The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26
HOLD YOUR COTTON.
ihat is the Advise Given by Hon. W.
u. Vincenhelier, Commissioner
OF Agriculture and Mines.

FROM the Little Rock Democrat
Inc movement to thwart the COTTON
!le trust by the use of wire ties is gain
ing IN favor throughout the south.
Commissioner Vincenheller is conduct
ing correspondence with the commits
sloners of the various cotton states
relative to this and other questions
touching upon the cotton industry. and
Is thereby compiling valuable inform
a'ioh Ior the use of the cotton grower.
a. j Rose, commissioner of agricult-
ure OF Texas, writes as follows Cotton
seed opened at my home at SIS per ton.
ms was very low. The oil mills here
IN Austin say they are paying SO per
ION. suppose this is about an average
Tor the state. They complain that the
SEED are SO light that they can t handle
pronta6ly In regard to freight on cot
Ton seed, will say that there is none ex-
ported. Our cotton crop is nearly all
gathered. Cotton should bring 10 cents
now in my judgment. -
l. +. Culver, commissioner of agri-
culture of Alabama, writes that the
cottonseed oil industry is pretty we'll
worked up in his state, and that the
seed is worth 81.
K. I. Nesbitt, commissioner of Geor.
ga writes: am unable to give you
any information as to freight rates on
cotton seed, but am satisfied that the
entire matter, price of seed, etc. is
controlled by trust. The farmers are
offered W ton here for cotton seed.
just as they are in your state, so of
course they could be shipped profitably
by your people. have always urged
the farmers of Georgia to keep their
seed at any price below fifteen cents a
pushel, and | hope they are generally
dong so this year. | have also had a
night against the tie trust here, which
has at least resulted in lowering the
price of the fiat tie. Next season the
cotton planters should tie their entire
cotton crop with wire ties, and | hope
TO have your hearty co operation in the
matter. There will be a little more
than half crop of cotton made in
Georgia, and picking will soon be
over.
In conversation with a Democrat
reporter, Mr.. Vincenheller said this
morning:
1.-The use of wire ties is perfectly
practicable, although they have not
been used extensively as yet.
The cotton crop in Arkansas will not
exceed 45O, 900 bales, or so per cent of
that which was expected from the acre
age. That is the estimate made three
months ago, and the reports received
from other states show that the same
decrease exists elsewhere. Cotton
ought to bring 1-2 cents by November
is, and my advice to the farmers is to
hold it. The surplus from the immense
crop of 1894 was exhausted by the de-
mand brought about by the much small
Ter crop of 1895, and there is no reserve
to compensate for this year shortage.
Il wish cotton seed would get down
to So instead of So ton, then the farm
ers would use it on their land, rather
than sell it to these fellows to squeeze
the oil out and impoverish their land
Cotton seed is a fine fertilizer. Col
John M Oracle informs me that he
used 200 tons on his land in Jefferson
county and this year increased his aver
age from 25 to 33 bushels of corn per
acre. while his neighbors, who used no
fertilizer, report a decrease.