The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-07-16
WHAT A BIG COTTON CROP WOULD DO.

CottOn 1uctuateS and langulSheS III the
foreign aud domestic markets, with largely
diminished supply and the certainty that
the last crop is three to four hundred thous-
and bales short. The market has no back
bone and is not likely to have any The
trouble now is apprehension of an increased
crop next fall A half million bales excess
over the incoming crop would undoubtedly
diminish the money value of the whole
crop to producers, even below that of tie
present crop.
The practical value Of propitious wea-
ther to the cotton producer, therefore, will
not inure to him, but to buyers and manu-
,facturersx Al ~ he is, moreover, in the stu
ativrf> >cf 1SSsASheat nrcjudgcd to be guilty
until he has time and opportunity to prove
his innocence
The world of cotton purchasers assume
an outside limit Of production until it is
apparent that, this limit has not been at
tanned. Thus the shadow of the BIG forth
coming crop of 1S75-76-thoueh the sub
stance does not exist, and it is as yet only a
creation Of fond imaginatiou--is thrown
darkly on the little remnant of the incom-
ing crop, aud shuts 3out all sunlight from
the markets
Such is the situation, and the whole ar
gument would be for a short cotton crop,
provided the loss of product could be equal
ly distributed among producers. The effect
of increase in product is simply to impose
on the growcr the task of more picking,
baling and hauling, without remuneration,
and indeed, rs we believe, at even less than
diminished product would bring to the
planter. (
The interest Of the planter in heavy
crop is, therefore, purely Individual and
mot a collective Interests 1t is an interest
merely to secure his personal share in the
sum total Of crop money. which he believes
will be cndangcrcd by asmall yield on his
particular farm. If he could be assured
that three bales of his short crop would
bring hin, just as much money as five bales
of heavy crop, he would say give me the
three bales all the time. l.dd5tok,wish to
raise and send two bales g q 8 y g. 5 >6t my
own cost. s5
But as,the cotton crop covers vast re-
gion audi embraces o variety Of climatic
conditions, no yiciuage of the planting in
terest, anal noregion of country feels that
it has AMI material power In controlling the
grand volume of product. Ifsuch power
could possibly be brought into existence and
wisely gfrcised. tho whole hlanting interest
SG%aoa as;,,, ID sha rs llshi5Sg
| of affairs }jn whieh pjtious seasons should
not WORK positive ihjlI to tho planter. 8
TheEirability of tI9 planting intercst to
establish and maintain my controI2of cot,
ton production among5 themselves (which
would be the simplest and most direct rem
cdy for the evils under which they labor, J
makes 1t clear enough to our mind that all
projected combinations to control the mar
kcts and shipments of cotton in the same
interest, will be equally impracticable ard
futile, and the chances are that they will
prove DISASTROUS Men should not venture
beyond picir legitimate business-busincss
which thGv have been trained to and un-
dcrstand in all its parts and bearings. If
they do, they will bundcr and learn cxpe-
ricncc at cost Of loss and failure.
We secno possible chance of controlling
the cotton trade by any combinations among
producers, especially in the light of the
fact that combinations to regulate cotton
productiot have been found impracticable.
The only remedy VIC can see in the premises
is personal one, and very partial at that.
1t is forcycry cotton producer to gain pc
cmiary coalition in which he will not be
forced to hurry his crop forward at the
opening o" the market, but can choose his
own time tor selling.
This will be some vantage ground gained.
though pehaps not very important one in
respect to mere prices. 1t would have
made no very material difference the cur-
rent cotton year; but next fall, if tho mar
kct opens under the depressing effects of
cxtrayagant estimates of the maturing
crop and thc cramp of general dull times,
we can see It would make great difference,
should theprop afterwards prove light, and
business ibyiye.-Macon Telegroph and
hessesSsr.
80 IN 81 4
A AfscRow-It is well Known that
blue and scarlet colors in juxtaposition
cause 9dazzllng effect on the ego. These
colors strung on a line aud placed over
strawbeRe5 beds produce puzzling effect Oh
birds, end no bird will enter the garden,
while these coors futter in the air. Pieces
of blue and scarlet should be cut about one
andsa half aeet i'll length, and tied to line
one foot part. This line is to be supported
by poles six feet in height from the straw
berry beds: To support Strawberries, keep
ing them clean and enabling them to ripcn
all round, take piece of stout wire yard
in length, bend it at right angles ten inches
from each end, bend the space between the
right angles into Il curve. Stamp these two
ends six inches in depth into the earth close
to the Strawberry plants, then draw the
lruit over the wire, each plant requiring
two. To prevent rusting, place the wires
in cre0sufe three or four days and then dry