The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-06
ADVICE I TO FARMERS,
no; NOR RUSH COTTON TO MAR.
KEr NOW.
If Eoa M4ss Haye Money, Put Il IN
the Warehouses and Hold for Bet.
Ter Praes

the Warehouses and Hold for Bet
ter Prdess.
The Farmers Union urges her
members and farmers generally not
to-rush their cotton on the market at
the present prices, which are below
eAsN COST OF production. Every bale
of cotton being sold IS taken from the
producer at $50 per bale less than
its real gaiue. Who is the bear on
the market? Is 1t not the producer?
Ie Yoa; reeNseeto take the. price offered
tAa spectators will have to give your
price. Can you do better? Certainly
you can. The Farmers Union has
been oGered all the money necessary
if IRE viii only put our cotton In
beaded warehouses; The Union has
a number of warehouses, and the
Standard arehause Company is also
!. In position to store cotton and issue
ceceipts. The latter company can
store $4,000 bales and Issue receipts
Which Will be negotiable at any bank.
Arrangements have cen made for
carrying your cotton for you IL you
will but cooperate. II further infor-
Inasion regarding this is desired adj
dress the undersigned at Pendleton,
8. 30 sIWoald advise.any one putting
their oottop In warehouses to arrange
for money, tor six months at least.
Is It good judgment to warehouse
cotton? + will answer yes, It is al
ways good Judgment to warehouse
any product when it sells below pro
duction. and conditions will certainly
warrant 1t now.
AS to the condition Of the present
cotton crop, the weather over a large
portion Of the belt is bad, and so are
prospects. Heavy rains are reported
over Texas, Oklahoma and Florida
and reports OF deterioration from the
cotton belt still come in from every
State, and the world realizes now thas'
the crop Is short. 1t will not more
than duplicate our last crop. There
will be no top crop this year, and
cotton is opening prematurely! I, want
toi urge our farmers to warehouse
their cotton and get money ON it to
settle their Indebtedness and mar
ket the.crop as the world needs it.
BY 50. doing you can get your price.
lIt will pay the farmers to re1nem-
ber that corn Is now selling at S1.10
per bushel, bacon from II cents to 12
cents per pound, ham 1s cents to 20
cents per pound. Real, real farmers
are purchasers OF the above articles.
Now brother, don't grumble when
the specuiator offers you S.75 and 8
cents for your cotton. He knows that
you have to pay for the above arti-
cles you have bought to make. this
cotton, and you now have to meet
your obligations. Now, be fair AMI
do not blame him when he offers you
the present price.
Remember that buying bacon, corn,
flour, molassas. hay, guano, mules
anu uUAooS 10 'Iuo 'CauS0. "dAI Sou
to remember that there is no country
where the eboTe articles can be rails:
cd cheaper than here In South Caro-
lima. The remedy for S.75 and 8;
oeats cotton Is diversiflcation ofcrops.
So let me suggest that you write "di-
yersify crops this year" and tack 1t
up In the most conspicuous place about,
your houses % that you can be re-
minded OF 1t every day, and then do
1t, and you can name your prlce for
your cotton and secure it. for your
whole crop. So diversity.
B. Harris,
President 8. c. Farmers Union.
Psadleson. 8. c., Sept. 80, 1908.