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King Cotton IV
What To Do /
BY HENRY MADDUX
N. C. State College
The outlook for cotton in the
j United States appears to be
favorable for the immediate future
but the time will soon come
when it will have to wage a realj
j fight to retain its throne. Kings;
are toppling throughout the
world, or have already abdicated,
and what will happen to cotton
[ and what should be done to
I solve the cotton problem is being
| debated from the halls of Con|
gress to the smallest hamlet.
Prom 1920 to 1930 the United j
j States supplied about 60 percent,
of the world's cotton. At the
beginning of the war it was
supplying only about 40 percent.
While supplies of cotton in the
U. S. are exceptionally large, we
are faced wiui a lexuic sin/tu?gc.
At present the armed forces
are accepting tent twill, for ex-j
ample, where they are unable to
get as much duck as they need.
Supplies of textiles for civilians'
1 are short and will probably remain
so until after the Jap is
beaten.
It is reported that the textiles
most suited for use in the Pact-1
fic are different from those
which were used in Europe* and
Africa. Therefore, the demand,
for such textiles by the armed'
forces, as they switch zones of
operation, may be much larger
In the coming months than at
any other time during the war.
I As to the supplies of textiles
' for civilians, we may come to a j
point where we will measure pa- j
triotism by frayed collars. Last
year's shirt may be just the j
thing to wear to the best dinner;
party or the Sunday School
picnic.
EUROPEAN CONDITIONS
Port facilities for handling cotton
in Europe have been enten-!
sively damaged. Many railroads
are wrecked. Estimates place;
the damage done to cotton mills
at about 15 percent, with German
and Polish mills showing
the greatest damage. There is
also a scarcity of fuel and this
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tme being." As to imports and c<
xportJ of cotton and linters, it c(
urther states that "in the in- p,
erest of national security, the cj
Department of Commerce has dis- a,
:ontinued until further notice the y
>ublication of current statistics y
oncernrng imports and exports ai
if cotton." *
Cotton iD consuming establish- j,,
nrtts, m public storage, and at v,
impresses in the U. S. totaled jr
ipproxlmately 12,275,000 bales on
day 31, the supply being about ni
100,000 bales larger than in 1944 p
in the same date. This supply is; y
o be compared with the con- g
mmption of 9.900,000 bales dur-11{
ng the 1943-44 season.
Much of this cotton is report-! Qj
id to be low in grade but just
he same it has its effect on
he market. It will be remem- h,
lered that after World War I,
he boll weevil did tremendous '
lamage and prices were relative- _
y hign because of small supilies
or the staple. The situation ,
.t, this time is entirely different
ind, too, cotton will face in-!
:reasing competition from rayon
itaples
Every grower should carefully
lonsider all of these factors and
ilan to fully cooperate in every
worthwhile movement for the
etterment of cotton.
Before the war there were'
bout 57 countries actively prolucing
cotton and the U. S. was
gradually losing some of its
narkets. It is safe to say that "
lust Fight To R
vbout It Is Wid<
will be a limiting factor. Thous- t
ands of homes in tlie textile mill e
areas have fceen destroyed. The f
number of available workers has t
been reduced by the war, 1
especiahy in certain countries. c
Before the war Continental i
Europe consumed about 5'2 mil- c
lion bales of cotton. Since 1940 c
little or no cotton has been able
to reach these countries and they r
have had to depend on rayon c
staple fiber, which amounted to s
the equivalent of about 600,000 j
bales of cotton before the war. 1 ^
The production of this compet- c
lng staple increased tremendous-! t
ly during the war years and for s
1942 it was estimated as the i
equivalent of about 3 1-3 mil-j
lion bales of cotton for Continen- e
tal Europe. Since it requires t
more power to manufacture a t
given quantity of textiles from t
rayon than from cotton and 11
since fuel :s such an item, j c
the shift in the immediate future 1;
may be back to cotton. ! f
V. S. AND CANADA a
Domestic consumption of cot-1 a
ton in the United States and in j c
Canada has recently shown a;s
slight decline, due principally to;
1 ? * ' - II'.,.. u?n. ,
la Dor aiincuiues. mc power
Commission has given U. i
S. mills a high manpower priority v
and e%sry effort is being made t
to hold production up to 9.9 mil-|
lion bales consumed during the a
1943-44 season. |d
Since workers in the textile g
industry are among the lowest r
paid in the nation, it is very a
difficult for the industry to at- 1;
tract workers, especially during a
a period of labor shortage. jh
Some mills are considering a n
third-shift operation but this r
often involves premium pay and
may not be undertaken. j f
WORLD CONDITIONS 11
As to world statistics on cot- ii
ton, the Department of Com- d
merce of the U. S. says that "be- (
cause of war conditions and difficulties
in obtaining dependable s
world statistics such date are be- t
ing omitted from reports for the s
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ill of these countries will activey
compete in cotton production
,fter the war is over, and some
lave suggested that it may be
lecessary to have world agreenents
on cotton.
