The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, March 01, 1905, Image 4
FARE
Conducted by th
Far
Short and Timely Artioles that will
RoooIved, and are Solicited foi
On any Phase or Subje t
"Reducing i
Reducing I
The work of the recent Cotton Grow
ers' Convention at, New Orleat il
serves, in its main featurer, the heai
approval aind enlorsement of tlhe! farne
ers all over the South. The action o1
the coninlttt'e since the adjournmedt
in formulating a constitution ani 1y
laws as a basi and bond of union for
the colitiled existence of the org.m
zation Is also worthy of all praise for
its comn prehesisi veness and adapt ation
to the objects sought to he proioted 1.
It Is an able doeumollvnt and should il.
the meatins of consolidating and unify
1ng the intercst, of the cotton growe:'.
and mniuttfactutire's in the fuaris.
Whether i(s effectivo influence sh01l
cut live the present emer, -ewy ami pro
mote the cotton growers' lst at ntrcti.
in the ftl ore vwill depmid larly upon
the good jidgment al somd di-er'
tion of those in active control o De
organizatioi, backed by tih loyail
volintary siupport. of the gre:.t mn: s
the farmers themselves.
lut many of the most. intelligert an1(
up-to-date farmein4, support bly tios<
who are . themselves only sincer<
frietids of tile farmers, aire imale Cc
see the wisdom of the adI 1ce to rehle<
the amouiit of fertilizers to b' uewd lv
the growers, of cotton.
It is all "well amii good" to cut dowr
the acreage in order to urtali the
of the colmillng crop. It woNud haLve be
better to have cut file lrea to one-hali
the aereage of last. year. It would hi
been still bett- to htave advied and
airguied upon a horizont I al ceut to 10;
acres to the pimw, a.:ssuminug that stt h!
a reducetioni wouldi amtount toalu
otie-lialf, takingr the ti r ' tlonn r,
into account. The efft-el of uch a r.
duction1 wvould practicallyhver:u
Vd in such a largI ecrase in I ie
gre(gate( cottlon outpit that even a ve:
mnuch larger increa.e ( in the a , ae
ipplieation of fort il Iizers. 1han i; at all
probable would not i-11ce to producC
more than a 10,000,000 bale crop, undei
inost, favorable conditions.
For what does a fiariri use comi
maeial fertilizers it' not.for the pur
pose of licreasing the yield per a: i
lid at, the same time, as an i::
ahlo IncIdent, to lesPeia tlie tl 9p
poiund of prluiII! the cot tot: h
tIlizer (s ntI cItable the l'ar;
to erounce a bale of cotton at. a 1,
ecst than it could he produned wi'
tho fertilizer, then what gaei I.
d1oes the fertilizers peflormu ? ii
Iarier who has been growing < utto
(lioiut t he aidl of fort iI izer~s at ae. o.s
-eof7c etts per hotuud of linit, whiat i
Iihe lise 0f appjly-ing ertilizer'is if t-el
us:e does not lower- the cost Iito (C co.
or to 5 eenits per pound ii of Jint
Siuppose a given farmner lix usuali13
lan ted .1001 arrs in cot ton anil thai
tihe [average yield, withbout fertilizer
has been about forty hales, w~leih i:
abou11t lie general average. WIll tr
one claIm that fluch n, yield has co:d
less than 7 cenits per piounld of lhut
WVIll It cost. him aniy lo.s by !sI~ip
reclucing the ariea te '7 me-res, am : coi'
tlfnuing' to absitaini fromP f'ertilizer, o
or ri'.' Not much, iE any, andi If an
less, it. will he hecause he wi he alt
to thriow out 2.5 acres of tihe most. u
p)rodluctive lamd.
