Smyrna times., 1904-03-16
THINGS DOING.


One outcome of the cotton situation
in this country has been for some time |
apparent to anybody with an eye for |
future events. England has been max |
ing strenuous efforts to extend cotton |
culture in Egypt, and it is authentical- |
" reported that those efforts are meet |
ing with success. The government Of |
Jamaica is said to be entering upon eX-
tensive experiments in cotton prOduc- |
ton with a view to pushing the indus
try. Germany and France are also |
making their ventures in various parts |
of their foreign possessions, and it is |
beginning to be realized that there are |
fresh areas where it is probable the |
cotton plant can be prOftabGy cult |
waited.
Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and |
Japan are now talked of as nations all |
of which possess cotton territory in |
their foreign colonies of Africa and the |
East Indies and FOrmosa. Russia al
ready grows cotton, but thus far uses
it all.
The secretary of agriculture, the
chief of the bureau of statistics and
one of the largest manufacturers Of
print cloths in this country are all
credited with opinions which are sub
stantially to the effect that the short
! age in the supply of cotton has not
been sufficient to account for the alb
normally high prices and that the re-
suit of these may be the establishment
| of new cotton fields in other countries.
Cotton traders who maintain that the
! high prices are justitiable do so on ac-
count of the smallness of the crop.
This is attributed in general to the cot
ton boil weevil. The loss in Texas
cotton through this insect is placed by
latest estimates at 100000 bales. De-
terioratiOn in the cotton seed is an
other factor claimed in the short crop,
and some of the agricultural authOri-
ties are inclined to see truth in this
claim, believing that the low price of
cotton had made many planters indif-
ferent in the selection of seed, the best
of which went to the oil makers.
Real Farmers Trust.
"Buyiag and selling and dealing in
all kinds of farm and dairy products,
cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, dry goods,
boots and shoes, groceries, hardware,
farm machinery, lumber, stone, brick
and all kinds Of building material,
grain and real estate and dealing in
all kinds Of merchandise and in buying
and selling all kinds of property on
commission and otherwise" Such is
- - oh 0f "
of 500 Iowa farmers. 1t is claimed
that at an expense of less than $4,000
for salaries and other items on a capt.
tai of $25,O and Indebtedness not eX-
ceeding $1,000 they carried on last year
a business of 100000.
How Glucose Is Made From Corn.
One of the novel things in the food
t section of the Agricultural building at
the st. Louis worlds fair will be the
= demonstration of the process of making
t glucose from corn Glucose is now un
{ derstood to be a neutral sweet devoid
U of flavor, with no harmful properties
=, and of value as food. With the add
ton of little hickory bark to give i
the maple "twang'' or mixed with a'pro
V portion of the genuine maple, it makes
table strip thicker or heavier than ma
IS pie, but lighter in color, unless coloreC
t. with sugar house mOlasses.
IL = Farmers Exchange.
n A project which originated in farm
r ers' cooperative meeting held in Chi
# cagO last December has for its Objec
:, the consolidation of the various coop
! erative movements of American farm
- ers and the establishment of a farm
q ers' exchange. A meeting at Omaha
ri expected to bring further develOpmen
to of the plan.
n Big Butter Show Planned.
SIS At the recent Wisconsin Associate
IN of Buttermakers, Secretary Fulmer az
vocated the holding of a state scOrin
- contest once a month. He also said IL
:, association could aid the dairy an
food commissions and become pow
Oh in legislation. 1t was resolved that {
he important an exhibit as possible shoul
ps be made at st. Louis, and the work
a the dairy school of Wisconsin unive
I'd sity was commended. 1t is elaine
m that the supply men sold about 5000
bo worth of machinery.
- Ohio's Fine Poultry Show.
Exhibits by two batteries, over
ny hundred dogs and fifty beautiful watC
fowl were interesting features of o
the of the finest poultry shows on the r.
led ord of the Ohio State Poultry assoc
If ton, recently held. The entries
ac- fowls numbered about 1000 and co
~; prised many varieties and breeds.
80 number of bantams were shown,
o"U GLIDING black rose combs, silver du'
'ne ling, games and many others.
anu Corn Competition.
me, Both Illinois and Missouri he
les. worked systematically and vigorou
the for success in the worlds fair corn
ng. hibit at st. Louis. The exhibits of e;
of these states will be the result
"a - state competitions held with a view
- securing the finest corn grown in