The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-16

they should and could have made.
But when the boll weevil had entered
tho State. aud starvation stared men
lin the face, the reRuonse was immed-
late. Dairy and beef farms sprang
up rapidly. Large areas are being
iplantedi in alfalfa Diversiflcntion has
teome TO have q real meaning for the
Mississippi farmer. .,,s,-.g.,;.
Its Effect OH Our Economic System.
Changes In the economic system OF
people are wrought with great slow
ness and. under ordinary; conditions,
this Is as it should be-. There .is one
exception. When huge crisis nris-
es, a situation that threatens the very
economic LIE OF great mass, the
4 barriers fall, linen cast aside in one
day the Inherited practices of CEN
tury. tho conservatives of yesterday
becomej more radical than those whom
they considered ultraradicaI, and re-
form which were little more. than
ideals are incorporated in the normal
lives OF the people with astonishing
ease and rapidity.
SO 1t 1s that some Of the agricult1-
raj leaders In South, Carolina feel tnilt
tho present situation can be workei
into death blow. to the absolute dom
ination of cotton II they strike while
the iron Is hot. And they are plan
ming accordingly. Nor is there any
doubt that men In other Southern
States will recognize the same ,oppor-
ltuhity. 80 4
The demonstration forces of South
Carolina had already tsen planning
great campaign Of preparation for
the boil weevil, "a campaign which
tney nad determined was to make the
faH ~ - A..
lsre the destructive pest than has been
tany other Southern State. with
more than four years !, in which to
work, they had time for their opera
ttonE. Just as the campaign was to
De launched in earnest, with the bank
l'ers and commercial bodies of the
state thoroughly prepared to give ac.
tive support and co cooperation, the na,
lions OF Europe sent their millions in.
to the field. commerce was paralyzcd
I and the market for cotton dropped
,:out OF sight. Il. ~. d.
The work OF first Importance is. OF,
course, to help the cotton farmer IN
every way possible TO weather tns
storm that is now brewing But along
with the relief measures willi go. the
doctrine lof diversifleation, preached,
now under conditions which are. IDEAL.
i,ssAtt Europe Isl or VIII soon be. cry-,5
ing; Tor food Wheat and oats sniii
rye ana CORN hay. horses, and muIesE
f silf animal p71ancts G:il lie *. s:c:.4
demand. according to experts. that
famine prices will prevail. Yet South
Carolina, like nearly all Of the South
mas not bushel of grain. nor bale
or hay, nor q pound of meat products
that ttE can soil to the people Of Eu.-
ioDe. The Southern farmer does rot +
fiye. ut home. Tho South has not rails.
CT enough OF these things to supply
It's own people: All that the cottonss|
fnrmeri has to sell is cotton. IL, this
sitnntlqn does not. result In revolution
against single crop system. there
would scem to bc; little hope: ri
The ianlt OF the Souths subjectionl
/ Y cotscn does not lie wholly with the
saTmcr, Inc Sonth's entire fean sys-
tcm has, up to the present, been has.
teu on tnts crop, Small farmers had no
alternative But now there is al
change In the attitude of bankers and
merchants. They realize the, r,iinous
eject Of q. policy that forces farmers
toadepend on one crop and they are
seeking way to al range their sysL
tenn So that advances may be made on
cT0ps other than cotton. This changsj
was brought ABOUT among South Car
olinaa bankers By the realization. of
the ne9rnsss .of, the cotton boil sweeyii.
and the present situation is certain To
make them evenl more earnest IL their
iehortsf to do everything In reason 10
tDrME about systuiii U1s iiiivofsilC ID
~ mas been demonstrated. that South.
Carolina can make as much hay 10
tho acre as any Northern State. that,
she can produce more corn to the acre
than anystate In the Corn Belt, that:
T tiness bermuda grass pastures are bet-,
jseFntSan. the bluegrass and that she
has. usttcpltural possibilities Of won.
i lderfnli ms Sgnitude. 7sp:s = sf
i i The farm Standardization forces have
already begun to urge farmers to grow
i cats and wheat, to establish hog
plants: 70 degnte n,ore attention To
ponltry and to plant vegetable, gar
aans large enough to supply the table:
through the winter. $50. ',,Fss
Ihere Will be no let up d in the
preaching OF diversifcation and Il the
lesson that ts now being taught the
single crop farmer. Will be- ( !. Irfyen.
home with MI the emphasis possible.
Hence III is possible ana probable
tnnt opt OK the aftuation which al. this
4 lWrttinE appears very. dark there must
! come e new order OF thinga which:
WILL compensate the farmer many
NSees over for any loss he may suffer.
4 noNs no matter how, great the loss:
may be! 4 ::
! .YMAhe Clouds stoo. have their sasIyess
i inlnE The crisis furnishes an op.,
j g0rtunity which tsf glorious and wos+j
\ iaerlptE In tts naegpitud Out sof ..the
taark1essSo Of this night Of depsess:un'
1 ana dsdtscourqge gefhent here should ariss
i EEeAter South tten the world has.
lever before Known q South which