JBut inisteadt of. reCducing thie area
only 75S aetes. 51up pose lhe nhall e ut
dlown to 50 acces and1( app1ly 201)0 oun
per acre of a well halanced, home ml
ed fortilizer. Will lie not. thuts inca
the yield per acre by at least one-ha
so that ho will get thirty hales frc
Ihe 50 n1eres? The "fixed charges"
lalhor,. intertest, superlintencu~Its, et
w-ill 1be no gre'atter por' acreoen t he
acres than they were f'rmerly. or Id
.J0 acres, or just half tu much for m)1
A Diabolical Scheme.
easily disdf( of aniy other01 class
p)ople, and( relying on tho tri
of this statement thec cotton spect
lat rs havo' f rmulated a nos
se'iomo to ga t the cotton nowi
the hands of the producers at fiv
cents pert poundis or thereaboaite
- and nu'es0s tihe newsepapeis war:
the pOodol of the scheme mnanl
of the farmers will be robbed of tI(
bAnefits of the concertoed aotion tc
hold Co t'un for ton cents poi
pound
Seeing ii a t tho ' Otton grow er
are awfuolly in earnest in ticir dete
ndnaiitin to got a fn ir pirice to
th'eir cot ton or' hiold it., the cot to
gamblers hamve all at once affected
great friendship atnd follow.fteelit
for the firmer and nowv offer to (aln
his cot ton, every bale of it., 11gra
S /ing i f cot ton ad v ances hr fore ti:
first day of .July to pay within'0
points of the prico of spot cot to
othe Newv York miarkot at an
time thle farmer wishes to "deli,
tefrmer to give two days' notic
V. of the tdne he wishes to close.I
tecotton specullators CAnletho
of the cotton 1n thIs way they er,
absolutely cont'ol the market alt
fix the price at any figure th(
~ <wish.
C 4 *There is but little doubt thahtth<
( Iav sold, for tuiro delivery, a
: tcOf01witon ihn hands of t'
~ "g ~ ndg they cean get th
~k~&i ~o the market i
w4y hey canlU9 uit to ill
PAGE.
6 Farmers for the
ners.
be of Benefit to our Esaders Will be
this Page. Artioles are to be
)f Farming or Farm Life.
kcreage and
lertibizers.
e thirty bales as for produc
i , he' forty bl-;: .
i 1 wilthav Lproduced on the 50
1r', thirty b:.le: w'heirens before he
roducad c.Ily ' bale (tho half of
-ia leIcs on tint' area. This gain of
r' ' ::almot enti.'ely due to the
of $ wortlh of fertilizcrs per acre,
or $100 woir It l I lie 50 acres, making
the 10 hial oe:t .Ji0 each, or 2 cents
p r potu1l. d, to pi1k, or 3 cents
per pounii basied ready for market. Of
cource, hcle .o0 b4 lales, or 5,000 pounds,
ar (istrihut ed tIroughout the 30balcs.
-0.'>0 ielt the 50 acres of land
!".00uCe Cf it-Cf we livC SuIppOSed t')
avo ost 7 c.ti pe-r p )und or $700
ic- the 20 bals. 'T'he ) bales of In
rea.:pe o:-:t 100, plu:; the cost, of pick
tot'a! 150. OJ corse, tJhen,
: 30 bale; will have (eo. $'700 pilus.-,
50, o a gr and total .f for the
(, f 1 2-3 ceIt!; pIT pound of
The u itions On wich these cal
cntatins a'e hared ar all within1 v'riry
r':-deraie bounids, and ar~e ue onllv I(,
iltvtrat'o t'in princlipe. As much Imorei1
Ii bc'ral pplieni onI of rt I I r1 e
acre would mla0 a st ill StroIgeri. ill us
Sivat ioll.
hIr'efore. it ises to nie pli, that
Mhe farw hmld produce a lariger
ci' r.il- c tat ullVidedl portio.
o"f i(- bi thal. cost only 3 cents per
Iounsd, and a smaller pcreentage of the
;'~ zoow-hat cost 7 cent1i per pound. I
'~*utof each balo of (:ottOll cotft :3
iut - ler pound and the., reialuin
hall'-0. cct 'x co tie tm dri ".hk.n it. Ls
cito ( l th-t tho Ilo-11I ez-. of thC
!1.al of ct'on would Le an e :ae' meluan
| n :: 7. vi' 5 c 'r , per pound.
