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oar*t. nign Bure u of iforMatlion -Condueted by, the buth Cgrolinh Farmers' Educa ional and Co-Oper;Ltion Union. Cothmuilcations Intended for thih epartment should be addressed to J. C StHb1ing,,endleton, S. C. Notice, rarmors' Union. Clemson, College Institute car will start out on their canvass over the upper half of South SCarolina about the first of July, and *we want the Farmers' Union to make arrange Ments to meet their opportunities at every step and have a good Farm C ers' Union meeting at the wind up 1. of every Glemsonineeting. Where the counties have been organized you ghould get up a good roll of new S eombers at these meetings, and /where there is no Unions already t at these places, do get up some real good nen1 'and organize a Union at the close of every Institute. About all the efforts of Clemson college and the average farm papers, h too, are directed towards producing e good crops. The Farmers', Union should come along behind them and t tell the farmers how to turn tile pro- t fits of these good crops into the pock- t ets of the mien that grow the crops, y for there is no gain to the grower on these good crops of cotton that Clemson teaches you how to grow if the non-producers cont1ine to get the profits. eTC vant tile Farimers' Union to e get a hustle oil 1her feet and prepare to drive down her stakes and mark e a place at or near every touch down that Clemson's car makes and fluish , up her good works by planting a farmers' organization there to pro- tj tect farmers interests in the profits on these good crops. We are tired . out and disgusted with this practice of agricultural colleges, farmeis' in stitutes and farm papers teaching farmers how to grow gaod crops all the while and never once give the tarners a hlelping hand along the selling end of his crops, the lack of which usililly. causes tie farmers to h get less ionvy for good big crops h than 1he gets for poor crops. Where is the use or sense in p-rowin-, good crops if farmers get less for good f crops than lie has been getting for 't,small eropsl We want more hack- S bone in these agricultural compaigns. b We want to drive it into the heads b' farmers that there is more profit in selling his crops rigit tlan there is in striving all the year to make 1, good crops and then at the eni(d be come alarmed and rattled over his success in growing good erops, which ORlns up opportinity for specula- 1 ta's to swoop down upon the rattled farmer and pocket the prodfits on hard labor that lie never performed. r We advise you to make side ap plication of hlighlest grade ammoniat ed fertilizers whuen your corn or cot-1 tonl stalks are about half grown anld it.bate of soda later whlen g'ivinlg the crop) the last1 plowing. Thlis side ap p)licattionl of solublle fertilizers at the rate of 150 lbs5. to tile acre has Kbeen known to increase the yield one-thlird.. UTnder presenlt conditions it is niow out of the qulest.ion to make an over production of cotton' this season.h Work the crops wvell, fertilize judi eiously and stanld by. theO farmers' b) prices inl selling and all willIbe wella with you and your family thlis ounid. No doubt you are paying too much for yOur fertilizer comnpounids this enson'1 and you wiill continiue doing hbat kind of a -back stunlt unltil youl .t your chemicals in large ship ents and do. your own mixing at ;me. In order to get your fertili 1.materials at rock bottom figures t 1should hafnd ini your orders at 1 o to your business agent in order lave your goods at hland On time next crop and at tile very lowest ires. orm in Baling as Well as System, f Selling Is Now Up Before Cot Nn Growers. b1 Ss several large gathlerings of cot- n nfarmers are set to come off soon' ' tile puro'se of getting togethler the best system of storing and arketing cotton, we arc (If opinion o at thle first step in reform is to r<' muand a more dens~e compact form d bettor covering for bales. Whlen osell cotton the wveight of tile nlet it on,ly should be considored. We t ould forget the bagging and ties u; d sell lint 'cot-ton1 by taking tile *e ft there is. ill tile question. out of viay altoegther. 