The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-17
TO FURNISH NEGOTIATIONS.
WILL SELL MATERIAL To FARM.
Frs AT COST.
Various Kinds of Nitro-C Cultures TO
be Furnished BY Department u Ag-
rsoalture at Cost OF Forty Cents per
Acre.

act OF the general assembly passed
at he last session upon my recon-
msndation.' said Commissioner Wat
son yesterday. within a week we will
be able. through the department. to
furnish to the farmer. carriage charges
prepaid. . soil inocuiating material.
pure bred and viruient. at 20 cents an
acre for one acre or for any number
Of acres n for all leguminous plants.
both summer n winter. Prices that
have prevailed for the material here
tofore have been practically prohibi-
tive-y2 for an acre size and not less
than si.3b an acre for 100-acre lots.
The South Carolina farmer will now
be In a position TO set his costly nj
trogen free from the air by farming
the air. ! do not believe that there is
means more TO the future prosperity
OF the State than the action OF the
general assembly which has made IL
possible for the average farmer to
forsake soil robbery and turn quickly
and effectively to soil building"
Commissioned Watson has been at
work on the proposition since the adj
%jourpEent OF the general assembly.
his purpose having been to. complete
arrangements for furnishing the cuI-
lures In time for the summer legumes,
such as cowpeas. peanuts. SOY beans
and velvet beans. He has investigat-
ed thoroughly all methods employed
I'm other states. and all processes Of
manufacturing the cultures and in the
end says he has exercised his author
lily under the act to secure only high
class. virulent bacterial cultures i'm
unlimited quantities. and at the lowest
price possible for material OF the
character hat will be furnished.
Commissioner Watson said yester-
day that the general use of legumos
properly inoculated meant the quick
and successful growing OF forage
crops and that meant the establish
ment OF n real live stock industry, and
live stock meant more than he dared
predict, without taking into consid-
GRAFTON the more far-reaching effect
on the soil itself.
The act OF the general assembly
referred to bears the title: ITO pro-
vide incubation material for iegumi-
nous crops and for the distribution
of the same to the citizens Of South
Carolina" II differs from the acts
In Georgia and North Carolina. IL
provides that the commissioned OF
agriculture shall make arrangement
with n or more reputable manu-
lecturers OF incubation cultures for
We supply OF cultures ut or as near
as possible at the cost OF production.
TO be furnished through the depart
ment TO the farmers. or. falling there
I'm. to manufacture in the State labora-
tories n cultures and furnish them
at actual cost. The other acts refer
red to simply require the State to
manufacture and allow no alternative.
Commissioner Watson was convinced
that the best proposition was not TO
put the State laboratories TO manu-
featuring. but to make the authorized
arrangement and have regular exam
nations made. OF the material In the
State laboratories.
The EFFORT has been made to get the
best cultures o~btalnable I'm the coun-
try and with this I'm view the con-
tract for the cultures has been made
with the Standard Nitrogerm company
OF New Jersey. guaranteed 10y the
Earp-Thomas Farmogcrm company
OF New Jersey. manufacturers Of the
culture known as "~farmogerm."
Al the price named no attempt will
be made To put out cultures that will
stand indefinitely. Columbia being
the centrally located distributing
point. the department considers that
II Is easy. as Il Is certainly best. for
the farmers TO order cultures as they
need them. The ~nitrocultures 10 be
distributed. therefore. by choice. will
he cultures that must be used within
10 days and preferably within three
weeiT The price OF 90 cents per
acre VII include packing. addressing
and postage or express TO destination.
No shipments will DO made on C. O. u.
orders. Order blanks will be furnish.
ed by the department and the cash
: In the form OF postal money order
or check or currency must
the order. In each case the date of
shipment will be stamped ON tho