The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-22
GIVES GOOD ADVICE
PRESIDENT HARRIS TELLS The
FARMERS NOT TO SELL.
Truly Says Cotton Producers the
Worst Bears When They Should
Bull the Market.


Bull the Market.
We now hear of some farmers sci!
ing their cotton for future deliver.
! in October or November. At first the
buyers enter the field Offering tel
cents. They bought what they coulc
at that price, then they offered 1Oh
and bought what they casid up tt
the present, and are now offering /.
cents for it. Why does the farmer
do this? 1t is because he does moi
use good business judgment. He
should realize at once that this is a
game Of the speculator to defeat the
objects Of the Farmers Union. The
farmers should realize at once that
the speculator know that cotton will
he worth more in October and No
vember that he is paying for it now
With the bright outlook for cot
ton the coming season to go very
much higher, why should the farmer
act with such little judgment? Why
did cotton take a tumble on Friday
last on boil weevil report? One OF
Prices tricks to catch the suckers
They had been taking the bait and
the boil weevil report was all he
wanted to catch them with. Any one
with common sense ought to know
that when the weather gets 50 hot
and dry enough to kill the boil wee
VII that 1t will kill cotton also. Tel
egraph reports on the 18th Of July
states that the drought-stricken Sec
tions of five millions OF acres il
Texas has had practically no relief,
and conditions are serious.
Rain must come In the next few
days or it will be too late. The world
generally does not realize that this
crop Is getting such backward start
It's powers of recuperation from this
time on are very limited and we are
practically UP to the period where
the dry, hot weather of July and Au'
gust will set in and find the tiny
sappy, dwarfish plant is in no con.
dition to stand the trials of the heat
Brother farmers, just remember il
it rains In the drought-stricken dis
tricts in Texas to revive the. cotton
plant, the boil weevil will revive ir
proportion to the cotton, and If the
heated term still stays to 104 and VI
to, 1OS degrees of heat, cotton ani
boil weevil will suffer alike.
Brother farmers, no need to b'
alarmed. You have the best position
in this fight. The man who has sole
his cotton for October and November
delivery will ever regret his mistake
Now let's see why he is able t(
sell for October and November deliv
cry.
This was never heard Of before tht
organization of the Farmers Educa
tional and Cooperative Union o
America. This within itself shoult
stimulate every farmer to join thl
great and grand organization. Wha
is the reason the Farmers Union ha
not achieved to its fullest extent it
aims and objects? II is because OF tn,
great ignorance OF the farmers them
selves. Rut 7 am proud t. sly tbl
day by day the Farmers Edu:ationa
and Cooperative Union Of America i
growing stronger and stronger ant
being better fortified to FIRE.
themselves of the great bu.den o
speculation. / am proud to say tha
the farmers are beginning to iearl
some valuable lessons through th'
teachings Of the Farmers Education
al and Cooperative Union Of Ameri
ca. Its power Is being felt not onl,
In this country alone, but all over th'
world.
l would to God the farmer coult
realize the power he has, as the worlt
sees it for him. am proud to sa!
that the cloud Of mist is being rolled
Gway through this great organization
and sunshine and brightness Is be
ginning to peep through. The farm
er Is beginning to see that help mus
come through his own personal ef
forts, and that there Is help for hin
through organization, cooperation
and dirersification Of crops. Thi:
Is the greatest lesson for him II
learn, and when this Is learned sue
cess IS his.
am proud tc say that the farmer:
did cut acreage this year one anC
one-half million acres, and planted
an increase Of food crops. I want tc
tell you, brother farmers, this cut
ting of acreage Is helping TO make
the price of cotton today more thar
1t is getting credit for.
Why will cotton producers raise
thirteen million bales of cotton Whe1
they know they can get as much
money for ten million bales as they
can for thirteen million? 1t seems
TO me that no sane person would dc
such business as this. II a manufac.
turcr by stopping one-third Of his
looms, could make as much money
az by running the whole be would
stop that one-third At once.
Brother farmers. do not want you
to forget that yOu have valuable
crop in your cotton seed, and just
r"cOlcct and keep one eye on them
Until tn" price gets right Il you