The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-09-01

has large farming interest, and
none Of them have less financial
interest in Agriculture than Mr..
Tiliman. None of them receive
any compensation except Il per
diem OF $500, and mileage when
attending meetings OF the Board,
and they cannot charge for more
than fifteen days in any II year.
So that, besides their railroad fare,
their annual compensation cannot
exceed $500. The pecuniary in
tcrcstS in the position cannot, there
fore be any induccmrnt to serve as
Il member of the Board. They
a have but one motive in holding
the position, and that is the adj
vanccmcnt of the Agricultural in
forests of the state. | assert posi-
lively that the present members of
this Board, and all who have ever
been members since its creation
have labored faithfully TO this end.
In regard to my self, | may be per-
mittcd to say | have never known
or followed any other occupation
than that of farming, and think
Mr.. Tillman. who is my neighbour,
will bear out statement that
| have been moosurobly sur-
ccssful in mis- o]yocution. IF 6ftv
wears of life ON Il farm. doe, NOT
familiarizr one With the needs of
farmers. thcn am Mt n lost tn know
how he will ever poin This in
formation.
Certainly not within the walls of
an Apriculturul Co,Iorc. no mottnr
how we'll he NAV he trained i'm sc;-
cntinc farminv. after rroluntipr
from one of these institutions.
objection to fine method uersunL
by the Department in maxine An
aivscs Of fertilizers. il i necessary
for me to explain the method. To
mako these analyses before the for
tiliZcrS arc used. il would be npccs-
sarv to ro to the works for he sam
Piles. Supposc we did this. would
any farmer in South Carolina have
any faith i'm the rcs,ltso No mot-
for ifthc i honest
would not the think that
the goods at the works wore better
than those sold i'm the couutryo
And the m,nufactur RS nrn
dishonest, (and that is the sumo
sition mon which tbn o~noivsos
were based. because if they we're
ALWAYS honest. analyses would 10
usrlcssl thor the works nrn con
toinlv not tho plnrr s,u,ulcs
that he mnniuulotru and made
to show any result. rho systcm
we follow then is this: We wait
until the Goods hoyo been Skinned
into the country. and ont of tho
hands of the manufacturer. and hr-
vOud his power to oltcr or chonrr
i'm any way. We then send an In
spcctor to the railroad dcnots and
draw samples, and these arcturucd
over to the Chemist lo onolvzr.
OF course in making O analyses
n good long time is and
the goods are often hauled awny
before the a~nalvse< appear.
But let us 500 how the nurchospr
has been protected. The manuCnc-
turcr did not know whore the SAM
pie was to be taken. Our InSprc-
tors 90 from Edrcticll to Marl-
boro, from Beaufort TO GrecnvilIc.
and in order that hi; Goods Shall
keep up to the guarantee, the man
ufacturer has had to send the same
quality of fertilizers to every point
in the state, for should he do other
wise he runs the risk Of detection.
AS Il rule, the farmers do not pay
for their fertilizers unit! the ialI.
and The analyses are published he
fore his bills are due, 81 that he can
ascertain if the guarantee has been
maintained, and if not he can use
our analyses to show that he hchaS
not had vaiuc received for MS
money. But the feur Of detc"tiOn
prevents the manufacturers from
attempting to sell spurious goods.
The publication Of Il deficiency in
the goods in SOutli Carolina not on
ly loses the manufacturer the trade
in our state, but as our reports go
all over the Union, he is damaged
elsewhere, In order to enforce the