The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-12
ANDERSON PLANTERS
GWEN 5000 ADVICE
". w. LONG TELLS THEM
WHAT TO DO
SAYS SOW GRAIN
In An Open Letter TO $4,000 Far
ne.s, South Carolina Expert
Outlines Proper Work

Hc ti.'e mas now come Wlen the
:1ri.c:s has learned that The expert;
tx C!cEson college nrr rot only will
ing 20 serve the peorie, bvt in the
nrcscnt emergency they arc anxious
TO lend any possible aid Therefore.
Anderson farmers wiz DO quick to
take advantage OF the information
which they will derive from the cir
cular letter sent them from Clemson.
Farmers Of Onderson county are ad-
viscd by w. w. Long. agent in charge
OF tho federal farm demonstration SER
vice in this state and director of the
extension work Oh Clemson college,
to seed large areas I'm cats ami wheat.
building log pastures and raise hogs,
pay special attention TO poultry and
maintain good kitchen gardens by
w of preparing for the reduction in
cotton acreage which next year will
bring.
Mr. Long has had printed $4,000
copies of circular letter which he
issued yesterday. embodying this adj
vice; and with these ne expects to
placard the State from one end to
the other.
"Our experts" he said in Columbia,
yesterday, ARE getting out special
matter concerning the question OF
oats. wheat, hogs, poultry and garden
ing and are calling the attention of
the farmers to our readiness to serve
them"
The letter issued yesterday by MIR.
Long was addressed ITO the Farmers
OF South Carolina" is. as follows:
THESE are times when you must
not. Lot others do the talking. You
can not afford to have your farm idle.
this fail and winter. 1t is the time
when you must use the cold months
Tor both making and saving money
ANY one who tells you what TO expect
or cotton for the next year Is just
guessing. Nobody knows.
"After careful consideration We ad-
wise the following courses as profita-
bic for you at this time. Do these
things now. =
To farmers In the Piedmont coun-
tics: Seed large areas in oats and
wheat These crops can be made
to bring considerable profit in ash
or can be turned under next spring.
Vegetable matter turned under makes
the raw potash in the soil become
more available. We will need all the
available potash we can get next
spring. In the event we use COM
met cial fertilizers we will secure bet
ter results.
.'To formers of other parts of the
state: Seed oats es u market crop
and enough wheat to supply home
consumption,
ION cotton lands these crops can
best be seeded with one-horse grain
drills, or vertain makes of fertilizer
distributors can be used to take the
place of the drill. They can be used
IN October following the cotton pick
4rs.5 i
ITO oil South Carolina farmers:
Build hog pastures and raise hogs.
Hogs can be put on the market within
the next year at a big profit Don't
he afraid of hog cholera. Clemson
will furnish serum at cost and man
free OF charge to, inject It, IL you will
notify the college as soon as you hear
OF an outbreak in your ommunity.
Pay special attention TO poultry,
which can be made source of large
revenue.
! "Be sure to give attention to a win
ter garden. Nothing pays O farmer
better at this season OF the year than
q good garden.
To DO the tF -ngs suggested above
will require the least amount of labor
and money.
The nations of war must be fed
We can take advantage OF the high
prices offered for soodstuffs end turn
this period Of depression Into one of
great profit,
Eve have the men who can furnish
the information in detail as to how
to carry out the above suggestions.
are anxious to serve you.
Write me at Clemson College. s.
C., or call upon any demonstration
agent In the State and he will secure
the information for you. ,is,
"The main thing is act now"