The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-20

to uso his land as collateral as
easily and with as little expense as
he can use his personal property. and
avoid the expense for every examina-
ton Of title. and this would reduce
the cost Of borrowing money. am
not blaming lawyers for charging
their fees. but I want another and
better system than we have.
would favor n system OF rural credit.
which would furnish money at q low
rate OF interest and for long time,
% that more farmers could buy and
own their own farms. ana by low
rates OF interest and on long time 1t
would cost them less than the usual
rent. IL this system were adopted
" would help an energetic econo-
inical farmer to own his land, to i'm
prove It's production. it's increase.
his comforts for his wife and family
and make II more profitable and
more comfortable. a more attractive
place to live. and we would help to
stop the fiow OF people from country
to town. So intensely do / feel the
necessity. not only for the Individual.
hut for the welfare OF the State,-
the necessity Of farmers on q small
scale owning their own land. that
I should. IL II were not unconstitu.
t'onai. advocate freedom from taxa
tion for a period OF fecrs to the
extent OF the homestead. 100000.
provided the owner lived on his own
farm In the country. or lived In his
own house In town. granting to the
STRUGGLING farmers tho same privi-
lcge now freely given to struggling
manufacturers In cities. Since. how.
ever. this cannot be deem Il i'm.
perstive that We pay particular at
tsntion to the farmers by teaching
agriculture In the county schools rs
well as by sending experts to the
farmer to aid him by suggestions.
We have a great agricultural college
bNs the percentage OF our boys who
can ever get to Clemson Ia pitifully
small still Clemson iu conjunction
with the state and federal govern
ments can and will carry instruction
In agriculture to tho child
rem In the country. I shall advocate
this 10 that children can acquire a
knowledge Of plant life. OF soil
building by winter cover crops. deep
blowing. rotation. diversiHcation.
animal husbandry. which will give
the taste and love for II. and the
farm viii como to be place
Of comfort and plenty. which will at.
tract and hold our people. As q
trustee Of Clemson College. and as
. member Of Its fertilizer board. i
desire to say that an earnest effort
Ia being rade TO give protection to
the farmer and also. to the honest
manufacturer I'm commercial fertillz-
ers. Tho legislature enacts the fer.
tiIizer laws--the Fertilizer Board at
Clemson College sees to their execu-
tion. We propose the redrafting of
these commercial fertilizer laws to
d meet new conditions which have re-
Gently developed as well an to deal
with old conditions. There Is a large
loss to the farmer through the use Of
worthless filters In fertilizers. The use
Of these fillers In not now against the
law: the fault In In our law. The
farmer and honest manufacturer
would be better protected by pre-
venting the use Of worthless filters:
II would mean q higher grade fertiiiz-
or. and a higher price yet 1t would
savo paying freight and handling
charges on material that Is absolutely
worthless.
favor also that the law be chang
ed to require q statement showing
the source OF ammonia whether
blood. f,sh scrap. cotton seed meal.
or sulphate OF ammonia. or any 9TH
or source.) Such changes In the
law would be fair and just to both
farmer and honest manufacturer and
wonid protect both against imposition
by dishonest manufacturers. cam
not too strongly urge upon farmers to
follow Clemson's lead In striving to
build up the soil otherwise than by
commercial fertilizers. As 1t Is. 1t
costs the farmer Ia to 1-2 Of his crop
10 pay his fertilizer bill. lie must
hpad up the soil but must do 30 at
less cost than that Of commercial fer
tiiixer.
Railroads.
IL In easy and popular to attack
the RAILROADS. I have no pecuniary
interest I'm railroads. I believe that
railroads should DO Under regula-
ton Of tho state. and bc required tn
give tho public the best service con.