The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-29
GOOD ADVICE
TO FARMERS
A Large Cotton Producer Talks o.
the Crop and Its Value If Prop
erly Handled.

Tbs seems to be the day of the farm.
er, and he is disposed to make the most
of it; he is keeping posted in q gen.
eral way, and on cotton in particular,
says the Charlotte, N. O., Observer.
We had talk yesterday with one
of the leading cotton growers Of the
state, and got from him q splendid
Idea, and some interesting facts.
This..man has proven himself thorough.
ly practical by his success; he is
nothing of dreamer. He has over 500
acres in cotton this year, and his crop
will be twenty per cent less than it
was last year.
In answer to the question:: 'What
do you think of the cotton situa-
ton? 2" he said:
1.-The cotton crop now being har.
vested can be made the most valuable
crop ever gathered, if the farmers will
act in concert and on similar lines, in
every state, county and community.
''There is now no question Of the
crop being moderate, if not q very
small one, compared to what was ex-
pected two, yes one month ago. The
whole spinning world is depleted Of
cotton; must have cotton, no matter
what the cost. The present crop can
be made to average at least 10 cents
if not 10 cents per pound to the grow
er, if the growers will gin and sell
cautiously. If only half the cotton
picked each week is placed on the
market and the other half held back,
either, stored in bonded warehouse,
when money must be obtained, or
stored on the farms either ginned and
baled or IN the seed; there would be
no Cutting the market TOR October,
November, December, which is the
very condition the spectators want,
in order that they may be able to
buy what will be in active demand
the world over, at much higher
prices after January LIST.
''What is true of cotton is also true
of cotton seed. The oil mills are en-.
tering the crushing season with cotton
seed oil 10 cents per gallon lower
than last year or for the last five
years, and consequently the mills
cannot pay by $5 per ton as much as
they paid all through the last season
for seed
"We have almost identically the
same condition in all crops affecting
cotton oil as existed for the season
1982-1S95 when cotton oil went to
65 cents per gallon in February,
1898. We have very short crop OF
wheat this year, as compared with
the crop for several years past. There
is no old wheat to be had at any
price. and the present price for wheat
is 30 per cent higher than last year.
The present corn crop prospects
are for crop smaller than in ten
years. with perhaps one exception,
and if as short as now predicted, corn
will go to IS cents and perhaps higher,
per bushel Is
A short crop and high prices for
corn, means a short scrop and high
prices for hogs, and with hogs high
lard will be high, and high priced
lard means high priced cotton oil
then why not high prices for cotton
seed paid to the farmers?
The crop of linseed now being har.
vested in the northwest, is only about
one-half to three-fifths the crop har.
vested last year, and the result is,
linseed is 40 per cent, the oil about
30 per cent, linseed cake and meal IS
to 40 per cent higher.
"But the United States il not the
only country with short crops. All
Of the European countries with
out single exception, have the
poorest crops Of grain feed and fod-
der, they have had for years. Rus.
STA, the greatest grower and COM
petitor of the United States for the
trade of Europe. for wheat, IL fully
employed trying to whip its very
small, and as she supposed, insig-
nificant antagonist-Japan; and the
result is she will have no wheat
to export, and If the war should COM
tinue for several years, AZ it IL Wy
likely to do, Russia will soon be6m.
porting wheat and all kinds Of ptovis-
ions.
1.-THE olive oil crop Of all copntries
bordering on the Mediterrean See Il