The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-21
PUSH wheat CAMPAIGN.
REGISTER ALL FARMERS IN vi.
TAI MOVEMENT.
Farm Demonstration Agents Gather
in Columbia Next Monday for In.
structions.

Columbia, Nov. 17.-Twenty-flve
farm demonstration agents will next
week begin a Statewide campaign to
increase the wheat acreage.
The campaign will be conducted
under the direction of w. W. Long
State agent of farm demonstration
work and director of the Clemson
College extension department, and in
cooperation with the State Council
Of Defense.
| 1t is planned to register all farmers
in the State in the wheat growing
movement. The agents will also urge
that much attention be given to the
live stock industry and that the farm
ers grow as many hogs as possible
so that a shortage of meat will be
averted.
| The farm demonstration agents
have been called for a conference at
! the Jefferson Hotel for next Monday
lat noon when the plans Of the cam
fplain will be outlined.
Every farmer in South Carolina will
he asked to sign pledge card to pro-
duce more wheat and to raise as many
hogs as possible. The census Of the
State will be taken through the
4 school children. Every school child
In South Carolina will be asked to
carry card home to be signed by the
parent The following letter will be
sent to every country home in the
State:
II am sending you acard asking
for your cooperation with your gov
eminent in service that is equally
necessary with that Of serving in the
trenches and that is to assist in in
creasing the food supply of the world
in the growing of at least two acres
OF wheat to the plow and the raising
of at least one additional litter Of
pigs more than you have been doing
In the past few years. If you expect
TO have your usual quantity of -four
bread for the use of your family and
plantation. you must grow it. The
government will not permit YOU TO
draw upon the surplus supply Of the
West. This is going to feed our ar.
my and those Of our allies.
There are fewer hogs in South
Carolina than there was in 1915.
The meat supply Of the United States
and the world is less than at any time
In the history of the world so far as
information is recorded A 200 pound
hog will bring you as much as YOU
used to receive for a 500 pound bale
OF cotton. Remember that we are
asking you to only increase your pork
by raising the pigs from one addi-
tional sow. If every farmer will COM
ply with this modest request the
meat situation will be solved and the
requirements of our government met
Could we ask you to do less?
These cards do not need to he
stamped. Fill them out. sign then,
and mail and they will be delivered
without postage. Yours very truly
W. w. Long, Director"
The slogan of the campaign will
be: "Waging war against Germany
not in trenches but on the farms of
South Carolina" Those who have
been called to Columbia to assist in
the campaign are the following farm
demonstration agents.
j. G. Williams. Clemson College; V.
w. Lewis, Clemson College; l.. w.
Summers. Orangeburg; L. f. Hall,
Clemson College; ]. r. Clark, Colun-
bia; James Shealy. Balentine; j. +
Williams, Sumter; G. w. Baker,
kingstree; w. II. Barton, Simpson
Vile; c. A. McFaddin. Manning: w.
p. Stewart, Simpsonville; w. r. Ei-
lott, Winnsboro; A. A. McKeown
Rock Hill; A. E. Chapman. Green
Vile; II. G.. BoylstOn, Blackville; S
r.. Evans. Bennettsville; j. +. Ezell
Spartanburg; c. B. Farris, Green
wood, 4. II. Mills. Prosperity; c. s.
Patrick. Saluda; p. I'll. Sem, Man
ming: W. j. Thomas. Mccormick;
Colin McIaurin. Marion: X. Il. Ora
bel, Gaffney.