The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, June 20, 1918, Page Page Seven, Image 7
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THE COST OF COTTON.
Progressive Farmer Presents Some
Figured on V, VZ Crop
(From the Progressive Farmer.)
The cost of growing cotton of
coarse, must vary greatly in different
localities, with different farmers
in the same locality, and in different
seasons. In the drouth-stricken
portions of Texas last year, for
instance, no doubt many farmer's
cotton cost him fully 50 cents a
pound to grow, while in more favored
sections the cost was much less.
Here we propose to take the state
of Alabama, where probably average
conditions prevail, in so far as factors
affecting the cost of cotton
growing are concerned, and analyze
the probable cost of the 1918 crop.
The average per acre yield for the
State in 1917 was, according to the
Bureau of Crop Estimates of the
United States Department of Agriculture,
about 125 pounds of lint. It is
generally agreed that last year the
season was more favorable than the
average, the comparatively small
yield being due to the boll weevil
rather than unfavorable weather.
The weevil now, however, is in every
important cotton growing State except
North Carolina, and wherever
this pest is present it is a most serious
factor to be reckoned with in
^ growing cotton.
^ The following we consider a fair
timate of the cost of growing cot n
in Alabama at the rate of 125
ounds of lint per acre during the
current year:
Rent of land $ 5.00
Fertilizers (160 pounds at $50
per ton) __? 4.00
Breaking 4k rebreaking land 8.00
Putting out fertilizer 1.50
Seed 1.00
Harrowing and planting 1.00
Three hoeing at 93 each 9.00
Six cultivating at 92 each? 12.00
Picking 400 pounds seed cotton
at 91.50 per hundred 6.00
Hauling to gin. bagging and ties
and ginning 2.00
Total cost 9 50.50
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cost per bale of 500 lbs 202.00
I Less H ton seed seed at $70 per
ton 35.00
Net cost of producing 500 lbs.
lint ____ $167.00
Net cost per pound of lint 33.4
Let us now look at the items of
expense, one by one:
Rent of land at $5 per acre, we
believe is conservative, and not above
the average.
The item ol 160 pounds of fertilizers
is about the actual amount us- ;
ed under cotton in Alabama, and
$50 per ton is about what a 10-2-2
fertilizer has cost this year.
In the actual making of the crop,
we are valuing horse labor at $1 a
day, a conservative figure, as anyone
who has experienced the cost of ;
horse and mule unkeep will agree.
We doubt If many owners would
care to feed and care for their horses
and mules and rent them out at any- (
'thing like this figure.
Human labor is always the biggest
'single factor in cotton production,
and relatively human labor is right
now the scarcest and highest priced
of all the things that enter into cot- ,
ton production. Ignorant, unskilled
negro labor is easily commanding
'$3 per day at nearly every industrial
plant in the South and the farm
laoor supply Pus been depleted to
an extent never before known. Now'i
if cotton is to be raised in the fu-1'
;ture, it must certainly pay the grow-';
er as much as he can get elsewhere.!;
If it does not then the worker will"!
inevitably drift to the industry that i
pays the higher wage. i
For these reasons, we are placing i
Ithe labor cost at $3 per day. Any ;
man who objects to this as being too ,
high is simply asserting that the
.man who toils to make cotton has no ; |
right to as much pay for his day's (
work as the no more skilled man ;
who works in mill or mine. I,
Prices for picking last year were
$1.50 per hundred in many sections.
and we don't expect to see much cot
ton picked for less this fall. Indica- <
tlons now are that prices for ginning*'!
and wrapping will be around $5 per!
bale, and this plus the cost of haul-j<
iOUTH CJ
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i War Savings Star
$1,500,000?The
or this poor showing the
[une and must pledge to
le year.
PLEDGE and buy all t
arolina into line. It can
ii ] n n _
war savings St
?sts $4.17 in Jun
leemable Jan. 1,1923 1
ing and marketing will be around $8
per bale.
On this basis, estimating seed at
$70 .per (on, a price we are by no
means guaranteed, we have a net
cost per pound of lint of 33.4 cents.
Of course, where the yield is above
125 pounds per acre the cost will
be less, but as the yield falls below
this average the cost will be comparatively
higher.
"Cotton can be grown for much
less than 33.4 centR a pound," the
men who are interested in cheap cotton
will say. It can; but the only way
to do it, where conditions are like
those in Alabama, is to deny to the
grower any thine but Rtarvatinn wn?r
es; to deny his family comforts and
conveniences that the families of
even the most unskilled workers are
getting in industrial plants.
It is time for the cotton farmer to
assert himself, time for him to demand
what is rightfully his. He
wants no more, but he is going to be
satisfied with no less.
GOES "OVER THE TOP."
PleaNMit Hill is First to Subscribe
Pull Quota of W. 8. S.
Pleasant Hill went "over the,top"
in fine style Sunday when more than
$6000, the district's quota of War
Savings Stamps, was subscribed at
two meetings.
