The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-19
TAGS NOT USED.
Many Of Them Bought and Scatter
in the Cars.
That Is tho Charge Made I'm Many
Letters to the seor.eary of the
Cotton Association.


A dispatch from Atlanta says addi.
tional letters received by the South
ern Cotton association. show that the
fertilizer tags, the sale Of which has
been reported in large quantities of
late, are being scattered over the
country by putting them in cars in
which fertilizers are shipped and by
placing two, three, four and five tags
on each sack OF fertilizer. These
letters are from people who are ac-
quainted with the situation and who
have seen these things with their
own eyes. This wholesale distribu-
tion of tags IS not confined to any one
section or State, but extends through
out the whole cotton growing belt.
The following are some Of the letters:
w. p. Gaffney, LAGRANGE, Ca: 1
notice that much has been said re-
garding guano tags that have been
sold. Did you ever stop to think that
the tags may have been sold, but not
the guano? l have been investiga.
ting Troup county and find more
gUano on hand than last year by sew
eral thousand tons. LAGRANGE Is
heavily overstocked as I heard several
parties who know say Chipley has not
sold to date more than 25 to 80 per
cent. of last Year. West Point and
Hogansville are way behind last year.
This probably explains the guano
question tags have been sold,
but not the actual guano. know
my section around Troup factory has
reduced both acreage and guano and
am loath to believe that every section
OF the county and State will not do
likewise.
John G. Key, Welsh, Ala: Cotton
acreage here Cham bers county, un-
doubtedly reduced about 20 per cent.
and fertilizers under cotton reduced
80 per cent. More corn planted and
more fertilizer used under it than
heretofore. 1t is also notorious fact
that thousands Of unused tags are In
fertilizer cars in bundles, this in ad
dition t. those on the sacks. Oae
small dealer says he has half a bushel.
Two other dealers whom have heard
upon this matter make the same re-
ports There is fraud or collusion
somewhere
w. Fl. King, Weston, Ga: You will
please find enclosed fertilizer tags that
were sent here loose in car. You will
notice that they have not been sepa.
rated or broken loose. These tags are
extra ones, besides all the bags being
properly tagged. Other people are
having cars shipped in same condi-
tion. Seems that lots OF tags are
being used besides those that are re.
Qu;red.
&. w. Everette, Lumpkin, Ga. {:
The big increase In the sales Of guano
tags may be accounted for in very
different manner, and an unexpected
one, as we'll as unusual. There ha We
been several cars received here in
which there were several hundreds OF
tags other than those attached to the
sacks some In bundles Of sos, some
In boxes and many scattered about
loose IN the car. This to me is some
thing new and startling. There is no
use to read between the lines to find
cause. There is something dead up
the creek.
G. 81. Laramore, Leesburg, Ga:
Mr.. Jordan, l think that the guano
tags that are claimed to have been
sold ought to be looked into. Mr..
Fomp Mcdonald, at Su'uter City Ca.
found 20, 900 tags in one Of his sacks
OF guano. The same is reported In
DrSoto. Ga, in my home town.
What is more shameful than that
every effort Is made to keep the poor
farmer down? If 1t can't be done
honestly they will dc it anyway.
f. w. Traylore, White Oak, S. G. !:
The reduction In the cotton acreage
IL far greater in the country than the
man sitting on dry goods box in
town Is aware. Now, az to CONNER
cial manure: In this section there
has been less bought and less used in
the cotton crop of 1905. Lots OF guano
has been and will be used until corn
planting and working is over.
G. @. Williams, Empire. Ga: Now,
Mr. Jordan, alb ut the tags: Mr.
Ho!stord said there were 800 or 400 to
come to Empire loose in a Car and had
never been on sack; and 1t was said
that one half peck of them came to
Dubois in car and some came to
Yonker, four and one half miles from
Empire.
f. b. Doyle, Bowersville, Ca: A
very large number Of tags can be &C.
counted for on account of unsold
guano now in hands Of dealers, and
most OF it will remain unsold for this
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