The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-25
Editor ak klligencer:


Serious conditions are now con.
fronting 4 e farmers of this State, and,
II these Editions are ever to be re-
NEEDED, atmust be done by the farm
ers thenIf ves. Can they do 1t? They
can. HOY fan it be done? There are
three cotH nandmentB that they will
have TO nEey to accomplish this re-
suit.
The firfH one is the diversification
or crops ~ as to make home self
supporting and self-sustaining Will
IL pay theh to do this? 1t will. Why?
Beeause thy can raise their supplies
an their kvn farms for less than
half they I've to pay when they buy
these thingR, So ends the first COM
/ ~ - y y sll.essnts The second command
.llellt .' ~ OF atIors-s.nd- the third one
- co7opsrAti pm. Why do sayZlhat tho
second cne 3 organization? Because
u ts in1p0S ble to cooperate without
1rganizadqn Success cannot come to
the masseS the farmers without CO.
operation IL selling their products.
Good bnsia4s methods must be put
lnt2 the sellN be- end Of farm products.
NOW let W see what the farmers
have lost tbs yeaI--by not Observing
these thfee commandmeats which
they should have obeyed. FTrst-we
will take t& cotton crop of 1914,
ithe greAt mtnsPy crop. We have made,
In South gR{blina practically 1,600.-
400 bales OF ptton in 1914. The cot.
ton that has pen sold up to date has
been s0id beSAw the cost Of proi
ton. So theTE is nothing left for the
pToducer. Stiuld these conditions
have been rel Aedied? They could.
H0, With a good warehouse system
as.lled BY the State of South Carnltnn
every taistre Jed" bale OF cotton OF
the crop of 1sE4 could have been pro-
If3ctad. and a least cent pound
cDtlid hayis 1bn added to the value
Ef this cottuni amounting to So. 90 per
bale What We illd that have aided to
stsse sgaa ait8f South Carolina? AT
least 50, 100000. If .he present ware-
house system had been inaugurated
in time, this loss. or nearly all OF 1t,
could have been saved to the farmer
OF this State. Would not this have r.
lieyed the money stringency Qf, 1th
Carolina? Is it not the duty OF any
State to protect the great money Crop,
when she would have nothing p lose
and everything 10 gain SO mich for
The loss on cotton.
Now, let rs investigate fhe seed
proposition. Il think that 1--WE have
produced In this state ahght $4,000
tons OF cotton seed and fthey have
gotten out Jf the hands a the farm
'ers at ioss OF at least $7.e9 per
ton, making q loss to the farmers OF
about $4,560,000. How can the farm
ers afford this loss? Gould this have
been averted? Il could. How? BY
cooperation and good business mani
agement In the selling bf this product.
Now. as to the tobacco situation.
I have been informed that we raised
40,000,000 pounds, In tonnd mum hers,
In 1914, aid that il did not sell for
cost OF production. If ] have been
correctly informed thb North Caro-
lima tobacco growers sold their crop
OF 1914 fer an ayersge OF cents 4
pound more than the price realized
by the South Caro1ina tobacco farm
ers, making q loss I'd the tobacco
growers OF South Cax6;ifia or 81 Geo.
600. Could this lass ave been axeFtsl
ed? 1t could II tue North Carolina
farmers beat the South car0iina
farpiRfs selling, 1t va9 Just coed bns-
iness methods pslt into their system OF
marketing
ThIe gives q total loss on cntton,
cotton seed and tobacco OF something
ever S14, 900 .n0o, How can tie FARM
ers OF the 8tale stelid such losses a.
the anoye9 Can Il be corrected? II
certainly cam How? First by OBJ
serving the three communicated laid
doNn In the first nart Of kbik article.
and Ia the fourth plnes rood State
sgaFelionse system backed slp BY