This matter is further comilicated
by the great increase in
he production of rayon staple
a practically all countries proucing
large amounts of textiles.
OTTOX IX NORTH CAROLINA
All agricultural agencies are
eriously considering the cot011
problem as it relates to the
tates east of the Mississippi and
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specially to cotton grown on
mall farms. Some have gone
3 far as to predict that the
outheast will go out of the prouction
of cotton, while others1
laintain that growers in this!
;ction can compete with other j
reas by producing better quality!
itton, more cotton per acre, and
Jtton at a cheaper cost per
ounds. They point out that
leaper production costs can be
:hieved through improved seed,
trough better fertilization, eu!:
vation, and harvesting methods;'
ad through mechanization.
At any rate, more attention is;
sing given cotton by more
irled interests than ever before '
i its history.
Much is being done to create
;w uses for cotton and it is
robable that such work, coupled
ith the advances suggested by
le Extension Services and the
xperiment Stations, may lead us
) a solution of a problem that
lost vitally affects the future
f the South.
Chowan County is reported to
ive only about one-third as
mch acreage to cotton as three
ears ago.
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We Heartily Cori
America
The Road Tc
food and feed cr
people who make
feed crops are b;
We heartily cong
a tremendous lor
whelming quantit
our fighting armi
of defense. Your
machinery, the (
Many of you tlioi
harness" again. B
you to keep up
ditions tempt you
to make unwise i
most vital to the
THE FIGHT.
Let your Wai
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Enlist the ht
"battle of produc
harvest money wl
you plan to use n
a checking accou
finger tips at all
get the best recei
Waccamaw Bank
record of your tn
worry in "settlioj
When you o]
take the first ste
bles, because you
the home of depe
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Members Federal
iQUTHPOF.T- N- C.
Combined Tot
Potatoes, Pro
A combination of tobacco and
sweet potatoes proved to be a
profitable venture last year for
L. J, Sanders, who operates a
portion of T. J. Heckstall's Indian
Woods Farm in Bertie County
After Sanders build a combina-j
tion tobacco barn and sweet potato
curing house' in accordance
with a blueprint prepared by State
College Extension specialists, he
and Heckstall laid plans for the
growing of tobacco and sweet
potato crops.
The State College Extension
Service and the State Department
of Agriculture were accepting orders
for certified Louisiana Porto
Rico seed potatoes in the Winter
of 1943, and Heckstall placed an
order for 30 bushels. Saunders |
took them, treated and bedded
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And
igratulate
's Fightint
) Victory and Peace begins c
ops are produce to feed oui
; the implements of war for
asic-without them we could :
iadulate you farmers who ha\
id. You've produced food a
ies for the feeding of liberat
es and navy and our folk at
patience has been tried by
omplexities of war-time rej
ight your working days were
ecause you have proved yours
the good effort?don't let ii
to ease up until the battle a
nvestments., FOOD and FEE
war that is not yet won.?1<
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[ Productio
ilp of your branch of the W
:tion." Begin now with a che
here it will be safe from fire,
lost of your tobacco money s
nt will make it worth while,
time. . . .just use your chec
pt in the world . . . your pah
statement and canceled chec
ansactions and will thereby s;
*-up" and in making income
ien a checking account in tin
p in insuring yourself agains
begin to build your credit at
rndable credit.
