The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-03-17
DAIRY INDUSTRY UNDER
BOIL L-WEEVIL CONDITIONS
(By DR.. w. w. Long---Director of
Farm Demonstration Work in
South Carolina.}

| shall discuss the subject assigned
me, namely: "Dairy Industry Under
Boil Woevil Conditions" from two
standpoints and then submit & few
general remarks.
1. From the Stanpoint of the land
lord:
Dairying has never appealed to the
farmers of Soutr Carolina for the
reason that they did not have to de-
pend upon this type Of farming for
the making Of their livelihood. The
South Carolina farmer, generally |
speaking has a NATURAL antipthy for
the dairy COW, this is especially true
if he has to milk. Taking into consid-
grafton tic number Of cows in tn d,
State there are moro women milking |
cows in South Carolina than most |
any other state in the Un,p.,. Mt |
because South Carolnians &C not OK.
ceedinGly Cors:dcrate of their women
felix, for they are noted for their
chivalry, but the milking of cow is |
too small a thing to attract the av-
cragc South Carolina farmer. Under |
boil wecyil conditions the dairy cow
will have to play one of the most inn
portnat parts in furnishing the food
and at the same time being a source
from which the farmer can derive
considerable part Of his income. A
herd of 25 average cows, figuring on
a butter fat basis under normal condi-
tions. will bring to the farmer each
month a check for something like $3.50
or more. Under boil wccvil conditions
this check will be looked forward to
with unusual interest, for it will keep
the farmer on cash basis, which is
absolutely necessary. The man who
will CHI ihic rricic ic tbo ,bo
will keep out Of the hands of the time
merchants and banks. I might add
keep out of any kind of debt. Take
Mississippi, for instance, when the
boil wecvil first entered Mississippi
,here was not a creamery in the State
and very few people who lived there
had ever seen creamery. They now
have 35 crcamcries and the dairy pro-
ducts shipped out Of the State in 1919
amounted to over 5000 900. The pro-
duction of butter increased 80 per
cent during the same year. This de-
velopment of crcameries was for the
purpose of meeting boil wcevil con-
ditions. While the little creamery at
Darlington is now rctrunnk to the
farmers $4,000 per month for milk
and thereby turning loose in the town
of Darlington during the year prac-
tically $4,000, it will furnish a mar
ket in a very short time for thousands
of dollars of dairy products. We cs-
tablishcd the creamery at Darlington
year or two too early. We had hoped
to develop the dairy industry at least
in small way before the boil wcevl
arrived. Nevertheless the wisdom Of
establishing the creamery will be rec
ogniZcd now in a very short time.
z. From he Standpoint of the Ten
ant and Sharc-croper.
Milk is considered Ole Of the most
valuable Of our food products and at
the same time the most economical.
The tenant and sharc-cropper must
of necessity feed himself otherwise
he will bring disaster to the landlord
as we'll as to himself. 1t will be alb
solutely necessary for the tenant
and sharc-croppcr, along with the
landlord to work out some scheme by
which the tenant and sharc-cropper
can receive an amount of milk each
day for his family. This may be done
by the tenant and share-croppcr own
in gthe cows and the landlord furn-
lshlng a general pasture, or the land
lord may own the cows and sell to
the tenant and share-croppcr at actual
cost OF the necessary amount of milk
to be used in their families each day.
VI course, this IS Il matter of detail
that will have to be worked out or
each farm. With an abundant supply
OF milk, good garden and SOW these
laborcrs can feed themselves in a most
economical way. Under boil wecvil |
conditions, it will be necessary to see
that the milk COW and sow of the ten
ant and sharc-croppcr are properly
cared for and fed as it is the mule !
which he plowS.
AS | have stated. | am not one of /
those who believe that the boil weevil |
is q blessing in disguise. for | know
Of no law in economics that warrants |
the destruction Of property, under nor
maj conditions. to b" called blessing |
However, if there is any blessing to !