The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-23


liams, the agent of the Agriculture,
Department In charge of the Farm
Demonstration work in Sumter coun-
ty. Col Dargan stated in his pre-
liminary remarks that it would be
necessary for the Society to elect
president at a later period during the
meeting, as the president elected at
the organization of the Society had
resigned, much to the regret of every
one connected with the organization.
for they had chosen a practical and
whom they felt was peculiarly fitted
for the position. But as he is as mod
est as he has been successful he has
insisted upon being relieved of the
duties sought to be imposed upon him
and the Society will perforce have to
reluctantly accede to his request to be
relieved.
Mr.. Williams made an address on
agricultural topics, the keynote of
which was the Importance of agricuI-
ture to national life, national health,
we'll being and progress. This ad-
dress will be printed in full in an
early issue.
Mr.. Williams who presided from
this time now introduced the next
speaker, Hon. A. j. A. Perritt, of La
mar, Darlington county, President Of
the State Farmers Union. Mr.. Per-
ritt made brief, but very interesting
talk on farming and farmers organi-
cations, stressing the necessity Of u.s.
ing business methods in the conduct
of the farm and the value Of cooper
alton among farmers in small as well
as large affairs.
The next speaker was Dr. Cooper
Curtis, of the Department Of Agri-
culture, Bureau of Animal Industry
DIR. Curtis spoke on the closely cor
related subjects of stock-raising and
successful farming. He first discuss
ed hog-raising, giving facts from the
practical experience of farmers in the
South and other sections, showing that
soil Improvement and financial sue
cess in farming have gone hand in
hand with profitable hog-raising
where intelligence has directed the
efforts of the farmers who have taken
up this branch of husbandry. He
then discussed cattle raising and
mule-raising and closed with a dis
cussion of the importance of tick
eradication in the South. He had
maps showing in graphic manner
what has been accomplished in the
South in the past few years to free
the cattlc-raising industry of it's great
est incubus. He asserted that the en-
tire South can be freed of the death
dealing ticks if the people will only
realize the Importance of the under
taking and cooperate with the State
and national authorities. The eradi-
cation of the ticks means, he said,
millions of dollars annually t. the
South and a higher grade Of cattle
He cited the opinion of Secretary Will
son, who has repeatedly declared that
once the ticks are eradicated the
country south of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi will be the greatest
raising and dairy products sec
ton In the world. When this has
come about the South will also be the
most fertile and prosperous farming
section in the world, for the burden
some tax of commercial fertilizers
will he forever removed.
Prof. Ira w. Williams, of Columbia,
who has charge of the Farm Dem
onstration work in this State made
the closing address. Prof Williams,
! who is fluent and enthusiastic
speaker, made most helpful and en-
couraging talk along the line of edu-
| cation and scientific farming as the
Eopo of the future.
The meeting then adjourned for
dinner and the crowd repaired to the
grove where a basket picnic dinner
was enjoyed by ALL
In the afternoon a business meeting
! OF the society was held and the fol-
lowing officers were elected
| PrcSident--A. *. Sanders.
Vice PresdentS-W. \. Aston and
:. T.. Moore.
Secrctary-J. Edwin Rembcrt.
| 1rcaSurCr-T. j. KirVin.
Committee on Constitutional. Ed.
win Rembcrt. S. T.. Moore and IL. G.
ID. Muldrow.
n resolution was adopted thanking