The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-03-31

to successful agriculture. This
not only applies to farming in the
south, but to all sections of the
world where agriculture is car
ried on. 1t is one of the laws of
nature, as well as an economic
law that land cannot be main
tanned to a high state of fertil-
IT. from any system of culture
that does not embrace within the
methods adopted a plan of di-
vex zeation. This is especially
rl1e m the case of our southern
lands which haye been largely
qepiSed of their natural fertil-
10y b long course of planting
8nd Nlltivating a single crop.
Cotton has for many years been
the dominating crop of the south
becasse of its money value, and
the case with which ittscar be
sold IN every local market
throughout the south. AT the
present tinfeit is particularly m.
|, ,pby ant That our people turn their
attention to- the production of
more fa supply crops and cur
tau the extended production of
COTTON At the present price of
saeeton itceases to be a profitable
industrywhere the growers of
the staple have to depend 60
Largely upon the purchase of
supplies to maintain the opera
tionssof the farm. Unless the
acreage in cotton is largely cur
tailed, and the production of food
supplies is largely increased the
future does not present a very
bright picture for the cotton
grdHffs of the south. Within
the 1t 80 or 80 days the de-
etermhation of the southern
f4xz4eFs to intelligently solve the
OHM which confronts them
at .zla time will be demonstrated
TO ~ World. Whether their ac-
tion u carry with it tendency
u14 protection and self-pres-
ervatlbn in the heavy curtail.
mAhNof cotton acreage and an
increased acreage in food supply
eropa lis a question which the
'whol world is now waiting for.
FroMthe information which is
daily cSming in, shown through
the columns of the public press.
the action of the county and par
ish meeting and hundreds of let
ters from individual farmers, it
can be safely predicted at the
present time that the southern
farmers, for once at least, will
demonstrate their ability to put
into practical operation what
they know to be for their best
interest.
"The reduction in the use of
commercial fertilizers in the old
states has already become an ac-
complished fact. Fertilizer fac
tories are preparing in many in
stances to shut down their plants,
and the demand for guano at in
terror points by farmers is less
than has ever been the case
since the manufacture of COM
mercial fertilizers has become
one of the leading industries of
the south.
WILL HOLD COTTON.
Another matter which has
already assisted the cotton pro-
ducing industry of two CONT
nents is the fact that the spot
holders of cotton have so far
lived up to the pledges which
they made three months ago not
to throw their cotton upon a
depressed, speculative market
and sacrifice it merely to crafty
the wishes of the exporters and
SPECTATORS. The result of the
holding movement since january
26, up to the present time, has
already added $25, 900. 600 to the
amount of cotton left in the
south unsold up to that time.
The mere fact that the cotton is
being held and not thrown upon
the market with reckless disre-
gard, has added more than Sc
per bale to the prices which were
offered only 80 days ago. This
has been a net gain of fully $5.-
50 per bale to. every man or firm
who has refused to sell cotton,
even though such cotton was
stored in warehouses and money
borrowed on the same