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COHON OUTLOOK
FOR YEAR 1928
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Atlanta.—The outlook for cotton In
1928 is bright and money can be made
by the cotton grower, if overproduc
tion does not occur, according to lead
ing southern agriculturists and bank
ers Who recently broadcasted over ra
dio from Atlanta their messages on the
subject of how to make more money
from farming in 1928.. These leaders
brought out the fact that the great cot
ton surplus made in 1926 dwindled away
tn 1927 under heavy consumption. Cot
ton acreage in this country fell 14.7%
and production fell 28.9% In 1927 com
pared to 1926. World production de
creased 29% for the same period.
Not only did this marked reduction
in cotton production brighten the out
look for the cotton grower, but there
has been unprecedented world con
sumption of American cbttoy. The
year 1927 witnessed the largest con
sumption of American cotton in the
history of the world.
DANGER TO BE AVOIDED.
But these leaders sounded a warn-
. ing. There is danger that the bright
outlook may mislead growers- to put
in too large an acreage and to pro
duce another 1926 crop with its enor
mous surplus and its ruinously low
prices.
The policy advocated by these
speakers is to hold down the cotton
acreage, and practice the economy of
high acre yields through good seed,
liberal fertilization and thorough cul
tivation. ;.Let the surplus acres be
given v to food and feed crops to pro
vide for the' need's of the farm, and,
wherever possible, to increase the
farin' Income through more cash crops
and livestock.
LOW COST COTTON.
To grow cotton so that each pound
Will cost Jthe leapt and sell for ■ the
greatest profit, speaker after speaker
emphasized the necessity'of high acre
yields. It was brought out in farm
surveys thatVere reported that cheap- -
est Cotton And greatest profits were
made where the.moet money was spent
for fertilizers and gdbd seed . High
yields,per acre made large, profits and
low yields per acre. made low profits
or no profits.
Ttie'high coat of far^n labor Was also
advanced as a reason for increasing
the acre yields, to the end that larger
returns from labor may be obtained.
Aside from the facts presented by
these southern leaders, referred to,
new facts supporting their claim are
>>eing provided by the winners in the
cotton growing contests of 1927.
MADE COTTON AT 4.9 CENTS
PER POUND.
In the 5-acre cotton growers' con
test in South Carolina in 1927, J. H.
Hendrix, of Pickens County, made the
highest yield, which was 1,184 pounds
of lint per acre. Clemson College figT
ured Up the costs that can be properly
charged and found that the cottou bad
been produced at only 4.9 per pound.
If be had made only a bale instead of
two bales per acre, bis cost per pound
would have been near 8 cents, and
If the yield had been still smaller the
cost per pound would have beeu still
higher.
What did Mr. Hendrix do to get so
large yield at so low cost per pound of
cotton? ,
He had grown rye as a winter cover
crop, turned It under early and ap
plied barnyard manure. Then, after
preparing a good seed bed, he applied
G33 pounds of 12-4-4 fertilizer per
acre. An excellent stand was ob
tained, and, after chopping, he made
a side dressing of 80 pounds of sul
phate of ammonia per acre. He cul
tivated thoroughly.
It should be said in this connection
that while Mr. Hendrix had the largest
yield, he was awarded second prize
under the rules of the contest, by be
ing penalized 10% for growing a va
riety of cotton that produced 7/8 inch
staple, one inch staple being the
length desired in the contest.
The outstanding fact about Mr. Hen
drix’s success is the low cost which
each pound of cotton cost him, a rec
ord made possible by good soil im
provement practices and moderate
uses of high grade fertilizer and top-
iressing.
BOYS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO
MAKE CHEAP COTTON.
In the great record made by Paul
ding County, Georgia, where 21 boys
produced over 800 pounds of lint per
acre and 6 boys over two bales per
acre, the average cost per pound of
growing, harvesting and ginning the
cotton was about 7 cents.
Taking the yields of the six hggrs
who made over two bales per adpe,
the cost of producing their cotton av
eraged 6.1 cents per peund, according
to W. H. Garner, the County Agent.
The average net profit per acre was
$194.96.
These boys did not pour down fer
tilizers, as is sometimes the case in
crop contests, but they picked out
good land, put oU manure and made a
fine seed bed. They used good seed;
applied from 600 to 900 pounds of
fertilizers of the 9-3-3, 12-4-4 or
15-6-5 grade at time of planting, and
all of them side-dressed their cotton
vith 100 pounds of sulphate of am
monia per acre.
A noticeable fact about these and
other prize winning yields is that the
growing ettops received side dressings
of nitrogenous'YertlBftr in addition to
the regular applflUttl* g fertiliser at
plan ting Hate.
Wages are high; there is a job
somewhere for nearly every man.
Uninterrupted production may be
confidently expected.—Chas. M
Schwab.
Columbia—New school building
under construction here nears com
pletion.
Orangebuig—$300,000 school bond
: ssue will be voted on for additional
build ngs and improvements to
school in this district.
Georgetown—Row of trees plant
ed on roadway leading to new fer
ry slip at foot jof Front Street.
Denmark—Reported that con
struction of new high school build
ing here is being considered.
W ; lliston—Paving being” extended
in western end of town.
G xjrgetown—$10(1,0(10 appityfria
tion recommended for deepening of
channel here.
St. George—New bridge near here
rapidly nearing completion.
St. George—New folding machine
installed in “Eagle” plant,
Walter bore—Lights turned on new
bridge across Ireland Creek near
here.
Hartsv lle—“Carnation;”’ Guernsey
cow owned by Ped ; gree Seed Com
pany here, establishes new world’s
record with production of 12,387.3
pounds milk in 305, days.
Williston—(Bank of Williston de
clares dividend of 8 x per cent to
stockholders,
r Cottageville—'Farmers in this vie*
• nity preparing ground for plant-,
•ing. •. .... •
■-■■■ Walterboro—Bids for construction
of new Methodist Church here wiji
be opened February 13th. .
Seneca—Sperling Economy Store,
new business, will be .open, here. . .
Effoi t being made by busines?
men of Barnwell County to induce
farmers to plant sufficient acreage
of strawberries to make carlot ship
ments and enable establishment of
local market.
Dillon—'Section of Coastal High
way between Dillon and North Caro
lina line opened to traffic.
Little Rock—Carolina Power t &
Light Company^ of Dillon will furnish
electricity to this place., .
. Conway—Work on Presbyterian
Manse nearing completion. ...
Conway—Plans making for enlarg
ing Conway Hospital; additional
equipment will be installed.
Conway—Number of new buildings
under construction in business sec
tion here.
Sumter—Lawson Coffee Company
plant in full operation.
Union—Rayon Products Company
will establish silk factory here.
Myrtle Beach — 18 holes of pro
posed 72-hold Ocean Forest. golf
course here under construction.
Myrtle Beach — Construction of.
golf and country club building hare
progressing.
Belton—Work commenced on Belt-
on-Anderson road.
Blackville—Post Office Depart
ment seeking to lease new quarters
and equ'pment for local office.
Conway—New fire station will be
constructed here.
Williston—White way lighting sys
tem on Main Street illuminated for
first time recently.
Greenville—Paint factory to be es-
tabl shed here.
Pickens—Streets will be marked
and houses numbered as initial step
toward initiating mail delivery ’here.
Kershaw—Plans considered by
First Baptist Church here for con
struction. of Sunday School building.
Greenville — Contract awarded
here for construction of Piedmont
Print Works near Taylors at approx
imate cost of $1,000,000.
Newberry—J. C. Sparks Company
opens chain store at Main and Nance
Streets.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio.—Over 100,-
000 persons witnessed the dedication
of the new and beautiful Masonic
Temple here. The new temple, oc
cupying an entire block, was built
with contributions from 18,142 don
ors, at a cost of more than $4,500,-
000.
It was announced at the dedication
ceremon es that the main auditorium
would be known as the “Taft Audi
torium.” in honor of the Taft fam
ily. The resolution stated that,
“among our brethren of this city,
none has exemplified this purpose
(of Masonry) in a more outstanding
manner than thei member^ of the
Taft family—the late Judge Alphon
se Taft; his son, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court William Howard Taft
—the only living ex-President of the
United States; and another son of
Judge Alphoteo Taft, Charles Phelps
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UNDERTAKING SERVICE
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very moderate prices, up-to-date undertaking service
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Taft, of Cincinnati, who recently was
coroneted with the 33 degree.”
Charles Phelps Taft, 33 degree*, serv
ed as Ijonorary general chairman of
the Dedication Committee, and chair
man of the committee that was in
strumental in raising the funds. He
also made one of the largest indi
vidual donations to tho construction
of the temple.
An interesting feature of the new
temple is a rough ashlar from King
Solomon’s quarries under the city of
Jerusalem, installed, suitably in
scribed, in the foyer between the
main entrance and Founder’s Hall.
Another ashlar fri
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stones in the,
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omon in the building of his famous
temple. Former Judge John G.
O’Connell, a member of the board,
last year made a trip to the .Medi
terranean, the Holy Land and
Jerusalem. While thede, with a
permit from the British Govern
ment, he visited the quarries in
company with a number of other
American Masons and made ar
rangements for the procuring of the
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