The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-21
WEEKLY BULLETIN
BUREAU OF MARKETING
News to Publish "Wants" and "Ofers" for
Benefit of Many Farmer Friends

Hon. Il. j. watson, State Agricultural
Commissioner, Columbia, S. C.
The South Carolina State Bureau
Of Marketing is now more rapidly
than ever increasing its sphere of
usefulness to individual citizens in
every nook and corner of the state.
and away from home the system en-
ployed in this state is attracting more
and more attention with each week,
During the week just ended Mr..
C. T.. Carothers. Director of Far
mers Institutes OF the Department
of Agriculture of PENNSYLVANIA,
wrote asking for definite informa-
lion as to the method of organiZa-
tiOn and operation of the South Caro-
lima Bureau, and the following let
ter under date of April IA from him
Epeaks for itself:
Il have your communication Of
The 18th in response to my letter
nj the 9Th, and thank you very much
FOR your exhaustive effort in ex-
planning the organization of the
Marketing OF Farm Products in your
state. | have heard from almost
every state in the union. and I am
frank to say that there is no system
IN the United States that appeals to
m" like yours. and assure you that
P"nnSvlvania will take great pride
IN following this organization to a
large degree. While il seems
practically impossible to make any
INN WON
plan. If, after our organization. we
md that there are any little things
that would be worthy of suggestion.
.we shall be pleased to correspond
with YOU.
Again thanking you for your
KIND consideration Of our efforts"
The Bureau continues to be in
receipt of constant encouragement
in its work. One of its patrons at
Ridge Spring writes this week Your
last issue came very near selling all
Of my pigs and am more than pleased
with the results. for which I thank
yos. Keep the good work up for it
Is getting better every week"
The bulletins of the Bureau are
being watched very closely away
from home also. From Hopewell.
Va. the new munition town there
zones a general call for hogs. the
inquirer wanting about $50 head.
and says he will buy good many
more in the future if prices are
agreeable,
This week the Chamber of Com
mcrce of Columbia asks the Bureau
20 secure the address of parties in
III" state who ship Irish and sweet |
potatoes, and the Bureau would re-
quest any interested to write direct
ly 80 the secretary of the Chamber
% Commerce, Columbia. S. c.
Through the Bureau the depart
ment wishes to announce that as n |
result Of operating night and day the |
new mari plant under the auspices |
of the state is now in a position 10 |
Oil immediate orders for mari at the
r"markably low price of not exceed
ne .S2.55 per ton at any point in
Tie state save one, the average being
about $2.13 per ton. Those who
wish to secure this valuable material
which carries a large per centage of
at a price far below the
actual values and indeed below what
he freight alone has been hereto
ore on ordinary ground limestone.
should send in their orders i'm.
nediately.
The following is a summary of the
'"nts and offers of the week:
Wants
White seed rice of good quality
\ good milch COW, fresh to pail.
Ionc under 5 gallons considered.
\ position on farm as superinten-
lent. Many years experience
To buy two settings of Blach Lang
han eggs Price must be reason
.b}r.
\ few bushels Limbless cotton
.ad
1000 pure Southern Queen potato
l~Awers
some Flint seed rice.
so or more bushels Of corn. Or
~iii exchange registered Berkshire
)igs months old.
Red Spanish peanuts. Also run
..ag variety of equal quality.
Second hand Cyphers or Columbia
$50 egg capacity.
10 bushels Two Crop peas, $1.25
Jer bushel
200 bushels Clay meas 81 n nor