The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-02-16
MANY FARMERS LISTEN
TOA STRONG ADDRESS
ON COTTON PLANTING

advises the use of 1924 fertilizer; it
ought to be planted A feet to the
row, two plants in q hill and hills at
not greater than 1871 inches apart,
all ten inches deep. Four h3ndred
pounds of fertilizer should be used to
the acre and the planting should be
done in late Marcn or in early April.
The speaker advised against the plant
ing of the long and short staple cot
ton together and suggested that cot
ton patches would be useful as we'll
as profitable to be used in the divis-
ion Of the two staples.
Among the strong features brought
out by Professor DeLoach was the
fact that the cotton produced in Glynn
county would by the very virtue of her
soil be of a most valuable character
kthan is the case in most any other
section of the state, and producing a
market report of even date he pointed
out the fact that cotton such as could
be produced in Glynn county was quot.
ed at 80 cents a pound. Suppose"
said Professor DeLoach, that you
Industrious farmers take seriously to
| this plan Of planting cotton, and sup
pose, further, that the crop yielded
5000 bales, the enormous amount of
| $750,000 at today's market prices
would be placed in circulation in your
community
The speaker said that he had noted
that enterprising people had offered
certain prizes in cash for the speci-
mems to be produced in the first years
crop and he wanted to impress, he
said, upon the people, the care OF
awarding these prizes for in distribut-
| ing them the fixing of the quality of
the cotton largely depends.
In demonstrating the diversified
uses TO which cotton and it's by-prod-
ucts are put the speaker pointed out
the fact that leather soles for shoe
purposes and the best grades Of bill
lard balls are all manufactured from
cotton fiber. 1t was pointed out that
10000 bales of Egyptian cotton are
! annually imported into the United
States, when, as matter of fact, this
country should not only produce all
that she uses, but should largely sup
/ ply the demands of the world.
! II want to live to see the day. con
tinued the speaker, that cotton prices
will be absolutely standardized and
/ that the Industrious planter will be
sure of his crop bringing a certain
price-and that price ought to be 80
cents-regardless of the speculations
that characterize the markets of to-
| day"
The address, as stated in the begin
ming, was full of splendid suggestions
and that it had a good, substantial eff
1 feet upon the planters and others
present there can be no question.
At the conclusion of Professor De
Loach's talk two interesting events
! developed of deep interest to the
PEOPLE of the community generally,
and they consisted in the adoption of
! two resolutions, both by unanimous
standing votes, one provided for re-
guests to the members of the legis'
lature. house and senate, for the ere
alton of an experimental station at
Brunswick for both long and short
staple cotton, but more largely look
ing to the sea island production. The
other came in the nature of an en-
dorsement of the drainage system fol
the county in accordance with inVeSti
CATION being made by Expert Eason
The latter resolution requests oul
representatives in the legislature to
use their best efforts in the passage
of a general drainage bill, but in tAe
event that q bill of such magnitude is
not practical then to have one passed
governing the coastal counties, or il
necessary to have enc passed touch
ing upon our own county and those
in this senatorial district.
Professor DeLoach, who has never
been to Brunswick before, was very
mach surprised at the magnitude Of
the city as to its size and Importance
and exI ressed the belief that the cot
4, ton movement would develop into
something substantial for the city
He left last night for Savannah where
! he is scheduled for an address to-
! day.
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