The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01
OF COMMERCE. NOTES

! ha ,"0 crea merry routes for Sumter
County started in the near future.
One in the Bethel section, and the
other in the Concord section. A great
many more milk cows were found in
these communities than was thought
by farm demonstrator j. Frank Will
| liams. If there were ac many milk
| cows in all the different sections Of
Sumter county as there are in these
two sections, and If the people had
the same attitude towards keeping
dairy cattle, it would justify starting
up creamery in Sumter. A cream
cry in Sumter however is only a mat
ter of time as soon as a sufficient
number Of milk cows on the farms
warrant the establishment of the
Sumter creamery.
An expert from the dairy division
of Clemson College will visit these
sections the latter part Of this week to
give definite instructions about feed
ing dairy cattle, and what the people
may expect to receive for the cream
that will be shipped to the Darlington
creamery. The Chamber Of Commerce
will extend this Clemson expert every
convenience and courtesy within it's
power to assist in the investigations
and visits to the two sections in which
the creamery routes will be establish
ed.
President j. Frank Williams, Of the
Sumter County Farmers Union noti-
fled the secretary Of the Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce that the crops
having been all about gathered for the
1915 season, that the farmers Of this
county will be prepared to reopen the
Sumter Curb Market on Thursday,
December 9th, and that they will fur
nish produce on this curb market on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays of
each week.
Mr.. Williams says there are big
crops Of collards. turnips, sweet po-
tatoes and quantities Of pork and
pork products, and turkeys, chickens,
and that eggs will soon begin to be
more plentiful. The curb market will
be on the South side Of the Court
House square, east Of Law Range.
All fresh meats brought in will have
to be either wrapped up or screened
by wire TN order to comply with board
OF health regulations. This doesn't ap-
ply to vegetables however. or poultry,
eggs, etc;
Mr.. Williams suggests to producers
OF beef and pork and pork products,
such as hogshead cheese, blood and
iyer pudtings, etc. hams, shoulders,
ausage. and also sellers Of buttor,
hat sbefore leaving home same be
'eiehed and marked, and wei. wrap
ped in absolutely clean wrh piping pa
per SO as to be fly and dust proof.
If this is done it will not be neces-
sary to screen the vehicle, especially
If the fresh meat products are packed
in boxes or other receptacles after
being wrapped and the boxes covered
over with clean cloth or other sani-
tary dust proof coverings.
It might be stated by way Of infor-
nation that only where beeves and
hogs are to be cut UP ut the market
is it necessary to screen the wagons.
Farmers can at practically no ex-
pense compared with results In salts
faction given consumers, prepare their
meats in dust and fly proof shape to
conform to health regulations.
Since the farmers have themselves
decided, after mature deliberation,
and trial that the Sumter curb mar
ket has been profitable venture, and
that it pays for the producers to meet
the consumers at central market
place this winter and early spring, it
can be reasonably assumed that the
Sumter Curb Market has passed the
experimental stage, and should be-
come a permanent institution in Sum-
ter.
The farmers of Sumter county, and
the consumers Of the city Of Sumter
| in large numbers, have tried out the
Curb Market method 1t is practically
unanimously agreed by consumers and
producers who have patronized and
furnished foodstuffs on the Curb Mar
ket that it Is a good thing.
So that the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce and the Retail Dealers AS
ISOLATION, representing the organized
business interests of Sumter, and the
women of the Sumter Civic League,
representing the consumers, the three
organizations directly responsible for
the Institution Of Sumter's Curb Mar