19, 1914
W l 4 U L i
and corn for the cash market for if e!ed after some of the societies in Eu-
he docs and rushes them on the mar- rope which have been in successful
ket as he ordinarily does his cotton, operation for some yea s. Some
jus as soon as harvested, he is apt the stock has been subs Jibed, but wc
to be sadly disappointed. For if in 50 are not trying to carry t through
years we have not learned to take now on arrant f ZLl g-
Of. r,f o hirt rtn J . I . .. . ... . v lu" SllUd-
v.. - vuuuu tjup, uu nui iet. tion. We
any one tool us that our business men
(17) i:
arc &uing 10 iaKe care ot a big sur
plus of grain, hay, corn, or pork nish
cd on a market that , has only" one
year to prepare to care for it. ' The
farmers must be organized to market
food products better than they have
ever done with cotton and tobacco or
they will be in as bad a fix so far as
money goes,' I . care not what world
prices may be." E. W. D.
have not abandoned the
idea by any means but are not try
ing to push it now. It will be taken
up later on.
Richland County Farmers' Union is
on the map, though it is notclaiming
to be doing any great things.
J. WHITNER REID,
Columbia, S. C.
Farmers Should Advertise
TN THE process of distribution pub- the pst'
1 licity will always be an important' &row;and,it
asset.". Judicious advertising pays the
farmer just as well as anybody else,
but lots, of good - farmers v haven't
learned this important business les
son yet. . . -:'
Recently a two-line advertisement
in the classified columns. of The Pro-'
gressive Farmer brought me some
thing like half a. hundred inquiries
about a. Guernsey bull calf which I .
had for the market. In answer to the
first, six inquiries I stated that the
first order, received would get the .
calf. The next day a telegram advis
ed me Jo ship the calf. Then the foln
Making a Second Growth in Robeson
TITHILE the Unron in Robes on has
T T
not so many members now as in
past, it is taking the second
seems that the second
growth is going to be the best growth.
At the first sound of the trumpet hun
dreds joined the organization through
curiosity.- To the good, of the order,
and those who ."stuck," they soon
dropped out. . Those who stood have
reaped many, profits by so doing. .
Perhaps the greatest saving ; ; our
members have ever made was in buy
ing fertilizers through; the Union on
tne cooperative plan, in tne year
CM
hip
3 I
Immi.
TTl 1 1 wheel
H I Cultira.
121 tor. Wow. Fur-
rower, and Ridger is a wonder In cultivating cotton, tobacco,
w- corn, potatoes, etc. 'It is light in draft, simple and
rTY strong in construction, and comfortable to ride
JJ upon. Either regular or spring-trip standards.
Can be equipped with roller-bearings and discs.
It works rows 23 to 44 inches, and cultivates crops
until 5 feet high.
V f ITTOPK An instructive 72-pse
KLLLaMu illustrated catalogue
Describes 55 latest tools including one and two-horse
cultivators, wheel-hoes, seeders, barrows, etc. Write
for it today!
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I II laHIHBLC ft
THREE SPLENDID CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
For a Club of Two
A good Nickel Case, Open-face Watch, a Needle Book and the Scholars Outfit,
all for TWO TIIREE-IN-ONE DOLLAR ' CLUBS, with ; 20 cents extra; or for
Two New Yearly Subscriptions to The Progressive Farmer alone. ''.' (See Illus
trations and descriptions In our Clubbing lOffers.) .Address, , ! "
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
izer situation. i Stokesdale Local Un-
1913 something like) $25,000 ;worth of v ion goes on record and adopts a reso
fertilizer was bought by members of
the Robeson division -direct from the
factories at a saving of several thous
and dollars. 1 he - exact amount
lowing day the mails brought a check "u u Vu tt u- "
fnr ,ni, mL rih o 'bought through the Union this year
order for the calf. Of course in re
ply tor the remainder of the inquir
. . -. . - - - , : - ' ' mA.
Infirm wherebv we mav know more
about fertilizer .than we 'hive ever
known. We hope that every local
Union all over: the , state will take
this matter up and carry it, to their
county? meetings: and fromhere to
the state meeting.. And .'then let's
ies I had .to answer that ;the calf had
already been sold.
The only, regret I hadwas; that I
didn't 4iave enough registered Guern
sey bull calves to supply the demand.
