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COST OF COTTON. Cotton Production Figures Compiled By Clem son. | Clemson College at the request of. Governor Cooper, has prepared an es- j timate of the cost of producing cotton, the estimate having been pre-] I pared by D. W. Watkins, acting.di. ? L rector of tile extension forces. ^ Mr. Watkins estimates that the 1 cost of cultivating an acre of cotton ! ^ and bringing the commodity to mar-1 ket is $55.18. The government esti-, mates a crop of 155 pounds to the acre this year. Selling this at 301 cents a pound and the 279 pounds I i of cotton seed produced on the acre 1 for $8.37, these being marketed at the rate of $60 a ton, the nest loss to the farmer from the cotton and the seed would be 31c. Should the cotton be sold at 35 cents, the net pro-, fit wpul^ be $7.44. If sold at 40 cents a^jrofit of $15.19 would be tie-, rived. , In commenting on the estimates j, yesterday afternoon, Governor Coop. 1 Vnrth ! er said uovernur oicivch .?* Carolina had asked for a similar es-! tiinate, both governors acting without knowledge of the other's proce-' dure. While in New Orleans the two J governors compared figures and | found that they varied but slightly In the conclusions deduced. The estimate j i by Mr. Wat kins does- not include cost | of supervision or depreciation in farm I implements or live stock. I The estimates follows: j Complying with your request for a: statement concerning the cost of pro-j ducing cotton, I have the following! statment to make in the light of the government estimate made as of Sep tember 25: The estimated acreage being culti. vated in cotton on June 25 was 33,960,000 acres. This is the acreagef which should be used in computing) the cost of producing cotton, even, though some of it may have been j abandoned subsequently, for the rea. son that even on f the . abandoned acreage* practically all the items of onunoa u-oro incurred excent uicking , and ginning. The dead loss of income from abandoned acreage is a much severer blow to the farmer than If he had broken even. Taking 33,696,000 as the acreage and the government estimate of 10,696,000 bales as'the crop, we hav? as the estimated production per acre; of .81 bales. Counting 1,400 pounds j * seed cotton to make 500 pounds of I lint-(which is very near the average).} - this means that we have an acreage! production averaging 434 pounds' seed cotton per acre. This means 155 ; pounds lint and'279 pounds of cotton seed. I submit the following as the most accurate' estimate that I can maRe' covering tfre average per acre cost of producing cotton over the entire, i hpit. Some of the items of expense 11 are greater than given in certain loi calities, but this is given as an esti. mate of the average j'ost: eccooi*ic oe 0QOOOCCOVSO h s O M oe 1-1 r( IfloirilflMOOOM'S O . N0COU5O ^ t- IO iH ?. W ?? ' | I t I I 1. I I. I ^ I I I l-l * 1 <- ' 1 ~ I I ? A 1 I i ii I j? i i -I 1 f- L i i i If ! ! ! ' ] ! f V T ' fT' f*3S522 V I I I ' 1 I " o o ?o I ' I I I I I I | ? Vr ?? ?* 1 | I I ' ' | ' ?< . ' ' ' ' I ' I I I I * + I I I I I I I- I I I JS >-11 IV, : !'! ! 1 ! 1 ! 1 1 i ^ I . i i ' ' ! { ! ! ? I I I I I *' c oc r ? o ' X | | | I I I I I I I < + ? ?? I 2?i i i i i : i i i * * ! . i w > 1 I f 1 1 I * I I I 1 Sa I I 1 I I I- I I t I r I * 1 ' B i t 1 1 i ! I ' 1 i z ! 1 ! ! ! | i i i i i ' i i ? i 1 i i ' i i i=? ! ! 1 ! i i5" 1 = ! = ? i ? I I 1 , 1 I I 1 c 1 = t I I 1 ^ j I 1 ! er. I I ~ ' y " I 1 s 1 V) \l l 1 ? J 5 o M J ? Jf * I l? J C G I = ''O a d I"? I 1 5r*l ~ i ? e-i a ~ I ? ."Si""r* g~?.g c ? '| j ?U-1 ju 1 ,?i | ! - 1 _ - - = - i ? 2 i- I 1 ? 15 c 58 2 .c u 1 r w ? ? ? >? S M ? 05 fcfi ^D- I c J- . 3 ti'f ^ .2 J? IsSlsS- J ?l = rj si'jsiigiY i |I??i! sio=0oS5S h oe2f; pi Z*'& cc ?