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■■■(■. *.r'- ^ \ D , r* '>"■ 'i t FACE ted THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 ^il)ANGER SIGNALS FOR THE FARMER G«T«niM«at'8 Africnhnnil Onllook ■ TeUa R«w To Avoid Overproduction. (Written for The Chronicle Thrtujrh Aotocaster Seh'icc By Caleb Johnson > Bend in hand with the government’s efforts to regulate the" tnarketing of farm products in such a way a< .j give the farmer his rightful sha'.e cf the price which the ultimate consumer pays, and to equalize distribution so that foodstuffs will not be dumped on Are you satisfied wit^ the bed you are using? Look r.t the mattress and spring and remem ber that you deserve the best. We sell Simmons Beautyrest and Deep- sleep and guarantee sat isfaction. We also have felt matt/esses and sev- eraJ grades, all at right prices. ^ i PRATHER-SIMPSdN FURNITURE CO. the markets, goes the attempt to reg ulate ag^ricultural production. The plain fact is that farming in America suffers more from overpro duction in most of (he staple crop* than from any other one cause. And j this condition "ha? been getting worse ^’cr since the war, a:cording to the secretary o! auTijulUire.** t “S’o marketing machinery ca°n in sure ged prices-and satisfactory in come if the faimer plants and breeds ely,” says a recent bulletin of the Federal farm board. It does not follow .hat Lc:ause a farmer got a 'jood pri.e for the corn he grew on 50 aciei las,, year'he can get twice as I rn’.'.ch f /r the crop fro.m^lOO acres this ' year The reverre is likely to be true, 7 all of the com growers, or any con- i, donible part of them, plant more ^drn than they did last year. I The agricultural outlook for 1930, just i.ssued by the bureau of agricul tural economics, is full of danger sig nals for Jhe farmer. If all farmers are guided by them, ihe average of farm prices will be higher than last year. If they are generally disregarded, ag riculture will not be very profitable to most of there engaged in i.. No one farmer and no one community can (fontrol the situation Until adl farm ers are organized tnto marketing as sociations handling practically all of ca.h staple cr.>p, the only production ccnt#)l possible is through appealing to the intelligence of individual farm ers, Ihe federal dCpartmenit of agri- HELPINCi TO BUILD- for 37 yoan Rogon ha» umolfuhly aidod in ovorygood movmmont for tho upbidldirig 6f Vi^ city-^-thU otat^thU soctioi^. Civic and development chdn, ckurehoe, charitlee arthy caueea have been given (and and Bcorea of other worthy cauaea have heeft given (and are atill being given) cooperation and aid by Rpgera, a Southern inatitution. OLD DUTCH €LBAN!«KR Keep a can Handy, it * Chases Dirt'' cb'oMilate Covered Cherries American Sweet Relish PALMOLIVE SOAP Rccommenied by Lead’ ing Beauty Specialists, Cakes For STANDARD RED RIPE Tomatoes 3 NO. 1 CANS Armour*a Vienna Sausage 3 _ 25p c».25« PEADS UBBY’S No. 21.2 Luscious Halves of Finest '' Bartlett Pears 30« DOMINO GRANULATED Sugar 1 10 LBS. FOR SWIFTS jewel _ Shortening PAUl. $1*00 PICKLES UBBY^S DILL Most Delicious m School — Lunches. V 27* LETTUCE, 3 for 25c CELERY, 3 fmr r. 25c Fieah Tomatoes, (ireen Beans, Carrots, (^uliflower, (b'een T<^ Turnips, (breen Cabbage. BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT I culture’s program for this spring in-| j eludes the spreading of the informa- * tion Contain^ in the agricultural out look as widely as possible, so that each farmer can govern himself ac cordingly. Here are the danger spots to which the outlook calls attention: In general, demand for all farm products is likely to be le«« in 1,930 than in 1929. - „ Com acreage should he decreased, definitely. Wheat cannot be expected to bring higher prices, and no incaease in plant ing should be imdertaken. Cotton acreage is high enough now and should n^t be increased. , Hog prices probably will average as high as 1929, with a reduction in supply already indicated. That should Bot be taken as an invitation to breed more hogs, however, as demand is fall ing off. Beef cattle herds are too large now, and prices are tending downward. • Dairy herds should be closely culled and more heifers slaughtered if bat ter prices are not to drop still further next year and the years after. Sheep and lambs are at the top of their swing now. No improvement in the wool market is looked for before next) year. Any increase in poultry and egg production will result in lower prices. The hay demand Is for alfalfa and similar legume hays, but less sweet clover for seed should ^ year. ' v Fl^x looks good. A th4rd increase in acreage would not