The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

ed" than rny fellow men of other pro-
fessions that can be the exception
to the great law Of organization? And
not only you farmers of Wedgefield.
but all of ehe farmers who read these
lines.
And let me beg you fellow farmers,
not To- think that Someone" some
how. somewhere. is going to save
you from your own carelessness, folly
or selfishness. 1t cannot be done.
and II would be a calamity. If 1t could
be done by someone else. Only in pro-
portion 10 your efforts will be your
rewards. And only in trying to serve
your neighbor and your fellow men
will your greatest rewards come to
yourselves.
The Baker and Taylor Company
have sent me "Co-operation Among
Farmers. by John Lee Coulter, Prof.
Of Rural Economics In the University
Of Minnesota. It's fifteen chapters
are full of illustrations, not Of theories
but of the practical results Of CO.
operative marke ting by farmers,
stockmen and truckers in various
parts OF the country. / have time and
space for but one or two quotations
today. 'The present volume would
have had absolutely no place in the
library of the farmer Of one hundred
years ago" Because as he goes on
TO show. his farm was a workshop as
we'll, and everything needful was pro-
duced at home. During the last
half century there has been a great
move i'm the direction Of education in
agriculture; but 1t has been one
sided; 1t has only covered one-third Of
the activities Of the modern farmer.
1t has taught him how to produce but
has not taught him anything about
either selling the things he has pro-
duced. or about spending the money
received. In an age Of commercial
agriculture 1t is as necessary to buy
we'll and TO sell we'll as to produce
we'll. Any manufacturer will tell you
that"
on all sides / hear of hearty APP
proval of the study Of marketing in
the colleges. Even i'm military coll
lcge. the Citadel, the Professor of
Economics. Maj. Moore. assured me
he would give it his best efforts. The
example Of the Mississippi A and Nj.
college in establishing chair OF
farm finance and marketing will be
followed by all the a. and NJ. col
leges. Trustees Of institutions i'm this
State are interested. and will strive
not To he left behind in this forward
steu.
Hon. G.. II. IIightower, formerly for
four years president Of the Mississip-
pi Farmers Union. and president Of
pany with a capital paid in of a quar-
ter cf million dollars, has accepted
the presidency Of the a. and NJ. col
lege of Mississippi. for the express
purpose. he said to me. Of being able
To promote the study of marketing.
Hon. Myron r. IIcrrick, former gov
ernor of Ohio. who has refused cabi-
net positions. because of his hobby
farm finance. has accepted the am
hassadorship to France. because of
the opportunity to study at first hand
The splendid system of farm finance in
France and Germany.
The fact that my "hobby" for scv-
cral years has such distinguished
riders Is very pleasing. l want to see
South Carolina in the forefront Of
this line of progress that is forming;
and sumter county i'm the lead i'm this
state. II can not be done without the
mcrs Of the state and County join
now to hasten the day of success. or
Will they wait for the boys now I'm the
colleges to bc trained by courses of
study set to Ice established?
Just aS the Farmers Union has
caused the active study of this matter
i'm this state. SO IL has been the Far
mcrs' Union in Mississippi, and the
Grange i'm Ohio that started the
distinguished gentlemen named above
In their efforts To- improve market
conditions.
IT,. w. II.