The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-08
Appeals TO FARMERS
PRIssEsIDENTaF STATE FARMERS
NloN URGES
DaTersiticatisn pf Crops as Remedy
Tor over uetion, and in ordsF
S7 to Secure sgeSter Prices.

s1OT Oyef-Assro ,.ictlo'i' stAtA sN1s - -
to secure Rge Ter Prices.
President 8. Harris, OF the State
.Farmefs. Union. comes out this week
! In an appeal to sthe farmers to- re-
duce the, cot srops stwenty-ave; per
cent OF the la SOW planted in cot
J tslr. He rrg diTersifcation Of
crops aa ths Temedy for the alleged
orer-productts or cotton.
There is nothing particularly new
In what Mr.. Harris says, but he puts
ut very fotslbae way.
.sDiversifcation Of crops is the
remedy for Scent cotton" says Mr..
Harris. &
stFow Is the farmer to be able
to price his cotton apd get the price
: he puts on his staple. which repre-
SCENTS his labor? There are three
things essential. First. organize
yourselves; second, cooperate to-
Eether; third. diversity your CROP 50
as to make homes self-supportins.
Raise corn, bacon, wheat, oats. hors-
q es, mules and more live stock, so
I as to make manure to enrich your
land, and quit buying so much COM
mercial fertilizer in order to stay out
of debt. The above system will free
the farmers of the bondage they are
now. in, for the cotton that has been
sold up to the present. time has been
sold at or about the cost of produc-
tion. The spectators and the n;au-
ufacturers are saying to you hat
you are making too much COTTON.
Now, let's take them at their word
and reduce the cotton crop next year
to twenty-five million acres and
plant the other eight million acres
in food supply crops. This wou' l
make, about mine million, three
hundred thousand bales, hnd .he
farmer woald4 get as. much mcley
for the nine fnill4on, tnree hundreu
thousand bales as we will get for
a twelve million, five hundred thouS-
and pale crop. Just remember,
& Farmers, when you make more OF
product than you can. CONTROL, some
one else will take. it at your cA-
penser and manage it for you for
their own interest. Now, every one
knows that cotton, is not on a pa:it5
in price with anything else. A suit
OF cotton clothes that you could
buy three years ago for $40 now
costsJyoua SIS Cotton should have
sold the whole season for u cents
per pound fromathe time the 5rsi
bale was ginped. @ Now, who is to
blame for it selling from s 1-2 to
9 cents? INoboiy except the pro-
ducer himself, and do notsput the
blame on any one else, for the farm
ers have forced it, on the market
faster than the: spectators wanted
it. Never will3the farmers be able
: to get Their, prices until they make
y home self-suppoFting and market the
cotton crop as the world needs it.
1t takes twelve months, to make a
cotton crop, and We must take twelve
months to marked it, at profit to
the grower. Bretheg farmer, it is
in our hands to remedy this evihif
its is, ever remedied, and the sooner
we realize it the sooner it will he
done. Remember three things to be
done: First, organize; second, CO.
operate, and thirds diversity crops.
Remember this is q, day of organi-.
zation, and all professional and bus
. incss men are organized. The farm.
er. Is also beginning to realize that
he. is. forced to do likewise for his
protection. I, will give below the
following statistical report 90 corn.
wheat and oats per capita to feed
each person, horse, mule and hog in
the cotton belt States. I ask you
for close study of this report and
you. will readily see why cotton is
selling at s 1.2 to 8 cents. I want
to urge everyone who has not sold
his cotton to hold on to it until
lHe pliCe Soeo up. iOu may ieoCA 90
sured that the farmers over the cot
ton belt as going to diversity crotm
next year, and this will mean re-
duction of cotton acreages:
States. eCorn. Wheat. Oats.
Alabama =, 80, Is 2-5, 1
Arkansas ;, ga 2. 81
Georgia .15 $40 2-5
Indian
Territory ..754-5 5S-5 i1'l-s
Louisiana ..1T 0 1-5
Mississippi !. 25 Ia 1-2