I o-thrd c:ily of t x halo cosit 3
: ou , : :d I'le i ning two.
.hihLd. en:t 7 N per pould, the
wo h Lvo cost 5 2-3 cents
Ipe'r pou:.u ."it -o.uth of the bale
a !ind anzd the remain
i~s thierm~rt A .-. 7 cents per
.d : , *.' w' ho bale will have
r.I I Ijb ; u Iound.
I. Vc0 "; Ykld Cost per lb.
A, vvo 1des. c'ents.
'1.1: '40 7 00
30 5 66
34 5 41
38 5 21
.%0-) 41 -5 14
The above is uetive, not abso
II(-; bt it is weit within the limuitE
i.f I:r.au y. You wil l say that ther
bl n"'ot' l... J:11eh money profit ever
I hto . etatod case, wvith cotton al
ut;. \.\'ll, no; biut it. is very muel
r1; th ~ nmking 40I hal1os on 10t
ri: ai n ('ost cf 71 cenits and( selling I
7cenI'. The trulth is, land that wvill
Iood cutiv'.ation and( withouit fertiliza
Iion wi'll niot produce mor'e than 44
hcales on 100 acres is hiardly fit to plan
I I co't ton, C 'v'n If it ho liberally for
~til Ized, uices~ there isi ani assurledl prios
19eet, o1 'sellingr it at 1) or' 1) cents
Iund. Su~cch iaml ought to be planIte<
in" Its, C'3w'1)as, so.rghum~, or' lBermu~d:
":r s which (co(st but littlo to Plan
I r;u ci (ilvate,a:uul thle I;lidct of wic1
ru nu be" doY.ume oni.l.t 1 t--e fa rm,
\\ Wimt abzou the lunudreds of thiou
e 1ands, yea mcill11 ion of ai-res planltedl a
1' maa y hii ( 1 ot' t'. ','yurzugo very fa
9 t' han'c 10 hah-95 to the ll00 acres
.o I ay rot mior'e Gian 15 or 20 bltsi I.<
It. 1100 aCI'e ? lf ali Sulch h~e r'etiire;l iro;
d ullivation ini cottoni 01' C'orn, amil pu(
x- lnto less expenive'~ crola, 01' paturc'
Se thei rlemlfl of the "'cction situtition
Ii, au4lJci hbv a common101 sen,-m System o
mf rot i: ion, d i v (r'it'cent lon,. llier al manoi
r I:'s and11 fertil lzat ion, would he con
, leI'?y aru1 ni eranlent ly solved.--ilom
0ti I?. J.* I~t1ling, Direct or Georgia 14
o-1 t ittio:1,
tj ("silary to do( 8o I.(dti fca kreep (:
b hav.e to payv c iiholders of cot'
such11 pico't~ as mayl bo agreed( upo
abji\ st. (f thbe banks~ will lol
a money oin tton~. One of ,
3 ofl'iens of the Bankc * f iNorthamp~fu
toni stated to the (c. t1in 2'rower'
mneetinug ini *Jackson t1.0 Iirst Mon.
(day in ,Janiury thI.tt that banuk
would loun sev'eral Ihlusaind do(l,10
lars o i Cot tcn, $25. to tile blo
Other I eoal banicks w.vi;II diubt'o...
(10 as well. Maciy of thec commiis
siOn ho.'1ses n. ill & 'avan'o money~ o1
cotton andi hold tho cottonl as Ioni
r as the 0o.v.ner muay w..'ih.
