The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1919-11-26


south Carolina in large numbers, IS
rapidly advancing and will soon raw
asa the entire cotton area OF the
state! the following liberal extracts
81 from a letter written just one year
ago BY the A. r. Brantley Co..
Ra,e4sbear Ca, to their customers
3 and friends should be Of interest to
3 South Carolina bankers, business
8 men and farmers. !.
The letter is rather lengthy, but it
8 g IS wen worth reading, as It is; appii.
cable TO conditions existing today IN
many South Carolina communities:
Blackshear, Ga, Noy. S, 1918.
me time is now mere when those
Who make their living out of the soil
mist give serious consideration to the
auestion Of what crop to depend upon
fora money crop. The boil weevli
makes it questionable if it is. safe to
rely upon cotton as heretofore. While
/ We do not advocate the eftire aban-
donrnent of cotton for the present az
5east. at the same time 1t does not
& now appear to be the part Of wisdom
to- risk all upon that crop. Until we
know more about the boil weevA
and how best to control his raVase' II
IS the part of simple wisdom to devote
only a corapa aratively small acreage
10. cotton. Meanwhile; what will the
farmer do2a Hei cannot afford to! stand
stiil. He must go forward or cease to
exist, and planting time will soon De
here. Plainly, therefore, q decision
must be reached and effective plans
accordingly laid. The desire to aid
5:s.eou in this critical situation is the
simple, purpose of this circular.
d Tobacco looks good. and after pretty
!. thorough investigation, we believe
there is the possibility of a splendid
q profit from its cultivation. Farmers
sa sarounds Nichols and Douglas have
made q great deal of money out OF
tobacco: this year. Our information is
that profits have, ranged from $500
te: $500. and even more, per acre.
Tobacco does not require the long
rowing season that cotton does 9he:
crop IS made and the money is IN
S & yesr POCKETS by the time cotton is
a ord inarily ready to be picked. There
fore, tobacco would not interfere with
s cotton II. you wish to devote an acre
's 's age TO, boths Further, 1T lis believed,
81 those competent to judge, that
he tobacco market viii be high this
Sesr With average success, therefore
# one crop shenldspay all expenses and
leave s. consS able profit besides. #
be understood IN growing to-
s.; sacco the first year that expert ad-s
siices is vital to success. It is very
rsobable that 4 eompete6t and :relia- ia
.S ble expert tobacco groWersea be se-
cured for a compensation OF ten per
of the value of the crop actual-
ls grown For this comp ton the
pert would supersise everything
IS from the preparation Of thesseed to
tae harvesting and curing Of the crop
SIS such an arraa gement offers the de-
eided advantage OF being reasonab bly,
safe. and, besides. there is no sother
tG
way to make successful beginning.
Another important thing is that to-
bacco should be grown in conlmuni-
tses Bsrthis We mean that the farm
(: ers OF a given commnn Is where the
b reasoned IS eonFenient to
each other should sa', plant tobacco.
81 me reason for this is that this plant
makes it possible to secure the neees-
sary sexpsst advice and supervision at
Ne least possible expense, and Ia
rs dstion makes possible the inter
aecessary labor al the har7
This last is a very in1por-
Of to-;
Of perts
house IS neesssasy
:lhousss s. .not :ilet rassagsslys
For s. euriAg
feen feet ssssuar which
ssad IS annpls rge care for fiss
Il can be bull s.