The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-17
BIG FARMERS DAY
HELD IN ANDERSON
MORE THAN 800 MEN AND
WOMEN ATTEND
FREE TREAT GIVEN
Trades Day Exercises Held Under
Auspices of the local CIle.n-
ber of Commerce


cises held under the auspiccc of the
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
proved one OF tho, most enjoyable ard
successful occu3iOns OF the kind vet
held.
Yesterday was the fifteenth success.
sive Trades Day held and like most OF
those preceding. brought out The bon"
and 5incw Of the farmers OF old An
derBOn county. And the spirit WAS
fine. exceedingly so. Easily the lead
Ing social feature of the day was the
serving OF ice cream. strawberry ami
vanilla, to all who attended. which
was handled by the papu!ar soda dis
pensing corps OF the Owl Drug Compa
ny. agents for the Hill Ice Cream
Company OF Columbia. who gave the
ice cream complimentary to the farm.
ers of Anderson and adjoining coun-
ties.
The exercises were to have begun
at 1890 a. NJ. but due to the fact that
DR.. Riggs. president OF Clemson col.
lege. addressed the members of the
Farmers Union ut IL A. NJ. the meet
ing was postponed until 1 80 +. NJ
when the entire program OF exercises
were carried out.
Address OIL Live Stock.
IIol. IL. ~. ADt iIilS VI otdTT, ueilVtE-
ed the Invocation. after which MIR.
F. l.. Sheely OF the agricultural bu-
reau of tho Southern Railway. deliv.
cred a most interesting address on up
to1date farming, and live stock pro
duciiOn before the assembly. He salt.
in part:
Owing to the present drouth. one
may observe many farms where there
are poor stands; in nearly all instan-
Ces these bad stands are due TO plow-
Ing the land too late, or in the rpring.
which II there is sufficient rainfall.
took away with deep plOwing what
moisture had been conserved in the
soil. Where the land was plowed
deep IN the fall. you will find almost
universally splendid stands and cv-
erything In good shape.
'.You should plow deep in the fall
and at any rate before Jan. 16. II
after then. you take the risk Of
drouth, anu If you get 1t, you lose your
moisture. Deep plowing is absolute
ly-correot. but It must be done at the
: right time. especially. II there Is an
apprehension Of aspiring drouth.
Danger OF lIeep Flowing.
"The danger of deep plowing in the
spring is 1nck of rain :. this does not
occur, however. In the fall, go your
land should be prepared and deep
plowed in the fall and you need have
no cause to fear a short spring drouth.
,such as we have Ind this year. This
applies especially 10 clover and other
cover crops. BY thsa method ciovor
or other cover crops can be turned
over soon enough for corn or cot.
ton c:Op.
.'Mnie fertilizer has been used this
year ti.un ever before. and there Is
danger In using too much fertilizer.
unless you also plant cover crops. be
cause without the cover crop. the fer
tilizer will at up the substance of
the soil. whereas with cover crops.
thic does not occur and your land be
comes richer and richer each year
Fertilization without rotation aud Gov
er crop planting will ruin the best
land In the world In ten years.
Another thing; fertilizer cannot
Stand either too wet spell or n too
dry 3 unlesc the land has been
planted OCCASIONALLY to legumjnous or
cover crops. Every farmer should
raise come live stock. hogs and small
grain and live at home. This will as
sist.in giving home supply Of meat
ana also: help to secure a proper plant
bed, where bacteria can generate and
draw the nitrogen from the air. which
is very essential
GOOD Aimo can be uccd if the han
dling OF; the same Is understood. II
should be inspected limo and properly
subsoiled, as II is not u fertilizer. hut
assists In making the clements In the
soii produce the right, conditions for
plant life. All livestock should be in
spected before. bcing purchased and
handled along proper kindly basis"
DR.. Mitchell Talks.
ihe next address,; splendid one,
was delivered by Dr. Mitchell OF the
city board Of health. II was q splen-
did presentation OF hygicnic milk pro-
duotion or sanitary dairying The ad-
dress .wael illustrated with samples
or stuherchlar specimens taken from
cows, and warned the farmer against
uslne Tthberenlar cows. He said all
cows ehould> be inspected and passed,
anu he offered the freeiure Of the An
defsoH ahbattotrr to any farmer desir-
ing 40 shaye his cow inspected. DR..
Miteheil,G address appears in another
department OF The lntelligencer to-
y;sa til: Mn Rothroek Proud.
County AGRICULTURAL Demonstrators,
J.tWs.Hpth rock, working In connection
With the. chamber OF commerce, made
q eh1ftea4d pleasing address. His talk
waetwtttyi eph;, lively, and, he stated
liesTaS proud Of tho splendid record
& beiftg achieved in Anderson county In
betten iaanaf more iip-tO-tfnte farming
Her, dWelt upon thee growth OF live
stock and hog Rroduction and grain
diysrsihcAtto ttotl.1s ,h1g.i,7 S,,-s. ssy.F
/; I;,:l::. q: he Cream Festival.
Aster albin narhapa the best, part OF