The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-23
BUY INGREDIENTS
FOR HOME MIXING
FARMERS UNION ADOPTS
POLICY ON FERTILIZER
MEETING CLOSES
Hope Is Expressed That Tick
EFadication Campaign VIII Be
Carried Forward.

An interesting morning session
Wednesday concluded two days
meeting in Columbia OF the State
Farmers, Union. In the discussion ol
fertilizers, 1t was resolved to recon-
mend to the farmers OF South Care.
lima that they use no mixed fertilizer
this season and tC advise buying cot.
tonseed meal, acid. phosphate and nit.
rate OF soda FOR. home mixing and to
advise The use only of a small amount
at planting time and TO defer buying
more till after the planting season and
then use top-drassing, II acreage re-
duction and other conditions the
seem to warrant the investment. The
farmers are advised to defer the pur-
chase OF fertilizers as late as possible
and to combine the fertilizer purch-
ases and buy late to get the best dis
counts. which will probably be liber-
al for cash.
T.B. Thackston of Spartanburg
read the bills which he had prepared
10 DE introduced In the general, as
sembly The State union showed ap-
probation of fis work by resolution
to the effect that the true and tried
principles of cooperation. credit and
security. embodied In his bills on CO.
operative associations, cooperative
rural credit unions, cooperative farm
land mortgage banks, the application
OF which principles has proved so
beneficial 70 the hesagriculturaI peoples
OF other states and foreign countries,
have the unqualified Endorsement of
South Carolina State Farmers union.
The union endorsed the4-report OF
VIM, Riggs, president OF the Clemson
college. on the work of tick erafli-
cation and expressed the hope that
the legislature Will continue the annu-
al appi opriation and the work till the
whole State Is free of Texas fever
cattle ticks.
The union emphasized the stand al
ready taken in reference to the cos-
ton acreage law not only by urging
the legislature not to repeal the law,
but by deciding TO use such means as
II deems best Ito seek to have other
States where the legislatures are uoE
In session, or soon to meet, to follow,
the example OF South Carolina in this
matter. ~ X 81
The next meeting Of the; State union
Will be held July 2S, the place to be
announced later. So
President Dahbs, ADDRESS.
: The seml-annual address OF the
State president. e. w. sDabbs. TO the
SSdlih Carolina State Farmers Union.
was In part as follows.
We; have met at the beginning Of
the new year under the Instructions
from the annual meeting in Anderson
last July to consider matters of grave
to the welfare OF the
farmers OF. this State and iifisss prSsx
perlty OF the South !, ],
Before making some recommenda-
tinnH that think deserve your care
full consideration LET ma report the
results OF our efforts to carry ont
yonr instructions as TO Fertilizers and
cotton, FIRST as 20 fertiIixers Im-
nlediately after the. notice was pub
liahed hat you had instructed the /
executive committee to purchase fer-
tiIiaers for the union. had represent
atige6 OF two OF the largest import
ers or raw material 20 see me and Is
offer their services to supply us. I
sent out by publication and through
The secretary's office requests to ALL
The local and county Unions TO rlet
.fIe committee know what they want i
ea aud how tiiey would pay for the
stun ordered. The European war
broke out just at that time and 30
upset the ealculat lions of all our peol
pie thai nbtftlDg Fan done or could be
done Net only were our people at "a
loss how 10 plan their orders, but
ing CONTRACT except With such mar
gin s1f aafety 70 themselves as would
baye mndh the price to us proiiibi- 1
i've. Our Sps9pie eth do not know
what edo aud 81 gEest that we may
10 them q valuable aargice by: 4, care- |
ilsl discussion og THE f;ibject and wise
recQmmen fspng u the use OF |
'ertilixers this teasnsl.
The: next matter. that the officers
,f the Stete uni0n were pafttcu!arly3
charged With d1iflG was to Try to de-
rise and put Id opera ton wise warsz
lpJistnE. banking and ihArlleting fas
,iistfes for the than rapidly kiiafnrz
ng cotton crop. i do not think that |
i single one of as Ind even 4 faint /
OF The terrible world 19asi
hat was to- break ipdH us within a 1
Ecek after we Adt0n f7ied 6f knter /
ion, But we Rnewy that Unless son1eI
lctfpe steps va taken fiS Df,e1fnf 1
lur people z ON iioaaing sha iilarl,etl
3 Z SEN sIntsf gEiees gald break 10
5eai 70 an 6f bur SSsopIe Is S,,arNst I
gradually. BefOre we could mako I
'pepifle suegeelt ems IN af broke out
bout July 80 on gust /. syosr
;pEtmittse, rea lizit.s not ihirnedIate
lhd GENERAL action Should he faitdb ii
ssqet q call fgg tite assembling OF /
he SoutheFn Eolsop congress we L
lid this because the national union
you'd not slleek iefare sebfemba:
md too much xalHa + r time would be I
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