. . , ,1 J.Z.GREEN. ,
inTour county is not knownA Many of
our local 'Unions buv their seed oats.
rye and other seeds on the coopera-. try to get some , legislation on tnis
tive plan and save many dollars in thing. .The' farmer .deserves some
that way. - - legislation as well as any. other peo-
At-this time the county business pie. - ; . -
agent, Mr. W. K. Culbreth, .is'operat- . Why not know more about bur bus
ins a Farmers' Union supply., house iness ? Why not know what we buy
near, the county seat, and is able to when we get fertilizer? We get 8-3-3,
sell to the farmers at wholesale 8-2-3 or 8-2-2. We get potash, nitro-
prices. - Many of the members of the gen, phosphoric, acid, but we don't
Union are buvins throudi him and know from what source-any of the
saving money on thethings:they have ingredients is derived. - Is :this fair ?:
' . . - n rs o to DUV,: tnougn we migut auu many wv. naiu iu w o aw vnovuvu
Organizing a Rural Credit bOCiety Ul of thm are buying things they should put upon the statute books that every
I)4fif atl v :: ' . "-: i. 11 t ! .i.. J ;.' : - . trio mil o r( ftrtvir ctioll nritlt
About six weeks ago the; county this information on every bag. v
Union bonded a large warehouse for J. T; WALKER,
the. purpose of storing cotton, and by SecrStokesdale Local No. 1081.
placing their' cotton in this house . , - ' ,
many of the' farmers, who would have
had to sell their cotton, were able to
get money on it, and the cotton is still
More Reports From Couri
' ty Union Secretaries V
7
WE- HAVE five locaf Unions in
Richland County and we hope to
secure :' the organization of two dr:
three fnore this winter. : The Union is
getting on tairly well in this county '
and it is doing some work. Some of (
the " local Unions are receiving new
members. '
- Thf TTnmn ismakinp" snme'nrofffess
in the educational line and is encour--aging
the development of scientific
agriculture. Live subjects are often.;
taken up for discussion at our meet
NORTH CAROLINA COTTTON
, MARKETS
r . 4-' a lU.:-.THE following are cotton and cotton seed
in their hands,. or at their command, i prIces in th8e marketg of North Carolina
There are many ways by which the " for the week ending Saturday, December 6,
nave ueen uciicnicu uy (,uujciauuu; Bwt;
i T?AKcr ' and, nnc nf the thinP"R ". Northeastern
that have helped' all the, members;
Carolina Agricultural Experiment
, . i . Tnnsr' 1 : isi i mk iii:l liiil iiicv die ui" a i n n
ia mm wr.nfV Tn TYi i a c wwv w j ...... aiiiihkih ' ; : . . . h . I i:
.us. wCai. - " T T ganizedfand the merchants know'it,' Auiand'er . . 67c,
of our local Unions schpols for, the s,d111 , a r. , - . :' parmviiie 7c -
tnereiore tucy iiavc sum , gwus Fremont . . . . . ; , . . 6c
many instances much cheaper, espec-. cofleid ........... ec
i..iM;i , f hair umnlH hoir l.c'" ....., v u v
mil v ici lintel , uioh i-iivjr . New-Bern ........ ...
Town
study oi scientific and-economic pro
duction. - '
We have a; good county, business
agent and a considerable amount of
business has gone through his, hands
in '"the line of: cooperative buying
thereby saving some local Unions
and members money in this way.
Among our local Unions, Jackson's
Creek No."829, i$ probably our livest
wire, with Horrell Hill No., 199 a close
done otherwise.
F. GROVER BRITT, :
Robeson County, N. C - Sec.-Treas.
Price of Mid- Price of Cotton
dling Cotton Seed, Per Ton
$16.00
20.00 21.60
.20.00 21.00
,20.00 21.00
16.00 20.00
18.00
18.00 g 21.00
. 18.0019.00
20.0021.00
14.00 18.00
20,00 22.00
Working for Cotton Gin, Warehouse,
and Cottonseed Oil Mill . -" i
TTNION County's Farmers' Union co
New. Bern
. Vanceboro . i . . . 6 Vt, 6 c
; Washington . . , . 7c
Windsor ... . '6 7c '
-Wlntervllle ....... 6 Vfc 7c
Southeastern
Fayettevllle .,;: 5 '6c
Goldsboro ..;'-.. . . . . . i .'. ..;'
Kinston . .;. .....66c
Lumberton ....... 6 7 c
Maxton . . .'.....: 6 y 6 c
v Mount Olive 6V46c
North Central
. . 4 . (in ii i ruirui . .
second. Jackson's Creek led ott last. V operates in Duying tertinzers ana Battleboro . . 7o - . $i8
season in this county in the matter of supplies. Jonesville.Local has put in a 'ciayton ; is!
