The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
State News.
--ToN GROWERS PROBLEMS.
,,ks of Mai w. A Graham Before
The Cotton Growers Convention octO-
18Th, 1899

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Tn question or matter which has
an ana cause Of assembling this Con
lion Is one IS CID as the State OF
Nth Carolina. How can the sale OF
tarm PRODUCTS at prices below cost Of
nro51e5ion be remedied, - especially
Erbsn the low price, in great measure,
:, rroduced by selling more of the crop
nan there is a genuine demand for at
,ba NJ it is cold but if the sale can
10 prevented from congesting and the
osrIod OF marketing extended through
lancer times, better prices can be had.
BisnoD Sporzsburg, who came to
this STATE to locate the lands for the
sattlement of the Moravians, said of
the farmers OF Granville county that
the buyers at Norfolk inspected their
tobscco, burnt what was not considered
marketable and took what was 80 con
sidere5 &C their own price The Bishop
calls attention to this 6s occasioning
the condition of poverty among the
planters.
The Constitution of the State Of
North Carolina was adopted in 1776.
Tina 6rsU Legislature elected under it
fourdr the condition OF the farmers bad.
T5bsc,o vas the marke5 crop, and the
sasr7rs towns the market. When the
farmer reached the market If there
was a ship in port needing a return
5srgg the price was good; il there was
osaip nor probability Of early arrival,
the ouyer took the toOacco at his own
nrica add held until the boat arrived
and sd as a good profit. To remedy
this the legislature enacted a law to
allow The county courts to buy or rent
Is~nd-esgabIjsh warehouses, where the
t7bs Cd was inspected, bonded and
stored -aG a warehouse certificate or
receipt given that he had so many
DO. a. o. a specified class Of tobacco
On hand. Il was indictable TO forge,
alter. or steal these receipts aud they
were received IN pay ment Of debts Or
"a c.rly for loan Of money, and to
the .rclaut or other business men
sha c.rJdcs.e OF tobacco answered all
the PURPOSES Of money. This act is on
the 55..usa book OF North Carolina to-
dzz af.e- l21 years, and il there is
need by the tobacco men along these
IEnes they have a mode Of and me
cninery for relief il the laws of the
s.ass under the title of Inspection in
cur Code.
Ere elevators CT warehouses for
grain 10 the Nor.h4. s. which answer
50 veil The needs Of the wheat farmer,
are ugly slight notifications Of this
plan adopted By North Carolina in its
frs gaItIo1 o. laws.
FIR the c1t50n planter there is no
suc7 relief a5 hand and he must work
cc. 1i- own relief. Cotton IN the bale
ar.z .r3sd 80 good security and men
with uoneY TO loan 80 regard 1t. The
mecca o. she world noW require all this
csoy esch year, yet the price Obtained
Iss.la7 tnRG IN mR0yi instances &c does
no. pay t1e cost Of production. This
IS c.cAslouei by the amount Of the
crop forced upon the market 10 the
first three or four months OF the crop
yssr-5e2cem5er to December each
yer. This again is caused by the
deD-s II the farmers who have raised a
cor siderable portion Of the crop and
Wba aava put the cate OF maturity OF
these de0-s at a tine generally before
tie cut,re crop is gathered. T1e chang
ing If he time OF settlement of debts
from January Ito November 1 or DC
t-g.r I5.n is one great cause OF 80
m.oa OF the cotton coming on the
uar.aJ so early. Aud the fact that
the crop has matured so early this
year is u freat cause why the far
mer has been able to regulate, to some
extent, its marketing. Many a farmer
caa z5 upon his bale, smoke his pip3
and knock his heels against it and wait
FOR q better price this fall, who, ii the
crop lad been a little later in matur
Ing, would have had to roll it from the
prsssto the wagon and strike a trot for
market. They have a feeling Of indie
p.ud5nce this Fall for a short time
THAI they have not known for several
years.
Tcae the farmer must use the cotton
crop s security crop is not his fault. 1t
MS been selected IS security by those
from whom he wishes accommodation
E.v- acres Of cotton will stand for q
uG IN greater amount than twenty OF
"-aat,-probably because the cotton
Is 30 much easier to handle, possibly,
6c-uss the more cotton ne raises the
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