The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-02
ANDERSON AUDIENCE
HEARD SPEECHES
LIVESTOCK MEN MADE. AN
IMPRESSION
AT STOCK EXHIBIT
Splendid Speakero From Clemson
and Southern Railway Talked
To Farmers Of County
(From Thursdays Daily. }


stiiute or . school Of instruction along
lines relative to the raising of i've
stock, the first part of the program
FOR the farmers here yeatcrda, in
connection with the stock exhibit was
very enjoyable, was entertaining md
was highly instructive. Same II III.
best posted men on things pertaining
to stock raising end cattle growing
to be found In this section, were in
attendance and delivered good ad-
dresses This part of the program
took place in the park at North An
derson and began promptly at 1O:30
o'clack. Music was furnished by the
Zion band. following which s. A.
Burns, president of the Anderson
County Livestock Association, called
the meeting to order. Prayer was Of
fcred by Rev. J. Haller Gibbony, rec
tor Of Grace" Episcopal church, and
the first speaker was then introduced
W. J. Shealey, Of the Southern Rail-
road. He advised the farmers to place
their farms on a more buslnnss-ltke
basis and to do away with the great
waste now being experienced on thc
average American arm. Hr touch
cd on fodder pulling as oGe nf these
wastes. pointing out that this custom
destroys 20 per cent. Of the I'D and
advised that the corn should b. shock
cd and shredded and then fed to the
stock or store in silos. He said that
any farmer now owning . shredder
could plant the corn thick and cut It
and that the stock would eat great
deal Of this. He said that pulling fod-
der costs more than 1t is worth.
Or. ]. o. Williams. of Clemson col
lege. made : splendid address and
told his hearers Of many things in
which they are interested. He dis
cussed the subject, "The Future Of
Southern livestock and predicts
that there Will be radical change IN !
agricultural ronditions in South Car,
olina within the next few years. He,
says that the system Is at present
on an unstable foundation and with
out diversificatioh there must come
d change at no distant date. He toinf-
ed to the money invested by South
Carolina in Fertilizers showing that
In 1894 they spent s4.00o,Q00 on, fer
tillzers: In 1904 tlioy spent Sc Q.Oeo,a
600 and in 1914 they spent s35 100000.
This Is one-fffth or all the cofnmerciai
fertilizer sold In the United States
each season. He said that within the
last ten years the crop production In
tfis state has Increased 70 per cent;
The yield for the same time has de-
creased % per cent, yet the fertilizer
have inceased 157 per
cent. He lays much OF the blame For
these conditions on South Carrlina's |
,ne-crop system. Supporting this
dee he showed that ireland, at one |
limo depended entirely uron the |
single crop OF Irish potato.s. but f.
nally had to diversity aud says that |
his country Is now reaching the same
point. The boll weevil caused Texas |
men to diversity. according to Mr..
and now Texas can pro-
luce anything and yet continues to
grow more cotton than anything else.
He pointed to tho result of thu war.
low being felt on every side. and said |
hat conditions will be oven worse
when the 6oli weevil arrives herc,yl
,rovided tho people OF this State con.
inie to depend upon one crop. Ho |
,ayg that the West IS almost out or |
,attle and 'shys that this Is a golden iop
for' the people OF tho South |
md more particularly the beot1e Of
South Carolina. 'ifit'.e.S 8: ','is'' -Ds
IDr. walter, soEreiI.. of .sfie Southern |
aailroed, .spoke Interestingly al some
ength. Ho discussed livestock |
Raising, Along Scientific lines" In !
this subject d DR.. Sorrell
,onted 10 the hign cost .ot meats and |
old his hearers that they need never |
expect to ace meat sell for any cheape. |
,rices In this country and therefore |
( they want meat at cheaper prices |
he idea Is to raise the iiogs at home.
He pointed to the fact that meal and |
lulls are cheap and that therefore |
logs can DO led cleaply In this Sec
Ion. He says that ordinarily he |
would not advise farmers to 20 into |
cattle raising but believes |
hat they should use fine bred slres. |
1e says that pasturage in Sontt Car |
}lina is usually as good as It IS ir |!
yet South Carolina farm |
srs will not. use It. He knows Of a
pan In North Carolina who lives 40 |
piles from, q railroad, and ya; La SELL
hg cattIe to South Carbllna and 9TH
n states and making mpneY out oc II.
4e says that the N0rA Carolina man |
:oaiuE eiaaat5y sc6 6ihHiSHl .$t08 PSI aHf6
or his land. HegEay1s that thera VIII |
'oon be e sufficiency OF fine breeding |
Iifcs In SSpth Caf6 DINA and then when
he boil 4 aevil enters this state the I
armers will inattnctivety turn to live
took. He advised his hearers to |
get In on the groand floor" he |
ioes not favor. dual-puTposes- cattle |
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