The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
FIXING PRICE OF SEED.
The Farmers Can Do 1t If They Will
Cooperate.

Cooperate.
The farmers of North Carolina or
ganized last year and fixed the price
Of their cotton seed. They have call
ed another meeting as the call which
we publish below shows:
To the Farmers Of North Carolina:
At the January meeting OF the
North Carolina Farmers State aSSocla-
tion. a resolution was adopted that
the annual meeting Of the association
be held the third Tuesday in August.
Commissioner S. L. Patterson, who is
member of the executive committee
of the association, informs US that he
will be away, engaged in Institute
work at that time, and the following
week will be in attendance at the
meeting of the Cotton States ASSocia-
tion Of Commissioners of Agriculture
in Nashville, Tenn. Therefore, it is
thought best to hold the annual meet
lug of the State Farmers associa tion
on Wednesday September 3rd, in the
auditorium Of the Agricultural build
ing in the city Of Raleigh, beginning
at IL o'clock A. m. 1t is to be hoped
that every county in the state will be
represented at that meeting. We
hope to secure reduced rates over the
different railways for the occasion.
When this association first met in
September. 1901. to take into con-
sideration the cotton seed situation.
and devise plans by which better
price could be obtained FOR them, and
by resolution declared that under eX-
isting conditions cotton seed should
not be sold for less than p cents per
buShel for cash, nor exchanged for
cotton seed meal for less than 1883
pounds Of meal for one ton Of seed, it
demonstrated the power of concert of
action, for by that resolution it estab-
lished a price that resulted in untold
benefit to the cotton farmers Of the
south. While some derided the &C
tion OF the convention, and said that
it was composed OF people who did not
know what they we're doing, others
had confidence in their judgment and
stood by the action OF the association.
The farmers who refused to take part
in the meetings, and continued to sell
their cotton seed as fast as ginned,
received is to 81 cents per bushel for
them, while those who abided by the
action Of the association, received
from % cents to q cents per bushel
for theirs. This very fact should give
the farmers of the state confidence in
the association, and cause them to
take an active part in its workings.
For the purpose Of compolete Or
ganization and thorough representa-
tion at the state meeting, we suggest
that township meetings be held on
Saturday, August 23rd, at the usual
place for holding township meetings,
aud that county meeting be held
Saturday, August 30th, at the court
house, at II O'Clock, and then select
delegates to attend the state meeting.
The association is Of too much impor-
tance to the farmers of the state for
it's meetings to be neglected by them.
Let them show their interest in the
work, and their determination to sue
ceed by attending these meetings in
large numbers. The secretary will.
gladly furnish constitutions and men,
berShip rolls to any one desiring them.
Remember this association is in the in
terestof all classes Of farmers, whether
cotton, tobacco, grain or truck farm
erS, therefore all are cordially invited
and urged to attend.
Respectfully,
B. n. sPEIGHT, President.
T. B, PARKER. Secretary.
HillSboro, n. c.
In commenting on this call Mr..
Jourdan, the agricultural editor of The
Atlanta Journal says; The above cir
cular sent out to the farmers OF North
Carolina will result in great good
if they will cooperate in selling their
seed this season as they did last year.
The farmers in all the other southern
states can do likewise and cooperation
in the future sale of our farm products
should be the watchword from this
time on. It makes no difference
whether we hold county or militia
mass meetings, let each individual
cotton raiser determine to price his
seed to the mill people for not less
than 25 to 30 cents per bushel, and
stand steadfaSt on that demand until
the price is paid. We won't have to
hold them long at present prices OF
oil, meal and hullS.