The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01


ner in which the crop Of last year
was marked was the greatest factor
in securing the high price 1t brought.
"CeftainlS;" he said, ''if the whole
crop had been rushed to market it
would never have brought anything
like the price it did bring. | am con-
WINGED. in the light of past experience,
that if the farmers will hold back
one-third of their crop until after De
cember or January, the two-thirds
marketed will bring as much as the
whole crop rushed upon the market
Immediately it is ready for sale.''
TRIED III in MISSISSIPPI.
He said he had inaugurated this
| movement in his State and it had
movement in his State and
| it had met with most en-
couraging results. AS on the farmer S
prosperity depends the prosperity OF
all other business, he had found the
banks and merchants ready to lena
all assistance and encouragement in
their power in this effort to secure
to the producer the highest possible
price for his product, by lengthenlng
out the shipping season from three
to six months.
This one thing is a most potent
factor in fixing the price of colt NJ,
and makes the farmer the master of
the situation. 1t seems to me that
there is no power Under the sun to
cut down the acreage, and hen,e the
next best thing to do is to Keep the
farmer Informed as to the statistical
condition of the crop and let him
make the most of his market
Commissioner Stevens, If Georgia,
favored the intent and spirit of the
resolution, but he feared that 1t
would, if adopted in its present form,
be misconstrued and subject the as
ISOLATION to considerable criticism.
This association" he argued, "is
not in the interest of one class but
of all classes. It's object is to benefit
the greatest number of people and the
country at large. 1t must not go out
that we are encouraging organlza-
ton of the farmers against the manu-
facturer or the merchant"
On this point Mr.. Stevens thought
the association could not be too care
full, and to this end he offered some
amendments changing slightly the
phraseology of the resolution.
Commissioner Patterson, of North
Carolina. endorsed the object and
purpose of the resolution and couldn't
see how there could be any msunder-
standing about it.
I'VE are organized especially in the
interest of the farmer he declared.
"While we ought not to antagonize
any other class or profession, we
nd fen r.
as we can the agricultural interests
of the South
Commissioner Hill, of Arkansas,
also had no apology to make for spe-
cially looking after the agricultural
interests of his State, but he didn't
think the resolution wise one in its
present form. He said:
1--WE must not put ourselves in Il
position where it can be charged by
anyone that we are trying to control
prices or form a trust in any sense
of the word. And besides, | do not
believe that the high prices Of last
wear were obtained by manipulation
of sales, and even if they were. l have
doubt as to- the advisability of put
ting it in the resolution
L
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the reso-
luton was referred to Messrs. Redhead,
Lee and Hill to be redrawn so as TO
overcome the objections urged against
it.
After conference this committee re-
ported back to the association the fol-
lowing substitute, which was adopted:
Resolved. That we urge upon the cot
ton growers the Importance of distribut-
ing the sale of cotton over the entire year
as nearly as may be in order that the
market may not be depressed by dumping
the entire crop on the market at or soon
after picking season as has been done in
some previous years. To this end. and
to enable the cotton grower the more
imtelligently to distribute such sales,
Resolved, That the Department OF
Agriculture of the several States be earn
estly requested to furnish ito the press
during the marketing of the cotton crop
statistical information from time to time
of the amounts of cotton marketed"
DISEASES AMONG LIVE STOCK.
The first address at the morning
session was delivered by DR.. Cooper
Curtice, of North Carolina, his sub
iect being Live Stock Sanitation
it was a thoughtful address, careful
~ prepared and timely, and was lis
tened to with great interest by those
present.
Dr. Curtice first recounted the va
rious diseases that seriously effect the
live stock industry of the South.
In horses and beasts of burden,
glanders-a disease that spreads rap
idly and may be communicated to man.
In swine, cholera-a contagious di-
scase that's fatal.
In poultry, cholera-a disease that
decreases the poultry industry by
one-tenth.
because of disease and dogs there
is in this State but a trace of the
sheep industry, and that, too, when
the State is admirably adopted to
sheep raising.
THE other remaining part of our
live stock industry is cattle; and
with this. as it is our chief industry,
| wish today principally to deal
DIR. Curtice then went on to point
out he fact that though the South
have better pastures, better water,
better climate and better facilities
every way than other sections of the
country for raising cattle. our cattle