The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-06


scribed by some as the most useful
feature yet inaugurated by the state
department OF agriculture is the bu-
reau OF marketing. which is now in
operation by Il. y. Wtason. commits
sioner of agriculture. commerce and
industries The bureau of marketing
Is ready for business. according TO an
nouncement made here today by Mr..
Watson. and II Is safe TO say that no
step taken by this department in years
has aroused so much interest among
the people Of the State. affecting az II
does every individual who cares to
take advantage OF its operation and
participate In IT'S benefits.
It's very simple affair. Any farm
er or anyone who has anything for
sale. say chickens or truck and wants
to find a market writes to Commits
sioner Watson at Columbia what he
or she has and names the price. This
Is filed and anyone wanting to pur-
chase anything writes Mr.. Watson
what he or she wants to buy. This is
filed. Then when buyer is found for
anything which has been listed with
Mr.. Watson the State department OF
agriculture furnishes the name of the
prospective purchaser TO the producer
and brings them together. III sale
Is affected the buyer reports TO Mr..
Watson and this also Is listed. When
everything Is listed an acknowledge
ment Is sent to- the owner, the price
and everything being given. Govern
ment postal cards covering all these
forms have been printed and are
ready.
That the great mass Of the pro-
ducers and consumers are already
alive To the advantages which will
accrue from such a bureau is illus
trated In the following letter to Com
missioner Watson from NJ r.. Sans
OF Jonesville, In Union County:
II notice your piece in the papers
and I beg leave to congratulate you
upon plan set out. 1 think this will
be the geratest profit To the .armer
or carried ouO OF any scheme that
have seen put forward. and Il would
pay the farmers to join a club with
membership fees and put things for
sale In papers every day. or each one
pay a commission on sales sufficient
To pay the expenses, etc. Hope you
Will make a big success OF IL and help
MS To find a market for our produce.
and allow me to suggest that an ex-
change list be added. We farmers
can make any amount OF stun, but
getting n reliable market Is our trou-
bile. 1 have twenty-one acres of tile
irrigated bottom land and could raise
all kinds OF truck. but have boen
afraid TO plant extensively for fear
OF not having a market. noticed
what you said about buttermilk. /
am selling mine at 10 cents per GAL
Ion. 1 have cows. cream. milk, vege-
tables. pigs. turkeys. chickens. ETC..
all the time for sale. Hurry up your
plan"
Through the State bureap OF mar
keting Mr.. Sans can find purchasers
for all he produces. 1t is simply
bringing the producer and consumer
together and the plan Will he Of par.
ticular benefit to the farmers and peo-
xuh hn L.,
where there Is practically no local
market :or their supplies.
AZ the Conference for the Common
Good In Columbia. on August G-7. the
marketing plan will discussed. Such
men as +. w. Dabbs, president of the
state Farmers Union: W. W. Long OF
the state demonstration work; B. H..
Hare, OF the office OF rural economies
OF the United states department OF
agriculture; w. X. Meadows, the Cow
eminent cotton technologst; ]. w.
Shuford. OF Hickory. y. G.: Mrs. w. $.
Mather. president OF the Housewives
League. Of Charleston; Clarence Poe.
editor OF the Progressive Farmer, and
other farmers will consider the gen
eral subject OF marketing under the
Following topics: Typical Examples
Of Loss To Farmers on Account of
Poor Marketing" Creating "A Home
Marketing for Home Products" eco
operative Marketing in North Caro-
hna." and Marketing the Cotton
Crop" Getting the farmers and con-
sumers together will be the object OF
THIS conference and IL IL bound To give
big impetus OF marketing just or
ganized and put To- this new branch
OF the state bureau In operation by
Commissioner r.. J. Watson.
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