The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-12-04
(By W. M. Goodman.)

There can be but little progress in
community development, rural life I'M
provement, or in agriculture, without
cooperate Intelligent individual eff
fort is absolutely necessary to success
In any field of useful endeavor, but the
individual often works under serious
handicap when he works alone.
One Of the greatest drawbacks Il"
farming in the South is the lack "t
cooperation i'm movements 10 enable
The man of small means TO adopt such
methods aS are employed 10 increase
the farm incomes of nei%hbor> who are
more fortunately situated. Where we
find one farmer who is financially able
10 carry out 'any good plan suggested
for soil Improvement. or to procure the
most profitable breeds of livestock,
there are dozens who are unable 10
promote the business OF farming In
This way. In the matter of improved
livestock for Southern farms we see
bankers associations and other organ
izationS coming forward with the us
sistance that is required to enable the
small farmer to follow the examples
set by those who had the capital TO
pSrchaSe the best breeds, provide
preper accommodations and make live
stock farming profitable.
In many sections of the country CO.
operative marketing has been the
means Of bringing success to the snail
farmer. Marketing was not Il problem
for the large producer who could make
shipments by the carload, but cooper
alton by small growers was necessary
10 enable them 10 ship in this way.
At this time all intelligent farmers
know that the main thing to be conSid-
ered is the producing power of soils,
and most of them have been taught by
example as well as by precept that In
order to increase this power they must
have legumes tu furnish organic mat
ter. and that to grow such crops sue
cessfully they must use lime.
The cheapest AMI best form of aSri-
cultural lime is pulverized limestone.
for the manufacture Of which num-
ber of large plants have been eStab-
lisEed in the Appalachian south. The
farmer who has the facilities for haul
ing and spreading this limestone. or
ders by the carload and profits by
making applications for various crops
at the proper time. The small farmer
sees the excellent results obtained, but
is not prepared TO handle the material
promptly IN such quantities. and there
fore is unable 10. make use of one of
Jrr greatest natural resources for the
improvement of soils.
The difficulty has been met and over
come in Illinois, Ohio, Virginia and
other states with great advantage t"
both small and large growers. The
plan followed is to build sheds or bins
on railroad Sidings at central l.ointS in
which pulrerized limesbne is stored.
The farmer, coming 70 town with a
wagon OF truck load of produce haus
lAaa-ofs simssaeae, back t" his farm,
instead of returning with an empty ve-
hicle, and may in this way supply his
needs at little expense in time or Ia
har.
Cooperative Plan.
II would be an easy matter for the1
farmers of any county or the business
raen Of any town, to get together aud
work out some plan whereby 4 hin or
shed can be built on siding. where
cars may be easily unlOaded A very
iaexpensive, bOxed-in shed will an
awef. In fact, pulverized limestone
may be dumped on the ground to he
hauled away b. the farmers, az It is