The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-07

N, had AMI MAN, mills are ssurt 81
-teek. e. k~sp ihrst spsnass mos as .rI
nIl contracts ipt cotton KOoI~ a. aa4
th, Latte month"; aur,nE AeAeh pes1,sl &C..
urw crop Wil - moving from shr tsrm.
nearly hire ,rat- pcr pouUd rhsa.4t
Ehau present pfic,e ThI. ,irarl, 1851
e~tt~ that the market 10 Augusl aua @.
tenb,r Ny1ll not likely open at Yrtrss Atsh
Than 81 cents. aud whsu the rasH ~
giu- aul rve,p'- grow heav, price ..H
raplil So ~ low icvel Auy man
wlth i krowlrike of the cotton sltuataa
as AT present existing. sboul. kaov IT,
Yond question that the crap ot l40
whether large or small Hha "a uet ta.
producer at l,l>t 10 cents ..f pound
SELLING THE sThr.n
NJ have now discussed a. ,ieat1 ~
possible Ia 4 lmited articlc s. thss t.u4
hr~t n, present condition Of lhr sra0
ue cotton throughout the belt ..c.aiit
the uuu~uH ~hortncss Of ~uVihe4 ut raw
cotton ou haud the entire 8leeatr vi All.
-urpu~ 81 Oh cotton iit for spinning it
tust<, and. thudly. the existing .otd sti8n4
Nhtch hat, forced the pric, u cotton e.
~ thus rIuAln high figure. aui uhA our
staple should sell high durpE .as ,aBtur
season. ", know that under ~ coma,
Dous named aboy, that Their, s i h.aN,
demand toI American cotton sue aIl ths
spinning c,utcf~ Of the words ana that
he mills vail bv quite willing H. 80, good
lrcc. lhl- tai Il they epnaot buy ths
staple cnaap
Every producer of cotton Is .uu-I5 n
tclo~t,d lu -,lug hi- crop or a.. h..,t
Prices hc can obtain Just a. fEy SPIN
n,r~ are interested in buyuk thsr ..ir
lllts ,h"Jpb a. 10. ~. rnd
therefore, th4t the buyer Wlll ,ouliuu,
usmg every Imaginable G,a.c, Vhlch lu.l
Ice- >aEact,y aud human tugepuit5 cam
construct TO dcpr,a~ The Irler 1t tho ata
pie down to the lowest level possible 1tr
Iloducrr- must meet this sy4tcm al uu&a
gonlem hy dftHv.Hx and adher.us !. closely
a- possible method Of selling tI,
/ crop Nhai $500 force f8s. price ol cottH 4
70 Us tassa urou legitimate supply =
demand hereby sensiag So ga lue a.
tar ana rqlItaL'~ prlce. not rasaet
IS srecutsfes an3 ev~ssa.l.ly islsn+ S
III other word i fne ~ - poi cl
ton Is TO be maintained as hlse tttsA
during thp coming iall wnte. et4 4.
the crop must be- placed upon th.
slowly and not IN greaicr uuantiiits
fhc MIL Wdut for monthly ruusumpl
Tho whole question ot atPh prlces .c
Icnd- nov upon the ii. nod bs -clllry .i8
tat upon the weld M years gone l3
very man Who j. ia position huant.ltis
10 sell his crop SLOWLY -houid nyatl
sell OF this sound bu-luc-- policy.
Thoutaud- ot iarmrr- ,Iu hold Then cot
ton on thcir farms. takng portion Jf y
Zach month to market thousand n
others can use warehou-e recep'tr upon
which 10 borrow money at 4 Jow rate
ef interest from their local banks anl
lay NJ maturing obligation. thereby
checking The heavy ayalausac Of cotton
upon the market
Others who. unfortuuateIn by a bad
s5~tem ol farming III failing 10 raise sup
Plies owe the crop bcfore Is gathered.
ull b. forced TO sell Bal those whe
can VIII hold back, the market can he
maintained and high price egured by
those forced TO sell thur better enabling
them to pay their debt aud get more
Independent start IN hie for the futurss
IL lS good busInerz pulisy for the pro-
GGcer- - determine to sell only one teutb
OF their cotton each month and thus rum
the market through 4 pcroI o. ten. IN
stead Ct three months as at present. Un<
Ger such -y-tem Of 60 operation We ear
lcep tn" mIil- well supple3 and at tae
ne tome maintain price easily at lH
cents per iound For in.auce Use farfu<x
who maka- 90 bales Of cotton could foIt
bales each month. and receive here
from $3.50 monthly for ten months. or tls4
man who makes 100 baic~ could sell 10
worth Of cotton each month for tea
months. Jh- system o. marketing the
crop Il put INTO general adoption ~ tfe
producer would solve tie probiem of
mixing thc cotton producer oi he south
absolutely Independent from q monetary
standpoint and free them rom the lf1~
famous and outrageous domination ~ the
,uns1rupulDg- spectators and gamblers
who are annually coming tlef millions
out or the product Of our grest uson<y
staple omiug down to the practical |
operation ot thf- system, there - not n
farmer who has held hi cottou for the
past tWo ycar- until after the ruth but
who -ha- mode good money by 70 doing.
some year ago when W aanaally pro
duce1 more cotton than he worh could
utilize IN twelve months ard We had no
reliable -y-lcrn of gathering eorrect sta
tl-tlc- regarding legitimate suppliss and
demands farmers we're aelpless and price
we're about a. good one time as another.
METHOD or GETT1SG sTATisTIcs.
But in ne evolution ot prognesa. times
have have maseriel. - all. .sae !. Ia, rsssa' =,
pendent upon me i ra~ss .sslen ~.
t.-tie. iotmerl, ~. a 81 - strs as.I
representatives of spsrs q k1is who~e
ctscf motive Wa 10 n - re4sy re-
cslpt- ~ ,auing he saa5x1k sld eating
enormous yields thereby are~.ing .ths.
iflce of the 81 lie far belDW lts legiti-
Iaatc value
Through the influence ar hard work ii
the Southern cotton Grokekx' PROTECTIVE
Association rganlzsd in so in Georo,
and spreading all over tlscotton produc
ng states IN 1901 weAase secur4d
methods Of obtaining 11klntely reliahI.
statistic. aheh ha- aIkeady saved AMI
CONTINUED On sessnth rage)