The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, April 13, 1921, Image 7
l^fr. Kennedy AJrges Growing
of Foodstuffs?-Must Meet
Western Competition by
Properly Preparing for Market?Some
Fertilizer Statistics.
(From Cotton News.)
Here are some facts and figures
worth considering by thte farming
element of this and other sections of
the State just at this, the planting
period.
Below I give a table from Clemson
College, showing the amount of fertilizer
used by each state and the
number of bales of cotton produced
in 1919:
You will notice from above table
that Texas produced nearly 59 bales
State Amount of
Fertilizer us
Tons.
Alabama 297,9 08
Arkansas .. G4,427
Florida 250,013
Georgia \ 990,919
Louisiana 97,724
\ Mississippi 110,000
North Carolina . 961,233
Oklahoma 40,000
South Carolina 1,033,8S7
Texas 40,000
of cotton for each ton of ^fertilizer i
used; Oklahoma, 23 bales; Arkansas,
12 bales; Mississippi, 9 bales; j
Louisiana, 3 bales; Alabama, 2 bales;
Georgia, 2 bales; North and South
Carolina, a little over one each, wThile
Florida used nearly 75 tons for each
bale produced. Florida, though, is
mrkt on cotton for money
crop. Our own state (South Carolina)
is, however, and if we concede
that 35 cents is the average
price per pound for the 1919 crop
and tiat the bales averaged 500
poundd, we will have a total of
737,500,000 pounds with a total value
of $258,125,000
Now if we- assume that
the average price paid
for fertilizer per ton,
including nitrate of
soda, muriate of potash
etc.. is $50.00 per
ton, the state's ferti**
lizer cost 51,094,350,
leaving from the cot- '
ton $200,430,050
It is estimated that of"
foodstuff the state
bought 110,000,000
Balance $ 96,430,650
Let's see now how this would look j
on last year's crop, using the same
weights of cotton, the same price for
fertilizer and the same amount. I
haven't got the last year's figures is
the reason I do this. In estimating
the average price for cotton, the low
grades must be considered as well as
the good grades, so I shall assume
that 15 cents is the average price:
735,500,000 pounds, at 15
cents per pound $110,625,000
1,033,887 tons fertilizer
at $50.00 per tort 51,604.350
Leaves 58.930,650
Now then if we bought as
much food stuffs in
1920 as in 1919, and we
did 110,000,000
We have a debt you
see of $ 51,069,350
| COULD HARDLY EAT ANYTHING I
NEISD80RS FOUND IT A WONDER!
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Now here is xne pc^nt I want to,
make to our farming element: There
was, it is estimated, $110*000,000
(one hundred and ten millions of dollars)
worth of food^fruffs shipped into
I this state from outside its borders,
j all of which brought a high price,
I yet farmers will tell you they cannot
get money for any crop other than
cotton. I say these folks outside our I
state got money for what they ship- |
ped us, and I ask why is it our own
people cannot get it? I think I can :
answer the question, and will say in
the first place, it's because we don't !
raise it. In the next place our people 1
take no care of anything they ra^e !
except cotton and corn, and in the 1
last place we do not put what we !
have in a marketable condition when ''
we ofl'er it for sale. When you have '
corn and oats for sale, the quality
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Yield Cotton Total yield j
ied. per acre. of Cotton.
Pounds. Pales. j ,
3 30 715,000
155 S3 0.0 00 (
70 17,000
150 1.730,000 |
94 300,000
154 946,000
260 975,000
190 930,000
243 1,475,000
125 2,700,000
| because of handling: should be second
to none and should be offered in nice
ra w sacks like the Western markets
offer it. Hay should have the same i
careful attention that Western growers
give it and should be neatly baled,
ro it can be handled as economically
as the hay we have shipped to us.
Its true you cannot sell corn, oats,
hay. potatoes, etc:, in the fall as well
as cotton, but I dare say if your bank
knew you had 1000 bushels each of
L-orn and oats and 50 tons of hay, all
nicely cared for and stored away for
the market at the beginning of the
new year, you would have no trouble
I to get them to carry your account
till the market was open for your
food crops. If you would once start
this, you would find that it was not
| one bit longer from January to January
than it is from November to November.
I
in closing 1 want to call atention to j
the fact that present prices for cotton
as shown by the figures submitted
will not pay the fertilizer and food
bills, not to mention any of the other
necessities. Then, why not grow the
food, not only for your own needs but
also a little for sale? Right now the
farmers of our state and all the others
as well, are pitching their crops
for another year. "Won't you see that
food crops are not neglected? If j
you do, you will get a fair price for j
all the extras you have for sale if j
you eare for it, as you should and j
offer it in nice condition for handling
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like those who sell it offer it. In j
addition to this, you will get at least J
a living wage out of your cotton if
all the other cotton states will do
likewise; but if they do not, you will
at least have your own foodstuffs at
far less than you could buy them and
the extras will sen witn out ntue
trouble.
