The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-15

cleht capital to finance the business.
Aside from the shipment made in
bulk in car lots, we must handle in
sacks the grain grown in South Caro-
lima this year.
i cannot agree (and think my po-
sition will be sustained by the office
or Markets at Washington with those
who have been advocating the erection
or elevators for the handling OF grain
In South Carolina. Maryland, northern
virginia, and Pennsylvania grow large
quantities OF grain and the grain is
handled both in sacks and in car lots.
Yet there are not a half dozen eleva-
tors in Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania, other than at terminal
points.
Why Elevators are Not Advised.
Let US not forget that the quantity
OF grain We shall produce in South
Carloina this year Is unusual, the re-
suit OF an unusual state of affairs, and
that when affairs have resumed their
normal state and cotton has climed
BACK to its average prices of the sew
eral years last past, it is more than
likely our farmers will, except In a
rev individual instances, cease to pro-
duce greater amount OF grain than
Is sufficient for home consumption.
Our aim shall be. when the present
unusual conditions no longer exist to
have South Carolina farmers produce
ali the grain ;ist is NEEDED 10 supply
the States demands, and to engage in
livestock under the method urged by
the late DR.. Knapp, which was to en-
ploy live stock farming as the means
OF utilizing waste lands There will
never be any reason, war or no war.
why every farmer in South Carolina
should not have one or more accord
ing to his acreage) head of good beef
cattle to sell each year and a few
milch COWS to supply his home and
furnish small, but regular cash in
come from cream shipments. AS to
hogs, we must give much attention to
hogs, because We have conditions as
favorable 10 swine production as those
existing in any part Of the United
States.
With this grain and live stock policy
VIII go rational system Of diversi-
ncation, which will include the pro-
ductton lof home supplies and the re-
duction OF fertilizer bills by the use
OF summer and winter legumes.
Then we shall devote our surplus
time, land. and money to cotton pro-
duction. with assurance OF profit. Cot
ton is and should be for all time the
chief market crop OF the South. Econ
omic production OF cotton is our great
problem. % t4
: 1t can readily be seen from the
above that winter grain will never
play more than o minor part as O mar
ket crop in the ordinary agricultural
regime of South Carolina. cannot,
therefore, advise, the construction of
grain elevators TO take care of a situ-
alton which may be called transient.
There Must be Mills, However.
Instead of investing in grain elva-
tors 10 take care 81 shipping move.
ment which may last anly one, or two
years, let ms divetE thosesinvestrlant
to something that will be required
this year, ncxt year, and every year
that is to come. referGtoi mills to,
grind our grain. especially wheat. We
nave . bare handful OF small mills.
We must have more and they must be
built. For our people are going to pro-
duce the corn ndtwheat for thems y
yes and their neighbors in South
Carolina, IL they have been at all i'm
pressed by the lesson OF the European
war. And what cotton farmer has not
heen taught this lesson? But IL Is not
VA Sdt QpG W Iilclli tO even
corn and wheat for the states con-
sumption IL they are to have no mills
to grind it.
Another big need that now exists is
for machinery and facilities for pre-
pairing the surplus corn for masket.
Our people were selling corn the other
day for sixty cents per bushel, while
1t was bringing mora than eighty
cents on the Richmond and Baltimore
markets. -
II the war continues, corn will be
selling for not, less than one dollar
per bushel when the middle of spring
and planting time arrives. Then we
should see large acreage increase in
corn in this and other Southern States.
II will be good aud profitable.
Preparing Corn for Market.
Situated as we are, 1t would be very
little trouble to prepare our corn for.
market In every community are gin
houses furnished with steam or cleo
trio power. All that would be neces-;
sary Is to, attach O corn shelter and
cleaner and the farmers could bring,