The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-06

~ 'ASSSA VACA 6y VI tu6 plau upon
which the State Bureau of Marketing
10 operated in South Carolina Is that
1t reaches down to the individual on
the remotest farm and gives htm the
opportunity to sell farm products or
ouy farm products, dealing directly
with other individuals by name in dis.
tant communities. 1t has been realized
from the first that general marketing
information as to prices prevailing in
different towns failed to reach the man
who wanted to be helped. The South
Carolina Bureau has endeavored from
the very first to reach down to the in
dividual by name and serve him. The
requirements Of the Bureau are SIM
ple." When any man or woman on
the farm has anything to sell it Is only
necessary to communicate with the
Bureau, stating clearly quantity and
price. When 1t Is case OF wanting
to buy 1t Is only necessary to address
the Bureau, advising the Bureau of
the want. There is no charge for the
service rendered and the Bureau posi-
lively does not perfect any sale and
does not under any circumstances han
die any money. the Bureau simply
furnishing the address OF the party
having the product for sale or who
wants to buy, and the transaction must
be closed between the individuals and
not through the Bureau Checks
should never be sent to the Bureau
even to be forwarded The only other
requirement that the Bureau insists
upon Is that those who have articles
or wants that they wish listed in the
regular Tuesday. morning press bull
ietins must have their communica-
tions in the office Of the Bureau at Col
umbia by noon on Saturday preceding
publication.
During the past week many letters
have reached the Bureau testifying to
the service that has been rendered to
farmers living in the rural districts.
lowing from farmer residing In Marl-
boro county: 81 beg to say that I
have found the Marketing Bureau very
helpful to me and hope to see its
scope Of usefulness enlarged and
would be glad to see something of
the kind in active operation In every
county Of the State. I have made sew
eral purchases through the medium Of
the Bureau and also several sales and
exchanges"
The following Is a summary Of the
weeks Wants and Offers:
WANTS.
8 Jersey hefers bred.
200 stalks sugar cane.
Enough Bermuda grass roots to set
out an acre.
Some Bourbon turkeys. Quote best
price.
A good milk COW. Jersey preferred, but
II good milker and butter producer will
consider grade.
An old fashioned Dowlaw cotton
planter.
10 bushels chick feed.
! pair White crested Black Spanish
chickens.
"A boy is to 1s years old, healthy and
capable OF making himself generally use,
find position with me at $500 per month
OFFERS.
rs bushels Croft peas. $500 per bushel
90 bushels Cotton patch peas, $500 per
IS bushels Taylor peas at SITS per
A few bushels OF New Era peas at s1.76
A few bushels mixed peas at ,sl.4o per
bushel
busPss Pso roH 10 Sases ss9 speesed pqsns psss
sl.2o per bushel f. o. b. Pelion Sound
l5o bushels sound Brabham peas sack
ed {. o. b. Wedgeheld, prlce sl.35 per
50 bushels mixed cowpeas sacked. s1.25
40 bushels large white table peas. 1925
per bg T. oeo b. montalm tain Imn ot, Of %
TO so bus. $3.50 per bu
Cotton Patch peas, lots OF 10 or more
bus. $1.bo per bu., etc.
II 10 bushels Early whippoorwlll peas
SO bushels Wonderful peas $l.75 per
Cotton Seed
s5 bushels select Cleveland Big Boil
cotton seed. s1;oo per bushel
Webber cotton seed, S1.25 per bushel.
Selected King Big Boil cotton seed.
81 90 per busheI, (. o. b.. Monetta
90 bushels Toole Prolific cotton seed. S5c
per bu., T. O. b. Reevesvllle.
100 bushels Reddngs Cleveland cotton
seed. $1.0O per bushel sacked f. O. b.
Blackstock.
Beans