The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-15

Aside from the shipment made in
Duik III car lots, we must handle in
sacks the grain grown in South Caro-
lima this year.
| cannot agree tand think my no
sition will be sustained by the ofilce
Of Markets at Washington with those
who have been advocating the erection
OF elevators for the handling of grain
III 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 d half dozen eleva-
tors In Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvan1a. other than at terminal
points.
Why Elevators are Not Advised.
Let us not forget that ,he 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. 1t is more than
likely our farmers will, except in q
few individual instances, cease to pro-
duce greater amount OF grain than
Is sufficient for homo consumption.
Our aim shall be, when the present
unusual conditions no longer exist, to
have South Carolina farmers produce
all the grain that is NEEDED to 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 mt hnvn mr.
ing to his acreage) head Of good beef
cattle to sell each year and a few
mich COWS to supply his home and
furnish a 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 to swine production as those
existing In any part Of the United
States. .
With this grain and live stock policy
Will go rational system of -diversi-
fication, which will include the pro-
ductton OF home supplies and the re-
ductfon of fertilizer bills by the use
Of summer and winter lcgumes.
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.
1t can readily be seen from the
above that winter grain will never
play more than minor part as u mar
ket crop In the ordinary agricultural
regime of South Carolina. I cannot,
therefore, advise the construction of
grain elevators to take. care of stu
alton WHICH may be called transient.
There Must be WILLS, However.
Instead of investing In grain elva-
tors to take care of o. shipping move
ment which Ihay last only ono; or two
years. let US divert thQae Investments
to something, that will be required
this year, next year, and every year
that Is to come. refer to MILD is
grind our srasns e6falIy wheat...We
have bare eAhandfaE of small mills.
We must have more and they must be
built. For our people are going to pro-
duce the corn and wheat for themsel-
yes and their neighhors 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
been taught this lesson? But 1t Is not
OF great use to them to produce even
corn and wheat for the states con-
sumption IL they are to have no mills
to grind 1t.
Another big need that now exists Is
for machinery and facllities for pre-
pairing the surplus corn for market
Our people were selling corn the other
day for. sixty. cents per bushel, while
1t was bringing more than eighty
cents on the Richmond and Baltimore
markets.
II the. war continues. corn will be
selling for not less thnp one dollar
per bushel when the middle OF spring
and planting time, arrives. Then we
should soc a large acreage Increase in
corn in tais and other Southern States.
1t will be good and profitable.
Preparing Corn for Market. &,
Situated az we are. 1t would bc very
little trouble toprepare our corn for
market In every 'c6mmunity are gin
houses furnished with steam or elec-
trio power.S All that would be neces-
fsary Is to attachfia corn shelter and
cleaner and the farmers could bring