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IMPORTANT *“ QUESTIONS DIC0U33ED
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Hie Cotton Crop < at oir at Lca-t r. Third
by the intense Hunt ami Drym-ss or the
Past. Two Months —Farmers Considering
the Exnedieuey of Holding Their Cotton
lor Higher Prices, Etc.
DuPAKTMF.NT OF AGtHCTJLT'JItB.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. J, 1GDG.
Looking ^ over the cotton fields today,
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one scarcely recognizes them as the
sanio which were a month ago laden
with the promrio of an abundant cron—
at that time the plants were in lcxuri
aat growth, At although the crop as a
rule in,,, L v a late start in the spring, the
following seasons were very propitious,
ainl thus the farmers had ample oppor
tuuity to accoinnlish the first workings
promptly, * 1 therefore when the needed
s’
rains , in Juno began everything Mas a
vorable, and from that time the crop
continucd to improve so steadily that
the prospect for a heavy yield was never
more i promising. On all sides the crop
was greeted by the glossy, dark green
of the rapidly maturing plants. and the mid¬ The
bottom crop was maturing
dle and top crops fast forming, when
the drouth of July and August began.
This has been so fierce and so long con¬
tinued that in many instances, partic¬
ularly in the late planted cotton fields,
the ground is covered with the forms
and voting bolls of the middle and top
crops, and a large per cent of the more
mature bottom crop, which still clings
to the stalks, has been prematurely
forced open by the intense heat and dry¬
ness, The results are an inferior staple
and a stained sample. Under these
conditions, which are not confined to
our own state, but are even intensified
in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Lou¬
isiana and Arkansas, the certainty of a
short crop and consequent high prices
seem a foregone conclusion—and many
farmers are considering
THE ADVISABILITY OF HOLDING COTTON
for bettor iiricos than are now quoted.
To give positive advice on this question
is as risky as predicting tho weather,
or standing security for the amiability
of a Georgia mule. Each individual
ff! iier must bn guided by his own judg¬
ment and by circumstances, which ren¬
tier lii i selling at an early day import¬
ant or immaterial to his own business
interest Tho visible supply of < otton
is very short, and the crop is certainly
cut off ai ii ast a iliird, if not more, but
on the other hand spinners are over¬
crowded with goods, many of the mill 3
have shut down or are working ou
shorter time, added to which the finan¬
cial crisis readers all predictions as to
the probable outcome extremely uncer¬
tain. Speculation also controls tho
market to a great extent.
MARLY AND LATE PLANTED COTTON.
What is of equal importance to us and
n lesson which we can take to heart and
study with profit is the superiority of
the crop on the early planted and well
prepared cotton fields over that, which
was carelessly prepared for and planted
late. Even tho inexperienced eye can
detect the difference at sight. On my
own farm 1 insisted that a portion of
the cotton crop should be planted early
—and though some of tho tenants did
the work under protest, they are today
rejoicing, that in those fields at least, a
part of the fruit remains. Where the cot¬
ton war, planted early, land well and
deeply prepared ami tho manuring ju¬
diciously done, tho per cent of grown
bo Is is very encouraging. Tho lesson
to be learned is that having attended to
the preliminaries of thorough prepara¬
tion, ll is safer to make one, two, or even
three plantings with intervals between
than to trust our entire crop to one
planting—and also that careless meth¬
ods do not pay. Wo not only take
greater chances on some portion hitting
the seasons properly, but by planting
at intervals, the ease of handling the
crop is greatly increased because tho
cultivations of oah planting will fob
low each other in such order as to avoid
the unprofitable rush, which is inevita¬
ble when all are pressing for attention
at the same time. Tho same may be
said of the gathering.
INCREASING TIIE YIELD OF LINT
to each pound of seed cotton, is an¬
other subject for profitable study and
progress. line By systematic work on this
tlie sugar beet has been made to
yield double tho proportion of sugar that
it oi ee did. Wheat, corn, oc: barley,
fii! have, by the same carofi vethods
< ■ saving and selei tii';. -tied, judiciously
plyi rtilizers and thorough prep
it .itioa ■ ,1 oudivatiou, been made to
increase the proj rtiou of grain as. com¬
pared to stalk, chaff, etc. Cotton? is
i qua ly susceptible to improve ■ it. A
tew ‘'armors have lealizod th • import
an ami tlie profit of this work, and
Irian much . the improved seed which
th“y have placed on the market, wo
tain . more well balanced plant and a
Lin field of lint, but the majoi . of
far , vs, even those who have invested
in these high priced seed, too often
suffer them to iapse into mediocrity—
through carelessness after selection.
The seed for the succeeding crop is
taken indiscriminately from the seed
uo—or if, errtn pickings are selected,
aero is no distinction made as to the
im o an nmature bolls, all aro
tl-. row u into con: non piie, and nat
vo ’ when planting time comes the
i a ; - uir seed stand an equal chance
m it the good. The hoe hand can mark
no ' itfereuce in the plants, which
spun from perfect t"bLLrmer’is or from sacrificed* inferior
seed. and often
in the process of bringing the crop 1 to a
“stand, " to give place to the latter.
‘‘Ainert 1. SUED SLECTION
is always important, but much more so
.
,lHS >'" ir ’him usual, because of the
number oi immature bolls, which have
forced ....................
