The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06
LIVE STOCK ORGANIZATION.
CALHOUN COUNTY FARMERS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FED.
ERAL AID OFFERED
THEM
Temporary Association Formed which
Will BE made Permanent to CO.
operate with Government Experts
In Growing Stock.


promotion of the live stock industry
in South Carolina, Calhoun county
farmers, meeting here today, formed
temporary organization for live
stock growing. The organization. un-
der the style of the Calhoun County
Live Stock association, will be made
permanent in September The forma-
ton of the temporary organization,
with j. A. Banks as president, fol-
lowed address by b. II. Rawl, dairy
expert of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, and w. w. Long,
State demOnstrator in agriculture, be-
fore very enthusiastic audience.
The news Of their presence was not
extensive but a good representation
OF those interested in the proposed
national aid in the live stock indus
try took part.
The meeting was presided over by
Col. j. A. Banks. Prof. Long was
the first speaker. He paid especial
attention to the live stock PROPOSE
uon and told how Clemson was en-
deavoring to get the people inter
ested. The first essential to live stock
is grass, he said. One hundred farm
ers had been induced to experiment
with grass. Out of the hundred, So
per cent were successful, the aver
age per cent being two tons and 400
pounds to the acre. He has selected
IL counties for live stock work. Twelve
testers, which will tell the amount
or butter produced, will be used. Fif-
teen men will be empoyed as live
stock demonstrators. Everything will
be furnished and all the other man
Will have to do is to use the means
put in his hands. The demonstrators
viii visit twice a week, weigh the hut
ter and report on the progress of
the work. Later bulls will be intro
duced into the community, an ex-
pert will go around looking to the
"'''S Va houo'S anu lHc general sur
roundings Of cattle. They will teach
the essentials Of the care and housing
and feeding of cows
He explained that demonstration
farms did not reach the people and
Tor this reason the government found
that it was best to take the matter
to the homes of the people.
Col. Banks then introduced ]. f..
Wannamaker, a trustee OF Clemson,
who introduced Mr.. Rawl. with words
OF high commentator.
Mr.. Rawl prefaced his remarks by
admitting that he is an enthusiast
on the live stock question He dream
ed OF fat horses and round cows when
boy on his fathers farm in Lex
ington, he said. and he was proud
TO be able to teach and practice as
man what he had dreamed as a
boy.
He said that the department had
big purpose in view. 1t was not
looking simply to make things easy
for few individuals by sending men
and helping them. It's purpose was
to teach the broad principle of live
stock diversification, their train
ing, their breeding and their
care, with a view of making this
section part of great and inde-
pendent government whose business
should be to sell meat instead of buy
1t. and thereby relieve the nation of
It's dependence on others for food AS
a special reason why the people should
begin now to learn and practice the
art and science of stock raising, he
held up to the people the rapid ap-
proach of the boil weevil toward this
very territory. If it gets here, and
1T surely will unless some new un-
discovered remedy is given, cotton
crops unmade will no longer be the
means Of securing credits from banks.
The farmer can find no better or surer
collateral than live stock. He had
better begin the work now. X will
be too late to begin to learn after
the boil weevil has come The cattle
and stock business could be begun ON
Il small scale, and enlarged upon by
slow and sure degrees. The land is
here for both live stock and cotton,
and the one will not interfere with
the other.
One of the first things that should
he done is To wag, Il relentless war on
the tick. \ comparatively small in
vcstmcnt in tick medicine will put the
tick out or the way, and it will he
an investment which brings highly
apprcciable returns.
Grass for the live stock is ahso-
lut"ly necessary. Summer and winter
feeds must be looked after with equal