The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-02-05
COTTON EXPERT
TO MAKE ADDRESS
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES LIST OF
PRIZES TO FARMERS OF
THE COUNTRY.
Attractive Offer is Made to Those
Who viii Plant the StapIe-Sead to
Be Furnished Free 10 All Those Who
Desire 1t.

A meeting of the farmers of Glynn
and portion of Camden county will
be held in Brunswick on February Is.
for the purEcse OF discussing the cot
ton movement started in this city
some time since, and it is probable
that many representative farmers of
the two counties will be present
r. J. H. DeLoach, professor of cot
ton industry in the State College of
Agriculture, will be in the city to ad-
dress the meeting. Occupying the po-
sition that he does, Professor DeLoach
is naturally in a position to discuss
the raising of cotton in every de-
tail and his address will prove very
beneficial one to the farmers who will
attend.
The committee in charge of the
work has completed arrangements for
this meeting and has likewise made
the announcement that various prizes
will be offered The following letter
issued yesterday by the committee
will be of interest:
Brunswick, Ga, Feb. 8, 1910.
The Retail Merchants and Business
Mems association, of Brunswick, act
ing upon the proposition and sugges-
tion made by Messrs. Parker G TAFT
to install gins for the ginning of sea
island and short cotton, appointed
committees to take the matter up with
the public.
The '0Ommittpac hayo 5o0idod IN Of
fer sufficient sea island cottonseed to
plant one acre and like amount of
short cottoDseed for free distribution
to all persons who will make an ex-
perimental planting. The sea island
cottonseed cost about $500 per bushel
and the short cottonseed about so
cents per bushel. OF course it will
be help to the committee for all
persons who prefer to do so to buy
their own seed and it is to be hoped
that all persons will plant more than
two acres if possible.
The committees have also decided
to offer prizes as follows:
Sea island cotton, best yield on five
acres, SIS; second best yield on five
acres, $40; best yield on one acre re-
gardless of acreage planted, $40; sec
ond best yield on enc acre regardless
OF acreage, $25.
Short cotton: Best yield on five
acres, $50; second best yield on five
acres, $50; best yie,d on one acre re-
gardless of acreage planted, $35; sec
ond best yield on one acre regard
less of acreage, 500. A special prize
of $25 has been offered fer the best
yield of sea island cotton on one acre
on st. Simons island. Special prizes
will be offered for the first bale mar
keted
These prizes will be offered to tar
mers in Glynn county and in that por-
ton Of Camden county lying north of
the Great Satilla river. Rules and
conditions on which the prizes will
be awarded and determined will De
submitted at the meeting to be held
in Brunswick on February Is.
A meeting OF the farmers of Glynn
county and in that portion of Camden
county referred to is hereby called
to be held at the county courthouse
at II o'clock a. m. Tuesday. February
Is, to have a full discussion of this
proposition, and at that time r. j. II.
DeLoach, professor of cotton indus
try in our State College CT Agriculture,
will be present and address the c111-
zens. Professor Del oach is q co1nre-
tent and practical expert in all mat
tiers pertaining to the planting, cult
walton and fertilization of cotton. Con
gressman Brantley has also requested
the u. S. department Of agriculture to
have a cotton expert attend this meet
ing.
Pricr TO the civil war Glynn county
was famous for the high grade or sea
island cotton raised within its bord-
ers. It Is a most profitable industry
on the Carolina coast and oft2ntime3
the seed bring sufficient income to
raw the cost of producing the crop.
We earnestly urge every farmer IL
Glynn county and all those Interested
IN thls matter 10 be present on Feb
ruary Is, and likewise invite your
peighhors to come. II We are to have
progress and prosperity, our lands
must be developed.
Responsible parties In Brunswtck