The boll weevil is almost here and
if we turn our attention to crops
ether than cotton, he will not hurt us
much like he has other cotton sections.
PORTEI-l B. KENNEDY.
Sharon, S. C., March 21.
JNT1L HE USED DC Dll lift 1
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: and tired and conld hardly eat anything nntll I ,
, Soon my appetite waa good and my strength
told my neighbors and every one of them found
1 medicine. You can always get a dose of
j house no matter what the war tax."
Mb. T. n. Waggoner, j
Box 25, Bragg City, Mo.
of the stomach and bowels is among
forms of catarrhal diseases from
large number of people needlessly
'ifty years of usefulness is the guarInd
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HIGH STAND IN HEX ALL CONTEST
The Harmon Drug- Co./Lexington's
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Rexall Pharmacy, has again been j
awarded a high place in .the stand-1
ing of Rexall stores in South Carolina.
Of practically one hundred
Rexall stores in South Carolina the
Harmon Drug Company stood thir- !
tieth at the end of the year. The j
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award of place is based upon increase :
of sales according to population and j
other forward and progressive signs j
of growth, and it speaks well for, the
enterprise of Dr. Rice B. Harmon
that his store made such a fine showing
in 1920. There were very few
stores in towns of population comparable
to Lexington which made
such a high standing as did the Kar- j
mon Drug Company. The Rexall i
3tores are noted everywhere for their {
fine business methods and splendid
service and the taking of high rank
imong such competitors is a mark of
Sistinc-tion.
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The Wilson Literary Society of this:
school observed Eastertide, with ;l '
very appropriate program. \vhi."h !
consisted of recitations and mur.i -.:
last Friday afternoon. The March
Honor Roll is as follows: *;
Sixth Grade?Evcrette Jel'eoat, j
Jack Flake, Iva Craft, Linda Craft, j
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.viai tv ?j . ?jcivuaif v.iaia : iu a, nuui i
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Williamson, Luc-ile .Spires. Hanen II. >
Schoenberg.
Advanced fifth grade?Carlisle 1
Heed, Isaac Kirkland. Eunice Owens,
Estelle "Williamson, Leila May King.
Fifth grade?Ora Peel.
Fourth grade?Raymond Kirkland.
Cecil Jefcoat, Cornell Tindal, Jim Lee
Pool, Willie A. Williamson.
Third grade?Otho King.
Second grade?Lcgare Williamson,
Melvera Jefcoat.
Advanced first grade?Freddie
Craft, Doris Kirkland, Earl Williamson.
Melton Jefcoat.
First grade?Leola Spires, Woodrow
Williamson, Thelma Brown.
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The health of community is just
fine at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Amiek spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
John Amick.
J\Ir. Voight Haltiwan&er. s.ster
Xettie and Miss Edna Sliealy spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.
! and Mrs. J. H. Chapman.
.Mr. and Mrs. Voder Shealy spent
Sunday wi.h M: Shealy's "parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Fulmer.
Messrs. Ttayford IlUiVsiutler, Alouzo
Sh'.aiy. Mioses Julia and Leila
Wessinger were the guests of Misses.
Teln M:i p .-md Lassie Chapman r;
while Saturday night.
Miss Estelle Lindler dined With
Miss Eva Fearle Ami:!; Sunday.
Misses Iona and Idera Fulmor, Eva
Pearle Ainick and sister Uirdie and
Estelle Lindler spent Sunday afrernoon
with Miss Ida Mac and J. >s:-L
Chapman.
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I IVia NEWS ITEMS FRO?.!
THE MACEDONIA SECTION
Mr. James L. Ainick and Mr. liobt.
Huffstetler 01' this section were visitors
in Lexington Sunday.
Messrs. Kenneth. t'lnybern and
Hcber Amiok were all on this side of
! the Fisherman, I
Wrf the " J
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j JHgs* on every bottle I
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you buy. This
means that you
will always ask for
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Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Koon of the
Arnick's Ferry section visited their
Uncle and Aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
B. Lorick, of this section Saturday
night.
Messrs. Jacob D. and J. B. Lor|
ick also Misses Beatrice and Geneva
' Lorick worshipped at Union church
j Sunday morning, and were visitors of
[ Mr. and Mrs. Bub Meetze of the
I Ridge Road section Sunday afterI
noon. They reported a real nice visit.
I Well, Mr. Editor, it seems that
j news is just about ns scarce as hen's
teeth in this section, with the exrepi
t:o:i of hard times,
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Killing Calomel Sale j
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