The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22
HENS RUNNING
AUTOS, SAYS
FOOD EXPERT
Talk Made on Southern Live
Stock and Farm Problems
by President of Purina
Company at Convention
in Atlanta

The following clipping is taken
from the Atlanta Constitution
which is both interesting and in
formative. It is short digest Of
q talk made by Mr.. William II.
Danforth. president Of the Purina
Co, before the convention OF the
statesmen and dealers OF the south
eastern territory. which was held
in Atlanta, Ga, the first three days
Of this week. Mr. Paul Aughtry,
representative Of this territory was
present at this convention and re-
ports q most enjoyable and prof
table trip TO Georgia,S capital city:
Many an automobile is paid for
and maintained by Il backyard or
farm flock OF poultry" says William
H. Danforth, president of the Raj
ston Purina company, st. Louis.
'.She may not drive the machine,
but She certainly runs it. But the
hen plays still more important
role in many other households
She furnishes the wherewithal TO
meet all the grocery and butcher
bills and sometimes pays the rent.
Poultry is about the only farm
product that shows an increased
purchasing power since the var.
And this is in spite Of the fact
that there is more poultry and
moro eggs in the country than ever
before
Increased live stock on farms so
tilae all waste products and idle
lands are used There should be
no cowless, calIleSs, sowlcss or hem
less farmyards or even back yards.
A COW, Il SOW, two dozen hens and
a rooster. properly fed and cared
for, Will bring you larger dividends
than any other investment you
can make.
"AlI of us should join in cam
paigns to give children more milk.
AT authority writes that more than
one-Ihird of the children living on
the farms OF the south do not
know what milk tastes like-they
haven't tasted it since they were
weaned. Instead OF beiIis strength
ened by {. drink OF nutritious mill;
when weary OF chopping or. picking
corton, they are Juiced up with
Il dose OF chill tonic and told to
mop TO IT,
About n year ago the school
board in Columbus, Ind, weighed
and measured their children and
were astoniShed TO find that 13
per cent were under weight. Plans
were made TO serve bottle OF milk
and q cracker in the mid-forenoon
and again in the afternoon. The
response was phenomenal. Chill
dren once so listless and dull be-
gan to brighten up, gaining both
in weight and efficiency"
: Mr.. Danfroth has devoted much
OF his life to making better boys
and girls. He has established Il
large Sunday school camp in the
north woods, where hundreds OF
boys and girls from all over the
United States spend a few weeks
each surnmer, living a healthy out
of-door life.
Mr.. Danforth is in Atlanta for
four days with other officers of the
Ralston Purina company, who are
holding convention for feed
merchants from the southeastern
states. Those attending the con-
ference are receiving strict school
ing so that they May advise their
customers in better feeding meth
,, ods. Through the work Of the re-
search department of the Ralston
PuriAa company, plans have been
developed for utilizing the by-pro-
ducts and homegrown grains on
southern farms. The convention
breaks mp "Wednesday .:ight when
t..a officials viii 80 TO Columbus,
Ohio. for I similar conference.