The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-04-20
A LETTER TO FARMERS.

To all whom it may concern, Greeting:
We who dwell in the "Cotton Belt"
OF the Sunny Southland OF ours, be
true to the New Orleans Cotton Con-
ventlon Resolutions and you are safe,
otherwise you may expect disaster In
the price OF King Cotton.
lst The convention, m1de up OF
representative men from sil parts OF
the cotton growing section OF our
country, said, "Hold your cotton for
20 certs, or living price" All will
agree that the slow marketing OF the
big crop Is what has kept the price OF
cotton above the low water marx
OF cents a pound You also know
that If the farmers ard business men
had held on to their cotton and de-
maudei 10 cents, it would have come
as easily as i cents, and it would have
been legitimate because the producer
should have profit on his labor which
he does not get at q cents.
2rd. The New Orleans Convention
said, "Reduce the acreage % per cent.
for 1905" Actual count has been made
and iL is stated the cot ION mills as yet
do not ish to handle more than H.,
100000 bales of cotton per annum
Why make the raw cotton, then, In
too great quantity for the producer
to ge, llying price for it? Remem-
Der the law of supply and demand is
jDcontrovertibe,
So, Farmers, Reduce Cotton Acreoge,
so that you will not set up howl
mex. tai! because OF low-priced Gotten
Let every farmer do it himself an.
then say to his brother, do as l do".
1t is not worth a cent to you to S y,
SO have never planted much cotton
anyway" or II have already reduced
or . acres from year before last and
the other fellow should do the cutting
off, and that we should regulate the
thing at SO much to the horse, gay
in time the great Interstate S. c. A
will SO regulate the acrea ge, tut we
have ho tina to do 1t now. It's plant
ing time, and let me say it's the time
not 10 plant much.
/ shall abide the New Orleans Reso-
buttons, myself, and do most earnestly
urge all cotton producers to do Ike
wise. Let us be true to each other to
the letter. In Unity there shall be
Strength. If any cotton farmer mas
never said he would reduce acreage %
PER cent. let him now do it. If any
has said so and finds that he is slipping
away from first principles let him re-
turn and stand firm.
All of you are constantly exhofted
from Harv,e Jordan, President s. c.. ~
through ali the line "to abide in the
ship"
Bird. Reduce commercial fertilizer
% per cent. for cotton. This is easy
70 do if you will be sure to reduc.
COTTON ACREAGE-2OO Or 4Ot
pounds of guano to the acre in coEor
last year means the same this year pc
acre-just dent have so many acres by
one. fourth.
4th. Diversity crops We all know
it Is safe to have variety that we MAJ
hit on something, always making home
supplies at home when it pays.
You just do different f.o,n the New
Orleans Resolutions and yon will cal
yourself fool in the bye and bye
unless the good hand OF Providence
gives you 4 smsil cotton crop.
3 D. Mann. President Enfield town
ship S. G. A, is gathering statistic
this week Gu reduction CT acreage.
l hope other townships in HALIFAX
county are at the same kind of work.
Every body tell every body about TIT
address Of S. S. Patterson, commission
er of agriculture for N. G., on TIL
matter. 1t was endorsed by Gov
Glenn and state secretary ]. Brya
Grimes.
Keep your selves in line, my friends
w. G. WHITAKER,
Pres H. Co. 5. G.
Enfield, N. c., Apr. 18th, 1905.