'Cotton yarn is J in bales the same as lint, but actual yarn only. in thle b)ale- en- b s into cogsideration. Cotton pro- t1 ersa1must protect their lint cotton a, tihe weather, dirt, waste, grime e eli ge the samle at the manufa t 6, et*oethe. mestifaettired,ct~ f little .importance to. the average to ottor, grower whether the round bi ,Ale or the smaller and more. dense -b orm of square bale takes the day th o that he rids the trade of its pros nt great loss as before named. at 'V Our State Bisiness Agent's Plan. -s Farmers, do you know you are s oaying an enormous tribute every oI ,ear for the shabby 'scarecrow' lit ray you pack your cottont How a lany times will you have to be told si his to make you think and act? How Ii mg will it take you to find that you si tand in your own way? If you are p loing to be a sensible "business ti ian'' this coming year you have the lI pportunity to start out on the right $ Dad. Are you going. to make the ef- a ort? pt We are face to face with the so- is tilled ''.bagging trust'' and it is up ) you to pay or fight. Which will OI dor If We put light bagging- Onl 111 e0tion now we lose the differ- NX nee in weight. Therefore, we must now the exaet weight of the bag- 14 ing and ties on each bale. There is t ti two places this can be dotermin d; weigh each set at the gin be- of ore it goes on the bale an,d brand L le weight on with indelible ink and 1l lencil. When the bale is *opened at bie mill this weiiht can be proven. i1: rith the wei-it of bagging and ties nown, at ally and all times it call be etvieinleId how much1e linill is in tle ale. This is the only *N.plan. whereby n - V41 can protec olrselves aainst the ;ses and 1obbOey O filre and (is- 5( rmnit. This loose handed wIy of R, Ilessin.g at so viluale a prodIluct as otton is foolish anld woul(d not be )lerated even on a ick of salt. Why a cot toll ? Reduce the length of your bale to iree feet, which should be made the nion standard, and you will have a ale small enough that you can han he with some convenience and will low you to use any kind of old bag ing, even to common sheeting, be-. Imse you will not have to use hooks i handlinr. Yon can have your C iiler (1o this at plracically no ex ense. for all he need (1 is to line is press box at each end to 36 inches 't weon with S phlaink. eut off the llow block So it will pass up be v lin. nd yo need not disturb the raime work I)' the press at all or le m11achilery. Pomw. ties will he \ imeient for this bale, and you will D able to get. 400 pounds of line in a ithodi 1 any trouble. Five to ten iol l's w\Il coveir the expense at the J nl and it will save fi tolniids of (101 .rs that is wasted niow. Have the giner bran(d the exact eiit of the bagging and ties used I the bale ald thlie Farmers' Cotton nion will see that you get paid for le difference ill weight 'elow the 5 lbs. allowed on coarse bagging. I cominiend this to vou as the solt oil of tile dimeilty in weights and iyeetting a practical package. 'Thei bagging should be lined unl erneat h with clean paper so that very 1un1ce of cot ton in the bale '1oub1 l)pen as cleani and neat as a1 ew (dress. You will get better pay >r your worik whein you (10 it bet.ter', ad( you should handle a hale of cot m1 withI the same care a-nd cleanli ess you would somethling you intend i eat. There is as much business ans5e ill leaving your furniture out I the ralin as eottonm. Provide warehouses where it can e protected from every drop of rai ad kept clean. Yours fraternally, W. C. Moore, State Businesss Agent. Far'mers Union Warehouses. Our union warehouses for the orking farmier is bound to do good >every comlmunlity that will go at ill the right way. This co-opera ye way of laboring together wvith )th your hainds and minds is union, unirealized anid imlaterialized. In uis wvork you .lea rn the true value co-opieraition ill a small wvay that ill lead( to latrger efforts upon01 the mie p)lan. This union01 warehiousebuildingknits mir organizations together and wvill rinlg men~i iinto the working plan mt could not take stock in actual his workirng ma's warehouse ukes ini every man11 thazt has a spark T life and( 'fight in him. There is >01m in this plain for ab)solutely ev- ' 'ybody, rich Or poor, and wvhen this a rehouse in finished it will be our arehiouse anid everybody will he in-~ R rested in keeping his cotton out of to weather and insured against N| 'O, wvhere lie ennl get money on his >t-ton whIenever lie pleases. C 'The cement block system suits aD >operative warehouse bui-lding plan 3tter thlai brick or wood house for to reason that the cemenlt blocks in be made by the labor and sand mitribuited b)y farmers at a time hen thmey are not sot busf in their irmnsevhich affoidla the oppor'tunity a good investment that will pi ick in actual money a good prof isides protecting your cotton fro e weather as well as cotton bears It took onAy a part of one day i and a one section warghouse in th fy: One farmer said he would sul ribe 100 cubic yards of sand i on as lie got out. of his crop. Ai her said he would furnish all fl mber needed from his mill as so< he got out of his, crop. Anoth< id lie would subscribe $100 as I ved too far off to work. Anothi id that he and his two sons wou: it in regular work all the wf rough at regular prices for su< bor. The banks of the town tot .00. Another farmer $50. Anothi lot of hauling while several moi it in labor and money and the thir now assured. Some Cheap Passenger Rates via Southern Railway. e Sell to C01ol1u1ia, S. C., Juine 8th, 9th at lith, limit June 13th, 1907, R?oi ip $2.00. Knoxville, Tenn., June 23, 24, 2 1, :0. July 6, 7, 14, and 21, 190 mit 15 days from date of sal Alund trip $8.55. - Washington. 