Unless the movem~ntI) On thei
ii part of tie speculator's is checked
the~y will get hold( of enough cot
Ston at ftive' lenuts per p)ound to con
trol the market. It is tho urgent
e. duty oif every iewspaper in the
o South ti> warn the p)eople of the
o dafnger of tuuin'nig thec.ir cotton o Or
'. 1o the New. York g.1mters or their
o ag.3nts.--Roanloke-Clowani Times
Office Opened in Columbia.
ri T'he South Cariolinac Ccottoni Ot' ,w.
II Ur' association w.illi open 511 Oflic
d in tho Nratioinai Lan an I En.
y change batik building next Wed
nesay. It is planne~d by the om-i
y coe of the association to have a
1 stenographer in tho offco d.i
e t he day, and the omfcers will always
e be either within Ontli or in the ofgee
a The oflictwill be d$b1 sa' dis
1. tributing nolint for liam.,,tu.,J o
interest to tbo farnrs and it is
expect. d that. as o.i as the townt
sbip) chail mno ..'tliuiicUIte with
i lit slat.e t-liers, givitig tho nauws
* * I al who hi.ve si.4ned tho inid uo
i oil pledge, to issue a weekly bul
So a ro not going to run a
eglarlt- newSpaper,'' said ono cf the
oflicerti I his morniing, but Wo (in
wlt to havo a regular publictiin
which will give tho farmers faots
mid figure i.s to cAtton a md othei
crWop. It will take sOme Om-i y t (I
do hit,t it. is on-c Of I-he thin1g
absolutoly u-Oscssary to the sulctSt.
of tho Inmovi tonL.'
Mr. F. H. Hyatt, tho treasure
of th aBsOociaitiov, said tih-t, his
idea will) to have a public ation sini
lar to thit mnentioued abovo ad(
to) isue it regularl so that the
fatrmrs imight, have a knowledge
'if % hat i ho lssociation wa's doing
aind tn ko-p th"n pocted on an
m'v'm * t 0r the disposal of the
cr" p.
The a.sociiin vill bav' from
time to timel arti.-,de coutulbuted
by promine(nt ilembers, ofth al.)lsso
cialitn id tha puiblication will be
iiid fur ('fliciatl bulleti'ls for the
farmers, vlich tho a'ciation be
lieves is (he best way of giving out
ihIi mO t1 r -Columbia Rocord, 25th
tilt
Disposing of Dead Animals..
We hav' s (I w ry: "I l' m -Iy'.
ibe rt oI) throw deai pigs into 1,
et r1.tl~ on hiS own) hiim'l, soJ theyv umay
, I ouatil k Lo lit~il iip I
waIh own on'v m ly laadT'7
lie ceirtainly% has no mlorl- righlt I'
do so, a 11 tiuost Statesc have a Strit
law' priohibitingii Sich practic$, lilicl
the laialty (if being fotiul guilty (f
at imidonl allor., anld line or. impr-i'vn
nt folliwilg. In the cao l '
. 1i:n al, lo!own to have died of CnIl
tngeoui.s disease the pen Jlty is ustilld'
n1(1(ter Oi.iin for other dead- aiuimwiih
as it, shollil b'. Somto Staites LIv,
brws- forb-idding 'Any perv m o 1.) d?1
oy is a l l ani al . nlod iht
1.thlh to sw\inc', or. feul to swile Ill'
animal I hat.l iui di d from any ciause
In tlho vimity of cilies, it is no'th iug.
uinua1111l ftr n: en Go buy worn-ni
animails and nse them as poultry oi
pig feed, and wihl Il tre lay Ue m
<htngt r. inl I-eh purettiCe whlero M
contigiois dis.casu ( xists inl th( ali
mld it is at praclico that is- no't to hit
rec4,m1n1e(dedl, and relly 01hould bn
prlohlibitedl by law.
