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> WARNING TO PRODUCERS Against Planting Seed of Interior Grades of Cotton. Washington, D C, March 29:?The department of agriculture April 9, 1914,and again March 2, 1915,issued warnings to farmers of the Southwest against planting varieties of cotton that usually produce a staple of less than seven-eighths inch in length, especially such varieties as are said to produce half seed and half lint. In view of the approach ing planting season the department wishes to reiterate these warnings for the benerit of the entire cotton belt. The producers of cotton, for their own welfare, should heed this advice, and should exercise judicious care in the selection of planting seed. The following reasons are given for warning cotton growers against planting any variety that usually produces a staple of less than seveneighths inch in length: 1. Cotton of less than seven - - ? eighths inch 9taple is or approximately the same spinning value as the bulk of the cotton of India. On economic principles, the American product should be maintained on a higher level of intrinsic worth than that of India in order that the American crop may not be forced to compete in the markets of the world with the cotton of India. 2. Cotton of less than seveneighths inch staple is inferior to the, average American quality, and localities that produce such cotton in appreciable quantities soon establish reputations for an inferior product. The price of all cotton in such markets will suffer on account of the poor reputation of the market. 3. Competent cotton buyers discriminate against extremely short staple whenever such cotton is discovered. They should be equally careful to discriminate in favor of cotton of good staple. The farmer who produces inferior cotton is likely to find that his product brings a price materially lower than quotations would indicate as its true value. The seller commonly looks upon such discrimination as a penalty,while the buyer considers that he is paying the full value for an inferior commodity. 4. Under the common practice of the cotton trade, the price of spot * ' Inviraln liV flit 11 TP I COtton 18 guvtrrucu lojgtij quotations. In order that future quotations might more accurately reflect the value of spot cotton, Congress, in the United States Cotton Futures act,provided a form of contract, exempt from the tax imposed by the act, on which cotton of extremely low grade or which is less than seven-eighths inch in length of staple is not deliverable. This action by Congress was intended primarily for the benefit of oroducers. One of its results was the adoption by the New York and New Orleans exchanges of the exempted form of future contract, so that cotton of less than seven-eighths inch in length of staple cannot be delivered thereon. This legislation in no way affects anv sale of spot cotton. 5. A.s the variety of seed planted is the primary factor in determining length of staple, and as there are early maturing prolific varieties that produce a staple of at least an inch < in length, no farmer or community i is justified in planting an inferior I variety, or in expecting the full ! market price for a debased article of commerce. < Indlantown Items. _ V? L nn. TU. rowier, itiarcn a.? aijc ^umv. meeting of the Indiantown Demonstration club which was scheduled , to be held Tuesday afternoon was ] called off on account of the inability of the State Demonstration agent, ! Miss Parrott, to be present, but the ladies hope in the near future to have this meeting. Dr Douglas, president of the Presbyterian college at Clinton preached here on Sunday to a large congregatior. ?Sr Hugh McCutchen of Kingstree; was among the visitors here Sunday. Miss Emily Glaze, of the Indian- J town faculty, was called to her home at Orangeburg by 'phone last week on account of the death of her grandmother, but returned Sunday to resume her duties. Mr and Mrs S D Snowden and! '? * Ob the revere* ltd* of thii Hi y*o will read: " Preccn P?t? 30th, 1907," which hit made t ocokc pipei v/bcrc on* imolu little daughter and Mrs P D Snowi en visited the latter's daughter, M James Munnerlyn, at Choppee f< the week-end. Mrs Willie Turbeville and litt son, James, have gone to Southei Florida to visit relatives for a mont Misses Emmie Snow and L< Gelser, of the Indiantown fore spent the week-end at Nesmith wil Mr and Mrs Ben Stuckey. Red Wing. Sailers Sketches. Salters Depot, March 27:?Tl Parsonage Aid society held its regi lar meeting last Friday at Mrs Chi Fowler's. Mr J R McKay of Hazelwood, C, who has been here looking aftt his brother who has been very il left for his home Friday eveninj His brother, Mrsu Mca.ay, 19 a ing as well as could be expected. Mrs S E Davis visited Lane Fi day. A terrific sand storm visited th section Wednesday. A more sevei storm of this kind has never bee seen in this section by the oldei residents. Mr F L Richardson motored ov< to Kingstree Wednesday. Mr J W Small visited Kingstre Friday night. Mr Henry Christopher spent few days at Manning last week. Rev P S McChesney of Kingstre delivered two most eloquent sermor at Union church here Sunday, Re Sinnott filling Mr McChesney *s aj pointment at Kingstree. The Sunday-school at the Meth( dist church Sunday had an extr large attendance of scholars an very few visitors. HUSTLEI In the Campaign. "That candidate talks fair enough, said the.Billviile citizen. "He sa> he's goin' to 'hold his own.' " "That's where he's dead wrong, said the experienced one. 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