The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-11

velvet beans, and twenty-five bushels,
each. of amber cane seed.
Meeting adjourned.
The Plan Outlined.
Sumter S. c., April 3, 1917.
To The Planters:
AT meeting called under the aus
pices of the Chamber Of Commerce
the undersigned were appointed a
committee to take immediate steps to
increase the food supply in Sumter
county. =
TO this end we suggest that for eacY
plow one-half acre of Early Dent corn
be planted at once in best land near
lot, and that this corn be fortified
when planted and cultivated rapidly.
to supply food for man and beast in
July and August.
We also suggest that every family
plant goodly quantity of six weeks
snap beans. which is the quickest
vegetable that can be grown, and ow-
ing to its protein contents largely
takes the place of meat, which price
is now prohibitive to any but the we'll
to do, and what is more to the point
there will not be sufficient supply
at any price. +
we further recommend that every
family plant not less than one-half
acre of sweet potatoes, and that all
places suitable for rice be planted in
that crop. This crop should be plant
ed in moist places, and fertilized and
cultivated just like cotton.
We also suggest that sorghum be
planted nearby lots to feed stock on,
and the remainder to be use for
making syrup.
We urge the planting of velvet
beans in the corn crop in April il
possible, and not later than the 10th
of May. The meeting today arranged
to have supply of beans shipped
here and as soon as beans arrive prop
er notice will be given where they
may be obtained and the price.
AS there may be great many
farmers who will not be able to ,pur-
chase these seed, we would urge up
on land owners and supply mer-
chants the patriotic duty of seeing
that no tenant or customer fail to
De supplied with planting seed.
E. w. DABBS,
c. ]. JACKSON,
J. FRANK WILLIAMS,
A. c. PHELPS,
Committee.
Adopted Saturday, April 7th, 1917:
Your committee most earnestly de-
sire to have impressed upon our far
mers that the food situation in the
South is giving the national govern
ment more uneasiness than any other
feature of the national defence. 1t is
so recognized that the assistant Sec
| retary of agriculture is attending
meetings in the South to impress upon
our people that cotton is no longer
king-that cotton would have to be
30 cents per pound to be on a parity
with what it was when it was IL cents.
That on account Of the needs Of the
national government and the car
shortage there VII lie actual suffer-
i'm fhn
vest unless immediate steps be taken
to grow more food crops. BY the
South we mean Sumter county.
Therefore we advise that the rec
concentrations of the committee of
last Tuesday be carried out wherever
practicable, that SIX weeks peas,
speckled peas and other quick grow
ing food crops be planted at once. And
that under no circumstances should
the cotton acreage be increased but
that additinoal field corn be planted:
that corn be given special attention in
culture and fertilizer, for We believe
it will he a more profitable crop than
cotton next fall at any price we can
anticipate for cotton. Grow food or
go hungry.
NJ. L. PARLER,
n. O'DONNELL,
Z. w. DABBS.
The Sumter Committee of Public
Safety hereby endorse the above.
Shiloh-W. w. Green, Isadore Tru-
luck, NJ. McClam, L. T. Minis, J. X.
McElveen
Mayesvillc-L c. Tisdale, F.. w.
Dabbs, j. F. Bland. r. A. Chandler,
r. j. Mayes, Jr.
Concord--J. Nj. Brogdon. J. J. Brit
ton, Howard Jones, q. w. Mahoney.