The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-26

The Old Pendleton Farmers Society
Reorganized. ..>s .
The Pendleton Farmers Society
met in their Farmers hall and elect
ed the following officers:
j. c. Stribling, president.
/. B. Harris, vice president,
J. B. Harris, secretary and treas
urer. a..
Prof. G. l.. Newman, of Clemson
college, corresponding secretary.
- B. H. Sadler, librarian.
s Rev. H. K. Findley, chaplain.
s, The report of the president showed
that the society had on its roll only
38. living members out of about $50
old members. About 80 new mem
bers were added to the list and only
eight old members were present.
A reprint of the old history Of this
society was ordered to be printed and
adding thereto a complete history Of
I the society including the names of all
its members as well as its record,
which is fine, up to it's next meeting,
at which time its membership will in
clude large number of new names Of
farmers between now and its next
meeting.
This society owns it's own building
40x65, with three rooms below and a
large hall for their meeting above.
The rooms below are rented to the
postoffice authorities and the tele-
phone exchange, which brings in SUI
ficient income to keep up expenses
and have a surplus Of several hum
dred dollars in the bank besides. The
names of Mr.. r. Y. Drake of Marlbo-
TO county, S. c., and Mr.. Jack Tindal,
of Clarendon county, S. c., the win
ners of the two world prizes on corn
and e. McKiver Williamson the pro-
moter< of the famous Williamson corn
stunting method, and Mr.. Aaron
Boggs, a large farmer near Pendle-
ton, who never bought a bushel OF
corn, were elected honorary members
Of this society
This society claims TO be the old
'est active farmers society in the
United States, having been organized
in 1915. q
This society has perhaps the most
interesting history Of its works III the
United States. A very interesting
volume, 112 pages, (the only copy
known to be in existence) is now III
possession Of The president of the So
cietv, and was published in 1920. On
page % it is mentioned i'll an essay
by John l.. North iw 1915, that "frost
occurred as late as the 22nd OF May. =,
On page 73 in an essay by Joseph ID.
Gaillard, who lived near Pcndleton, on
cow pea vines they were we'll and
Welded an abundance OF milk, and L
have ncverhada a cow stuck in the mlre
since I have been in this county,
(q) In these days COWS were seldom
fed in the winter, consequently they
cot poor in the spring and not being
able to pull OUT many OF them were
. stuck in the swampy mud places led
there by the green sour grass that we
L sometimes sec in these places today
Are you planning to grow cotton
lust for the fun of it or are you IN 1t
for profits9
ss; IF you are after profits Oh your
Mons Won had better get along now
8ioin the Farmers Union and be max
5inng arrangements for profits while
Your crop is growing.
~ IF you are in shape to pay cash tol
ssyour fertilizer you had better get to-
gether your local union, appoint a
j&good business member to go over to
see w. C. Moore in Greenville, the
president Of our cotton union. lie
will put you on to something that
will save enough money to you on
each ton to pay your way in the
sFarmers Union for several years.
IF YOU are trying to climb up the
tree Of prosperity by growing cotton
lyou had best never begin it by rest:
ing the ground end Of your ladder OH
home grown food crops and the upper
end Of your ladder, the selling end
on the firm support of the Farmers
Cotton Union. There is more in sell
ing right than in growing the crop
these days.
! This is rich and racy. From John