The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-09
REDUCE ACRMAGE.i \
AND DIVERSITY CROPS IS THE
ROAD TO sUCCE ~ FOR
Our Southern Parmers, Who are Tow
at the Crisis in tie Cot
ton Situation.

This is the critical year with the
Southern cotton farmer. This is the
year that IL to decide whether he has
self-oontrol enough to govern himself,
or whether lack Of self ontro! will
again make him slave Of the spccu.
iatOss.
The issue hangs upon whether the
cotton acreage IL Increased beyond
that OF 1905. If 1t Is increased, ju ,t
in that proportion will prices decline
Ihere Is nothing surer than that. o.
II proof were needed, let any one ex.
anime tho Statistical View OF the
Cotton Situation" in the Manufactu ur.
ers' Record OF January 275n by tina,
unbiased authority, Col. Alfred b
Shepperson, Of NeW York. FaOm Ool
Sheppersons article we get these in-
contfovertible points:
l. The visible supply Of cotton is
m atertally larger now than year ago.
2. English mills are likely toiuse less
Of our cotton this year. I'm view OF
the very much larger supply OF E .st
Indian cotton this season and the
comparatively high prices Of Ameri.
can cotton (now five cents per pound
above the price Of a year az y" says
Col. Shepperson, II think Europeal.
mills will use during the season SO,
600 bales more Of East I4dian cotton
chan last season aud 400 ,OOO D . les
Of American c)ttoa."
3. japanese mills will also reuuitt
lass Am:rican cotton Chs year. Hal
Gh9y use In the E .5t Indian cotton.
and they baVc already imported S
'Nge stock Of American cotton. Col.
Shepperaon thinks tue japanese de
1ard vii, be for 150, ,OO0 fewer bales
..-aA i;io9 ear.
4. India With is increased CROP vii,
ir3bG0lY send 800, 600 M o1e bales to
EufCpo than Lass season, and this alSu
means o lesSened demand for our
Southern product.
o. Egypt also comes up With ma.
terlally increased crop fifth warn
Ting against = big Southern crop.
Most or tie new Gianohestery
nills OF which we have heard 60 much
are for spinning fine yarns from Egyp
tian cotton--lnd SO do not call 10,
the excepted Increase from our South
crn farios.
I. All!n all then, Col Shepperson as
softs than with g. materially increased
supply OF our cotton On hand, ''tns
>stimated consumption Of American
cnttoo by the worlds mills this sea
3on VIII be only II, $685. Goo baes,
4UO 600 baleS less than lasG AeaHOn."
In veiw OF these facts, and in view
II tho further fac6 that thruughLu,
Uho South thcro is an unusual domaine
tnc gulno end for mules, says The
Progressive Farmer and Cstton Plant,
't IS indeed high time for the Soush
orn farmers 10 Gail q halt and tax
their bearings.
And there is 90 better way for then
30 work out OF this d tIiculty than &C
| come t9geiher in TIE CJLLon Growers
| Association, and resolve thai the
sou "a with It's lauiels OF victory frssi
on ITS brJW, muS6 nos nov com nj,
lloancial suicide must not increas,
tho cotton acreage beyond that OF
| 1905
Let crop diversl6catiou be the
RatchwOrd. There is money In corn.
In peas, in fruits, ia vegetables, In
! 1--we stock.
i we Keep our cotton acreage where
1t Is a1d make supp les for ourselves
and our naiHhbors from thtse otLer
crops, Ghe south win % n become tnl
richest scc@On OF our cOun.ry.
Ii Mego wild over coCLon anl cpsat
uhc blunder Of 1904, tho mortgage
Rad tne crop lien wlll again rcturn II
n%unt uB and TO mock us for Gul folly
GJ to your Gotten Growers meet
iDkS, organlz> ca0h township ano
c~uaty as directed cls3~he1e in tlis
isSne, ana prepare for lhe contest.
Ihe Southern farmers have snowI
that they have Ghe manhoud aud mel
Tie TO stand adv6lsity.
Tne ncxb forty days will show
whether they have the prudence ano
seli-contIol OF stand prosperity. Or
ganiz3 your township.