The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-09
He also believed in making your own
fertilizer at home

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~. c. Brown said he would give a
little experience. 1t was hard to
break away from your first love. We
were required to make radical
changes and it was hard thing to do.
Some one said that Texas in the face
of the boil weevil had more cotton
than ever before 1t was because or
the increased acreage and largely in
the section not yet infested. We are
just as liable to be infested here as
anywhere else. He believed the weev-
il would go to the foot of the noun
tains. The Weevil was travelling east.
This meeting was in the interest prl-
marily of the farmers. DR.. Brown said
he had gone away from the all cotton
plan and that he sold from his farm
the past year more than S700 Of other
products besides cotton and We can
all do it.
The call went on and Mr. R. T. C.
Hunter said it was hard TO interest
the farmer. He would plant more
cotton this year than ever before be-
cause he thought maybe it would be
the last year. He said We can't do
what they tell US and We could not
raise earn at a profit but he believed
in raising enough for your own use.
We are not going to do this thing un-
til we are forced to do it.
The call proceeded again and Mr..
J. D. Quattle5aum told Of his ex-
perience in growing hogs in a lot and
his experience was that he made over
100 per cent. But you have to give
it your attention seven days in the
week.
The call proceeded again and Mr..
John c. Neel said the boil weevil is
coming sure. Why should not those
who rent land rent it for a part OF
the crop grown on the land instead
OF for so much cotton. He said If he
should go to the bank to borrow ST.
900 with an endorser on the note the
bank would want him to assign to
his endorser a lien on the crop and
he would want to know how much
cotton was to be planted and If the
larger part of the crop was not cot
ton there would be nothing doing in
the granting of the loan. He thought
all arrangements had been made for
this year and that all the talk that
had been made today was mostly Dun-
combe.
The call proceeded and Mr.. Antirie
Buzhardt said it was always a pleas
ure for him to raise stock. That cot
ton ,.ad kept his nose to the grind
stone and he said a good deal more
which the reporter could not get.
DR.. Brown then offered the resolu-
tions below and made a few remarks
giving some of his experiences above
mentioned.
Mr.. T. NJ. Mills said that there was
a market for sweet potatoes at Green
Vile but they must not weigh less
than six ounces each. He said also
peanuts and soy beans would find a
market at the cotton seed oil mills
at Newberry.
The chairman was to appoint COM
mission Of FIVE to be taken from the
county.
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions the chairman made another
speech on the general welfare, which
the reporter failed to get.
The following are the resolutions.
Whereas, the State Of South Caro-
lima, very probably. will be invaded
by the boil weevil this year, 1917, and
that a general invasion of the State
will follow within the next two years:
That wherever the boil weevil has
become established, agricultural and
economic panic and decentralization
has resulted, and that conditions, cli-
matte, etc., favorable to the perpetu-
alton and spread of the boil weevil
in other States are similar in South
Caro1ina ~sH%s
Resolved, Ist, That every farmer,
owner or tenant, shall begin with the
present year to raise all possible food
supplies for man and animal and only
that acreage planted to cotton that
can be highly fertilized and intensive
lv cultivated, and that all landlords,
absentee and resident, in making con-
tracts henceforth for lease or rent,
will agree and specify to accept some
other product than cotton as part II
not all for the rent.
Resolved, End, That all reasonable
economy be practiced in every line.
Nothing shall be purchased that is
not absolutely necessary.
Resolved, 3rd, That credit to the
farmers by bankers and merchants be
continued as far as sound business
considerations will permit. and that
live stock and. other farm products
be made the basis of credit as well
as cotton.
Resolved, 4tb. That every reason
able inducement be offered to. retain
the present labor upon the farms by
the cooperation Of the farmers. mer-
chants and bankers, so that the la
horer will be given the opportunity to
raise his food supplies.
Resolved, 5th, That the owners OF
land be urged not to sacrifice their
lands, but make special effort in the
next two years 70 pay off mortgages
and in any event this may be impos-
sible that long time loan be secured