The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-19
THR PLANTERS RESOLUTIONS,

Raleigh, Oct. 18Th, appointed q com
mlttee OF one from each Congressional
district to form plans of organic ation,
etc.
The committee met and elected Mai.
w. A. Graham President and adopted
as title of the organization THE North
Carolina Branch of the Cotton Plant
ers' Association of the South"
John P. Allison was appointed to
draft resolutions, which are as follows:
"ResOIUed, That the time has come
for the planters of the South to organ =
iEe for the better protection of their
interests, and we, the cotton planters Of
North Carolina, looking forward to the
Organization of planters Throughout the
South, do hereby organize under the
name of the North Carolina Branch of
the Cotton Planters Association of the
South. Aud whereas the drift of the
discussion in meeting was, that indi
vidual effort counted for very little in
battling against the combines in other
industries, and pledges to curtail aver
age, or holding back the crop on plans
heretofore adopted, have failed there
fore be it further
Resolved, That, considering the
many varieties of soil and the lavish
hand Of nature in behalf of our section
of the Union, our people should show
appreciation by greater development
Of their possibilities. The one crop
idea has been our bane. The world
needs all the cotton we can raise, yet
when we make only this one crop we
are forced to sell, to buy things we
should raise.
"rhe South cannot longer afford to
confine her money crop to one product
alone, and there can be no reason why
other staple crops should not be grown
as money crops, and there by bring into
existence many profitable interests,
not only in agriculture, but in all de-
partments Of industrial life. We might
safely enumerate the following indus
tries, which can be developed TO a
highly profitable basis by the introduc
tion of correct methods by the farmers
in such parts Of the South aa is best
suited to their growth: Wheat, oats,
peas, sugar, syrup, mOlasses, broom
corn, tobacco, strawberries, general
trucking, hay, corn. fruits, stock OF
all kinds, dairying, and factories Of
various kinds.
I'VE have here presented a large
diversity of food crops, which are in
daily demand in all parts Of the orld.
A diversified farm rightly managed
has the chances of success. The farmer
who relies upon the production of cot
ton alone as his money crop must ar
range to produce it on a surplus basis.
He must raise all Of the needed food
supplies at home, institute regular
system Of crop rotation, carefully pre-
serve his barn yard manures, and by.
living strictly at home hold his cotton
field free and independent of mort
cages, and thereby become enabled to
sell it when he can sec ire price rep
resenting it's true value and q profit on
his labor. Bat we must prepare our
selves for these changes in our farm
ing methods by becoming more fully
educated in the business which we are
to pursue. We can accomplish this by
CO operation, and by supplying our
selves with the best literature pertain
ing to the principal crops we propose
to engage in. R3munerative prices for
cottoilgf gfnbke apfb erbMsS time y fot u
other industries in our land, without
detriment to any, and enables the
planter to school his children and make
his home attractive. The present price
of cotton is some compensation for our
labor, yet is not sufficient to meet the
deficiency caused by the short crop,
and we must not think it will remain,
and return to the old method While
the price is up let Us hold it there, and
not allow the dealers to commence
hammering the price as soon as our
crop is planted.
"We further recommend to the
favorable consideration of the cotton
growers the propositi of some of the
leading bankers of our State to build
warehouses for storing cotton, and
making advances at low rate OF in
terest, enabling the planter to meet his
money obligations and make necessary
cash purchases and hold his cotton off
OF the market during the fall months. !"