The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-07
Notice, Farmers Union.

S Notice, Farmers Union.
Clemson College Institute car will
s start out OIL their canvass over the
II upper half of South SCarolina about
i the first Of July, and we want the
Farmers Union to make arrange
ments to meet their opportunities at
every step and have good Farm
ers' Union meeting at the wind up
Of every Clemsonmeeting. Where
b the counties have been organized you
I should get up good roll of new
members at these meetings, and
where there is no Unions already
at these places, do get up some real
good men and organize a Union at
! the close Of every Institute.
About all the efforts of Clemson
college and the average farm papers,
too, are directed towards producing
good crops. The Farmers'> Union
should come along behind them and
tell the farmers how to turn the pro-
fits of these good crops into the pocl-
cts of the men that grow the crops,
these good crops of cotton that
Clemson teaches you how to grow if
\ the non-produccrs continue to get
8 the profits.
B We want the Farmers' Union to
get a hustle on her feet and prepare
to drive down her stakes and mark
place at or near every touch down
that Clemson s car makes and finish
up her good works by planting a
farmers organization there to pro-
tect farmers interests in the profits
on these good crops. We are tired
out and disgusted with this practice
Of agricultural colleges, farmers i'll
stitutes and farm papers teaching
farmers how to grow good crops all
the while and never once give the
farmers a helping hand along the
selling end Of his crops, the lack of
/ which usually causes the farmers to
< get less money for good big crops
Z than he gets for poor crops. Where
is the use or sense in growing good
crops if farmers get less for good
} crops than he has been getting for
i, small cropsq We want more back
tbone in these agricultural compaigns.
< We want to drive it into the heads
Of farmers that there is more profit
in selling his crops right than there
is in striving all the year to make
good crops and then at the end be-
come alarmed and ratified over his
success in growing good crops, which
opens up opportunity for specula-
tofs to swoop down upon the ratified
farmer and pocket the prodfits on
\ hard labor that he never performed.
X We advise you to make side ap-
sYplication of highest grade ammoniat-
ed fertilizers when your corn or cot
u ton stalks are about half grown and
n initiate Of soda later when giving the
\ crop the last blowing. This side ap-
\ plication Of soluble fertilizers at
the rate of $50 lbs. to the acre has
been known to increase the yield
one-third.
Under present conditions it is now
out Of the question to make an over
production of cotton this season.
Work the crops well, fertilize judi
ciously and stand by the farmers
q prices in selling and all will be well
IM with you and your family this
RTound.
81 No doubt you are paying too much
|alfor your fertilizer compounds this
aseason and you will continue doing
that kind Of back stunt until you
BSet your chemicals in large ship
4 Sents and do. your own mixing at
"a )me. Tn order to get your fertill-
I'D y materials at rock bottom figures
81 n, should hand in your orders at
n Re to your business agent in order
ihave your goods at hand on time
4next crop and at the very lowest
form in Baling as Well as System
>sbf Selling is Now Up Before Cot
~ Yon Growers.
Ms several large gatherings of, cot
= kn, farmers arc set to come off 500"
y the purpose Of getting together
the best system OF storing and
arketing cotton, we are Of opinion
- Qo.,, To