The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, October 30, 1919, Image 7
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:
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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
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who use it Will gi
can use, regardless (
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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igion as a vital matter w ky ! i
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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
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WEEK, NOVEMBER
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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
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pies of work and no obligation on
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aid.
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