The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-19
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Agriculture, Commerce and industries
BUREAU OF MARKETING
E. J. WATSON, Commissioner
Weekly Bulletin Of Information
E. J. WATSON, Commissioner

The wife Of farmer in Calhoun
County who has been using III: state
Bureau OF Marketing continually for
the disposition OF the surplus pro-
duets of her husbands farm and for
those things which receive her at
tention. such as dairy products,
peacan nuts. etc. writes this week
to the bureau: II have had great
results from your department Of
marketing" and q farmer III Fur
ence county writes: 81 always reau
with interest the bureau of market
ing bulletin and think the bureau is
u great thing Tor the rural people :"
"A few days ago the head OF one of
the leading distributing houses III
the State. "ho has been getting in
formation through the bureau Eav3
the information Voluntarily that this
season for the t!rst time he had moi
bought Or handled one bushel of
western corn. but that in selling
feed corn In the various markets of
The State he had bought his entire
supply from South Carolina farm
ers. He furthermore stated that he
had not had one word of complaint
as to quality from any source. and
the inspection diyision of this de-
partment has certainly not been able
to find single case Of spoiled corn
when the corn was South Carolina
raised corn
Each week sees logical eXpan-
sion of the bureaus operations. This
week. for instance. farmers wife
who takes great pride in raising
flowers is offering bulbs and plants.
AT no stage las any limitation what
ever been placed upon the commodi-
ties that may be offered through the
services OF the bureau. The policy
of the bureau is quick sales and
plenty of them direct between the
producer and the consumer.
From far beyond the borders. OF
the State inquiries now come con-
stantly, such as the following from
an experienced farmer living near
Trenton. N. j.. would 1t be pos
sible to lease or rent a farm, stock
ed, for term of years in your State
for practical farmer? / think I
would rather rent for while before
buying. If possible. / will not be able
to visit South Carolina before next
fali. but am pianning my business
80 as to make the trip early In the
fall. do.not want to burden YOU
with SO many Inquiries, but can
assure you'll am very grateful to you
for the information you are furnish
Ing ME. From out near Cedar
lfapida. iowa. q substantial family
wants to Secure small place on
long asy3terms. This family is we'll
yersed In truck. poultry and general
farming, but after paying travelling
expenses and freight would have
hardly more than $500. 90 on arrival
The writer says: I'VE are fairly we'll
educated. do not drir?i nor gamble
and hardly ever smoke. We know
there Is chance for Il poor but Will
Ing worker down South in a delight
rui climate. The winters are so long
and disagreeable here" These are
merely samples OF some of the in
qntrtes that come daily to the bureau
now and every effert is made to
handle all such cases. Another
writer Of this class, living near
Washington. D. c.. says: "HnyIne
tired of the cold, cfangeable and
miserable winters of this climate. !
am taking the liberty of writing YOU