The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-21
FARMERS HAD
A GREAT DAY
TRADES DAY AND MEETING
OF LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION
TALKS A FEATURE
Discussion of Qusesioz.s Relative
70 Agriculture and Live
TALKS A FEATURE

Stock
Yesterday was day for the farm.
ers of Anderson county and those
interested in qaestions pertaining to
agriculture and live stock. The
combination OF trades cay and the
meeting of the Anderson Live Stock
Association brought a large number
OF Ytsttors to town TO participate In
flie program and every man VINO was
present at the meeting left With the
feeling that: he had gained something
thereby and that he had been bene-
1lhs InEceins was called to order
in tsae9foons or the Chamber OF COM
Enerce at IL o'clock, j. c, Itnryfs OF
lBeiton Ectirg as chairman. (; Mr. Har-
eris made Q few opening lrefnarls In
which he said that this. lspiendId
work had been started through the
@ tbs IS I;fs Sit;ii x ssT. Bot 10 n II
in the direction OF tradesday and the
formation OF the live stock associa-
don. He remarked on the fart that
for q time the farmers of the county
we're inclined to be skaptical on ac-
count OF the, fact that some consider
ed It merely q clever wayin which to
draw trade 20 Anderson and said that
he was glad to see they had recog-
.nized their mistake IN this matter
He said that the value OF the Cham
'ber' OF Commerce to the Eartner could
not be oFer-estinated.
q Making o Siio.
Following the Invocation, which
was delivered by Rev. o. T., Martin OF
Anderson, the first speaker, f.. II.
sfiiasnn 0f Clemson College. was in5
frce1ce Mr. eon dlscilsse ed he
aliia og dos an Il she the clos me-
ksIit s. sI1 slesr
giSlsifng fhe K u 3 81 the
most common type OF Hiio in South
Sz.1S5atss1s so 1ix.s1>s :. = >:-
staye construction but recommended
the concrete style as being far supe-
ricr. lie said that 100-ton capacity
concrctc silo could be erected at "a
cost or shcnt $50 and that 1t would
meet every requirement on the aver
Gge farm
'Ilensea College. according to the
EPsEEsT. ~, he Eisa 70 ssaa Al eg-
pert to any sarmer In any section OF
the county, 10 aE5iEt hin and advise
him conserring TIE ercotion OF silo
In any, co!rllrflits ii may be desired.
The speaker reSt took up O discus
sion of howSa clio should be con-
structed end said tEat Il should be
built beth With an inside Gnd outside
form and walls Nix, iacilcs thick. He
said that the slab siio EEs all right
but at the hest u would last only 10
or Is years, Whereas the concrete
structure would stnit,i forever! He
stressed the fs< 1liat the Ssilos should
be constructed III such manner as
to exclude. the air. He discussed
siiage Is composed Of aud advised all
his hearers to write tp the United
States gove.::::tue.:tt, department. OF
agriculture. for bulletin 556-" Max
ing and Feeding of Silage,"
Quoting statistics, the speaker said
that in WISCONSIN there are 10000
siios in operation against 200 in
South CarnIi:ia is far better for dairy
ing purposes, than is Wisconsin. Ho
said that the average price Tor silage
is 50 $50, much more cheaper than hay
and far more succuIent food.
Hog Raising.
iB. NJ. Auil OF Autun, secretary Of
the Anderson county Live Stock As
sociation, delivered a splendid ad-
dress on hog raising, illustrating his
remarks with a map OF his 1,200-acre.
hog farm in this county. He dis
cussed the manner pursued by him
in his operations and showed why
he had been SO successful In the
raising or hogs. Among the features!
touched upon was that of the proper
feed for hogs and the effect that he
had been able to get from tho hog
lands In au agricultural sense, :.
w. H. Baker, who, is field agent OF
the demonstration department. of the
Southern Railway Co, was intro
duced to the association and took oc@
casi0n 30 assure The sSSfsst;ssIss.ss t;sIss.sss pEs5s
ent that his services were always at
the disposal OF any OF them in an ag-
ricuitlrai way and that he would at
any. time be pleased TO render any
assistance that might be in his pow
err
Round Table discussion.
The afternoon session was one Of
the most interesting features of the
entire day when a round table dis
cussion was engaged in with y. 4.
Watt of Clemson College presiding.
AEr Watt said that one Of the main
objects 10 DC accOmpiiSnSu5 wuDis 10
take over SOME breed Of cattle for
Jne purpose or UTtusiiTiE 4 t'l5S Z ivy5i
cattle 70 d higher state or peffectio 1
but urged that the people so slow
alofig this tine and use good iudg-I
nent, rather than to be hasty In
heir decIsiona. He said that thefel