The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-11
CONFERENCE CALLED
FOR ANDERSON FOLK
FARMERS WILL HOLD a
MEETING HERE
CONSIDER COTTON
Anderson Fe-mers Say That They
Expect to Attend Gathering and
Consider Ways and Means,
CONSIDER COTTON

| Farmers coming to Anderson yes
terday from ali parts OF the county
said that they had learned with In
terest OF the call issued by Wade
Stackhouse OF the South Carolina Far
mers union. for a cotton conference
TO be held in every county in the
State next Saturday. Indications are
that farmer from all parts of the
county Will ne here for the day and
VIII take an active interest in the de-
liberatiens, provided such things are
held. -.
The following letter was. written
Yesterday by Wade StRckhouse to all
the members OF the South Carolina
unions: p%5I
II call on the cotton congress in
every county in South Carolina to
meet at the court house at III O'Clock
Saturday, November II, 70 discuss two
subjects. First: The planting of small
grains, and second: adjusting tho rent
contract to the acreage reduction law.
II request that the demonstration
agent of each county, the merchants.
bankers and business men will meet
with the farmers and will devise ways
and means OF providing seed to plant
y
seed time. and while our merchants
and bankers feel discouraged oye-
poor collections. ii will be sIiort-sirht-
ed policy for them to fail to provide
ample seed to plant one-third OF the
cultivated land in South Carolina in
small grains. Some OF our people
seefn to fear there viii be no demand
nor sale for small grain next sum-
IIuer. believe this fear Is ground
fess and that any surplus oats, wheat
and rye will find ready sale at high
prices. The future May oats market,
quoted yesterday in Chicago at 53
cents per bushel, would indicate that
oats in South Carolina should bring
that price plus freight 20 the sea-
board. ship loads OF wheat have re-
Gently sold at si.23 per busliei. We
can put our oats and wheat on the
market at least go days before the
Western farmer can deliver his. /
suggest that the county president OF
each count congress select two or
more speakers to discuss the best
method OF preparing the land snd
seeding to small grains. Oats should
have been planted, but even now. 9if
immediate prepsration Is made, they
may make a 4nnh svfAiA = 81. -
| I hope ali persons now renting for
cotton. or casii rent viii change their
rent contract providing thai one-half
rent can be paid In snatss wheat corr
81 aay. 5uggest Saiding a part ss
the cotton rent at etcents ber' pound.
land In place of 1t to take cats at so
cents per bushel or corn at 81 per
tashei, both delivered In BAGS ut the
L ufh - a
| in bales delivered at the station. This
Will guarantee tenants a fair price
FLOR grain and hay, and VIII relieve
Itheir. fears of not being able TO handle
grain and hay crops. This change iii,
rent ct.atract feel may reduce the
Soiitii Carolina crop next year; 200, 900
'iaiea. Bear in mind tfiat fuily 900 Z
900 baicB OF cotton now made sniil
fnYe to be carried III the South until
september. 1915, and that the value of
ssssry bale carried over wiIi sbe iess1
ened by every acre of cotton planted.
Iff you plan to carry over any cot
Itdn. use your best Efforts to get at
tleast one-thirds s19 fiia Sehifiyated Iand
In South Carolina planted In snneli
grains. y
y REQUEST county papers 20 publish
this call. and urge large attendance
Ct iiu MEETINGS next Saturday. ! nope
every, editor OF the county papers In
the State VIII editorialiy and other.
wise urge, the planting OF small grain
Immediately. 4
WADE s;TAcKHoUsE,
president South Carolina Division
Southern Gotten Cengresa.., Y.
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