Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-26

half bale has grown and to encour.
age them TO be satisfied, not with 80
bushels Of corn to the acre, but to
work for and expect go bushels. This
can be done. 1t is being done. The
experiment stations are doing good
work along this line and are doing
much to help the farmer get from the
soil all that is coming to him.
Formerly the farmers had no con-
fidence in the book farmer, as he
called him, and viewed him with sus-
picion and regarded him as incompe.
tent to teach him how to farm. While
this notion has obtained and obtains
today to certain extent, nevertheless
IT is true that the book farmer can
teach US many things We need to
know about farming.
1T is urged by many that it is a
mistake to decide arbitrarily to hold
cotton and say we. will not sell until
the price reaches certain figure.
That is true so far as the price is con.
cerned, but it Is ever true that the
best prices can not be obtained b.
disposing of the entire crop within a
period of four or five months. A
gradual marketing of it so as to ex.
tend the selling period to cover twelve
mopths will bring the best results. 1t
is true and has ever been true that
the law of supply and demand event
ually controls tn price, yet by glut-
ting the market and selling our cot
loH ldSteI ludH lhc iniiiS Gan uiSOoe ~,
is sure to result, temporarily at least,
in lower prices. The question of the
size of the crop, trade conditions, etc,
should be considered always.
What the best plan to adopt to
insure the best results for the hold
ers of cotton? Various plans have
been suggested, but / have seen moth
ing yet that In my judgment will be
generally adopted. One plan suggest
ed is to have a warehouse in every
cotton community and in connection
Herewith to have a general or central
agency. indorse the suggestion for
the building of warehouses to protect
. the cotton from the weather but l am
not so sure that the central selling
agency will be generally favored
Were all men capable and honest this
plan might prove popular, but dealing
with so many men of b many differ
ent minds, it will be difficult to hold
, them in line They will not relish
; the thought of the staple getting from
under ther immediate control.
Il think better plan will be t.
} have selling agency in each count!
? where cotton is raised. Let it be il
!. charge of man of known compe
5 tency and integrity and better price
/. can be obtained than through the7cen
y trail selling agency. On a table o
e cotton there may be hundred bales
g Ninety of them may be middling an
S ten may be strict low middling, an
S yet that table of cotton under tn
|. care of an experienced cotton mar
g middling prices can be obtained fo
/. the entire table l have seen thi
:. done time and time again.
Q And when sold the owner will nc
/. be indulging the reflection that afte
! all he is not sure that the cotto
S made up TO him is his
S What can the banks do? BY the
g counsel and cooperation they can b
c. of material benefit to the farmers
2. their efforts to get for their cotton
6 fair price. ! will hail with joy the da
n when cotton will sell on its merit
e and not be subject to the will of til
New York cotton spectators Th
10 banker can help. too, in supplying tn
is farmer, in time of need, the necessar
D. funds to enable him not to sacrific
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