materially affect pricey , ^ iNeli’"appTeIqr£htEdf^^ -i^^^ i)« set out only where condition! favor growth of the highect grades. Grape fruit and oranges will be in greater production. Grape prices are expected to go lower.'The peach outlook is un favorable, with heavy production and low prices expected. Canteloupe gnd watermelon grow ers should reduce their acreage. The outlook for’ strawberries is g^oo^, and production can safely be ii^ creased. Present projected increase of 6 per cent in potato acreage is unfavorable to price maintenance. Lettuce demand continues to in crease but marketing difficulties help I keep prices down. Sweet potato acre age should be reduced. Tomato acre- I age should not be increased. Dry beans production should be kept at last J ear’s level. • The early cabbag^ market looks very favorable; late cabbage not so jgood. Peanut crops should be reduced. 1 The tobacco outlook is good. Grow- ¥fs"of Virginia fire-cured and Mary land can safely plant larger acreage. Rice prices are tending upward. Sug ar at present production levels should hold up to present prices. In other words, American farmers must watch their steps. And the ones ' who watch most intelligently are the j oaas who will survive. For it is clear ly on the cards that there will be few er farms and fewer farmers ten yeara from now than there are today. More and more, American farming must be done for the American mar ket. Secretary Hyde of the department of agriculture, points out that in the world markets Canada, Argentina and Australia are crowding the United State out. In those three countries ag ricultural acreage has trebled since 1900. They now grow more wheat than we do. Argentina has become the world’s largest exporter of corn. We are buying much of our flaxseed from South America. The Southern hemis phere has multiplied exports of but ter by seven in 30 ji^ars. Europe, too, has increased production of livestock and dairy products until they are now above the pre-war level. American beef has practically lost! the European market to South Ameri-1 ca. Australia is the world’s great source of wool, growing three times; as much as thirty years ago. .Asiatic i Russia is competing strongly in cot-j ton, producing nearly twice as much' last year as before the war. All of the Fluropean countries are giving sharp attention to agriculture. Many are subsidizing agricultural set tlement in their colonies where land is abundant and cheap. All are emulat ing American scientific methods and machine production. The apparent certainties are that w7hTh a few years agriculture in the United States will be devoted to feed ing the people of the United States; that all farm products will be handled from farm tb consumer l^y farmer- owned cooperative marketing associa tions; that these associations will dic tate to their members the amount of each particular product to he produced in any given seaso.n and so an equality will be maintained between production and consumption which wUI put agri culture in general for the ffarst time on the basis of a business snterprise. '^c '’out” about this program is the independent farmer who will refuse to join the cooperative and whose ’'boot leg” crops will disturb the market and work to the detriment of his neigh bors. And this may result on a nation al scale in the repetition of such ac tivities as those of the "nightriders” in the Kentucky tobacco war between the equity and the independents, twen ty years and more ago. If the Federal farm board carriea out its glgantk program intelligepUy.. and succeeds hi impraasing upon arary farmer the necaaijity of coopaiDthR^ farming in the Uidtad Stataa sHU be stabilised in time. Unlkss ,.hat is dsna. Please do not confuse us with Clintim’s three chain grocery stores, "A & P.,” *^Hoine Stores,” T- and “Rogers.” /■ Q. S. S. Stores are 100% Clinton concerns, owned and operated by Clinton merchants and tax- payoa. Clinton Quality Service Stores a Announcement Extraordinary Day Monday. March 3rd. (One Day Only) % This win be without question the greatest and grandest one day bar gain event ever staged by this qtore. \ Please remember that this store is a fashion and value store first, last and all the time. Only twice each year, in the Spring and Fall do we st^e dollar day events—and how, offering extraordinary values and seasonable styles—^ rising to the importance of one and to the dignity of the other. Every item is new and has been individually selected "V,, especially for this occasion. We urge you to make your plans to be here early Monday morning, March third. Read full details ontemsin the Oreenvilie^News Sunday. %