* ? So H wr - A The items of expense could be giv-; en somewhat more in detail. For in- j stance, under "preparing and plant-, ing" should be included cost of dis-* tributhig fertilizers; under "fertiliz-. ers" might be included cost of haul. ing fertilizers, although in many ca- j /Z Nati on per c teed in contr f And It's best recom who use it Will gi can use, regardless ( Dillqn, Ma\ W t ? ses this would raise the cost price, and under "picking'' should be included cost of hauling from field and weighing. A few small items of cost are.hot included, and will, I think, balance any overcharge on any item. o TO LESSEN WEEVIL DAMAGE. Turn I'nder Cotton Stalks Now Says Prof. .Conrndi. Clemson College, Oct. 24?The cot. ton boll weevil has had most ideal conditions this fall for spreading over a wide territory. When the dry weather set in and the fruiting stopped, migration started, and at the present time the weevil has reached a line passing a little south of Greenwood through Bockman, Camden and appuoxiniatelv Darlington. Weevil damage on many farms in the southernmost part of the state was severe during the past season, but a portion <Jf the damage for which the weevil is held responsible was due to weather condition,- says Prof. A. F. Conradi, State Entomologist. Serious injury may be expected in Beaufort, Chaileston. Hampton, Allendale. Barnwell. Colleton and Bamberg counties next season. It is extremelv important, at this time, that the very best attention is given to the destruction of all cotton stalks at the earliest possible date. Match Your Your I ' If you Ve^ard your rel not share the blessings wh Tbe Baptist 75 MILLIOl to carry during tbe next f beneficent institutions as C Hospitals and Orphanages ? 11 i . .1 if Homeland and to tne enas or TLis is a fundamental ai every live, loyal Baptist w You may not be able t others, but you can be repr< gifts to tbis campaign. Prepari now to do tbe i Get in toucbk witb tbe munity before VICTORS 30tb.December 7tb. -MILLIONS FOR T This pace contributed by tbe ^ First Baptist C f are s ( it Phosphoric . act. Used for COTTON, CORN, OBACCO, GARDE1S WHEAT, OATS, Everything That G mendation is the unstii we you better results tha :)f cost. /. C. INGRA rion, Marlboro; and Sco Over many farms in the southern I part of the state the fruiting of cot. ton is over, and the stalks can be destroyed without any loss in the crop. This may be accomplished by chopping the stalks with a stalk cutter and plowing them under. Where i horse power is available they may be plowed under by having a {beam attached to the plow to knock down the stalks so that tliey may be cov- * ered. It is immaterial what method may suit the individual farmer best, [but to allow sfalks to remain on the 5 cotton field is a most dangerous practice under boll weevil conditions and is a sign of very careless farmjing. Destroying the cotton stalks is | the most effective control against ;the weevil. o Heal Estate Sells High. j ' Pee Dee Advocate. Real estate seems to be selling high in other sections of the state as well as in Marlboro. Hamer,, Hamer , and Darby have recently sold land at auction in Chesterfield county as high as >$200.00 per acre, and in CaliOO? KA ?rn ar?ro . ilUUIi UUUIll* lUl VO<.i.uv ?V. v. The Chesterfield farm contained 11000 acres, and the farm in Calhoun was 1400. Besides a smaller farm at Neeses in .Orangeburg county avjeraged nearly $300.00. per acre. hi* ?|lt Ull f I I | w Faith With . % Money. i igion as a vital matter w ky ! i ich it confers with others ? ! SJ CAMPAIGN is planned lve years the gospel and such hristian Colleges, Seminaries, to the needy places of the the world. id monumental task in which ill want a worthy part. o go as God s messenger to rsented in this work hy your i ' aohle thing in God s name. Baptist church of your com{ WEEK, NOVEMBER i HE MASTER." < ifoung Mens Bible Class of the hurch ot Dillon. ""V II jwn | Acid guaran rs, ' rows. nted praise of those n any top-dresser you M, Agent tland County in N. C. ? j/ i i JXEN* GINNING TAGS ? NOW 1 the time to buy your ginning tag Don't wait till the season is o Labor and material are scarce ar deliveries are uncertain. Try 01 linen tag. It is durable and \yi stand wet weather. Herald Publisl ing Co. (RING US VOUR WAGON SEF.l We will give top prices. 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