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Buy, Bank and Sell In
)URN FAIRMONT ROSE:
UTHPORT KENANSVILLE
Deposit Insurance Corporatic
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mcco - Sweet ~
ved Profitable >
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bu
them for producing plants. From
this bedding, he transplanted!
three acres, and Heckstall filed!
an application with the North ce
Carolina Crop Improvement An- of
AC
sociation to certify the crop prope
duced in 1944. fil
A sweet potato harvesting dem-|
onstration was held on this farm ^ F.
in 1944 when agricultural experts^
from State. Conege and the State
Department of Agriculture dem-|ly
onstrated improved practices in ja
digging, grading, and curing sweet j cii
potatoes. After experimenting m
with varying lengths of spacing S?r
in the drill, Saunders found that^*
he produced more Number I po- ^
tatoes and fewer jumbos from
the ten-inch spacing. He used p0
his barn for curing the crop. j tu
In March of this year the stor-.ha
ed crop of potatoes was inspect- di
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Peace Stai
j Farmers
)n the farm . . . where
fighting men and the
them to use. Food and
not nave anytning else,
'e continued to shoulder
nd feed crops in overed
countries, our allies,
home on the front line
shortages of labor and
^ulations and markets,
over, yet you "got into
self in the past, we urge
mproved financial connd
peace are won?nor
D crops continue to be
[EEP YOUR FARM IN
Li Win The
n
accamaw Bank in your
icking account for your
, theft and loss. Even if
oon. the convenience of
Your money is at your
k book.In addition you
i, canceled check. Your
:ks give you a complete
ave you much time and
tax returns.
3 Waccamaw Bank you
it future financial trouthe
Waccamaw Bank. .
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lompany
HILL CLARKTON
1 H0LLY RIDGE
WEPN
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by the Crop Improvement As- i
elation, and the potatoes were 1
aded for U. S. Number I seed,
sck. A State certified tag'
is attached, and the crop waS|
Id for seed. The Baltimore'
yer requested more of the same ,
P?- ji
Saunders reported that he re-'
ived 52,700 for his four acres';
i
tobacco and 51,200 for three '
res of sweet potatoes. Pros- ;
cts for this year's crops are i
le. i1
UtM QUESTIONS
Question: What can I do for 1
me crippled shoats?
Answer: The trouble is evidentdue
to a lack of minerals. I
ck Kelly, Extension swine speilist,
suggests the feeding of a 1
ineral rtlixture of 10 parts of ;
ound limestone, 5 parts of
earned bone meal and 2 parts
salt. This should be kept in a
X so that the shoats can eat
whenever they wish. Kelly
ints out that the mineral mix-i'
re acts slowly. The shoats
ive developed the crippled con-j1
tlon over a period of months !
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CHECKING A
Open a checking
to safeguard your
your records. Cosl
for the sendee yo
CREDIT?
Commercial loa
crop and livesto<
Estate loans to ?
for permanent im
surance loans.
CASHIER'S CI
Use cashier's
money away. It is
safe.
TRAVLER'S C
When you trt
checks. You can
this bank for a ve
safe and conveniei
BUY WAR BO
Buy all the War
bank is an official
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will be glad to sei
This bank will r
Tobacco Sales are
Day!
ESDAY- AUGU5T 1. 134c
and It will take time for th?. trecover
from this condition
Question: How can I rid
cemetery lot of blackberry briars'
Answer: Dr. Roy Lovvoir: ,r
charge of forage crop investigations
for the Agricultural Exper,.
ment Station, suggests that v.,
try either chlor-arsenite or animate,
but he is not sure tha
they will do the job The a,
mate should be used as j -p, a,
one pound of the powdet t?
gallon of water. He say- ula[
you will probably need t. .....
the application of either of tilr t
materials in about a montn
There have been miracles 0,
production in this war, ii.riuoui;
miracles in rooci product ion i
hard work is still ahead save
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
P. Anderson.
Cotton acreage is relatively
small in Wilson. Pitt, Beaufoit,
Chowan, and Bertie counties tli.a
year. These counties are laive
tobacco and peanut piodueiw
areas.
Tr,
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'y
) Farm!
iur Bank
cilities are
; to you! !
CCOUNT?
r account today . . .
money and to keep
:,if any, is very low
u get.
na to fanners for
;k production. Real
mrchase property or
provements. Life infECKS?
> '? * nAMslin<r
CneCKS IUI aciiuint,
most convenient and
HECKS?
tvel use Traveler's
purchase them from
ry small fee. They're
at.
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Bonds you can. This
I issuing agency and
rve you in this way.
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emain open until all
complete each Sale