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jpp~;: THE FARMERS' 1 UNION BUREAU.! Conducted by S. C. Farmers' Union. Address all communications intended for this j column to J. ('. Striding, Pendleton ,S. C. No Rake OH In Here. Now and then we are reminded of the fact that some tender-hearted politician or over cantioii3 news man are at it'all the while looking out for some political scheme or rakeoff to crop out throotjh our farmers' Uniou Bureau column in the newspapers. In order to put all such at ease and rest on this point we most emphatically state here that no one on our committee in charge of this column or behind it in auy way is not aspirants for political honors or dependent in any way for our support for this work. If we knew what patriotism or missionary work is, that is our aim. We are not in this thing for auy rake-off or purely personal aggrandizement We are after driving the truth abroad at every lick, it matters not whether the truth makes or loses friends to ns. i ? Cev Peas. Don't think of not planting a full crop of cow peas because you think the seed too high. Where seed are scarce plant in the drill and cultivate them with the 1 . plow or disc harrow. One peck of , good seed may be made to complete ly cover the ground with vines, if the viney sort is planted. Harvest the crop of seed and vines wheu pods begin to turn yellow by N cuttiug the vines off at the roots, rake up in good size stacks; when well cured stack or house all together. Thresh out peas and vines with a thresher or stick. This tnresbing of the vines improves the condition of the hay and solves the proplern as to the cheapest method of gathering cow peas. You can well afford to pay even $4 per bushel for cow j>eas rather than do without the crop. r flew York Cottoo Exchange. w ~ We have before us for our consideration a long letter of protest against the New York Cotton Exchange surrendering its right tu exist at the demands of Southern cotton growers. This tune-honored and dishonorable institution first claims for its right to exist is that it has been at it for over half a century. As though a grip of graft upon the vital organs of the S-uth's chief staple crop, Cotton, should be continued indefinitely just because the Sotth has not -been able to shake them off for lo, these many years of hard struggling. Ages cf existence will never make right. "Truth crushed to earth will rise up again" with more might, as age adds to its power. In its blowout letter that we are C&lle<l npon to accept as final argument?this corporation, Mammon, pats the Farmers' Union on notice that tfle consumer*have aside to be heard from in this matter?reminds, one that it is a new idea for this Exchange to recognize the fact that there is two sides to this question of prieing cotton. We now put this New York Cotton Exchange on notice also that for practicical results for good that it has doue we only have to look at the accumulation of wealth and splendor of cotton dealers and cotton manufacturers of the Northeast aud then turn again and view the wretched hovels and poorly clad conditions of the larger class of cotton growers of the South which can only be compared to a king's royal family and his peasant subjects. Ye?! We mean just what we say that the time is near at hand when a ohauge must come. The New York Cotton Exchange and all others like it must go out of business or show to tbe cotton producers of the South, that it is to our interest to inaiutain theui. There is a limit beyond where the strongest conibiuai m That hacking c Because your t your powers of re! Take Scoff* ^ It builds up and streng q It contains Cod Liver 0 ? nvAnarprl that it It MtV t< A ALL DRUGGISTS: WWW tions of even money power cannot! trample under their feet the Godgiven rights of the humblest people.1 In their second reason for holding on to their graftv grip on our cotton j this Exchange mentions the fact that St. Louig has control of the zinc and tin trade. 3rd. Because Holland has control of Java's tin. 4th. Aud London the tin of the 8traits, ?fcc. All, each and every one of which does not afford even one good reason why any one of them should exist; but each and every one of these con anions ponus out an aiarunug increase of this growing evil of distant speculative elements controling products from their own arbitrary views of the matter, regardless of the cost of production or what would be a fair division of profits iu the business. All of which is a tine argument in favor of the South being the proper parties to place prices on her great money crop, cotton. . , Yes, the limit of the "Corporation Hog" who regards the cotten grower as his right aad property has been reached and our Farmers' Union aim is to make a touch-down right now that will go on record. Will the New York Exchange tell us who set8 prices on iron, lumber, coal, oil, cotton mill products, agricultural implements, fertilizers, American harvesting machinery and numbers of other products of New England manufactories? Each and almost every one of these have combined tbeir interests and cut out the middleman that took a rake-off of goods that he had no hand in tbeir production. And unless the whole or main business iutoestsof the South and help hold down the lid on cotton for profitable prices this New York Cotton Exchange and all of its co-workers will continue to rob the South of its Godgiveu wealth that has been placed within the soil of our sunny clime. I . Black Listed Fertilizers and Yellow Listed Cotton. Fertilizer men kick like thunder when farmers put their goods that don't come up 10 the guarantee on the "black-list," as Clemson College did before the law placed a penalty | ins end of "back-listing." But the ! unorganized, helpless cotton grower that is seen trotting the streets with a sample of his cotton hunting up he local buyer for cotton bears has no apparent alternative but to take the verdict of this cotton sample, let I that be vellow or blue-listed. Now the limit in this matter has been reached too, and we mean to demand fair play. If fertilizer meu haye failed to produce goods up to their guarantee from any cause they should take the cousequeuces just the same as the cottou growers had to take the yellow tinge cast placed upon their cotton bv an unavoidable frost. On all shipments of fertilizers that fall ten percent below guaran tee in money value tney are name to the purchaser for one-third of the price and a forfeit of the whole lot ^toClemson College. For example 378 Etiwan Dis Bone, sample at Bowman, .Tan. 30th, is off 10-2 per cent uaojey value below theis guarantee $11 20, which makes the manufacturer liable to the purchaser $5.27 per ton on this lot and a forfeit to Cleinson College of this whole shipment. i Oji all shipments that fall three per Cent below guarantee th*y are liable to the purchaser for three times the amount of deficiency. Example: take sample No. 1 cotton seed meal, manufactured at Cioss Iiill, sample at Cross Hill January 21, is off G-6 per cent and is liable to the purchas f ************* ough continues J tystem is exhausted and ^ listance weakened. q r Emulsion. thens your entire system. ^ il and Hypophosphites so q > take and easy to digest ^ 50c. AND $1.00 A er for three times $1.54 or $4.54 per ton. Here are other samples below the three per cent guarantee aud are hable the same peualty as above. Sample 221?Monarch Vegetable Grower, sample ?.t Pendleton Januuary 28th, off $1.23, penalty to purchaser $3.69, value of shortage $1.23, total amount of claim due purchaser $4.92 per ton. Sample 56Va. C. C. Co., sample at Cowpens 29th .Tanuarv. 4-1 Der cent off. lia J , & billtv penalty to puichaser $2.52 per ton. The following are liable to the purchaser for the sample shortage only as they don't come under the head of three per cent penalty according to our figures. Sample 117?Nitrate Soda, Etiwan P. Co., sample at Piuewood, 21st January, short $1.45.. Sample 228?Wando, Va. C. C. Co., sample at Honea Path 6th Februaiy, 60 cts. per ton short. Sample 484?Nitrate Soda, Dacomoke G. Co., sample at Lexington 2nd February, short 75 cts. per ton. TViop* lira narhnna f.an mnrc f?Om ? ;? panies that have fallen below money value fron 10 cts. to 60 cts. per tou on certain shipments which should put all users of fertilizer on the watch out and keep up with the Fertilizer Bulletin sent out to all applicant? by H. M. Stack house, Secretary Board Fertilizer Control, Clerason College, S C If any of our Farmers'. Udiou members have already bought any of the mentioned fertilizers that are short iu value, our Union Bureau would advise you 6rst to make out a careful statement in money value according to shortage anil present your claim to the local agent or factory that sold you (he goods, and no doubt if your claim is based upon actual shortage in money value the manufacturer of the goods could not refuse to pay a just claim. Otherwise, if you are sure that your claim is a just one, and the manufacturer refuses to settle the matter, this would be prima facie evidence that fraud was intended at the start and proceedings should be taken at once through your business agent to recover the loss. After establishing the fact that the price of fertilizers was raised this year and at the same time the quality of the goods reduced, there is no jury iu the country that would stand for a rake-off both going and corning, as this fact appears to be. In looking over the FertilizerBulletin we find quite a number of samples from different manufactures that are short in some one of the three important ingredients?ammonia, phosphoric acid or potash; but as the money value in the shortage has been made up in the excess ou other ingredients the companies falling short under these circumstances are not amenable to penalties under the last fertilizer law for this, as the fertilizer men claim unavoidable er" ror that sometimes come to the best management in their manipulation of ingredients. But, however, if the farmer has an idea that this ever can be avoided be has a remedy iu buying his ingredients iu large wholesale lots and doing his own manipulating of his fertilizers, which no donbt car. be done on most farms with considerable profit, outside of the comfort of knowing tiiat be is Dot liable to be getting the shortage 011 one point where some other man is getting the long end of seme ingreuitut that he did not order. This whole review of this matter emphasizes the importance of buying fertilizer ingredients in large lots through your organizations, where your sample test may be made stand for shipments of several hundred ton lots instead of ten Or twelve tons where samples iiave been drawn from small shipments. How to Run a Newspaper. When a man goes astray Keep it out. When the critic roasts a play Keep it out. When two men in anger clash; When a nieiohant goes to smash; j When the cashier steals the cash? j Keep it out. When they quarrel in the church' Keep it out. Whea a teacher wields the birch Keep it out. When nine women fair to see Whisper something over tea? Pr'nt it? Goodness gracious me! j "Keep it out!" 1171 ?....? o .loot II iJCii ihu Bwiirouicu uiang a urai i Keep it out. When another tries to steal Keep it out. Stories thin and stories tall; Good and baa and big and small? Anything that's news at all? "Keep 'em out!'' ?Peoria Herald Iranscript. ? Miss "Cricket" Graham to Wed. 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