Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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5*. .5 IS A COTTON GRADE WOlrTH WIIILE? Clemson College, Aug. 11.-Seven official graders worked at central cotton markets in South Carolina in 1919-20. The number will doubtless be largely increased for the coining cotton season under the cooperativ agreement with the South Carolina Cotton Association and other agen ries. Below are extracts from some If the many letters received by the Extension Service of Clemson Colleg'e -showing how those who have had the benefit of an official cotton gra der feel about it. "I have just sold a lot of 55 bales of cotton that the cotton grader, Mr. R. C. Banks, graded and stapled for me at a premium of fro-m $47,.50 to :$65 per bale over what I had been getting for my cotton. This was the had end of my cotton. I believe that it has been a means of saving the farmers in my neighborhood this year between $75,000,00 and $100, 000.00."-R. M. Spearman, Piedmont, S. C. "By having my cotton graded and stapled, I have sold the bad end of my crop for at least $2,000.00 prof it."-M. M. Bagwell. Piedmont, S. C. "I have had about one hundred and fifty bales of cotton graded by the Government Cotton Grader here.1 This work was worth from two to live dollars per bale."--B. W. Hel xains, Laureni, S. C. "His services with us have saved the farmers of this county more than a hundred thousand dollars."- G. H. Bolt, Pres. Laurens Marketing Asso ciation, Laurens, S. C. "All of my crop was classed by the grader at a saving to me of several hundred dollars."--A. D. Gray, Lau rens, S. C. "As a result of the grader's ser v'ices I am better off to the sunm of several thousand dlollars."-Long & Sons, %aurens, S. C. "It is my opinion that this is the very best help the G;overn~ment can rendler -the farmers at this time."-. I. E. Wallace, Seneca, S. C. "Almost all of our progressive far mers make use of the grader's ser vices andl I (do not see ho ww~e could1( well dlispiense with him."-W. C. Davis, P'res., Manning, S. C. "The Cott on Classer's work this year has resul ted( in better prices being paid on the NI: nning market.'' S. L. D~avis, Manning, S. C.. "'I know of several instances in -which farmer~ls, a fter receiving bidls for their cotton, had the cotton gr.. ded and as a result of this grading received a v'ery m 'ch higher price."' --Charlton Du Rant, Manning, S. C. ''My two hundred bales were gra ded at a saving to me of more than one thousand dolla rs."'---J. J1. D endy, I aurens, S. C. "If am sure that the farmers make . aminy times over ,in the price of their' cotton what it cost to keep a gradler on our market.'-Bright William son, D~arlington, S. C. Women Made Young Bright eyes, a clear skin and a body full of youth and health rnay be yours if you will keep your system In order by regularly taking GOLD MEDAL Trho world's standlard remedy for kidney. liver, bladder and uric acid trouibles, the' enemIes of life and looks. In use since~ 1696. All dIruggists, three ttlzea. 4.Look for the name ColdI Medal on every box HA VE Just Wi -like c I drin .]\ -, >-. p -. t~ PA TIEA itch this Page! 'ranges P CANG 4I :.... 4 - psodr atl - - Twonm -4 Oran ,e. The temi - from the - and citrit < eme * . -'V Aeu s. 5. TCE -~ x ~xg~ - ~: (I "'s' ... ~rk< \/ '~ \ 7/ ~ / jf DRINK ~ i~ if, Weird's Orange ~ h i i~'~'cci~tibly delicious-an hit I ~t ''r. ~at L ~ot dl Did you ever try L'ange-CI u~h ice (Aeam soda? mdccd, w a ~rcat of surpassing I W.flC8J! put a porttcin of kccrearn in a glass and ottlc o~ golden, sparkling Orange-Ccush or ask for an Orange-Crush ice-cream ~ny sodavfoun~ain, O~C happy suggestions: Orange-Crush milk or Orange- Crush sundae! Lcmon- Crush - the companion drink to *Cru~,h--is cquall y delicious. )tiflg Itivor aid fragrance of thew 1,ir~k~ COrnC delicate oil pressed from the fruit it:~e1f, corn the ~xclusive XVard ;WOCCSS with 1~urcst sugar acid-- the natural acid ot citrus fruits. rttles or (it fountains ( arolilta (oca-C~Ia ~ott Iin~ WorV Num(er, S. C. Prcgi~ircd by (JrAi~e.( r~iih ('o., CI~Ic.~-igo I.aIirdg(iry: I i5i Ati~cIt~ .'Ail(I fir fcc I'ool. '11:e Story oIOratigi~.Crusk~