The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-22

earn Commissioner Of Agr II ..
oeloit the Association Of Comm.
erS OF Agriculture OF III" Sout.
1919
There is j story Of = negro whose
h'0le mad strayed away. He W.. in
much trouble. eNpressine his desire
lor the mutes return and ot What .
ioS" Hla absence was to him. \ man
hearinS hi lamentations said. "I-ncle
SIMON why don't YOU adveI1ise
him He replied Boss. what j.
dat Put piece in the paper
stating that h. has strayed away and
that you want him back Boss. chat
IS smart mule and | miss him
FnlgnGly, bGt he can't read the papers
ana Won't get 70 see the notice"
We have had a great many meet
inss about cotton this year. There i
tC" much cotton TO expect the price
70 advance. The resolutions OF the
meetings are that the quantity OF the
next crop must be reduced If We have
any rise in price, and that the best
way TO do this is by reduction Of acre
aSe. The meetings are attended By,
the merchants who have made ad-
Vances 70 the farmers. by the land
lords and few renters. but the class
who have made this surplus cotton
are generally conspicuous by their ab-
5ence. They do not SEE the papers
and only know OF the condition b.
| hGarsay.
| For what reason did they raise this
cotton and not put enough land in
| corn and other provisions 10 support
his farm and family? Because h had
/ 10 nave credit and when he asked for
! it had to guarantee cotton for rent
| and advances This cotton must be
| sold at any price as soon as ready
| for the market to meet the expense
Of raising; this is called distressed
| cotton, which is > misnomer; the cot
! ton is in no way distressed. il is cot
| ton Of the distressed man"
Cotton is less bulky and more easily
marketed and III many instances the
farmers is as much interested in the
| profit that he expects Ca receive on the
| advance he makes his hand as he i
| in the profit on the crop. There IS ne
prosperity TO be expected until this
system which prevails so largely Is
| changed. where the landlord has
| bought the supplies he could have
| the laboreT would be in better Condl-
| tion. There is no farming without
| rations.
| Uncle Joe was returning home witt
| a side OF meat on his head and q sacl
| OF flour under his arm: his clOthe:
and shoes were torn, exposing part o.
his body 10 view. Being asked why
he did not buy less rations and ge
| some clothes and shoes, he replied
| that when his back and his 100
called on him for supplies he coulc
| put it of on credit with more ..
less indefinite promise, but when thl
| Quitting his hand upon his bread baS
keD calls its bound 70 have tn
| cash
No Farming without kations.
There is no farming without ratluns
4 supply IS necessary or operation
must cease The failure Of the farm
e!,5 OF the South to raise these sup
plies and raising cotton 70 buy then
is the cause Of the poverty and lacl
Of iudeD2ndence OF our section. 1t !
thought by many that each Southern
or cotton States, imports OF iced stun
which It can produce exceeds tn
rn0ney value Of The cotton crop Of tn
state This was the case in N"rtl
| Carolina in 1902 when tho cotton crOI
was valued at S54. ana the in
porJ2ti0n was estimated II $1,000.
o0o. IN 1911 the importation wa
sac 600 900 ond in 1914 not quite $40,
100000. Every Southern STATE snoul
| follow the example OF North Caroline
but aiso go further ana is al TN
supplies necessary Tor ltS lnhaDltant
land some to sell nave seen 10 est
mates for other States except AThaH
sas. where the amount OF imports "a
nut at S13.000.0O0-
Cotton States Can Raise Corn
Ever cotton state with proper at
tention can raise corn on al acre O
land that HilI yield a proht equal t
AN acre IN any State OF 1har IS his
takenlv called the Corn Belt [
1913 recording to the report OF tn
National Department an acre or cor
xas worth IN North Carolina slo- i
| IN Iowa $500 fthe Weld va create