The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-10-26
Annual Meeting Of
Asparagus Growers


South Carolina Asparagus Growers
Association was held in Ridge
SPRINGS October 18th. About 100
members answered to the roll call
and fully 100 to 200 Others interest
ed in the growing of asparagus were
| present.
The meeting was held in the large
auditorium on the handsome Ridge
Springs High School building and was
presided over by NJ. C. Kitchings of
Williston, president of the associa-
ton.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by DR.. W. S. Dorset of Ridge
Springs and the minutes of the last
annual meeting held in Williston
in January were read.
All officers were reelected for an
other year, NJ. c. Kitchings of Will
liston, president; DR.. W. c. Smith of
Williston, vice president L. c. Edison
of Trenton, Treasurer; j.
w. Jones of Ridge Springs, General
Manager. The following directors
were elected for another year, @. A.
Kennedy and w. B. Owens, Willis
ton: S: B. Hair and C. L. Wooley,
Elko: R. NJ. Watson and F. G. Asbill,
Ridge Springs; B. R. Tillman and D..
R. Day, Trenton.
r. NJ. Mixson, Williston, ]. Cal
Watson, Ridge Springs and B. R. Till
man, Trenton, were elected a COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws
and authorized to submit revised
constitution.
General Manager Jones made a
most interesting report of the opera
ions OF the association for the past
season showing that 116 refrigerated
cars of asparagus were shipped out
and with express shipments nearly
sixty thousand crates of Dixie as
paragus went to the consumer last
season. Of these cars, 26 went to Bos-
ton; % to Philadelphia; SS to New
ork; 20 cars were sold f. o. b. and
others went to Washington, Cleve-
land, Pittsburg and into Canada. Mr..
Jones gave an interesting account OF
his trips through the Northern cities
opening up new markets and is en-
thusiastic as regards the future of the
asparagus business if conducted on
cooperative basis. He does not
think the asparagus growers have
anything to fear from increased ac-
rage provided they will organize and
work together.
Chief Inspector w. H. Wooley
made very interesting report on in
spection. He stated that fully two
thirds of the membership are now
putting out practically perfect as
paragus and told an interesting story
of one grower who offered the in
spector s1OO if single sprig of
wrong size was found in one of his
packages. Much to the surprise of
the Inspector, he was unable to get
the dollar as every bunch from this
grower was perfectly graded.
Mr.. Collins, representing the firm
of Winn, Kicker & Co. of Boston
made an interesting talk. His firm is
the Boston representative of the as
paragus association. He emphasized
the Importance of growing green
grass and paid tribute to the fine
grading of Dixie" grass. He express
ed the opinion that the South Caro-
lima grower had nothing to fear from
California if they stick to green
asparagus ,and will act cooperative
ly. Neither does he think there is any
thing to fear from increased acreage.
Mr.. Nelson of Robt. T. Cochran Co.
New York and Mr. Wilson of j. P.
Wilson Philadelphia, representatives
of the association in these cities made
short talks in praise of the aspara-
gus being shipped by the association.
Henry S. Johnson, of Aiken Dis
trict Agent of the Farm Demonstra-
ton Department, made short talk
and invited the members and others
to peach and Asparagus show to be
held in Aiken November 10th.
Congressman James F. Byrnes
made a short but very interesting
talk just before adjournment. He
said he attended the meeting Of the
asparagus association largely be-
cause he wanted to learn how the as
sociation works from the inside. He
said that this association is the most
progressive step in agriculture in the
lower part of South Carolina within
his recollection and urged all grow