The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 21, 1910, Page SIX, Image 6
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CREDIT AND MORTGAGE SYSTEM
Tbese Prevent Farmers Getting
Fair Price for Cotton.
To the Editor of The News and
Courier:?Facts almost withoutnumber
have been published from time
to time in the papers of this State
and its great possibilities. Many
of them refer to other sections, with
very little relative to this section.
The town which is anxious to inter
est capital or individuals must set
forth some salient points bearing
upon its growth. It must work hard
for them; work hard and wisely. So
with the farms and tbe farmers and
along with this hard work,they must
right the wrongs.
This county is abreast with any in
the State,morally, socially and intellectually,
and far surpasses some in
the fertility of the soil and for nat -
ral advantages to home-seekers.
The greatest progress they are
making to-day is in improved farm
methods. Nowhere is practical farm
education securing a better hold on
the? people than in this county, and
nowhere are such magnificent results
obtained. The people of this county
realized the fact some years ago that
they had the soil and that with improved
methods and business care,
could grow very much larger crops,
by two or three times at least, and
that the additional cost would not be
material,while the increase in profits
from agricultural products would
treble and the yearly increase be
startling as compared with past figures.
This "awakening" has not
only solved the "bread" question
with them for years to come, but it
answers the question of how to obtain
a larger production of cotton to
meet the world's demand. Now there |
remains not so much a higher price
for the cotton,but a fair price based
on cost of production. They want a
price that will cover the cost and a
fair profit and want to be able to
count on some degree of certainty.
This is only reasonable, but the difficulties
in the way of realizing it
seem very great. As a matter of fact
the cotton grower has helplessly taken
whatever price is offered him for
his product, irrespective of the cost
of production.
With this "awakening" of im-j
proved farm methods and the in-'
crease in profits from agricultural
products and in order that farmers
may secure profitable and uniform
prices for their products, it appears
that our farmers should avoid get-;
ting in debt and that struggle with
t le credit and mortgage system un- j
der which he pledges his crop before
even planting it.
To review the conditions a little,
which only sets forth in a way what
exists in most sections: Along about
the first of the year the farmer
comes to town, calls on the lien merchant,gets
his fertilizer prices,makes
his arrangements for fertilizers and
supplies for the year and gives as
security to the merchant for amount
wanted a lien (now called a mortis
gage) of his entire crop or crops,
which lien gives the merchant the j
right to enter the farm and seize
said crop or crops. The merchant in j
return and in order to accommodate i
his many customers takes these ;
several papers to the local bank and
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1 demands increase, borrows from the
city banks and the city banks that
they may be able to assist borrowers
possibly of the New York banks,each
note falling due earlier than the first
and each loan secured by papers,
perhaps,given in the first loan, thus
forming a chain. Anon, the New j
York bank notifies the city bank that
its paper is due,the city bank calls on
the local bank and the local bank
calls on the merchant and the merchant's
resort is the farmer. Now
'what are they to do? They have sold
their "birthright" for a mess of,
pottage,the merchant accepting it in '
good faith and has made sacrifices I
for him to tide him over. Certainly
his honor demands his "coming
across," even if by holding his product
longer he may receive more money
for it.
But what the farmer wants to do
now is to avoid this getting in debt
and the pledging of his crop before
it is planted. This can be done by
living at home. The first thing to be
destroyed is the credit system, then
the one-crop idolatry, and with bacon
selling around 20 cents per
pound, he must raise his hogs. This
will not only do away with this onecrop
system, but will necessitate the
raising of cotton, corn and wheat.
Then will the farmers by these improved
methods not only increase
their profits from their product, but
the prices realized will be far better, '
with a much less cost of production.
Nor will he be forced to sacrifice his
product for whatever price is offered.
It is not my intention to criticise
the sale of commercial fertilizers except
for their extravagant use. The
I soil is the farmer's bank; he cannot
I continue drawing checks on the
[ bank without making an occasional
deposit. The product and that sold
at will of producer means his capital;
the intelligent use of some particular
fertilizer suited to the soil is the cash
i invested. But we do urge upon the
farmers the necessity of their living
at home and their taking up arms
against the going so deeply in debt
for just exactly such things as can
be successfully grown at home and
along with improved farm methods
and the magnificent results attained,
let them make equal advancement
along these more practical lines.
GAM
Kingstree, S C. July 11, 1910.
State of Ohio.City of Toledo, 1 ^
Lucas County. J "
1 Frank J Cheney makes oath that
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city of Toledo, county and State
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the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of
catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of
December, A D 1886.
A W GLEASON,
(Seal. ) Notary Public.
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