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Saturday, Jul,: 24, 191S1 - SisThingstoDo in Co"on Marking m . i.j'frrm nacre 13. this issue) have an even chance at it, it would ; t setter for all except the slick- buyer who under the Kit arrangement, gets the r into his place of business Ending him not posted on the let succeeds in closing him ;inVibd many cases-one cent- per pound under its value." Warehousing the Wisest Plan MANY communities .would no doubt M be benefited by such an arrange ment as our cotton-buyer friend sug Lts but the situation would not be. greatly improved in some of the mar kets we know where the buyers abso lutely refuse to bid against -one- an other The solution of the problem seems to us to lie in the warehousing of cotton under the direction of state warehouse commissioners such, as have already been appointed in South Carolina and Texas, and the sale of cotton directly to the mills. It is gratifying to see " the ag gressive way in which Texas and Tex as bankers are taking hold of the warehousing' plan.. In conversation with some Texas bankers only yes-terday.-as .we write this, we caught something of the spirit in which their state organization is doing this work. The following extracts from a circu lar sent out by their President and executive commuice arc wuiui ic , producing: , "Members are urged to obtain copies of. the new cotton ware house bill. Cotton receipts issued by warehouses operating under . the new law guarantee weight, grade, delivery and " priority of lien. "Texas lost over five million dollars in country damage on ex posed cotton last year, while by placing our cotton in warehouses and marketing it gradually, it would undoubtedly give the farm ers a better price and at the same time permit bankers to have their funds invested for a longer period of time, with an absolutely first class piece of collateral the very " , kind of paper most readily avail able for rediscount with the Fed eral Reserve Bank. "We urge all members of the Association to assist this commit tee in. the constructive work of increasing our warehouse facili ties. Gall meetings of your local merchants and bankers and start work at once to build additional .warehouses in your community. Copies of organization papers, forms of warehouse receipts, and other forms necessary may be ob tained by addressing F. C. Wein ej State Warehouse Commis sioner, Austin, Texas. We als.o urSe you to communicate ' with the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, which will furnish plans of model warehouses which may be con structed .at very low cost." V ,Whe presume that Mr. Weinert or e Dallas Chamber of Commerce wilf De glad to send these documents to any Progressive Farmer reader in i111? 3, two-cent stamp for them, the cheapness of the proposed .Jias warehouse plans is certainly .r 'l";.Mn With Texas ' and South ,na"ol,n1a both , so earnestly at work i U thte state cotton warehousing, soon?11 tS of their experiences should nelp other cottonstates to work t even more nearly ideal plans for Ulcir wn citizens.' - . Join With Your Neighbors in Marke ng Cotton and Cotton Seed I tPr ui tne wnoie mat- That ;Ssto to be just this: ter lawc ;i st work C1) for bet-' anri J5;, plating cotton eradine ence tn r -an international confer (3) for CV1Se the cotton tare and the immL- V 7 warehousing system, Mediately practicable thing is for cotton farmers in every neighbor hood to get together now they ought to . do so before August 10 and ar range for pooling sales of both cot ton and cotton seed. By marketing SO to 500 bales together they can get fairer grading, and rnore competition" in buying, and increased profits from both these sources". Or if they wish to hold cotton it will be easier to get advances on fatFlerms if a group of farmers act together. Nor should it ever be forgotten that there are just as great money-. making opportunities in cooperative