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GREAT DECLINE W. COTTON. REPORTED VIELD FOR YEAR 18 ESTIMATEO AT 10,575,000 BALES IN THE FINAL FOFECAST. COTTON ACREAGE ABANDONED Thor* Was a Deoline of 1&8 Points in the Condition of the Crop Dur ing August. Washington. - This year's cotton' orop was forecast at 10.575,000 bales by the department of agriculture, basing its estimate on the condition of the crop on August 25. which was 57.0 per cent of a normal. indicating a yield. of 145.2 pounds per acre. There was a decline of 13.8 points in the condi tion during August. The condition of the crop on August 25 and the forecast of production by states follows: Virginia. cenditon 68; forecast, 23,000 bales. North Carolina, 65, and 750.000. South Carolina, 46 and 687,000. Georgia, 44 and 968,000. Florida, 60 and 24.000. Alabama. 60 and 826,000. Mississippi 60, and 1,003,000. Louisiana. 60 and 414,000. Texas, 59 and 3,644,000. Arkansas, 63 and 939,000. Tennessee, 65 and 278,000. Missouri,. 70 and 76,000. Oklahoma, 58 and 768,000. California, 91 an d130,000. Arizona, 97 and 55,000. New Mexico. 85 and 21,000. California foreca:t includes 79.000 bales from Lower California, which is not included in the United States total. The cotton acreage abandoned be 'tween June 25 and. August 25 and the acreage remaining in cultivation Au-. gust 25 by states was announced as follows: Virginia, 2.000 abandoned and 49, 000 in cultivation. Norgh Carolina, 33,000 and 2,587, Sopth Carolina. 33.000 and 2,197,000. Georgia, 124,000 and 4,005,000. Florida, 4,000 and 118,000. Alabama'12,000 -tnd 2,983,000. Mississippi, 22,000 and 3,178,000. Loulsiana, 24,000 and 1,287,000. Texa 82,000 and 2,833,000. . Tenn esee, 5,000 and'814,000. MJ$Wioii, 0.3 per cewt and 15,00. is4t Britan Cotton Interests Worry. ets are "profoundly pessimistic'' of the future, while the French consider the prospects bright, according to af report to the commerce department from Edward T. Pickard, chief of the 'textile division, who is makin a sur >vey of conditions abroad. e The French. he reported, are well Isatisfied because their mills are oc cuipied and prices in general have not declined in sympathy with other mar kets. Fregeh manufacturers are look Ing forward to a continuance of the ipresent activity throughout the bal ;ance Qf 1922. In the spinning section of Great ihtain mills were said to be in some ;what worse position than the whav 'ing plants, although .British trade re ;turns for July ,sh;-ved cotton goods exports to be the highest in two and: lone-half years. -Nations Birth Rate Falls. Washington.-The birth rate is de elliig andi the death rate is increas-: ~ing, according to statistics made pub lic by. the census bureau, covering the irst quarter of the year. The bjrth rate In the states from which comparative figures were avail able showed an average of 23.3 for each thousand of population in the first three months of 1922 against 25.3 in 1921, while the mortality average in the registration area in the first luarter this year was 13.7 against 12.6 In the same period last year. INorth Carolina, 'vith 29.2 reported 'de highest birth -ate for the thre9 months this year. and the state of Washington, wIth 16.5 the lowest. The District of Columbia had the highest mortality rate, with 17.6 and I.Wyoming the lowest with 9.6. Would Seize Vessel. INew York.-Prohibition Zone Chiel' Appleby recommended the seizure o1 the steamship City of Atlanta. operat ed by the Ocean Steamship company of Savannah, Ga., after his agents are alleged to have found on board 21) barrels of whiskey. 'The vessel sail ed for Savannah. Drop Plans to Send Board to Russia. Washington.-Negotiations of an In formal nature between the American and Soviet governments regarding thi proposal to send an American techni cal commission to survey the economi cal situation In Russia. are regarded by governmental officials here as clos ed. It was authoritatively declared in official quarters that this governmenl was not willing to meet the termi, of the SovieY authorities who asked for a reciprocal exchange of Russiar and American inv-estigation commnis isions. FARMERS GAti NEAR DARUNGTON ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING HELD AT MINERAL SPRINGS. VARIOUS SPEAKERS BEARD Alfred Scarborough, of Eastover, Talks of "Co-operative Marketinr of Cotton." Darlington.