As t)bo Volico hias Snid la, forei, al
hurued, hut, if tlis is n!ot posxibk(
Uury themi ut, leastL three feet des'
anid befor. tL. owing back I he eart|
use at lets.a: peek f qunickiimoe ove
-the c~arctass ttf a pig, half a bushel 1
La 10)r51 or clow Theni fill upl lb
I gailloni of limiei on1 top I') dieoauiag
doI gs Io digg ]in~i g the carcas i''HOut
Mhi'ndars 1 boi'ernd, thrax
-(ei and Tar will c:ure you
1cough. Lairg6 bottle for 25(
c
ili oulr bigrt Tnni'el. Mini
richer andtt better. Mai
I ah)ead. andI will be cut in
e %4 ()w'n '.200 A(Icres
A T GOL
The cam p oQf Quick F'or tu
with rich Gold Strikes all
cove red. Join now arnd
H1EILVP 1I
Every share of Golden S
n the Gjoldfield 100 acre
300 acres. Dividends de
$15 Buys 1
$45 b)uys 3,300 shares. It
paid. Non-assessable.
BUY BEFORE THE
ORDER AT ONCE
the Cheapest anj) Best,
cash in the treasury. if C
will be returned.
I lighest Commercial and
MAKE ALL REMITT
The Golden Sun Mini
20 - ..RLE UMm
ANegetable 1kMparation forAs
similating tlhe Food andlleg tila- I.
fingi th Stomachs; and }3owels of
Promotes Digestion.Cheerrfu
n Less aind Rest.containis neitheri
Op>iumMtorphine nor Nineiral.I
W6T NAi O 'IC.
Aiiny. i.d
- 1:-ar
Aperifect l1imcly l'or Constipa
Ron, Sour Somiach,1Diarrhoea
W~ormfs,Convusionls ,leverish
ness ald L OSS OiF SLEEP
Fac Simite Sgnamture or
NEW YORK.
EXCor COPY OF WRAPPER.
H E L P!
Wve lmuu ave' hlp at m).c to I
41pe I Ilp ()urI wIIn lorful bodies
:f C0p11r10 r,
have spent every cent of
m1y, own money
in orglijzing.( this ca)mp-In1v
:and setiring the 8 clou;s it
OwnsA . 10,(00 8!h.-1re-i (I
Stock Sold at (5u a shar.a ( r.
valude $!0) will do t his deve.
c pmen-t wa cik.
oo Shares will Cost you
Only $65
You ee l 'y for it it $~> par
m-nthl and it may be' worth
$6,500 in Three Years
Manyi3 coppIer' properties ha'.e
EEIii 'on grentetr iniereas: '
I Y0O1 (viLjre further zimd ftl
ilnformiationi, it is now
Up to You
Add ress
TKE 'MONTE CRISTP 00f
SERVATIVE MlIING 00.
.J. W. w4I f)NE;H(Usv,
Sr. I I< i~br re is w i, a 1) bIoher (r in
m3er jAt anu Arizonia mfinuing m n 11wit.
ng~ Inet say it will grow
'y larg~e Gold Veins are just
DFIE LD
nes. We own ioo acres,
around. Gold veins Dis- 1
J S 1) I. G!'
uin Stock Gives ow nershipJ
and Colorado 2oo--total
:lared on both would be -
OO() Shares
90 buLys 6,6o0 shares. l-'ull
PRICE ADVANCES.
R CENT
vith ore in the, mines and
ver-subscribe d yourt money
Bank References.
\NCES PAYABLE To.
ug and Milling & Co.
DENV.n n~trAnuOn
For Infants and Children.
eh Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
Of
mn
For Over
Thirty Years
ASO ORIA
vT4 CENTAI: ODOMPANV. NEW YORK OITY
'The readers oi th's ;peptr will ho
>l edl('S to lItni i th:.t ther. is at least on
I I I :1tl ii a i ' at V cience has her1l
1i1e to c r. ini all its stagei and Li at,
h:rb. Ialls Catarilh CI u it oe
. ; oI iv .e.u . nlow knwn : o l if) the ml it-0.
ed fraternit. Catarr he i :t. colldi.
iuti it nali iti.~-eu, requ ir n. g c In i'itio
I 1e t4m m'1. IhIi l lCo r a , 'iIWe s, is
.' (if I Il liltuiiv & o,
Fkni:or Iialy, a-nd Cilren.yupt
he hhnd ou Hnave rAlwacys ofth<
if-on strngt-ilh'. by bubling tzi the( conl
sa wors ro have tho
1'' 1 fai:.h in itsli c tiiv i wers, tha1
hev 1tr I On e lumr. ID for a .I
ny V ::s tha!t it fa ill the pa i d cur fo
hIe iof t litioionrials.