marketing of cotton seed as in coop erative marketing of cotton. In fact, there is such general lack of infor mation as to standard cotton seed, prices, or as to the basis of exchange for meal, that all sorts of shameful variations occur far more extreme variations than take place in cotton itself. In an investigation we made some months ago we found prices the same day ranging all the way from $16 a ton to $33 a ton. Similarly some farmers get 1,500 pounds of meal in exchange for a ton of seed, and oth ers 2,100 pounds. The cotton growers of the whole South naturally wish better prices for their great staple crop. Why then should they not unite on the "Six Things to Do" set forth on page 13? (17) 685 BEST market for FOOD F PLACES NORTH CAROLINA FARMERSV INSTITUTES Look Over This List, See Which Ones Are to Be Held Nearest You, and Help Get , All Your Neighbors to Attend FOLLOWING is the list of Farmers' Institutes to be held in North Car olina this summer. Please look over the list and make a note of those to be held in your county and help spread the news throughout your community: Alamance Elon College, July 24; Wood lawn School, July 27; Springs Graded School, July 28. ' . Alexander Taylorsville, Aug. 2. Alleghany Whitehead, Sep. 29; Glade Valley, Sept. 30; Sparta, Sept. 30. Anson Ansonville, July 31; Morven, 'Aug. 18. . Ashe Scottville, Sept. 28; Grassy Creek, Sept. 27; Jefferson, Sept. 25. Avery Banners Elk, Sept. 20. . Buncombe Swannanoa Test Farm, Aug. 14. Burke Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 3. Cabarrus Rocky River S. H., Aug. 13; Reimer S. H Aug. 14. Caldwell Granite Falls, Aug. 5, Oak Hill, Aug. 6; Patterson School, Aug. 7. Caswell Leasburg, July 23; New Hope S. H.,- July 24. Catawba Dr. Foard's Store, Aug 4; St. James School, Aug. 9; Lenoir College, Sept. 18. Cherokee Andrews, Aug. 6. Clay Ogden S. H., Aug. 4; Hayesville, Aug. 5. Cleveland Shelby, Aug. 9; Casar, Aug. 10. Davidson Kennedy S. H July 27; Reeds, July 28; Freedonia.-S. H., Newsoms, July 29. Davie Jerusalem, Aug. 6; Cana Academy, Aug. 7. , Durham Lowe's Grove School, Aug. 18; Mineral Springs High School, Aug. 19. Forsyth Clemmons, Aug. 10; Burke's Grove, Aug. 11; Belews Creek, Aug. 13. Gaston Sunnyside S. H., Aug. 7; Stanley, Aug. 11. '' Guilford Pleasant Garden, July 23; Mc Leansburg, July 29; Battleground, July 30 . Haywood Rock Hill S. H., Aug. 9; Rock Spring S. H., Aug. 10; Bethel High School, Aug. 11. . Henderson Green River, Aug. 17; Dana, Aug. 18. Iredell Farm Life School. Harmony, July 30;Test Farm, Statesville, July 31; Lin wood S. H., near Mooresville,, Ang. 10. v Jackson Cullowhee School, Aug. 3. Lincoln Reepsville, Aug.-,, 5 ; Lincolnton, Aug. 6. . k Macom Maxwell Home & School, Aug. 24; Otto, Aug. 25; HigdonviHe, Aug. 26. : "Madison Marshall, Aug. 12; Mars Hill, Aug. 13. McDowell Marion, Aug. 2. - Mecklenburg: Dixie, Aug. 12; Huntersville, Aug. '12; Carolina Academy. Aug. 13. Mitchell Bakersville, . July , 24; Spruce Pine, July 26." , , Montgomery Troy, July 24; Mt. Gilead, July 28. , - '. ' , . . , Moore Carthage, July 22; Aberdeen, July 24; West End, July 26. - Polk Columbia, Aug. 19. - Randolph Pleasant Ridge, July 22; Farm er, July 26. - :a , Richmond Rockingham, Aug. 19. Rockingham Reidsville, July 26; Bethany High School, July 31. Rowan Mt. Ulla, Aug. 11; China Grove, Au' 16. , " Rutherford Union Mills, Aug. 3; Walls S. H., Aug. 4. Stanley Norwood, July 29; Endy S. H July 30; Richfield, Aug. 17. Stokes Walnut Grove, Aug. 5; Dillard, Aug. 12. , , H . . Surry Piney Grove Church, Aug. 14, AnT tioch School House, Aug. 16; Pilot Mount tain, Aug. 17. m Swain Bryson City Aug. 7. Transylvania, Blantyre, Aug. 16. Union Indian Trail, Aug. 14, Waxhaw Aug. 16; Marshville, Aug. 17. Watauga Boone, Sept. 23; Valle Cruces, Sept. 21; Sugar Grove, Sept. 22. We nave seven thousand Express --. . ....... . . 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