The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Outlook Improved

In an effort to get line on coming.
conditions for fall business in this sec
tion The Falcon ask cd everaiginners last
week what would probably be theprice
charged for ginning cotton this coming
season and we are told that the cost
would not run over $3.50 per bale this
year, probably alittle less. This is a
fine reduction from lastyearwhen a 500
pound bale cost $3.50, larger bales
more, This amounts to cut ofnearly
half aod it may be better than quoted
Another encouraging feature Of the
present outlook is the price of seed
now. One ginner told US that new
seed right row are worth around $40
s45 per ton, 1t 10 from the seed mon
ey that most Of the early fall business
must come, Tha first cotton money
must go to the landowner where land
is rented. the next 10 the supply man.
and the farmer gets only. the seed
money from the large part of his crop
first gathered. Last year the seed
brought nothing above the ginning
charge or nothingworth counting, and in
many cases we heard of last year the
seed did not pay for the ginning.
The prospect is now that the seed this
year will pay for the ginning and
leave the farmer SIS to $40 for each
bale. This money will go right into
circulation as fast as il is paid to pro-
ducers, for they have generally made
this crop on the least that 1t is possible
for any people to live on. They will
need clothing. food. and other necessi
ties with the first approach OF frost,
and will be in no condition to put any
money away in the early part OF tbs
season. These conditions forecast
good trade this fall.
And following recent rairs there
seems q unanimous opinion among farm
ers we meet that the crop prospect haI
not be 90 better in long term ofyesrs
| The damage done by the drowth seem
now to have been far ever.estimated
and it 10 generally agreed by close oh
serving farmers that the cotton crol
IL promising an extra good yield. Ant
in this county acreage seems not a
much reduced as in some others, so tba
large crop seems now 10 prospect
Early corn was hurt some by the drowt
in few parts of the county, but farm
ers talked to the past week say ths
they never saw the crop stand such
drowth with 90 little damage and ths
= the amount of corn raised 10 going I
surprise US ail Others tell us the ma
crop is safe and with coptinueing ses
sons there will be an abundant crop Z
HAY.
FL All these point TO better times Il
Us in this section, for which the peopl
have worked hard and lived econom
J cally and waited patiently. Not in
long time has two weeks brougt
? about a bigger change for better cond
+ tions than has been brought BY the pa
two week.
: The price we will get for the cottC
10 vet 9 mooted question, and 10 abo'
. the only cloud on the horizon Of II
business here. 10 this connection 1t
: veil to sound warning that the cotto
. of the very best grade will be the on
Q cotton In demand and that every effo
o should be put forth to pick as fast
it opens, house in dry place till ginnin
o il possible, and if not sold at once sto
y ii where it is off the ground and pr
10 tected from the weather. Low grs
?. cotton will continue unsaleable {
coming season because there u
N carry.over from the year Of these L
10 grades. While Indications point tC
= good demand for every good bale gro'
the present season. aud st fair pris