The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
THE RISE IN COTTON SEED,
Important Circular From OIL Mill
Men.
News and Courier.

Columbia, 8. c., Jan. 80, 1893.
at ia an Ill wind that blows no one good" 10
an old saying, and Is particularly applica Die
to the present high price OF hog products
For the past three or four months the price OF
ntoylslors in the Western markets has been
Steadily going up. No class OF goods has aP-
precInted more In value than hogs and lard.
f. is q we'll known fact that the Southern pro
dnrt of cOtton seed oil Is an essential ingredi'
emit of the modern lard, and consequently the
price OF the oil has gone up 10 It's maximum.
rhe oil mills are having big demand Tor
their products Just now, and those farmers
Who who have kept supply of cotton seed are
particularly fortunate.
The Southern Cotton OIL Company, one OF
the largest manufacturers In the country
pesl,zIns the opportunities OF the situation
and the nearness OF the planting season, have
made u remarkable offer TO CaroIina's farm
ers, In u word, cotton seed Is MADE more
Than changeable with high grade fertilizers.
The shorLness OF the hog crop has come IN
very timely for the farmers, and they Will no
doubt reap q harvest out OF the unusual situa'
tinn. ..u.,,.h
which Mr.. G. Fitzsimons 10 manager, is sell
eynianato ory, and marks distinct and iinpor.
liant era in The cotton seed industry In thls
state: c,, r,ro,,,o
We beg TO announce to you that cotton seed
oil has ad vanced TO such good value that we
can offer you the following exchanges l,a OF ter.
tiliZerS fOf COItOu Sccu. "c ho . iSs
srents AT every railroad depot and we have
snthorized them To offer you for Us Oh follows
For every % bushels of cotton seed you Will VII
deliver to our agents they Will give you ~ suG
mounds OF standard guano, the guaranteed
anaiysis of which will be 2% per cent. am mo-
nin' < per cent. ph0sphoric acid and per cent.
nnt.sh, or for % bushels Of seed they Will
, tive YOU 40 pounds OF acid phos phate. Or ior
50 bnshels Of seed they will give you 4OO
non nds OF our prime cotton seed meal. Now
ihe prnctical question to you Is: which VII!
nny vou hest rs u fertilizer, 20 bushels of seed
per acre. or 500 pounds standard gnano?
You have used both seed and commercial
fertilizers for years past. III you haa 10 ony
seed lor Il fertilizer and were offered ny ler'
IiIiZer dealer 20 bushels OF cotton SEED Tor tne
nrd puano ut. which would you pay Tor and
We can arrange to have the ertillZers at the
depot before you have your seea. so lhat you
cnn haul a load both ways. lhis arrange
ment through our agents VIII enable you 10
haui ai your convenience In small quantities,
lint If parties having iOO bushels or more OF
seed IN car load) desire TO trade clrcctly WIN
MS lei them correspond with us.
We desire also to again call your atlenLion OF
TO the value OF cotton aeed hulls as q 1000 lor
cattle We have been SO successful In lntro'
duclng them, and they have propeu 10 DC 30 30
econ ON ical and val liable as u ieed lnat we t''
have stopped burning them as we formerly
did and are now shipping our entire produc,
linn for iced, amounting to three hundred
ions per week From our Western mills we
nre shipping hundreds OF tons 10 me fatIie
mems in Cincinnati, Chicago and ST Louis.
,rhr Southern Cotton Oil Company,
c. FitZsimons, Manager.