The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-21
ANDERSON PLANTERS
IALL KNOW SOLUTION
CURTAIL COTTON CROP IN
THIS COUNTY
PLANT MORE GRAIN
Farmers Are Aware of the Ser
iousness Of Situation and Are
Determined on Remedy.
PLANT MORE GRAIN

While the South Carolina general
assembly may possibly be able to
devise some way to helm the cotton
farmers OF South Carolina I'm their
present dire extremity, there is vet
some doubt as to whether any feast.
bic solution can be reached. Re:ng
aware of that fact and seeing what n
big cotton crop has meant this year.
next year will see the cotton crop
curtailed in Anderson county more
than one-half. The farmers of this
section will turn their attentions to
other things, notably the sowing of
more small grain.
OF snail grain Is at hand and II is
desirable. in fact, almost necessary.
that some record be made and kept
with reference to the number Of
acres planted. especially in wheat.
The wheat milling industry has lam
guished In recent years and the flour
that Is used in the State is shipped
] In from other States, whereas the
State department. of agriculture, COM
merce and Industries long has con-
tended for a larger acreage of wheat
in South Carolina The flour that is
purchased has not the quality of that
made from wheat that is produced at
home and furthermore there are half
dozen costs to be added-such as
the freights. the middleman's profit
and other expenses.
Commissioner Watson has been
greatly pleased by reports from the
northwestern part OF the State that
cid water mills are being overhauied
preparatory to being put into COM
mission again and that the millers
are urging all people to plant more
acreage in wheat. In Justice to the
mllers and the owners OF mill sites
who might wish to put in a wheat
or corn milling plant. MIR. Watson
urges that all persons$in the State
who will plant wheat this fall COM
municate with his office at once 90
that he may keen a record of the
acreage and give due publicity. The
great trouble about producing wheat
In the past has been; that the seed
wheat was poorly selected. Mr.. Wat
son says that good seed wheat may
be had now and he thinks that In
view OF the prices[ to Witch swiieat
products may soar 1t is almost an
imperative duty for the wheat acre
age In this State. TO be increased not
less than 1000 per cent, this fall.
This is n matter which must be at
tended to at once rs the seed wheat
may be difficult, 20 get and the time
for planting will soon be past.
Commissioner Watson received
Thursday an interesting statement
from Capt. j. T. Hariina, a conductor
on the Southern railways who is go
ing into the milling business In Rich
land county, showing that the re-
vival of this industry Ii not confined
to the Piedmont country alone. Capt
Harling has a farm nine miles from
Columbia, midway between DentsvilIe
on the Seaboard and State Park on
the Southern. lie mas airoady piafi-
ned to put in q FIRST class corn mill
which will give the people OF this
section good meal at q moderate cost
for milling. and he Is also anxious
to find out II he will be supported In
his plans to put in a high grade roll
lcr mill. Capt. Harling is going
ahead with the preparations anyway
and will probably build the flour
mill this winter. but he wishes all Of
the farmers OF this section to in
crease their wheat acreage and to lei
him know through Commissioner
Watson's office how much wheat they
Will plant for next yesr. -
Commissioner Watson said yester-
day that these are the best signs that
he has observed. If there should be
an over production OF small grain
for tho uses OF man. the surplus
could be used for the fattening, of
stock and this Is another Tine OF in
dustry In which the State Is falling
back. Col. Watson says that the ''hog
acreage" for next year should be
doubled.