The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-12
farmer s Union Bure u of
Information
sSsov. Conducted by the
Spoutn t;dtn Capolina Farmers Educa
8 tlonal and Cooperation UniNn
"a sss communications intended for this
S|aepartment should be addressed to J. c
SStribling, Pendle o., S. c..

look like it is going to be grand
and red letter day for repres-
taNve farmers of the State.
o. r. Pile, of Texas, Ben r. Griffin
Eof ArkA Ansas, and r. T.. Duckwortb Of
4 Georgia, ARE to have a talk to the far
mers organ(ization at the Greenwood
meeting, and %Y take this opportuni-
ty to put Greenwood OH notice to
spread herself, @nd make room, for
the signs are right for something, do
ing at Greenwood at this July meet
ing of the farmers.
The speaking at Greenwood will be
public and everybody is invited to at
tend. A special invitation is extend
ed 20 the yet unorganized class of
farmers.
Whether delegates or not, we urge
it as duty to all Farmers Union
men to attend this Greenwood meet
ing. New delegates have equal rights
with delegates to the floor, but none
save regular delegates can vote at
this meeting.
Begin now to prepare yourselves to
put the right men in the right places
at the coming meeting. For your
success or failure depends upon this.
Vote for no man for the poor reason
that he is your friend or comes from
your section. Don't try to step a two
inch hole with a half-inche Deu. nor
try to trot out ten-cent man to do
a dollar job. Vote for the right man
for the place every time.
Announcement.
The editor of this Bureau is going
to make an effort to attend as many
of the South Carolina Farmers Insti-
tutes this summer as possible, and
will be delighted to meet and talk
with the progressive element of the
farming fraternity at these meetings.
Not with a view Of teaching progress
slve farmers how to farm. but we are
out to learn what our up-to-date far
mers are doing and how they do it,
! SO that I may tell others about it as
2Awe pass around among them. If you
.Ethink our Farmers Bureau is on the
Wight track give us few encouraging
c1iords and if YOU think we are wrong
gin any way point out the facts and
we will thank YOU.
No Doubt About This. =.
It is the want of will. not the want
OF power that makes the farmer Weld
tamely to graft and greed.
4 Does your Farmers Union local be-
agin to look like Il last years bird ncs;
If so fire it before insects and spider
webs cover il. Then 20 - work and
Eor9aniZe a new one and keep il aS
kEvely and hot as 4 hornet nest in Au-
Agust.
1hAfter analyzin% all the more con-
8servativc and intelligent estimates
sSoftt the cost Of the present crop OF cot
's&$t66n s$tE66n at hand, this bureau can assure
fSsttbeNgrowcrs that this crop Of cotton
SSSSSfilttpst much mere per acre to GROW
5tt H5ttfffanSSwas ever known before. The en-
,aSfsnsiYe rcplantin" with very costly
StWithSbad stands and costly labor COM
gEStblHeto make The cost per acre alarm
u S&iiHglyS heavy. Just here it is we'll for
bricing conventions to weigh care
Il SSFffallYS all these important factors Of
X, $s,ceSOgssSof production before their pegs
down at the figures for
S${thlSsGrop.
BsSE Take Your Choice.
S8 SS8 ssSgIle rich have The most meat. The
4 he best appetite. The rich lay
Syttll.3aygo ftest: the poor sleep the sound
lIHsSstafSsThc poor have health, the rich
q lFlElllaageE dclcacics. The rich kill them
|sSsSslEes through fear Of poverty: the
SsSSpoor laugh and sing, and llovc their
,safamilics too we'll to put the light out
||8gof their own life.
lS Tom Watson is Coming.
~ You hear that rumb|in@ noise in the
selements about the Farmers Union9
s&Well that is warming that a storm
is coming to this state in July; for
TON Watson is bookcd to address the
State Farmers Union at Greenwood,
yS.lC., at II a. m. Thursday July 25.
S,Tool out now for some home made
to hop up. An article III
81 the newspapers about the danger
RI ahead by farmers organizations go
81 ing into politics, rs though farmers
b were dangerous and it was the duty
s of farmers to do the voting only
p whilst others direct them how to cast