr>Bt<,H hut there are others who
j f< ? I an Interest and wh ? would Hks
fto know s iM.--.it deal mor< than i"> > j
know now. We hope that as soon as
there is a call for the organization of
York county, all the people who are
interested and who are in a position
to do so, will join in the move?
ment.?Yorkville Enquirer.
Say to the merchant whose ad. you
s?-?- in this paper, "I read your ad. in
the Watchman and Southron." lie
will appreciate you telling him and so
will v ?.
Worid's Debt to Books.
How safely we lay bare the po\
of human Ignorance to books wit
feeling any saame. They are mat
who instruct us without rod or fe
without angry words, without ck
or money. If we come to them
are not asleep; if you ask and in
of them they do not withdraw t
selves; they do not chide you il
make mistakes; they do not laut
von if yon ar? lenor?.nt.?Richer
Bwy.
SAVING M
1
NTERFERING WITH
You Kat. That la I demand front nature. At
the end of tvery month there's a grocery bill.
That \< a de.uand on your | ay roll. You can't be
too cartful when it comes to parting with hard
worlted for money. But the Grocery hill should
fcl paid.
Now THEN, if you can save money by pay
lag cash, wh) not Save Money?
The Vi LET1DE la approaching. There's a
READ THIS LESSON:
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greater demand on your finances. After the Fes?
tive Season has gone and there remains nothing
but the thoughts of glorious festivities, why not
change the old way and have som 11 ing left. We
ask you this one plain question, Don't you real?
ize that if your pantry was stocked plentiful at
a great saving that you and your family would re?
ceive the -Tratest CHRISTMAS PRESENT
EVER BEFORE CONCEIVED BY MORTAL.
Then call on us. We will make special prices
to you ami thereby help you save.
REMEMBER : It all depends on you Mr. Waft
Earner. It's up to you to have a say in the dis
tnbution of the cherished funds.
More Power on The Hills. That is what it will
develop into. We want you to think about it and
come in and see us.
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IT PAYS TO PAY CASH. Xmas Week our Fruits and
ss will be Fresh. Nothing Stale or Shoddy.
If You Inadvertently (Jet a Spot on
Your Memorv?SAY
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