Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-01-31
THE COTTON CROP OF 1912.
Shall the Farmer Profit or Loose BY its
PloductIon2 They Must Determine.

Pf0auctI0nf iAeI MUST Ue!eInllPe.
To the producers of cotton in
North Carolina:
The present crop exceeds the
requirements of the commerce of
the world, consequently the price
means a loss to the farmer. To
increase the prlcs to remunerative
figure there must be Q reduction
in amount produced.
There have been for the East
six months many meetings and
much resoluting on this subject.
The time for action is at hand.
To affect the price Of cotton now
on hand some reliable opinion
must he given the men interested
a. TO the probable amount of the
crop that will be produced this
year. To this end, as relates to
North Carolina, the Commission.
or of Agriculture representing th+
farmers Department of the State
Government, the Presidsnt of the
North Carolina branch of the
Farmers Educational and Cop.
erative Union of America, and the
President of the North Carolina
Farmers State Alliance issue this
address, inviting the farmers iu.
tsrested in the cotton crop to as
semble at the Court II use III
their respective couLties at -
O'Clock m. on saturday, Febru-
ary 18th, 1912, and take action
by enrolling the names cf the &c
who will agree to a reduction OF
their premises. The plan of tn,
Farmers Union is thought most
feasible, VIE: THAT I promise to
plant at least one acre in some
food crop for each acre that l
plant IN cotton this year. :"
Blanks will be furnished by the
Farmers Union and in counties
where the Union is not organized,
upon application to the Secretary,
Il. G. Fares, Aberdeen. N. @.
Those present can arrange fer
q canvass of the county by ap-
pointing persons or committees to
cover the territory. Every bust
ness and professional man who is
interested in the price of cotton
and contributions to defrsy the
expenses should be solicited.
The carriers on the Free d.
livery routes can be used to great
advantage IN this work aud would
do it very economically. The
paper when signed should be for
warded to the secretary Of the
Union or the Commissioner of
Agriculture.
The purchase of unnecessary
commercial fertili7ing material,
in amount or kind, which could
or should be producsd on the
premises is a great drain on the
farm and is as much a loss az the
purchase of food or other supplies
which can be made at home,
This subject should be given
careful attention; it is poor
policy to spend for unnecessary
goods that have been saved upon
self supporting farm 30 far as
relates to rations. Let the farm
or produce at least his nitrogen
by leguminous crops and the ele-
ments in barnysrd manure, and
many thousands of dollars that
60 out will remain with him.
The North Carolina farmer has
surpassed his brot!.e' in almost
svsry line of farming in which the
situation is such that he can com.
pete. But there is no ,lace to
rest, each year makes its peculiar
demands. Let US meet these of
1912 as they arise and with thanks
to q bsnefcent Providence for the
blessings of the past and prayer
for strength to meet the obliga-
tions of the future with stout
hearts and steady hands.
Respectfully,
W. A. GRAHAM, y
commissioner of agriculture,
II. @. ALEXANDER.
president N. G. Farmers Union.
J. NJ. MITCHELL,
president N. G. Farmers State
Altar. ce.
Raleigh, N. c.. January 25, 1912.
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