Two meetings were held in the
district Sunday the first being held
at Canaan church (colored) where
$3,500.00 was subscribed in u short
while after Mr. J. B. Gibson had delivered
a stirring address on the war
and the part the colored men of the
nation were taking in it. When all
those who would subscribe $100 or
more were asked to stand 20 men
stood up and with thiR splendid beginning
the remaining $1500 was
Easily secured.
The second meeting was held at
Pleasant Hill church Sunday nlcht
and talks were made by Mr. Gibson,
and Messrs. A. B. Jordan and J. R.
Regan. The Pleasant Hill folks are
thoroughly patriotic and although a
small audience was present nearly
$3,500.00 was subscribed at this
meeting. Mr. Henry Wiggins led the
list by taking $1000 in stamps ana
a number of others took from $100
to $500, among the $500 subscribers
being Messrs. E. V. Moody and
W. S. Grantham. Mr. F. M. Page,
chairman of the Pleasant Hill district,
presided at the meeting, and
when he announced that the district
had gone well above the top, although
not more than half the inhabitants
in the district had been soli
cited, there was enthusiastic applause.
At Union church two miles below
Lake View the colored people
were treated to a strong patriotic
address by Mr. Gibson just before
the hour of service Sunday morning.
The colored folks of this section have
always been patriotic, but their patriotism
was running at high tide
Sunday because one of their sons,
fiordon Hayes, had fallen in battle
the week before. Following the close
of Mr. Gibson's address these people
arose almost in a body and subscribed
for $3,500.00 worth of stamps.
Acompanying the party on its
rounds Sunday was Mr. C. L. Wheeler
who went among the colored folk
at the various meetings and secured
uuite a large number of subscriptions.
Messrs. W. H. Mu'ler and Joe
P. Lane spoke to the colored people
at Floydale Sunday afternoon and
secured a number or" subscriptions.
Meetings will be held at various
churches in the county next Sunday
MOLINA':
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nps this year. So fa
worst showing in the
state must buy $6,00(
save and invest in $33
he War Savings Stamp
and must be done.
r $5.0
morning, -afternoon and night.
Rev. Mr. Chandler has started
thousand dollar club to be compose
of 50 nion iu different parts of tl
county and is meeting with niu<
success.
Dillon is going "over the top" I
the War Savings Stamp drive. Tl
I movement is taking on new streugt
(with the passing ol each day, tl
people are becoming ihoroughl
moused and when the situation
presented to them in its true ligl
It hey do not fail to respond.
TO KKIH CK FOOI> I'lllCKS.
Prices to lie Published Kvery \\w
By Administratoi*s.
A countrywide move to reduce tl
cost of food to the consumer ac
standardize methods of compellit
the observance by dealers of "fa
price lists" was ordered Friday t
Food Administrator Hoover.
Lists will be published in evei
county, town and city, aud consun
ers will be asked to co-operute wit
officials in forcing merchants 1
bring their prices to a uniform levc
If this can be accomplished
statement issued by the food admii
istration says, the average buyer wi
not only be protected but the patrh
tic merchant who has . followed tt
food administration's suggestion r
garding prices will be protect*
against the unscrupulous dealer wli
has attempted to take advantage <
the situation."
In carrying out the new stendan
ization plan the administration wi
establish price interpreting commi
tees composed of representatives <
wholesalers, retailers and consumer
The board will etermine fair reta
prices on basis commodities thi
comprise a large part of the nation
diet.
The published lists will give tl
range of maximum selling price
showing a reasonable price whit
will reflect the prices that shou
obtain in "Cash and carry" stori
and higher prices representing
fair p rice for the "credit and deli
ery" stores.
The local administrator for ea<
locality will act as chairman of tl
price board.
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".orLsu-mcrS must buv their
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?Jv2 Spring and Summer for
storadc iTftodrcctian is to be
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COLlihXiK OF CHARLKSTOX,
South Carol inns Oldest College
J:?4t3i Year Begins September 27,
| Entrance examinations at all tl
icounty-seats Friday, July 12. at
I a m.
Four year courses lead to the 1
A. and B. S. degrees. A two year pri
medical .course is given. Militar
training in all courses. A free tuitio
scholarship is assigned to each coui
ty of the state. Spacious buildings
athletic grounds, well equipped lu.1
oratories, unexcelled library facil
ties. Expenses moderate. For tern
and catalogue, address
HARRISON RANDOLPH, Presiden
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I NOTICE OF FINAL. DISCHARGE.
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id Notice is hereby given that John
ie W. McKay, Guardian for the estate
h of Bertha Baker, a minor, has this
day made application unto me for
in a final discharge as such Guardian
inland that July 1st, 1918, at my office
h | at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, has
>e! been appointed for the hearing of
Y I said petition.
18 j JOE CABELL DAVIS,
lli r,-6-4t. Judge of Probate Dillon Co. I
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 11 day of July at two o'clock In
the afternoon there will be o, meeting
of the stockholders of the Di..on
Ruilding and Loan at the office of
the president for the purpose of considering
the dissolution of the corporation
of the Dillon Duilding and
Loan and the surrendering of its
charter. S. C. HENSLEE,
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