The even open by the long drouth.
it awiage proji. rtieu of _______ lint to seed ___
line usiuilrun of cotton is about one
tmr.i; that is. about 100 pounds of lint
to,.to pounds of seed cotton, although
we have known, the amount of lint to
lc cau-M. i-aisy increased. Any process
‘ i pre, avation, fertilization and culti
Tatum which will increase the ratio of
u. '. uuheut a corresponding increase in
the other parts of the plant, will do
muca to reduce the cost of production,
which should bo cur constant aim. It
is known that an excess of nitrogen
will produce a luxuriant weed growth
with a diminished yield of fruit. It is
I also shown by analysis that the lint is
! largely composed of potash. Keeping
these facts in mind and a so remember
; j Ilg t hat to attain its highest benefit the
plant food for cotton must be in imme¬
diately available condition, we must
C Q Ilc i n( i e that the potash in our fertiliz
ei* for cotton should be abundant and
available, while the ammonia and phos
photic acid, though equally available,
g h on pt t) 0 m0 re restricted aa to quantity ,
otherwise, we develop the plant where
we do llOt need it, that is, ill Stalk, fol
iage and seed and restrict its production
of lint, which is just the reverse of
what we desire to accomplish. artificial As ferti- long
as we have to use these
lizers to produce our cotton, we should
certainly study to use them to toe best,
advantage, m order to gain a large yield
of lint with a comparative small propor
non of the other parts of the plant,
Another subject to which we should
fe more attention is the
BALING OF OUR COTTON.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange has
sent out the following circular letter,
w j 1 j c j 1 j s 0 j importance to cotton plant
ers:
‘-For the past few years complaints
from Europe as to the condition of
American cotton hales has steadily in¬
creased, and so much so was this the
case this year, that the Liverpool ex
change issued a circular imposing a pen¬
alty on all cotton that was not up to a
certain standard as to condition. By
the most urgent effort the penalty has
been postponed for another season, but
in the meantime all handlers and pack¬
ers of bales should strive for an improve¬
ment.
“At a convention held in Augusta
in April last, at which Charleston, Sa¬
vannah and other cities were repre¬
sented, the following resolutions were
adopted as recommendations to the gin
ners and packers of cotton:
“That the bales should be well cov¬
ered with a good quality of bagging,
weighing not less than two pounds to
the yard.
“That each bale should he tied with
six ties of the standard size.
“That the halo should be made in
boxes measuring 28 inches iu width by
58 inches in length.
“A uniform bale of 28x58 inches can
be easily attained at a very small ex
pense by nailing strips of wood in boxes
that are now larger.
“Bales of all one size will certainly
facilitate business and be a benefit to
every one in the trade, but especially so
to the freight steamers, and such cot¬
ton will undoubtedly command a less
rate of freight, which really goes to the
seller. You ave therefore requested to
comply with the foregoing recommen¬
dations and thus assist in improving the
condition of the American cotton hales. ’ ’
The penalty referred to was imposed
by the Liverpool Cotton association and
was a deduction of 5 pounds from tho
weight of each halo found to be covered
with inferior bagging and ties, or in
otherwise bad conditi n. This associa¬
tion also recommends the size mentioned
above, 28 inches wide by 58 inches long.
This uniformity in size will facilitate
handling and transportation, vessels
will be enabled to store more cotton in
the same space, which will lower freights
and result in higher price* in our home
markets. A reform iu this matter would
thus result in direct benefit to ns, the
producers. Very few farmers realize
that there is at present a deduction made
on account of the bad condition in which
American cotton reaches the Liverpool
market, and that this loss falls directly
on themselves. It i 3 deducted before
the price is fixed.
THE COTTON TIE TRUST.
Learning that a farmers combine is in force
to wring from the a heavy ag¬
gregate expense in the increased price
of cotton ties, I, as the representative of
the farming industry of Georgia, and in
comp iance with numerous appeals from
farmers, have set on foot inquiries as to
the practicability of using wire ns a sub¬
stitute. Had the trust advanced the
price in moderation no complaint would
have been made, but to more than
double tbe price of ties, without any
corresponding advance in their cost, and
to endeavor to force this additional
price from the farmers when they were
considered powerless to prevent the
gouge, has excited universal indigna¬
tion. The wire ties, while costing less
than the steel, are of lighter weight and
therefore bring the farmer less in the
final disposal of his cotton, but the al¬
most universal feeling seems to be that
the greed, which would thus seek to
rob the farmers, should be rebuked, and
that the wire tie should be used, even if
it costs a little more. The following
will give the farmers a clear idea of
what has been and what is still being
done to circumvent tho plans of this
trust, which is endeavoring, by such un¬
fair methods, to lore ■ over $1,500,000
from tho cotton planters of the south:
Tho Cotton Tie Trust.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 8 .—The State
Department of Agriculture lias taken
hold of the cotton tie trust and will
make, investigations for the purpose of
finding a substitute for the ties that
have been cornered.
Commissioner R. T. Nesbitt today is¬
sued the following manifesto ou the
subject.
'•To the Farmers of Georgia and the
Sou h: A few years ago we were con¬
trol! led by a gigantic monopoly, the
bagging trust, which tried to force from
the ai mers thousands of dollars which
tii y, iu their depressed condition, could
iL afford to lose. By united efforts on
the part of the farmers this evil was
averted, and the octopus, which had
fasten 'd itself ou the agricultural indus¬
try, was destroyed.
“Today we are confronted by similar
trouble. The manufacturers of cotton
ries have formed another great combi
aMtl Y lth " n ^ ™use except to
gratify an unlawful greed, have
to raise the price of their goods 100 per
cent. If the price of iron had advanced
there might lie some reason for this ac
tiou, but iron was never cheaper, and
the .... same may be said of coal and labor,
The fact is simply that aa effort is being
made __________________ to force the farmers of the south
to to contribute contribute millions millions to to swell swell the the profits profits
of a powerful combination of mauufac
timers. The farmers are iu good condi
tion just now to fight this trust. They
have their provisions. There aro few
debts to be met until later, and there
; fore no pressing necessity to force their
1 cotton on the market. 1 would advise
that they hold meetings in everv section
, of the south aud denounce this 'attempt
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