The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-04-05
BIGGEST COTTON CROP EVER.
A. .Bamburg County Farmer Predicts
That the South Will This Year
Make the Record Crop.

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of every profession, arc stapding
open.e, ed, wondering why the re-
ce,pts lof fertilizers are 80 heavy.
They say that this fertilzeris being
stored away in warehouses, and so
ON. Now don't 5e deceived. Facts
are stubborn things; tho Truth
hurts; bat this heavy shipment of
fertiljz rs means an increased ac~
rease IT cotton over last year!
an MT posing ga prophet, but
under favorable conditions this
years cotton crop Is going to
break all IT cords because tho farm
ers OH every hand are making
greater efforts to make cotton than
ever before, This sounds strange,
indeed, but time will tell.
There have hecn moro mules and
horses purchased by the cotton
farmers this season than ever
Known. This work stock was not
bought for making corn, hay and
other provision crops; far from it.
They were bought for making
cotton, and the cotton will be
made, provided We have the sun-
shine and showers. There never
was a time when labor was scnrcer
than DOW, which alone shows that
everybody is putting in a larger
cotton crop.
The farmers are told that tho de-
mand for cotton is unprecedented,
that the acreage would be cut 70
per cent, fertilizers proportion-
ately, and that the cotton associa
ton would DE forced to ten cents
by June. That was enough. Every
farmer is increasing his acreage
and phosphates, while lie hopes
that the other farmers one and all
will stand by the association and
reduce the acreage.
The south will plant $4,000, ,OO(
acres to cotton this year, and un'
der normal conditions will make
$4,000, 900 or Is, 100000 bales.
The above sounds like II circular
letting Of Theo Prico. one Of the
bear leaders of New York. l ON
no spoculator, only plain blunt
farmer, not afraid to speak thu
truth at any time or under auy >n
ditions.
4. I only hope I am mistaken, but
whom one sees q thing, he sinipl.
secs it in spite Of himself. And
see greater efforts for a monste
cotton crop than ever bolo1e
Nothing but the Almighty cal
keep cotton above S cents by Oc
tober 1, 1905,
I am much afraid that the Sou
thern Cotton association will ulti
mately do more harm than good
True, it has .aised the price of cot.
ton, but going up Just at planting
time was more than the masses Of
farmers could boar. Five cent
cotton at this season wonld do more
to reduce the acreage than any
pledge, be it ever so binding, that
has been or may be signed by the
farmers. More than this, the cot.
ton association has q small enrol
mont Of farmers. Going over tho |
list, we find more politicians, bank
ers, editors doctors, borers
and others not engaged in cotton
culture than farmers, propol-
tjonately. There are many farm
ers in this organization who are
perfectly hooest in their convlc-
tions, and will abide by the order,
but there 10 and 90 outsiders to
one IN the association who will so |
increase their acreage as to over 8
lap the reduction made by the as +
sociation's members. +
AS above predicted, I look for q #
monster crop. Everything points e
hat way ,andunless somewidespread q
llsaster befals the crop now being q
planted cotton will reach rock- 8,
bottom next fall, I was the first 81
nan either in this country or Eu. Ii
ope, who predicted the rise of cot. u
IN some years ago, and published til
in the Charleston News and Gu
'ourler. That was no divinatlon. Ia
ut g careful study of the situation lii
the time. So is this predlctlon| Isl
careful study of the true situat1oIi,I IL;