The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-11

VITA. .fas iiapuen sn~ SN2,l4- ZINE
to Kcep G"ol a.a m.&aPPbc n.sEe.
The present high prizes if cotton Will
prove Il blessing or ii curse according
to the use we make OF t. If wc decide
that we ought to stram oypry e1ort to
produce cotton, eve to neglect OF
other crops, It will he Il fsEW,
What has produced tiiiS suldc,, rise
in price, The stuplr issnV hotter, and
the goods made from cotton do not
last any longer or Il" my licttcr sery-
Ice. The rise Is the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
from the scarcity OF the cotton. Rrom
Il variety of causes Nc have prOiuced
three rather short eros. One Of these
causes Is that we lave Guit planting
nll cotton and begun 10 nlaut Al variety
Of crops. M
VIZ are giving moiv III ,>ul ttn,c and
thought and LAND Ia pro- cling food
crops and cattle. The Y%r.i, g. that
we are very much better Sc. ivc have
something to live OH Mt homo. At the
same time the seasons ana The Iueccts
II discusses have ,hcinrd q, rcdnco the
amount OF cotton OIL she lnnrlpt.
II the Seasons had been ,Ayut the
same us usual and the boil wccyi. did
no damage TO tho cotton wu ould
now be selling 1t nt S cents .
We can bring the price down 20 8
cents again very easily III tlat we
need to TO Is TO place il vcr, lnrge
area and buy II great iu0n'lt1 OF ter-
tiliZcrs and have Il good er4 ,on and it
Will be down. !.
The FertiIixcr iS4~ca,
There are many writer's giving adj
vice now which will ~ rui0ous to the
farmers or the south ,l ee Need It.
Some are advising using i,ni FER
tiliZcrs than ever. This x o eyept Ms.
take. We are ALREADY buying lore
than we ,tre using to !luit Georgia
III particular w,nt WIZ u, ..rn'l3nrs
lnS' srnsnn. We do liut nl.G 81. buy
more fert! Hers. but ,o u.c ,l,a, ve
bHy more economically ma 81. We
should use more per acre. Iut tl.a ocrp
should be better prepared SO ~. ,n cot
more profit from the use Vs.. Should
not buy any more feIC5i lor iian we
can pay cash for. Buy ,iC fer.ii. .vs OH
time is Il hurtful bust .,s. Gt iy not
good farming. Every note aivVn or
fertilizer Is Il mortgage upon tN. croD
before ii IS planted. Tna4, natc, lrt
us In many ways. Again, u.s.. III
seed from last years cIur ,v;lI ua. D.
the fertilizers for this \ nlr. Mo ..um
should be self supportinu 8uylua r.
tiliZcrs on time %encourni '.l',. nd
thriftlessncss.
a Golden Oppo |tuntt>.
Now is the farmers tiluy Ia ,r,au
and hold the rcins. l. wc tcp,l uur
heads cool ana do not | nIt IDulN- iufo
the trap OF "all cotton lnn., Ny, n
continue to prosper. But 81 we gI ,,t'd
ON cotton because of tn. llInp tn .vlNe
and proceed to plant an i|nglrlscl alpa
In cotton and buy incre syat olrt,,JUos
OF fertilizers and pay il yo.,ncl -
for labor and succeed In i~iaina ge
yield then the whole fac O }lU tblrg
will be changed.
We will have on han al ora. iJ.t
has cost us more than suni rn!aa.
and the price will go do,yl Rnl ASSN
and prosperity will Civ l.ucn s III
versity. We will worE uut I'D ovn
ruin.
First the cry will be iNiscA "a. e
have Increased the nc.t.. II. re
fertilizers, and on that shN nice
Will be reduced. Then Drst rtIt ve
VIII see n wild rush to $ Ilyet5 mon
will be afraid that the arica ISL. Sd,
y .H g- .f,F Pol. a