The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-07
RAISE one BALE LESS
TO WHAT EXTENT WOULD THIS
EFFECT EACH FARMER.
1t Would Mean Entuiled Riches for
Year and a Little Less Work For

IT NOEld Mean Entu1leu RlCneS 1Of
Year and Little Less Work For
All.
Hhea Hayne, in the Georgia-Caro-
lima Agriculturist and Weekly Au-
gusta Chronicle, gives the cotton far
mer something " think about in
an article in the last issue of that
excellent publication. Here is what
he says and We would commend its
perusal to every farmer:
If you were to grow just one bale
less of cotton what would the result
be to you Individual? That is ques-
tion Of paramount Importance to the
cotton grower. If it were answer
ed right the result would be astound-
ing to the average farmer. 1t would
mean entailed riches for a year and
a little less work. Yet tine farmers
Of the South are now in position to
act as if they had grown just one bale
less of cotton. The holding Of one
bale to the plow would send the price
OF the fleecy staple soaring skyward
and there would be general rejoicing
throughout the country. Even if the
growers had to- hold on to the eX-
ira bale until after next season there
would be no cause for complaint.
They could just plant one bale less
for the next crop and the world would
await open-eyed for the difference.
OF course, it is folly to talk about
holding back a whole crop of cotton.
The farmer who doesn't eve money
and has no cause to sell his cotton
may keep it with propriety, tut the
planter who is duty bound to sell
some of his crop in order to meet OBJ
legations should not menace his
standing by failing to sell at the pre-
sent prices. The world is ready and
willing to pay the price that the
grower demands provided the grower
is in position to enforce his demand,
You put a planter in the attitude Of
seeking a buyer instead of demand
ing a price and the situation is very
much changed indeed.
The question Of growing cotton
crop is now one of the biggest in
the country. The north and South
and east are at last coming to un-
derstand each other and according
to the opinion Of leading Southern
authority the world is now willing to
concede the South's superiority in
this matter and willing TO help the
cotton belt advance. 1t now re-
mains for the planters themselves to
demonstrate their willingness to go
forward in the scale Of progress.
The world is daily reaching out to
people who will help themselves and
there is no doubt but that new re-
gime will soon be instituted in the
cotton belt.
Every year at this season some
thing is started to show more clearly
that the farmers of the South espec
tally should give more attention to
growing the things that are needed
at home. If the average farmer
were to set out and grow just one
bale less of cotton and put the same
amount Of work on the home crops
there would be immensely more pro-
fit in the transaction. The soil
would be enriched and the whole
community at interest would take
new courage from such action. There
is little doubt but that the whole
country would soon feel the immeas-
urable benefit from this action. The
&C. urse of the cotton planter has too
long been directed in one channel
and now is the eminently proper time
for them to make a change.
One of the best movements that
can be started now is to inaugurate
great grain planting campaign in
the South. With the turn of po-
litical machinery in reference to the
stitution in Canada by which it is
assured that the grain of the great
northwest cannot get into this cGun-
try free of duty, there will be a rise
in food stuffs, including corn, grain
of all kind, hay and meat. Tie cot
ton farmer under the present system
is a consumer and purchaser Of these
products and not producer enough to
supply his own home demand much
less that Of his home community.
When these products have to be
purchased, especially at the prices
that will prevail hereafter and have
been prevailing for years, there is no
hope for him 10 make any material
progress without growing enough
crops of the kind he needs at home.
The average cotton farmer can
produce hay and grain Just as cheap
~ as the richest lands of the middle
west. and maybe cheaper. The only
thing for them to do is to learn this
fact. Learn it and begin to practice
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