the1. coooerative purchase of fertilizer fine cotton ginnery this season. We. ferty. c 14.
materials for 'home mixing, saving have. been considering a.cotton ware-- pine Level
hMwofn .no and 35400 on this deal. house :,also an oil mill. Both, I think, BPJ
i , , .T . . - -. '. . .; - .1-. .. vwei8
Thev are now getting vetch seea ana will be erectea sometime in tne near RiggBbee
savinrr tn the members in tne same
"way. This 'local is now leading off
, in the matter of encouraging the sow
ing of wheat. Capt. J. N. Harling, a
member of this Union, has decided to
build a modern roller mill on his
place near' Dentsville, believing that
enough wheat will be ' sowed in the
n tt A ' Vf mi nrti f f
his. mill to warrant the erection of
such a plant. Richland County Union
is making a canvass to ascertain how
much wheat will be , sown" in this sec-
futurer The Union certainly has done cf,unt
67c
6C ;
.7c-
.1 - ' Diuiuiwiu, ........ u vs vn 7j u
gOOa in mis county, anu 1S uu a, Uuuui. Tarboro .......... 67c
W. J -Wh If a Vera ". r A
1 tninK in.16 monuis wc wiix uc uuu-
ble in membership. ' ' V
, W. V. BENTLEY, County Sec'y,
Union Co., S. C. ' . . ' : -
Whitakera
. "
Wilson
67c-
6 7C
South Central '2 '
Albemarle . , . ; 7 ,: 7c
Charlotte ..... .-'7 7V4c
Cleveland
Stokesdale Local Wants a New
Law v; ;:;v:?-v.';, j .
W 2 NEED not. wait, any longer for
some one to come ' from : some
where to tell us of the necessity of
tion and is encouraging the . sowing standing together.. We have had the
. .. . ... . ;t-i ' n.i'nKinlne a fhp Karmprc TTntnn tnln
ot small grain as mucn as possiuic. ynuy,? ,y :."" '
to us oy learnea men, ana tnis was an
good enough in its day. r But now the
thing is up to us we have ideas
Concord ........... 7 7'ic
Gibson ......
Monroe . .v,... .. . 67c
Mooresvllle ....... 7 74c
Newton 6 . 7 c
Norwood 7 7c"
.Raeford
Bhelby . ....... ... 7 , 7Vic
Statesville ........ 6'i 7 c
Vlrgtnl
Norfolk
'I20.0022.50
20.00
20.00 22.00
20.0022.00
. 20.5024.00
v 20.0022.00
00 020.00
0020.00
0016.00
66 20.00
20.00 v
18.00 20.00
20.00
, 17.00 8 20.00
18.0020.00
15.000)20.00
19.0022.00
. 17.5020.00
' 20.00 . .
$15.25 0 18.75
18.00(3)20.00
16.66 22.00
20.00
20.0022.00
20.0022.50
20.00
16.6620.00
16.7518.25
; 22.00 23.00
20.00
.18.00 .
7 . 7C
The-proximity of a roller mill is an
important factor in the wheat propo
sition. ' )V ' N -' ? "
-Wc have;made a movement to or
ganize a Rural Credit Society Jor
Richland County. This is to be mod-
More red and crimson, clover seed have
: been sown -In Stanly County this year than
ever before. From " all reports. , too. more
7.u o rrf neai. o ani nave been sown by our
ciiuuk" w - a ti'-1 " rarmers this fall than for two decades. There
line and make it a go. - are a,BO of more Interest In the raising
xt A : .- u f,4:i of livestock and hogs. Stanly N. C. Enter-
ixuw a vvuiu in ii-fcuiu mv innr prise.
: : :
Prepares a Perfect Seed Bed
for Fall or Spring Plowin
npHE coulters eut. crush and pulverize lumps
. I and clods, leaving1 a leveled surface finely
mulched to seeding depth, with a compact
undersoil. The air spaces are eliminated in
suring plant roots a proper medium for healthy
and vigorous growth. Manure and stubble
plowed under are left underneath to nourish
plant roots. Sizes from 8 to 176 feet in cut
ting width. For one to four horses. .
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Write for catalog and name of nearest dealer. ;
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now or not. Address
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. Give It To Her For Christina "
' We will send it to you charges prepaid
as a reward - for sending us Six Great
Three-ln-On Dollar Clnbs or for Five
New . Yearly Subscriptions t The Tro
gressive Farmer alone -or we will send
It for smaller clubs and a small remit
tance. Write us and we will tell you all
about it. Address
" ' . THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER