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?r : ' w Thursday, June 7, 1928 McCORMlCK MbesSENGER, McCORMICK, South Curuttn*. Cotton Letter By J. W. Jay & Co. Cotton r _ New York. May 28, 1928. Dear Sir: We hand you herewith the result of our investigation covering the condition of the growing cotton crop, and the acreage planted to cotton, with such information as may be pertinent thereto. Th's report is made up to and including May 18th. The' indicated increase in acreage for the season of 1928-29 is 7.0 per cent. The average indicated per centage condition for the U. S. is 70.0 per cent. Our per centage ccnd'tion May, 1927 was 72.4 per cent. Our per centage condition May, 1926 was 72.0 per cent. Acreage Indicated cent planted, 8 per cent to be re planted. Scattered complaints of lice in some Southeastern Counties. No ge.'.eral weevil or other insect com plaints. Weather favorable especial- Weather favorable until May 17th. Heavy rains for seveial days since then will necessitate some further replanfrg. With dry weather and seaspnable temperatures, the outlook pared with the acreage planted last year of 41,905,000. The P"a cr is about ten days to two weeks late with the exception that in the Eastern Belt it aveiages ly in the Northwest whe: e much ! is encourag ng. | from two to three weeks late, needed rainfall, has impi^ved the | MISSOURI—Ten days late. Cul- j The average per cent planted for outlook. General conditions are tivation faijr, stands poor to‘ fair, i the Belt as of May 18th, was 81.5^ Issued rrom October, 192o, Ample labor, farm animals and per cent with replanting approximat Cotton Grade, Staple Reports To Be Extend ed Throughout Belt promising. u ARKANSAS—From one week to seed. 80 per cent planted—about 12 fifteen days late. Cultivation fair per cent to be replanted. Warm to good, stands fair. Slight scarcity weather needed. of seed in scattered sections of! CALIFORNIA—P r e p a r ations Planted 1927 Acreage 1928 Virginia 65,000 75,000 North Carolina 1,749,000 1,836,000 South Carolina 2,454,000 2,577,000 Georgia _ 3,501,000 3,641,000 Florida 67,000 77,000 Alabama 3,214,000 3,407,000J Mississippi 3,408,000 3,715,000 Louisiana 1,585,000 1,775,000 Texas 16,850,000 17,861,000 Arkansas 3,142,000 3,425*000 Tennessee __ _ 985,000 1,024,000 Oklahoma 4,187,000 4,564,000 Missouri 305,000 378,000 California (upper) 130,000 169,000 Arizona __ ___ 140J00O 171,000 New Mexico and all others 4.23,000 143,000 41,905,000 44,838,000 Summary By States VIRGINIA—About two weeks late. Cultivation fair, stands poor. Slight scarcity cf seed, ample supply of la bor and mules. Approximately 60 per cent planted. About 8 per cent to be replanted. Warm weather needed. Mome favorable since 18th. NORTH CAROLINA—From ten to twenty days late, cultivation poor to •fair. Stands bad to poor. Sufficient good seed except in some scattered parts of State. 75 per cent planted with 10 per cent to be replanted. No shortage of labor, ample supply of farm animals. Too cool and wet, more seasonable temperatures need ed. Somewhat warmer since 18th. SOUTH CAROLINA—About two weeks late. Cultivation fair to poor. Stands bad to fair. Slight scarcity of seed. 85 per cent planted, 12 per cent to be replanted. Plenty of la bor and mules. The weather was too cool and wet, retarding the growth. Some improvement since 18th. GEORGIA—From twelve to twen ty days late. Cultivation bad to fair, stands poor to bad. Scattered com plaints of scarcity of seed for re planting but advices are mostly from Northern County reporters. Plenty, of labor and mules. 80 per cent planted, 14 per cent to be replanted. Too cold and wet during April and early part of May which caused a low condition report. Weather more favorable since the n and outlook more encouraging. This State needs a long spell of normal temperatures with occasional showers. FLORIDA—Two weeks late. Cul tivation fair, stands poor. Ample seed, labor and mules. Planting al most completed. About 8 per cent to be replanted. Dry, warm weather needed. ALAMABA—Ten to twenty days late. Cultivation fair to poor, stands fair to bad. Sufficient good seed except in parts of Ndrthern, West ern and Southern Counties. No shf '-tage of labor or mules. 87 per cent planted, 10 per cent to be're planted. Too cold and dry. Germina tion delayed and prospects were un favorable. Since May 18th beneficial lainfall and more sesaonable temper atures. MISSISSIPPI—From ten to fifteen days late. Cultivation fair to poor, stands bad to fair. Scarcity of good seed over a wide area. Sufficient la bor and mules. 90 per cent planted, 10 per cent to be replanted. Too cold and wet during April and first part of May. Seasonable tempera tures and beneficial rains recently has made the outlook more prom ising. LOUISIANA—(From ten to twen ty days late. Cultivation poor to good, stands poor to fair. Slight scarcity of seed but not serious. Ample gupply of labor and mules. 88 per cent planted, about 10 per cent to be replanted. Weather too cold and wet, except in the South east. More favorable since’ May 15. TEXAS—Normal to about two weeks late, except in some South eastern Counties where almost three weeks late. Cultivation fair to good, stands poor to good. In Northeast ern and Northwestern sections, there is a slight scarcity of good seed, else where supply is sufficient. Plenty of labor and farm animals. 80 per North, Northeastern and Southwest ern Counties. Ample labor and farm animals. 83 per cent planted—about 8 per cent to be replanted. Low tem peratures during April and tjjie first eight days of this month. Marked improvement reported to May 18th. Since then, there were beneficial rains over a wide area. Prospects favorable. TENNESSEE—Normal to ten days late. Cultivation and stands poot" to fair. Slight scarcity of seed. Plenty of labor and mules. 80 per ‘ cent planted, 8 per cent to be replanted. Rain needed in some Northwest and Western Counties. On average, con- dit’Ions favorable. OKLAHOMA—Seven day to two weeks late. Cultivation and stands fair to 1 good. With few exceptions ample supply of seed. Plenty of la bor and farm animals. 75 per cent planted, 10 per cent to be replanted. ing 9 1-2 per cent. Scarcity of seed is reported over a w’de area but this situation is not serious as the greater part of the about one week late. Cultivation and replanting is nearing completion, stands fair to good. No shortage Since the date of our survey, of labor, mules Or seed. 98 per cent climatic conditions as a whole have planted—about 2 per cent to be re planted. Weather conditions favor able. been more favorable. More season able temperatures and less rainfall in the East, much needed rains in ARIZONA — Approximately two: the Central Belt and breaking of the weeks late. Cultivation and stands | drought in Northwest Texas gives good. Plenty of labor, mules and hopes for a promising yield. seed. 90 per cent planted, 5 per cent to be* replanted. Weather fav orable. Outlook promising. NEW MEXICO—Twelve days late. Cultivation and stands fair to good. Ample supply of labor, mules and seed. 92 per cent planted. Some replanting necessary. Climatic con ditions favorable. Resume In making our first investigation as to the cotton acreage for this season, the foregoing details indicate an increase of 7 per cent or a pros pective acreage of 44,838,000 com- Occasional showers and warm weather during June, July and Au gust are absolutely necessary to re strict insect activity and provide an Until April, 1929 Estimates on the grade and staple length of the cotton produced in the State of Georgia and a selected area including adjacent counties in Texas and Oklahoma for the past year, have been issued periodically during the past marketing season by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Department of Agri culture. These reports have yield ed valuable data with regard to the quality of the cotton ptfoduejed in the two areas and to the quality of cotton consumed by mills in Georgia, and under special congressional au thority, reports on the grade and adequate supply for the World’s re-' s ^ a P^ e the cotton ginned will be quirements. 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QUALITY A~T LO^W C_0 S.T Greater mileage It may surprise motorists and mechanics who know most about ofl to read this proof of how a different ofl "STANDARD 1 MOTOR OIL * Standard" Greases, Transmission OU and ^ ear Compound are made with the same care m ^Standard" motor fuels and motor oils. ACTUALLY INCREASES GASOLINE MILEAGE Tests were'made by a motor car manufacturer by driving cars for two thousand miles cross country, comparing “Standard’* Motor CHI with other well-known brands. The same gasoline was used in all cars. The use of “Standard” Motor CHI showed increases of from 7 to 11% in the number of miles per gallon of gasoline. This is because “Standard” Motor CHI forms the best seal between piston and cylinder wail, thus in suring a more perfect combustion and a more powerful piston stroke. More power means more miles per gallon of gasoline. extended to the entire Cotton Belt next season. Reports will again be issued the same as last year, begin ning i n October, 1928, and ending in April, 1929. Each report will give the grade, staple and tenderability of the cotton -reported ginned ac cording to the Bureau of the Census. A report of the carry-over by grade and staple, as cf August 1, 1928, University Of ’ South Carolina Scholarship And Entrance Examinations Dr. D. M. Douglas, President Columbia, S. C. Examinations for award of vacant scholarships in the University and for entrance will be held at the County Court House Friday, July 13, 1928, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be 16 years of age. Scholarships are vacant in the fol lowing counties: Abbeville, Aiken, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Col- 1 e t o n , Darlington, Georgetown, Greenwood, Jasper, Marion, Newber ry, Orangeburg, Richland, Spartan burg. Applicants for scholarships should write to Committee on Normal Scholarships for application blanks, to be returned by July 10th. Schol arships worth $100 plus tuition and term fees. Next session will . open September 19, 1928. Summer School Faculty of 50, offering more than 100 courses for teachers, superinten dents and principals. Many graduate courses. Degrees conferred at end of summer term. Full information upon will also be issued as soon as prac- application to Director of Summer ticable after that date. Th : s expansion of grade and staple reports to cover the entire Cotton Bolt follows the satisfactory outcome of the experience of the bureau last year in reporting the grade and staple for the areas men tioned. The service will be conduct ed in co-operation with the Land Grant Colleges, Extensiqn Services and Agricultural Experiment Sta- Cons of the Cotton Belt States. These reports of last year yielded data showing the per centage of tenderable and untenderable cotton and the various grades and staple lengths. The bulk cf the cotton ex amined from the Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma areas was of high grade, but a large proportion of staple lengths was below average mill re quirements. Studies of Georgia mill consumption showed that Gedrg’a consumed approximately 288,000 bales of 7-8 inch cotton, but that Georgia produced approximately three times this quantity of short cotton required by the Georgia mills. Georgia mills consumed more than 600,000 bales of 15-16 inch cotton last year, but Georgia produced only 172,000 bales of that length. Of 1,110,923 samples from Geor gia, approximately 3 per cent was below 7-8 inch in length and of 1,- 034,431 bales sampled in Texas and Oklahoma, 22 1-2 per cent was less than 7-8 'inch. The comparatively large quantity of short cotton found among the samples may be attributed to the fact that from day to day the farmers are paid practically as much for cotton low in spinning quality as for cotton high in sp'nning qual ity. Because of the farmers’ em phasis on qunatity and a lack of an incentive iio jlmproVe quality, the varieties which yield the most and mature the quickest are most favor ed. The short length may also be attributed in part to variations in soils and climatic conditions in the Cotto n Belt. The Bureau has established class ification offices for this work at At lanta, Memphis, Dallas, Austin and El Paso, in each of which will be a board cf cotton classers. A corps of field men will work in connection with each office to make arrange ments with representative gins for submitting a sample of each bale ginned to the field office and to maintain contacts with these gins throughout the teeason. Sucjh an arrangement will be made with ap proximately 1,500 representative gins throughout the Cotton Belt. The samples submitted to each field office will be Classified im mediately and daily reports submit ted in code to Washington head quarters. A system has been de veloped whereby an individual, either in the field or at Washington icadquarters, may know or conjec ture the total figures in the final report. The report will be issued on- y from Washington at an hour and date specified in advance. This sys- ;em also provides that the identity of gins submitting samples to be classified will not be disclosed. This national effort to make an inventory of the quality of cotton with a view to improving the quality of the crop in keeping with consum er demand has received widespread recognition as work of the highest .mportance to the growers and to the future of the entire cotton in dustry. X Law enforcement is unlike law en actment—it can’t be overdone. xx: Every time a new filling station is built, it just adds one more joy to the bandits. School. Clemson College Scholarship Examinations - ■ \ Competitive examinations for the award of vacant scholarships in Clemson College will be held on Fri day, July 13th, 1928, beginning at 9 a. m., by each County Superintend ent of Education. These • Scholar ships will be open to young men sixteen years of age or over, who desire to pursue courses in Agricul ture and Textiles. Scholarships are awarded by the State Board of Edu cation on the recommerdat on of the State Board of Public Welfare. Persons interested should write the Registrar' for information and application blanks before the time of the examinations. Successful ap plicants must meet fully the require ments for admission. Each scholarship is worth $100.00 and free^uition, which is $40.00 ad- ditional. x Membership in the Re serve Officers' Training Corps—R. O. T. C.—is of financial assistance. These examinations may also be used as credit toward admission in to college. For further information write—. The Registrar, Clemson College, S. C. THE CITADEL The Military College Of South Carolina Vacant Schol arships A vacant scholarship in McCormick County will be filled by competitive examination to be held at the coun ty seat ch Friday, July 13th. Appli cants must be at least sixteen and not more than' twenty years of age, and mu§t meet the educational re quirements for admission to the freshman class, which are a certif icate from an accredited four-year high school, covering fifteen units, or an equivalent examination. * This scholarship covers tuition, board, hospital, laundry, room, and an allowance for uniforms. The Citadel is a liberal erts col lege, offering electives in civil en ginering, science, language and lit erature, and business administration. It has an excellent military sys tem, having been rated by the War Department continuously for many years as “distinguished military col lege.” An inspector says of it: “It is so superior in all its meth ods, it must be classed alone.” It provides thorough physical traning of all students under com petent supervision, and encourages all athletic sports. For catalogue and blanks, write to, COL. O. J. BOND, President, The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. FORD BATTERIES $7.95 WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE 622 BROAD PHONE 11M AUGUSTA, GA- 6 6 6 Cures Chills and Fever, Intermittent, Remittent and Bilious Fever due to Malaria It Kills The Germs If the fish would decide not to bite on Sunday, perhaps more people would be found in the churches.