The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16
FEW FARMERS
ATTENDED, MEETING
Small Gathering Of Farmers Monday
Discuss Wceyil and Other Current
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clIihll UutheTIlS OF Farmers Monday
Discuss Weeyil and Other Current
Problems.
| Judging by the attendance on this
meeting, the farmers are not so con
cerned about conditions after ALL" re-
marked one farmer who attended the
meeting in the Opera House Monday
morning called by County Agent Ire
Vathan. When the meeting opened
hardly more than score Of men were
present, but a few more dropped in
as the meeting progressed
In opening the meeting Mr.. Treva-
than read a telegram from MI e. w.
Dabbs, of Mayesville, stating that he
was unable to De present. The Glenn
son college speaker, also advertised to
make an address, failed to show up.
ApologiZing for the absence Of these
speakers, Mr.. Trevathan gave a brief
discussion OF the proposed marketing
association 70 l. the southern farmers.
He said that the farmers Of Denmark
had had marketing system for SOW
i eral centuries and that during the
past year the farmer had received 40
cents of the consumers dollar and
that 50 per cent of them had made
money in 1920. In oklahoma, where
the marketing association was already
functioning, he said, the members Of
the association had realized about
2 1-2 cents over the market price for
thCir I 7, =
been reported to him, were meeting
the prices paid by the association and
all the cotton growers were profiting
thereby. A number OF questions were
asked Mr.. Trevathan by his hearers
and divergent views were expressed
on the marketing Wlan, but no action
Of any kind was taken toward forming
an organization for this county
Kecncst interest in the meeting de-
VeloDed over the discussion Of an ap-
preparation by the delegation Of the
legislature for farm demonstrator
next year. Mr. Trevathan stated that
the national government and Clemson
college had betrayed the entire ex-
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and that an appropriation of $500
was expected from the county the
coming year, making the total salary
for the demonstrator $4,000, this to pay
also for automobile and their expense.
Mr.. Trevathan stated that he would
not accept the place for another year
at a smaller salary, as he felt it his
duty to better himself elsewhere if he
could. Mr.. Trevathan said that he.
wished to have an expression from the
farmers on the subject SO that the
county delegation would know how to
Iact. "A call was made from the audi
ence for an expression from the dele
cation itself. Representative Carroll
D. Nance, of Gross Hill, was the only
lmember of the delegation present at
the time, Sen. Goodwin having attend
ed the first part Of the meeting and
left.
Mr.. Nance left his seat in the rear
OF the audience and addressed the
meeting briefly from beside the chair
man. IIc said that last year, when
financial conditions appeared SO un-
settled and everybody had already be-
gun to feel the pinch Of the low price
Of cotton, he had felt that time had
come for retrenchment in expenditures
and that he, with other members Of
the delegation, had left out the apprO-
priation for the county demonstration
| opont nnnnino l,Ih> ~ nth
such activities, cffecting reduction
in the appropriation of approximate
ly $4,000. However, he said, he per-
sonally believed that at this time,
Of a change in it's method Of agrcul
ture, that assistance and leadership
from the extension department at
Clemson was needed if it were ever
needed at all. He did not care to risk
q decision on the matter, however,
himself, but he desired to hear the
opinions OF the farmers on the sub
ject iHe had come to the conclusion,
though, he said, that a $l,500 appro-
priation for the work was too liberal
and that he had considered sum be-
tween $500 and $750 to supplement the
s1,500 supplied by Clemson and the
federal government. His views on the
question seemed to meet with general
approval in the meeting At his re-
quest for definite instructions how to
proceed, q motion was introduced to
leave the matter with the delegation