The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
Worlds Greatest Monetary Crop.

Cotton differs from all other nuri-
cultural products IN that every pound
OF the fleecy staple la converted tuf'
gold. even in the raw stat" In fciA-
tive commercial value the annual cot
ton crop OF the south stands third.
with corn first aud hay second Hat
IL must be borne in mind that boft
the corn crop q = tn" hay crop ~ Tails
country are largely consumed AZ
home and therefore do not Ri u~-afrrf-
all, add To TIA" per capita circulation
Of the country aH cotton Tho men
Who add most to the real circulating
medium and thereby tho wealth ~ tho
nation each year. are the cotton grow
ers OF the South. lie VINO produces
from tho earth something ueedfui
which never existed before and ships
Il out OF his country, receiving ia *
Gang therefore tn" gold Of foreign
nations. Is the man who ~ really
adding To the wealth OF hiR c0mmu.
nifty and the per capita circulation -
the nation. The present annual c"f-
ton crop Of the South, including the
seed. Is ceiling In the raw stat" for
abop' seven hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars To get some idea Of this
e~norI1os- cnsh monetary vslu" Of the
rror WOULD require the entire out
put ~ Every golf mine In the world
for two years TO paY *or IL from that
source. II would require more money
than the entire national bank sock
OF the United States 10 pay for ono
crop We annually export more raw
cotton TO Europe than the value 81
the annual total output Of every gold
mine n the world. and Ntill we keep
35 per cent or the crop AT home 10
be woven UP In domestic mills No
war In modern times between any two
great nations would create an Rroskt
financial loss an" suffering - ths
worlds manufacturing and Industrial
life as the failure ~ tho South -
pIant. grow and N-rduce one single
crop OF cotton Millions % human h"
!ngs are today dependent upon lie cui-
ture and manufacture II 81 the main
stay Of tho nations credit and the
guarantee OF our financial institutions
against paricg from Maine - Call
fDruia. from Canada 70 the Gulf ~
Mexico
Truly did Henry Grady. the great
Georgia writer. portray Tire value ~
cotton in the following beautiful de-
scription:
"C0tten-wnat a ROYAL plant = So
The world waits 81 attendance oa -
gropth the shower that falls whisper.
ing on its leaves ~ heard around me
earth: the sun that shines On = is tenn
pered by the prayers ~ ALI the p"D-
pie the frost that cba!s IL and thT
deHs that descend from the stars arc
noted. and the t~rerDAsr ~ u ltil~
worm upon its green leaf IS more -
England than the advance ~ the RUS
II gold from the instant II puts forth
itS tiny shoot It's GDre N current 34
every bank and ~her. lsoeinR ito
I flscces ~ the sun. IL floats a FIffy
banner that gi0rlaes the fields n re
humble farmer. that man is Warahat-
cd under i flag that a5li compel he
allegiance of It's uor!d ana @rtnR =
subsidy from every nation
Some day. perhaps the south and
the nation &lIl learn to aDprec.at" the
value ~ tni. greatest of ali gold mines
III the world and learn. too. - at1
the Iner WhD produce this great
worlds necessity ST. protecting hH.
safe-g 1ar1tLE IT. price from ths g.
clIess greed ~ tine sDeeGlatOr and tAe
dominating a4arlce II The foreigner.
The cotton Journal