The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-16
Regular Weekly Feature for the Farmers Anderson and
adjoining Counties Contributions this page GLADLY received
THE GOOD AN Ill WIND BLOWS
Preparation for the Boil Weev State That VIII Re-
vOiudcnize I Whole Agricultural System-The Eropean
80" ~ War VIII Only Hasten the Work.

Amid the gloom into which the cot
ton situation, brought about by the
European war. has plunged the South
there Is a ray of light and OF hope
which wakes stronger as 1t is more
carefully observed. While on all sides
Is heard talk OF impending disaster,
or at best, serious embassassment.
| there are some leaders in agriculture
who are already beginning to grid up
their loins and go forth to battle with
stout hearts. determined to take full
advantage OF such good as this i'll
wind is blowing to the South.
For twenty years Southern farmers
have heard the .preachments of diver
sifcatiop, They have been taught.
coaxed, pleaded with, and even threat
ened with picutres OF Just such situ-
ation5 as that which is now t---.eaten-
ing. their economic structure. For
nearly ten years great army of men.
the demonstration forces organized by
DR.. Seaman A.. Knapp, has been slow
sy but surely libefating Southern far
mcrs from the absoutism of cotton
in some regions these meu. have made
such wonderful progress that they are
able at this time to point Droudlv to
large masses Of farmers who no long
er. recognize. cotton as their master.
farmers who are ''living at home" and
who in. this grave crisis, are able to
rest easily in the thought OF. abundant
supplies of food for man and beast
well-flled silos, COWS giving products
which do not depend for their market
value on the whims of rulers er the
pagaries OF speculation. ~
Bit alas for tho fro iltiao nP ,,,1.<,
especially of husbandmen! Centuries
OF. living to themselves have develop
ed in farmers an independence of at,
titude to be found in mo other class.
They are willing and glad to receive
instruction, but only after it has. been
demonstrated to them many times that
the new ways taught them will result
profitably. The time. required to make
such demonstrations cannot be meas
'ured in hours. 1t is the work of years.
determined. plodding at many times
discouraging work. 49,, - ,-.
How the Boil Weeyn Will Helm.
lit has been we'll argued that the
propinquity of the cotton boil weevil
VIII do more to bring about good farm
ing methods in the. South. Atlantic
States than could twenty more years
OF teaching and preaching, unaided by
the overwhelming argument which the
weevil presents. The farmers of South
Carolina and Georgia, observing the
suffering. resulting from the spread
OF this pest over Louisfsiana and Mis-
sissippi are beginning to build their
fortifications against the onsIaughts
which they are assured will be made
on their States.
But even the most narrowing de-
scrfptions of the effects of, the boil
WeeYii In nearby States do not seem
to have as powerful an effect as IL de-
sired. Distant disasters make only
passing Impressions on the average
':.i,ta. The death os ten sasoasana sol
dies ina battle in Belgium would
not seem SO terrible to a South Caro-
lima farmer as would the loss OF ten
lives by fire ia neighbopins COM
munity. This 10 easy OF proof. h,