The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-24

arc NOW laClnS.
'N by not have the banks buy.
say I, carload of COWS or hogs. pay
for them, and sell them TO those
who would use them, taking notes
secured by mortgage on the ami
NAL in payment | did this Very
successfully once with my bank
when We bought carload Of hogs,
sold them and collected al notes IN
full"
In his letter TO Senator Dial Mr.
Reardon called attention to the ad-
vice being handed out TO farmers
to have at least one, and where
possible more than one milk COW
on every farm, and pointed out
that there are thousands of small
farms and farmers where there are
now no milk COWS AS approXi-
mately sixty-fve per cent OF the
farmers Of this county are pocE'
white and negro farmers who either
rent land or sharecrop, the ques-
! ton is how and from what source
Will these poorer farmers secure
the money With which to purchase
these COWS and also in hundreds of
instances where Will they get mon
ey to start raising pure bred hogs;
money for otherwise diversityinS
their agricultural products. For
instance, where Will these poorer
farmers get money for Wire fencing
for pastures, SO necessary TO live
stock raising. and the dairy pro
duct business?
1t is all right for the government
to put its War Finance Corporation
money in banks TO loan out to rich
or well-to-do farmers, with collat-
eral. because even those TWO classes
: now need money and do not find II
as easy to get as formerly. if all
reports be correct. Then if the real
work Of producing farm products
is done by the overwhelming ma
iority Of sharecroppers and tenants
who rent land. and if diverslfication
of field crops and raising hogs and
producing butterfat are 10 be the
chief substitute, farln products,
then how will those who really DO
the producing Of the countys
wealth ever be allie to even get
started, if only those who have col
lateral. but do not do the real
| producing. can't get The means 10
do these things with that is. unless
the government War Finance Cor
! poration viii find some method OF
getting the moneE-direct 20 those
who need it most. and who VIII
work and pay it back when the
farm produce is sold.
Secretary Reardon feels that
there is a great opening in this
county for extraordinary and quick
increasing Of the hog business by
advancing money 70 boys OF the
pig and corn clubs, and increasing
the number Of members Of these
clubs and increasing the interest
in these clubs if the War Finance
Corporation or the banks will ad-
ynace the money. through and UNI
der the recommendation of our
! County Agent. J. Frank Williams,
for the boys 20 buy thoroughbred
sows Of approved breed and reg
istry, and for encouraging these
hundreds Of boys 20 plant corn to
raise the hogs on, and also Tor IN
creasing interest among the boys
and the girls in calf clubs. If some
j.bank or banks, or the War Fin
ance Corporation, will assist these
, boys and girls in this way, Mr..
Reardon agrees to do everything
necessary to assist the county agent
in organizing more pig and corn,
and calf clubs. But that something
ought to be done TO help the mass
es who can't help themselves. Sem
ator Elai agrees with the Sumter
secretary and has promised 10 see
what can be done from the War FL
nance Corporation 10 this end.