Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MUIS BE NO ROOM FOR PESSIMISM Clemson College, Oct. 25.-"With cotton selling around the 20-cen level at least 60 percent of the crop must go to pay for the fertilizers used and the expense of picking and ginning," says Director W. W. Long of the Ex tension Service of Clemson College, "and I am more convinced than ever of the correctness of the position of the extension Service in advocating a \vell balanced system of diversified ag riculture. Recently, in urging increas ed acreage in cover crops to enrich oue soils, I pointed out that our fer tilizer bills would total $50,000,000 and that it would take over 260,000 bales at 40 cents, or 350,000 bales at 30 cents, to pay this fertilizer bill. With cotton at 20 cents it will take 500,000 bales, or 40 percent of the crop, to pay the fertilizer bill alone. Add to this 180,000 bales to pay for pickini: and 60,000 bales to pay for ginning, and we have a total of 740, 000 ba'es, or 60 percent of the esti mated yield. "These figures speak more con vincingly than any one can say of the soundness of the doctrine of diversi fication. Only the farmer who has followed diversified farming this year is on the safe side. "But we must not be pessimistic. There is no room for gloom or despon dency. Notwithstanding the great losses in the slump in cotton prices, we have much to be thankful for, be cause our food and feed crops aire abundant and valuable. The corn crop, which in early sum mer promised to be a poor one on CYPRESS SASH ~ DOORS BLINDS V ? Y7 MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK C 13 I' BJ small acreage, no wpromises (by rea son of the farmers' response to th call for increased acreage and bette cultivation, and the favorable sepsons to be around 44,000,000 bushels, th largest in our history, exceeding eve the record yield of 1917 by about fou million bushels. "Then, too, we have more hogs in 1h state than ever before; and our live stock is increasing rapidly in numbe and value. We have an immens crop of fine hay; and we have excep tional yields di sirup, a big crp o sweet potatoes, etc. "Now if our people wil Iturn atten tion as early as possible to the seed ing of a large grain crop, there is n danger of want of food or feed or o being forced to the expense of buyin, these things from other states wit the money from low priced cotton. "The newspapers of October 21e carry an interesting arti le from Sec retary H. G. Hester, of the New Or leans Cotton Exchange, who makes th statement that there is nothing th matter with the South beyond an un reasonable scare in cotton, and point ou that this decline, the greatest i the history of the market, was du largely 'to the fact that in the pas ten weeks more than 1,000,000,00 bales of spot cotton have literall been thrown overboard without rim or reason. If we make up our mind that conditions are not as bad a they seem and everyone can catch th spirit of optimism, in, a short tim things will readjust themselves. Let' think about increasing our food cror this fall, thus accomplishing two pui poses, -furnishing food for all ou people and reducing our cotton aere age. 0 WILL ASK GINS TO STOP MONT: Louisiana Governor to Issue ProclamE tion-General Movement-Missit sippi and Texas Said te Be C operating in Plan. New Orleans, Oct., 24.-Gov. Joll M. Parker will tomorrow issue proclamation calling upon all cott gin owners in the state of Louisiar to close their gins for a period of 0 (lays beginning November 1 in a effort to give new life to the -cott< market. Promoters of the movemei to close the gins are daily receivir promises of cooperation from all se tions of the South and already sever hundred gin owners have declarc themselves in readiness to close the gins as long as may be necessary. In addition to issuing his proclam. tion, asking the gins to close, Go ernor Parker will, at the same tim address communications to the go ernors of all the cotton producir states asking them to issue a simili proclamation. The appeal of W. B. Thompso president of the .Louisiana divisic of the American Cotton associatio to the cotton men of the South, t gether with the action of Govern Parker, is expected to bring ginnir operations to a virtual standstill n later than November 1. 1.7 O DXE - WORN NERVES r Nervous troubles, with backache, dizzy spells, queer pains and irregular i 3 kidneys, give reason to suspect kidney | i weakness and to try the remedy that | r has helped your neighbof's. Ask your neighbor. D Mrs. B. F. Louder, Dinken St., Man - ning, says: "I had a slight attack of r kidney trouble about three years ago I e which started with smart pains | - through the small of my back. Head- I f aches bothered me a good deal, and sometimes I was so nervous I couldn't - hold anything 'in my band. I was - bothered with dizzy spells, too, and 3 black specks often came before me, in f fact, I was feeling all out of fix. A r friend told me about Doan's Kidney i Pills and I got some. Doan's not only helped me but cured me entirely of t the trouble as I haven't been bothered - since." . Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't e simply ask for a kidney remedy-get e Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that - Mrs. Louder had. Foster-Milburn Co., s Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. D t Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas D are alregdy fairly well organized for V the closing campaign and telegrains e from leading cotton men from other s states indicate that they will not be s far behind in closing down. e In addition to the movement B looking to the closing of the gins, s preparations are already under way s in many sections to secure a large - reduction in cotton acreage next year. r The Texas association has notified - the Louisiana division that under a sworn pledge the crop in that state will be reduced one-third. From Alabama came the declaration that among the farms to be turned to other uses or allowed to lie idle next year, is one 100,000 acre plantation. - - o MISSISSIPPI GINS WARNED To CLOSE n Tennesse Plant Burned-Odor of Coal a Oil Detected. Cotton Burned. a a Harpersville, Miss., Oct. 24.-Gin a ners of Scott county have been warn n ed that unless they stop operations it until the price of cotton has risen, their property will be destroyed, ac cording to advices received here. xl - d Somerville, Tenn., Oct. 4.-A gin ir owned by the Union Seed & Fertilizer company of Memphis, was destroyed by fire today. No warnings from "night riders" has been receive , ac cording to officials, but persons reaching the gin shortly after the fire began said the odor of coal oil was , distinct. No cotton was in the gin, it was stated. n, n Winnipeg, Oct. 24.-Voters through n, the provinces of Alberti%, Saskatche )- wan and Manitoba were prepared to >r night to cast their ballots tomorrow Lg upon a proposal to prohibit the i I At portation of liquor from other prov inces. ember ~ '~' . Plc Farm rdhee Champ A MID Mo n I1 al4forSv ~~~e~ wil avl SAVE TIME B AND MONEY BY COMING HERE FOR YOUR NEEDS IN Clothin I and N Furnishings M N We are showing some very desirable numbers in men's and young men's suits at $30.00 to $35.00 and $40.00. U Boys' Suits in stylish models, attractive patterns, and durable N babrics at $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00. Better merchandise, greater value giving and deeper inter est in serving than in selling-these are the points which we U credit for the steady growth of our Clothing business. isfaction.I CLOTHING DEPARTMENT STHE DONNELL DRY GODS CON N 0 SUMTER, S. C. N e arm EroduEEing Sows Fancy Orion Chief rs that will farrow before De everal nice Sows that will your orders now. in and World Champion Duroes. lI.S C. Ae