-The 77th annual meet ing and picnic of tl-e Darlington Coun ty Agricultural society was held at Mineral Springs. Many of those who have been in attendance every year for a long time state that this was one of the most interesting and successful meetings that they had eve? attended. The first address was on "Co-opera tive Marketing of Cotton." by Alfred Scarborough of Eastover. Mr. Scar borough is a farner, but ht realizes. as he stated. "the absolute ,necessity of the cotton farmer doing business in a businesslike manner just as the big business concerns successfully operate their businesses." "The day of in dividualifm has passed." said Mr. Scarborough, "and the time has now come when farmers must use the co operative spirit if they are to be suc cessful." "The Co-operative Marketing of To bacco" was discussed by Bright Wil lianison. "We- are just In the begin ning of a new system which will mean an evolution in our marketing sys tern," said Mr. Williamson. who at tributed the present high prices to co-operative marketing. J. R. Boyles ton, of Allendale. gave an interesting discussion of the peanut. telling how the crop was being handled in his county, gnd how pleased the farmers were at the profits they had received. The subject of sweet potato growing was in charge of Pressley Coker, who secured L. N. Lewis. marketing agent of the extension servie\ of Clemson to discuss this proposition. Mr. Lewis dealt principally with methods of har, vesting and grading. "Potatoes should be' harvested when they are mature," he said. A grading demonstration ast given by the speak- r. "Soil Building as a Means of Fight ing t4e Boll Weeil," was then 1W en up for. discussion by- L. W Mauon and A. H. Ward. Mr. -- _ gon's paper being read by Mr WV00i~ft beOeves W - b st,'ght jai ,I W7 it~ 00 a. a -- V ex be enihhed by a sys&u * tioo and by planting as mud&h 40 egumes as possiVe, both n and summer. "Fighting the bol wee. VIl is largely a farm management prob lem," he said. Greenville Loses Heavily by Fire Greenville.-Flre originating in the shaving shed of the Shambow ..jpool company, formerly known as the Greenville Spool and Manufacturing company, on Rhett street. destroyed this plant and buleing as well as the building across the railroad occupied by the Cyclone Tra'ffic Routes, entail id a loss estimated at about $100,000. In addition to the total destruction of these buildings, the brick building .on Riett street accupied by the Merchi ants Storage company, was damaged, while a frame structure adjoining the spool factory was almost destroyed. Numerous telephone and telegraph poles were damaged by the heat, while the steel rails on the Columbia divis Ion of the Southern railway, were bent and twist~ed by the heat. During the fire a boiler exploded In the spool factory creating intense excitement among the throngs of spec tators, but no one was Injured. Two Men of York Slain in Georgia. York.--A shocking tragedy in which two young men of York lost their lives came to light when D. P. Latti more of Hickory Grove was notified by long distance telephone that two of his sons, Bratcher Lattimore, 28, and Dan Lattimore. 26, were shot and killed at Camak, Ga., by a railroad guard. While details of the affair are mea-' ger, it seems that the two youfig men were going to the station to meet. a third party and arrange a hunting trip when a railroad guard, who evidently mistook them for intruders, shot them down, one in the back and the other in the head. The man thought to have done the shooting is under arrest. Dan Lattimer has been In Camak for several years. being In the employ of a powder company. His brother. Bracher Lattimer, was visiting him, it is said. Both are veterans of the world war and are well .known throughout -western York. To Build More Roads. Gaffney. - The Cherokee county highway commission Is mapping out an extensive plan of road building at this time. and when completed the co'unty will have more miles of good roads in proportion to its size than any county in the state. The county chain gang is just completing a road from Skull Shoals to connect with the Daw kins mill road at Sparks' store. which is said to b'e one of the best ttbp soil roads in thc county,. a'nd as ur-Acr the law c'haingang can only construct top SUMTER DAMAGED BY RE jxtensive Damage to Lumber Plants and Railroad Equipment- in the Southern Part of City. Sumter.