The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
HOW TO GET MOST FOR COTTON.
GOOD ADVICE TO GROWERS.

HOW TO GET MOST FOR COTTON.
GOOD ADVICE TO GROWERS.
lhis seems to be the day OF th4 farm
er, and he i disposed to make the most
OF 1t; he Is keeping posted IN II general
way, and on cotton IN particular
An Observer man had a talk, yes
trrday, with ole OF the leaning cotton
growers of the State, and got from him
sPieudii idea, and sumy interesting
iacts. This man has proven himself
thoroughly practical Uy his success:
he is nothing Of dr-amer. He has over
800 acres IN cotton this year, and his
crop will be twenty per cent less than
II was last ye r.
la answer to the qmeslioL: What do
you think Of the cotton situate -
Tie cotton crop uow being harves
ted can bs made the most valuable crop
ever gathered, il he farmers will act
in concert an on similar lines, in cv-
cry state. equity and commun!ty
There is now no qaestion of the
crop being n moderate &c "ot q very
small one, compared 10 VIII It was eX-
pcctrd two, YES ore month ago. The
whole spinning word is deIl d o. cot
Tn, mast have cottom, no matter what
the c'St. The present crop can bn
made To average at least j2c,s, IF not
l5ctS per pound to the grover, if tie
growers will gin and sell cautiously.
If only half The cotton picked each
week Is placed on the market and the
! Other hAlf heid nac,:, ei;!.sr stored III
| bonded warehouses, winery
must be obtained or stores -
firms either ginned and bnyu Or tn
the seed there would be no gIuttinS
the market for October, November,
December, which is the very confitiou
the spectators want, in order that
they may be able to buy what will be
in active demand the world over, at
mnch higher prices arter January 1st.
What is true Of cotton is also true
Of cotton seed. The oil mills are en-
,ering the crushing seasoa with cot
ton seed oil lOcts. per gallon lower
than last year or for the last five
years, and consequent the mills can
not pay by $500 ner ton as mnch as
they paid all last season.
1--WE have almost identicaily the
same condition in all crops affecting
cotton oil as existed for the seas IN 1892
1898 waen cDtton oil went Io 65cts'
per gallon in February 1858 We
have very short crop of wheat this
yea, rs compared wit the crop for
several years past. There is no old
wheat to ba had at any price, and the
present price for wheat L. b per cent
hEher than last year
The present corn crop prospects
for crop smaller Jhan in ten
/ years with perhaps one exception, and
: If as short as now predicted, corn will
/ go 10 IS Y.s. and perhaps higher, per
bushel. 4 short crop and high prices
for corn and with logs high, larG will
be high, aud high priced lard means
, high priced cotton oil: then why not
/ nigh prices for cotton seed paid
| TO the farmer?
The crop OF lipseed now being har-
Veste' IN Tue NorlhweS'' Is oh'S "nouV
! one-h"l' TO Ihiee-n't"s Ihe crop mar
vested iaSt year. ana '"e result is' m
Nerc Is Ior'S per cen'' 'he on "oout 'o
per cent; ''iiSet" ''Ae ana "e"' % 10
10 per cent h'Shsr'
n"t the h'leu states i not the
/ "h'E country wan S"o'' ''"P'' All o'
'he huroPt'" 'o""'r'es N''io"' Ns'-
s,e eAceP'''n' "'le '"e poo''SU ''oPS
oil graz" Ieeu anu i"'uer ''eS "''' I'D a"
tor years Russia the greatest gro"
er and competitorot the U"lted states
fp Iy cnrIove1 irving To whip its very