The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-08
PLANS FORMULATED
FOR MARKETING
Business League Taking
Up Marketing Plans
DIR. w. w. LONG
MAKES ADDRESS

h"aSuc IucSuhy Nlgnt, DR.. W. w.
Long Made Instructive Address on
Boil Weeril and Marketing. Work.
ing Committees Appointed.
The Laurens Business League held
It's monthly banquet and meeting at
the Laurcns Hotel Tuesday, Feb. 6.
More than 80 members were pres
ent, who, following the dinner, were
the interested audience of DR.. w. w.
Long, Director Of Extension Service
at Clemson College. Dr. Long was a
special guest at the meeting and had
been invited to address the Business
League, the members of which are
primarily interested in farm products
marketing.
ln an instructive and interesting
manner DR.. Long, in his speech com
pared conditions OF today with what
they were back in the late sos and
early 9O's, to show that the South had
passed through difficult conditions be-
lore. In those days" he said, eve
made II bushels OF corn to the acre.
i3S pounds Of lint cotton to the acre
and enough corn to last us only thrce
months. Money was not to be had at
., or 10 per cent but only could be
secured then after We had mortgaged
everything we had and then paid 80.
4O, 90 or 100 per cent Cotton sold for
IN those days at to s cents a pound.
Zen cents was unusually high.
Today we make 10 bushels of corn
10 the acre, an average of 247 pounds
OF lint cotton to the acre enough corn
lor everybody in the state, meat to last
us nine months, and so on down the
line. We have 400 banks, which. in
spite of their own trying conditions.
nave materially helped the farmer"
DR.. Long, following the comparison
'hat ne drew, stated that he, because
OF his travel and experience, realizes
the true menace that the boil weeyil
IS, put in spite Of it's being a menace.
we can and will grow cotton profit
ably. He pointed out that last wear wa
made million bales of cotton and
or them were made under boil weeyil
conditions. Another point that he en-
phaslzed was that the United States
department Of Agriculture was the
only scientific agency to follow in the
control of the weevil and that farmers
must develop confidence in the depart
ment of Agriculture
turning to, the phase Of marketing,
he said, I'VE may talk forever on di-
versification, but we must first estab-
lish market for our products. There
is no benefit in divided crops unless
I'VE prepare for their disposition" He
stressed the point that the market
problem was the business mans prob
lem and not the farmers.
Through his experience, DR.. Long
found that this is no time to experi-
ment with new crops but that we must
grow those with which we are IA
mll1ar. They are cotton, hogs and
dairy cattle. He said that he knew OF
no better place in the state for
creamery than in fLaurcns We here
~AS D'SooSu " I'LL llluHy CrGDS cau
have numerous forage feeds for cattle
He concluded by outlining the manner
in which a successful cooperative
marketing association may be formed,
Mr.. II. L. Monroe reported for the
committee on marketing. The report
stated in part that an organization as
outlined in Circular 81 OF Clemson
College, would be practical to apply
in Laurens County The circular. pra.
pared by DIR. Long, explains in detail
the organization as outlined in his
address Several hundred OF them
Will be secured for distribution hers ut
later date. The report of the COM
mittee was adopted and the president
was authorized to appoint commit
tee of seven to carry out the plans as
outlined.
Upon motion OF Dr.. w. II. Dial a
rising vote OF thanks was given DR..
Long for his address and the service
he rendered.