-A destructive fire did ex tensive damage to lumber plants and railroad equipment across from the Atlantic Coast Line station in the southern part of the city. The fire started in the Penn Lumber company plant an after burning the planing mill of that c mpany, spread to the Avery Lumber company, where it de stroyed a large volume of lumber and all buildings except the manager's of fice. The railroad yard of the Northwest ern road runs in by these lumb.er companies and here a number of the coaches and locomotives were destroy ed. While these were burning, the home of the president of the North western railroad, John Wilson, who, with his farmily. was out of town. caught on fire All of the roof was burnedi and'the furniture badly darn aged. It is supposed the house. which stands on Itarvin street. about three blocks fron the scene of the fire. caught from sparhs. although there was no wind at all to fan and scarcely a spork cou:ld he seen. The Penn Lumber company . plant had been closed for some time. The theory is that a spark from a shifting engine started the fire there. The Avery company is a large retail lum ber concern and had on hand an unusI ually extensive stock of lumber that had been shipped in to be dressed. None of this was covered by insurance although there was partial insurance on the rest of the plant. The loss has not been estimated but it will run considerably up into the thousands. Furman to Open September 14. Greenville.-The next regular ses sion of Furman university will begin Thursday, September 14. Indications at present are that the enrollment will reach that of last year,'which was 416. the largest in the history of the institution, though some of the college officials are confident that the aitend acce this year will show a substantial increase over that of any previous year. The approaching session will see a reversal of the order of enrollment for lower and upper classmen. Here tofore the new students have been re quired to be in attendance at least two 4ays prior tothe formal opening. whle the upper classmen were given u thlie opening day to matriculate. This year all upper clas'met will be -irued torepta the campui Mon da ber11 and -p1 ding 'n ,f sifioa r e4 - be repdrt' dnesday, Septem 13, for the same purpose, First chapel exercises will be held at 9:30 o'clock on the morning of September 14. Prominent Planter Diet in Newberry. Newberry. - Thomas Wadlington Keitt, son of the late Col. Ellison S. Keitt died at his home, nine miles east of Newberry at the ag~e of 63. He had suffered from heart trouble for some time, but was confined to his bed only one week. Mr. Keitt was graduated from the Virginia Military institute and taught several years in Clemson college, coming Vrom Clem son to his home in this county, where he owned and conducted successfully a large planting business.. Mr. Keitt is survived by his wife, who was Miss Annie Wannamaker. a sister of John E. Wannamaker of St. Matthews, and by two sons. Thomas E. Keitt of Newberry, real estate and Insurance agent, and Geoi-ge Keitt, professor of agriculture in the Univer sity of Wisconsin. He is also survived by his brother, Joseph L. Keitt, ot Newberry, and a sirster, Mrs. L P. Mil ler, 'of Newberry county. Mr. Kelit was a useful and active member of the Methodist church, and a man of very high character and attainments. Darlington Cattle Take Prizes. Sedalia,- Mo. - The Clover Farm Guernseys, owned by James L. MclIn toh, of Dovesville, made a good show ing in the strong competition at the Missouri State Fair last week. The following Is a list of the winnings In a class of 60 head: First prize, two year-old bull; third prize, one-year-old bull and under two; fourth pris.. one year-old bull and under two; third prize, senior bull calf; second prize, aged cow: fifth prize, aged cow; se' ond prize, three-year-old cow: third prize, two-year-old cow; flifth prir7.e, senior yearling heifer; second prize, junior yearling heifer; third prize, se nior heifer calf; fMurth prize, senior heifer calf; second prize, aged herd; second prize, breeders' young herd; fourth prize, breeders' calf herd; fourth prize, get of sire; first prize, produceof dam; fourth prize, produce of dam. Distillery Raid "auses 'Shooting. Oharleston.-While raiding a still near the Faber phee, several miles .above Charleston. Federal Officers Seabrook and Williams and State Of ficers Poppenheimer and Healey were fired upon. a shotrmi being the wea pon used. Officer Scabrook was wound ed. The fire was returned. 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