The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20
FARMERS
UNION NEWS
Practical Thoughts for Practical
Farmers.
Conducted by e. w. Dabbs, Pres
ident s. G. Farmers Union.)
Some Random Thoughts.

The legislative meeting of the
State Union this week has gone into
history; and It looks very much like
il has made history that will count
for much in the progress of the State.
Owing TO the unusually bad wealth
er delegates from several counties
were unable to attend but very
ernest body of forty or fifty dele
gates was on hand when the meet
ing was called to order at p. m. on
Tuesday in the city council chamber,
and most OF them were at all the re-
naming sessions until the final ad-
journment at 2 p. m. Wednesday.
Among the important measures
adopted were. The report of the COM
mittee on education, II. w. Beall,
chairman, looking TO better teaching
of agriculture i'm the commoa
schools. and printed in full in the
papers of Thursday.
The Endorsement of the Rock Hill
plan and contribution of the funds
arising from the Clinckscale plan to
the State expenses of the present
work.
The request to the committee of
agriculture to go to the other cotton
States to encourage the active sup
mort Of tho RocL IIilI nlan To ,xa.
understood that this would meet with
the approval of the governor.
The slight modification of the
Rock Hill plan so that the farmers
not planting over s acres to the plow
now would not be considered disloy-
| al to the cause II they could not see
their way clear TO a further reduc-
| ton.
The endorsement of the tick eradi-
| cation measures of the United States
Department of Animal husbandry.
The endorsement Of the plans to
secure cooperation Of the counties
with the Rockefeller Hookworm COM
mission. for the prevention and sup
preston Of other contagious and in
fectious diseases.
The endorsement of the alliance
Of the United States farm demonstra-
ton work with the Clemson extension
work which carried with 1t the en-
dorsement of the South Carolina de-
partment OF agriculture. and a rec
ommendation to Clemson to provide
| an abundance Of vegetables aad milk
and butter for the students. and to
teach them the Importance of fresh
1 vegetables. fruits and dairy products
in the homes.
The endorsement of the State
| Warehouse plan for cotton and 9TH
er products
The Union thought this warehouse
plan so important that Hon. j. l..
McLaurih and f. w. Dabbs, president
of the State Union. were added to
the legislative committee Of the
Union and urged to present the plan.
| and the views of the Union, to the
proper committees of the General
Assembly. The agricultural commit
tee Of the Senate. Chairman Sullivan,
invited the State Union to be pres
ent at the nearing this afternoon
when the representatives of the
Union explained the provisions OF the
bill and the urgent need of such
constructive legislation.
Mr.. McLaurin gave a history of
the Idea from It's inception and spoke
on the constitutiolality of the plan.
The writer dwelt more particularly
on tne need of scientific marketing
and showed how scientific production
without proper marketing facilities
and system. could be a curse instead
OF blessing. He showed how IL Is
impossible To organize private ware
houses that would accomplish he
desired end becaus. the subscribers
would want To make money Just as
cities are taking over light aad water
plants. and spending millions of dol
lars on dock and terminal facilities
because II Is only by so doing that
these necessities Of modern life and
commerce can he provided at min
imum Of cost. just so Is IL right and
'mlnehtly proper that the state
'houid give its seal and approval to
this plan whereby our great money
crop. cotton. and other commodities
of the farm. can be placed Oh the
markets OF the world directly from
our own warehouses. and bring I'm
through them the stream OF foreign
gold that yitalizes ovorv ortory ~