Ao Ft . J. J.Cheney & Co.,
Tole do, 0.
Hallby a Dru ists. Hf-rll F.1-mill
P.ls :11.0 thilhest.
For LIfants and Children.
TheKnd You u.'aeei Alay ougM t
(Signat .. ue of sitl~u o o e(i
WonderfuI114'('~:; 'lNr yve. 11U
en <.1 it Icient nt woundof brisei
Unrui levdd s feet omstly joutp
but, tere' , Iu need fo t. Bcle
I te roul. I;t;. 's s best lv oneart(l
ti o Not1() I~ Sup h4~io.4press ngh
Iup res 04 t uit i . i ut rrto e tecu~ts o. Th
cet.h a onjcly titi ticnpjin of soe dlis.
rc awl ~ uh. di~~n-iI what yon ouk
coug - h. Le bo w i sto' ofitel
Tness smortion is aid fcoing in
Tuo the ersh a pprtons n con
hlagefrst pisti etf. Sareu
lhrershl hcman~hril oil led b
ehc ash,! b<lefesi . May uoingfro
1905 weoa wild ine auu fisi
lats ld[t~iOPbIEADn an W-nyn
Murry's lrhud*o
Toth peso' sinin.u
thagstlsto sb
isci
Sabst
RE[
K~ & Oi
- *r.i.i
SYou've Heard About- Tlhe' "Early Bird,' 9
Well It's Not Too Early to Bby Your
N ew PalSui1t.
---Our line of
- rirsU OV ERCOATS
-)J( 'IROUSERS
a- re inow on display, and a.
haidsomer lot of goods has
never been shown by any
body.
$ ) ,In oU1e e ilr ui hl ern.pjlaid
rm. . : l d T yu 'Tint to
- - - m-ot yor sit.
Smth & Br W,
.LAINGS( CLOTHIER.
Greenville, S. C.
From Nov. 15, 1904, to Jan. 1, 1 05, wisl th radc
to bear in mind that at my store is the pl ce( bly /
YOUR WVINTER GOODS AND SAVE MONEY!
Ba rgain Prices Are Wha I Mean
1000 pair m iis, wozineu, boy,, girli aind childieux shol OI , all kinds, to
go at at b.rg iin.
A I ig lot of me( 1 r o f a lmrgoiln.
A few mens : boynl f nits Ieft, to) go it a b.rgnip.
A big lot, (f mnvis pant. to go ata X.i i
A big ht r mfeniius kid la -i'.s pn .cp a 1 a bargain.
A lot of driantnii 's ai io im1th at 1 1. .ai, co:-I.
A .b.-r.nin inl 111ens do. s(i1:nd n0% n e wer
A i r gain in ladie. undi rwear flo c hu, d and halbrig ,.1 i
EVERYlN_ T _,AT1 IS USEFUL
In the house or on the farm is to go at a bargain.
J. F. HARRS, Cash Merchant, 3
Piclk ms. S. C.
' 4 .L 'OC t'- d ' a 4 . -
PREP 2 , in pli acaei
C.B M.T R E
oama
CL ARi~ ANC SAL
SeaNT BroaVhe inSlidGlan SolidXPRS.
~7'I mS\olidyilvr.d:r fo $2.50:
on( all W . Nic slecio of)1 bygi PanGl
....Jewery - ----d*o untedii lUSts- : : : .
Co