The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-25
COTTON GROWERS, MEETINGS.
General Call Issued for. County and
State Conventions.

General Call Issued for County and
State Conventions.
President HarFie Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, has is
sued call for meetings Of those in
terested in the growing and handling
OF cotton in each county and State
and Territory Of the cotton section.
The district or beat meetings were
held last week, and the county con-
Ventions will occur on the 18th instant,
while the State and Territorial con-
Ventlons will occur on February Il.
Every farmer in the South who IS az
all interested in the production OF cot
ton should make it his especial duty
to attend his county convention at
least, as much will depend upon the
success or non-success OF these meet
ings. The Southern farmers never be-
fore in the history of the country had
such an opportunity to better them
selves, and thereby achieve absolute
independence, than in the plan now
presented for them to embrace. If they
accept it, success is sure; It they
do not, absolute bankruptcy stares
the whole South in the face. The
opportunity is right in front; this
week and the one to come viii either
announce to the world a prosperous,
united and happy Southland, or
the disruption and ruin Of the en-
tire cotton producing section A big
representation is expected at each
county convention, and every farmer
should make it a special point to at
tend his county meeting. The call, as
set forth officially, is as follows:
THE cotton producers, merchants,
bankers, manufacturers and members
of the different professions of each
voting precinct or political subdivi-
sion tor by whatever name called Of
each county or parish in each cotton
growing State or Territory is hereby
called to meet on February IL, 1905,
for the purpose of organizing and elect
Ing officers, and after SO organizing
shall elect three representatives Of
that precinct to the county or parish
association to be held on February IS
at the parish or county seat.
Each county or parish shall con-
yene, organize by the election of its
own officers, and elect one representa-
tive to the State or Territorial Assoc
citation to be held at the capital Of
each cotton-g growing State or Terri
tory on February 81, 1905: provided,
that the Tennessee State convention
shall be held at Memphis, and the In
dian Territory convention to be held
at South McAlester. The State or Ter.
ritory organization shall elect. in addi-
ton of their own officers, the members
of the National Executive Committee
as follows:
Alabama, three members; Arkan-
sas, two members; Florida, one mem
Der; Georgia, three members; Louisi-
ana, two members; Mississippi, three
members; North Carolina, two mem
bers: South Carolina, two members:
Tennessee, one member; Texas, three
members; Oklahoma, one member;
Missouri, one member; Indian Terri
tory one member.
1.-THE membership for all persons
joining this association shall be
twenty-five cents l25c), and fees thus
collected to be turned over to the
treasurer Of the county or parish as
sociation. who shall retain one-haf of
the amount so collected for the use OF
the county or parish association, for
warding one-half to the treasurer of
the State or Territorial Association.
The treasurer Of the State or Terri
torial Association to forward one-half
of the amount received by him to
John II. Latham. Dublin, Texas, the
treasurer Of the Southern Cotton As
ISOLATION, and report the amount thus
sent to Richard Cheatham, secretary,
Monticello, Ca.
1.-THE county or parish association
shall pay it's own treasurer.
1.-THE parish or county association
shall fix a reasonable compensation to
be paid the township or political sub
division canYassers for collecting the
above named pledges and statistics,
to be paid out of the county funds"
Corn and Cow Peas in the South.
1t has long been recognized that
corn and cow peas are two of the most
valuable food crops for stock in gem
eral use by Southern farmers. Their
hardy character, vigorous growth and
wide adaptation to climates and soils
place them in the first rank of plants
for general farm use In the improved
system Of agriculture which the South
must adopt to meet boil weevi1 condi-
tions corn and cow peas must occupy
a more important position than in any
previous period. because soil condi-
lions must be improved to successfully
make good crops, and this can best be
accomplished by the alternate planting
to corn and cow peas and to cotton.
Corn.
The soil should be prepared for the.
corn crop the same as for cotton by
deeper fall pIowing Cor breaking) of
the land and winter cultivation
Breaking for corn ought to be eight
inches deep, but where the previous
breaking has only been three or four
inches, it will not do to go down to
eight inches at once. hence it will be
in such cases to break only
about six or seven inches SO as not
to stir up too much crude soil, but
reach depth Of eight inches or more
as soon as practicable. The winter
cultivation referred to IS simply har-
rowing or discing the land at intervals
Of twenty to thirty days SO as to put
It in the best of condition for planting.
Plant as early as the season will per-
nit, in rows six feet apart on rich