1). C., Sept. 21st, 25t chiriie. Limit. September 30t '07. iound trip $15.35. Ph11iladelphia, Pa.. July 11th to 141 lusivo. Limit. July 23rd, 190 Mhid trip $19.60. Columbia, S. C.. May 30th to Jmti h. ineliusive. Limit, June 7th. 190 jinnd trip $2.00. Asheville, N. C.. June 5th to 7t YOUR B THE NEWBERRY apital $50,000 - No Matter How Small, The NewberrN fill give it careful a pplies to the men anc AS. McINTOSH, President. CAL Brouddu HER ALE Box Paper,. Tablets, PC Pens an Soap In fact anything yo' CIGARS AN] Don't forget to ca They are also ager Laundry. W8 Dol he public to think bei ats than ever that oc. is t received a new loi ibbons, etc. We are otions, etc. So we i all when in need of on't forget, to come ommencement week ty inclusive. Limit June 26th, 190' It Round trip $4.55. ml .lashville, Tenn., June 9, 10, 1: 17, 18, 19, July 6, 7, 8, 1907. Limi 0o 15 days. Round trip $14.40. s Asheville, N. C., June 26, 27 an 28th, 1907. Limit July 10th, 190 Is Round trip $4.55. e Wilmington, N. C., June 13, 14, an o 15th, 1907. Limit, July 1st, 190 3r Round trip $7.25. ie In addition to the above our usui 3r Week End'" tickets, also our "Sun ld mer Excursion" tickets will be o jy sale from June 1st, 1907, with tli h usual limit, etc. k Write or call on us for further ir er formation. ce Rates quoted above only appl 1 from Newberry, S. C. J. P. Sheely, Agent. - Phone 91. E. SHEEHAI Augusta, Ga. 5' Bottler of Imperial Ginge e. Ale, Root Beer, Cham pagne Cider, Wiseola an< h Domestic Lager Beer ii pints, 10 dozen to the cask $7.50 per cask. Write for complete pric list. Wholesale and retai dealer in Wines and Li h, quors. 'ANKING! SAVINGS BANK. - Surplus $30,00 No Matter How Large, Savings Bank ttention. This messag i the women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. L ON sV& Ruff THE ~&NEWS niis, d Ink, 8, re Extracts, &c., &c. A need along that line. iLSO D TOBACCO. til on them, its for Laurens Steam oI Wont :auE.e we have sold more ir stock is low. We have t, together with Flowers still in the lead in Dress nvite you to give us a anything in our line, to us for Ribbons for The Commercial Bank a r. A GOOD SIGN FOR ANY BA y It stands for thrift, building up of "strikes" and the best friend in tir . 3B.A.3M account should be owned by ever Banks pay salaries to employee capital. So jump in and put youl Because this Bank stands for muti For further particulars ask THE ( OUR DEPOSITS HAVE .50 per During the F May 23, 1905. May 2 r Capital $ 50,000.00 $ 5( D0its $171,307.17 $231 oans $260,528.75 $371 Four per cent. paid in S e JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. 1 J. Y. McFA Right in he With a great line of Spring and ing, Slipp,rs, Shoes, Straw H, Embroidery, the new things in Goods a specialty. The creatior 3 pass anything that has ever been means that our 1907 Hats ha equals Our other line3 comple and as usual you will find1 .our New Drop Head Domestic Mac] Machine, Drop Head, 20 years g People say Moseleys can't s make piofit. What difference d ple say as long as you get the goo Moseley PROSPERI i reSCriptiofl oWhich we use are without ex< We believe in PURITY. We constatntly preach PUF We always practIce PURI'1 cIies. * PURITY counts, and count * Ask your doctor. *MAYES' DRU .VERY LOV NORFOLK A? Account Jamestown Ter-( SOUTHERN]i Season, Sixty Day and Fiftee daily, commencing April 19th vember 30th, 1907. Very low rates will also be mr BRASS BANDS in uniform a STOP OVERS will be allowe and Fifteen Day Tickets, sam ist Tickets. For full and complete infor Agents Southern Railway, or R. of Newberry, S.C. NNER IS THE $ SIGN. reputation, independence of ie of need. That's why a y mortal in this broad land. s to keep track of a*working 1 $$$. in the winning pile. ial benefit. See the chance? OMMERCIAL BANK. INCREASED OVER cent. last Year. 3, ;906. May' 23, 190 .'000.00 $ 50,000.0 ),928.34 $35 1,856.7' ,458.92 $401,124.7 avings Department. 0. B. MAYER, V. Pres. LL, Cashier. Front Rank 3ummer goods, Spring Cloth - tts. Elegant line Laces and Summer Dress Goods, Black is in millinery will easily sur shown at this store, and this ve no superior and but few te and full of new fresh goods pr.ccs just right. Just think uine $25.00, New Defiance uarantee, $ 17.93. -l the goods at the price and oes it make to you what peo ds. Bros., 'Y. S. C. Materiols ; :eption the purest grade.* ITY. 'Y when preparing medi s for much, in medicines. 9 C STORE.* / RATES 4D RETURN entennial Exposition RAILWAY n Day Tickets on sale ,to and including No ade for MILITARY and ittending the Exposition. d on Season, Sixty Day e as on Summer Tour mation call on Ticket write Division!Pass. Agent. Charlestona S. C