The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-22
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The first grain festival ever held in:
South Carolina was ytheso big event
Of yesterday In Anderson and as a re.
suit Of this great forward step on the
part OF Anderson county men and AIsk
derson county faspsafAs The name uf
the county Will sBnfea broad dcast.
among the farmers !Sf, tiiG state, asyt ytsSs-
ing the best farining county In South
Carolina
The day propes <was opened yester.
dsy morning st 1e?ssn G.ninck when
the meeting was cated to sbrder by i;
8. Fowler IN the rooms OF the cham..
Der of commerce,N r.. IA Abrams OF
Starr was acting as secretary. and !;
probably 200 farmers were gathered !.
for the speeches. Mr.. Fowler assured
his hearers OF AAders0n's welcome:
and then the Rev. J.fW. Speake, pastor
Of 81 Johns eMthodf6tx church was
called upon for the Invocation. This
was followed by q number 0t imporr
tant announcements. made by the Sec
rotary, and then the speeches were
heard iiSNs8 -:
w. W. Long OF Clemson College.
state agent OF the United States farm!
demonstration work, WAS first intro:il
duced to the audience and impressed :
the farmers of Andesspn with his
horse sense" He has always BEEN q !.
great favorite with Anderson county
audiences and he made himself even 7
more dear to tho hearts, OF, Andereon( E
farmers yesterday,'.i ,pecause OF his !
splendid words. AZ -, y.
The Boil Weevllt Coming. =
Mr.. Long said that; this Ia q very
timely OCCASION for grain festival be, ;
cause OF the fact that the pool weevil.fS
Is fast moving toward this state and Z
will reach South Carolina within less.
than ak years. if
He pointed out that Il the farmers Of /
the farmers OF this state are not Z
ready to meet the pest when, It makes .
Its appearance here thH It will cost I
the state between fifty md one hum !
dred Million. He said that the inya.
sion Of the boil weevil will proy8s 9
worse to this state than Was Sher-s
mans army. He said that he spoks !
from knowledge becaHsa he had seen:
the effect OF the boil ,weevil in, many
states across the Mississippi. He said !
that this is not farmers problem
but problem for the business man
to solve. He pointed out that money
10 ASc46u duu OEBdutIatlpuil lB uGGQe08
for the purpose Of fighting the ad. !;
vance Of the weeyil. I, sstti' iaE
MIR. Long pointed ont that the way,
to save the country from destruction
by the boil weevil wns Ito, diversity \
the crops and echoed his statement +
that the grain festival would be- Of /:
great assistance in, thia direction. Ha..
said that South Caroline holds the !,
record for the greatest production OF .
corn. Of oats and OF grass and that
last year Robert .Thotnpson OF this
county. In he'Lebanon section, had as
fine field Of clover, as ever, grew Id 4
Virginia. the state famous. for its,s
clover. u :i!sS,ss. 7, n
More Meat Can Be, Grown. Sp
The speaker said that. South Caro-
lima farmers can eeaily grow hog meat; !;
cheaper than It cans be- raised In III
linois and yet this state continues! 10 I
import much Of its, meat; from that /.
state. Mr.. Long says that one thing l
needful Is moro competent, agriculsu.s Z
raj teachers and pointed Ito the fact Z
that Clemson college has more stu:
dents Of agriculture than, any other. /
institution In the United sStatea but
at the same tnie he HdeDlo fact I
that there are many farmer Z boys Id !,
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