The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-04-14

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rs possible everything needed to carry on
the operations Of that farm. When
these two priI Q cs of reasonable and
successful agrlcul, ure obtain d general
recognition, and farmers everywhere
put them II energetic operation. @
reduction of Tie cotton area will be sue
cesstully accomplished and our farms
will becc me Cnce more the bone and
! sinew of our land rather than the un-
tertain dependents Of merchants and
money lenders.
| We would
| sTROEGLY URGE
the makinga and utilizing of every pound
Of farmyard manure which our sur
roundings make possible. Not only will
this years crops show the benhit, but
our lands will be improved and future
! crops will be increased. Plant every
acre possible in peas. using potash and
phosphoric acid to produce a more luxu-
RANT growth, and thus to increase
their nitrogen gathering power, as well
as to assure an abundant yield.
THE MINOR CROPS
Of sorghum, potatoes, ground peas, not
to mention melons, vegetables and fruits,
should all have their allotted space
and their full quota of attention. Com
fort, health, Independence lie along
these lines and may be ours by proper
effort. In closing we would urge upon
every farmer to
! WATCH THE WAR CLOUDS.
Should war with Spain become GER
tainty, the probable effect on the price
of cotton would be most disastrous,
while provisions would take CORES
! pondlng rise.
FARMERS SHOULD STUDY CAREFULLY
the following facts presented by two Of
| the best informed cotton authorities in
America and England. They are con-
tanned in the latest report of Latham,
Alexander & Co. and are reproduced
here in order to give them the widest
circulation and to bring them more di-
rectly to the attention Of farmers
throughout the state:
LOSS FROM MAKING TOO MUCH COTTON.
I'm our circular letters u1 Jan. 10
| and Feb 5 we endeayored to show the
undeniably enormous losses that the
south has invariably sustained when
! more cotton was produced than neceS-
|
IF we should bring the tabulated fig
ures made then, up to this date, the
losses to the farmers on this years crop
would appear still more startling; and,
with the condition of affairs now pre-
vailing throughout the world, the ne
cessity FOR reduction in acreage this
| year should appeal to every farmer with
i greater force and induce him to largely
increase the production of food crops. "
THREATENED WAR.
The threatened wars in the east and
between Spain and the United States
are serious menace to the cotton plant
ing interests of the south. On this SUBJ
! ject the report says:
"The planters of the south have no
| encouragement to plant cotton largely
this year, with the Anglo Russian Chi
nese complications existing in the east,
which might before the new crop could
be marketed greatly reduce the value of
cotton, and the strained relations Of our
government with Spain, which possibly
might result in war, staring them in
the face.
"Even with permanent peace existing
between all the nations of the globa, {
consumptive demand for cotton would
not be sufficient to warrant the produc-
ton of another such large American
crop as last year. An inevitable loss tc
the whole south, in our opinion, would
surely follow"
THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF COTTON.
From a recent circular Of MesSrs. Eli
son G. Co., Liverpool, the highest au-
thOrity ON cotton consumption in the
! world, we make the following extract as
to future prospects:
| sin our annual report issued i'll Jan
uary we showed that with an American
crop of 0,750. 900 bales, and a consump-
ton Of about 8, Csc, 900 bales, the stock
| of American cotton in the ports of the
United States, Europe and the surplus
stocks at the American and European
mills would be about 100000 bales,
against only 500, 900 Last year, and we
/ rel&arked that in regard to the future OF
prices everything would depend upon
the prospects of the new crop.
with as great reduction in acreage
as took place in the spring of 1895, we
should see q repetition of the upward
movement in values witnessed in that
| year; but, if planters are satisfied with
present prices and do not reduce the
area planted, then cotton will become a
| greater drug than it ever has been in the
history of the trade, and planters will
not get anything like present prices"
In their report Messrs. Ellison & Co.
based their calculations uron a crop Of
only 10,750 900 bales, when 9,975, 41S
bales have already been received, and
the indications favor IL 900, 900 bales or
more.
MERCHANTS SHOULD USE THEIR INFLU-
RNCE FOR REDUCTION OF COTTON AREA.
] The present unfavorable outlook for
! prices of next years crop should induce
every merchant In the south to use his
influence with the planters to cause a
| marked reduction in acreage, which
would be surely followed by better
prices and greater confidence in general
business operations throughout the
south. r. T. NEsBITT,
Commissioner.
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