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Thursday, August 15, 1907. South Carolina Crop Conditions. What's tHei Price Cotton? THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Cotton Will Exceed an Average Crop According to Commissioner Wat son's Reports Rapid Development Shown in Growing Corn and Tobacco. : , ' ' - '. ; Messrs. Editors: The Southern States Association of Commissioners of Agriculture meets in annual ses sion in Columbia, in November, on the invitation of Commissioner Wat son, who was last year elected pres ident of the Association at its meet ing in Jacksonville. Mr. Watson with his usual energy is preparing to make the meeting a success ' and he expects a large attendance of Agri cultural workers besides the Com missioners. In company with other Commissioners, composing the com mittee appointed for that purpose, Mr. Watson has this week gone to Washington to extend an invitation to attend the meeting to Secretary of Agricuture Wilson, Dr. S. A. Knapp and others prominent in the agri cultural work of the Federal Depart ment. It is probable that an invita tion will also be extended to Presi dent Roosevelt. ? Mr. Watson's System of Crop Reports Mr. Watson has written to each of the Commissioners belonging to the Association to suggest that each of them come to Columbia on this occasion prepared-to give an accurate estimate of the cotton crop in this State, so that from these estimates by States a general estimate may be prepared: Mr. Watson, believes that It would be of value if there could be organized a system of such reports to be compiled at stated times during the season and sent out from. some ; central point, giving an estimate of the crop that will be free from the alleged influences which control the government estimates. He has him self just completed a report on the crops in South Carolina which is con sidered very accurate in view of the fact that it is compiled from reports, by counties, made without previous organization, but by men upon whom he called without notice for their opinion and observations. This re port will be included in an advertis ing handbook to be distributed in a short while. ' r Cotton Expected to Reach an Average Crop. In the estimate of the condition of the cotton crop in this State, Mr. Watson came within a few points of the figure announced a few hours later by the ( department of agricul ture at Washington. He places the condition on August 1 at 80.5 per cent,-as against 72 per cent last year the same date, and 79 per cent on the first of July this year. The re ports made to him show that there has been a steady improvement in the condition of cotton since the opening of the season which is in marked contrast to the deterioration between July 1 and August 1 of last year, but there has not been the rapid improvement which character ized the crops in the record year of 1904. On account of the set-back which the crop received in May, it is more dependent than usual on the weather conditions in August, upon the absence of an early killing frost and upon a good picking season. Mr. Watson's figures justify an es timate of 984,153 bales, the average crop in this State being placed at 956,672 bales. The South Carolina mills consume annually an average of 761,410 bales. Some of the counties report a slight decrease in acreage and others a slight increase, . about balancing each other in this respect. Inquiries were made as to labor conditions for the cultivation and harvesting of the crop and reports on this also varied but the majority of reports in dicated a scarcity and inefficiency of labor that is by no means encour aging. ; Rapid Development of Corn and To bacco Growing. Reports as to the corn crop show that there has been a largely in creased acreage this year and a larg er use of fertilizer. "The rapid de velopment of corn growing," says Mr. Watson, "has been perhaps brought about in some measure by the introduction of the Williamson plan-and the fact that the State, dur ing 1906, not only won the first prize but a number of others in the Nation al corn-growing contest." Reports from the tobacco belt indi cate a very large increase in acreage over 1906, in some of the counties the acreage being doubled. The crop is very fine and promises an unusual ly good quality, the prospect beiig better than it has been since 1903. The fruit crop in South Carolina is this year almost a complete failure. Mr. Watson is being urged to make these reports a regular feature of his department and may arrange to do so. JAS. A. HOYT. Columbia, S. C. Bargain Sale of Machin ery. ONE PORTABLE BOILER, 20 H. P. made by Erie Engine Works, in good con dition, $225. TWO UPRIGHT BOILERS, 8 H. P. fall length tubes, price without fixtures, $50 each. TWO KNGINES. 20 H. P. 8x12 Center Crank, good condition, 8140 each. ONE ENGINE, 8 H. P. Center Crank, $75. ONE BUFFALO ENGINE, 125 H. P. Compound Tandem, 8400. ONE TUBULAR BOILER, 15 H. P. Stationary. ONE ERIE ENGINE, 10 H. P. Center Crank, good condition, $90 : ONE SAW MILL. (High Point Make) with 48 inch inserted tooth Saw and 67 feet 10 inch Rubber Belt, $180. v Durham Iron Works Company, Durham, N. C. Q.EIFFEL EKKSDR3E ON THE PLANTATION -Savesa world of labor. Count the little and h;rirtv would have for it they run the whole - - ----- .VUUva one and it's goodforyour lifetime. You are always sure of power when you call upon it and steam when you need it. Experience has demonstrated that the old reliable Leffel steam engines are safer, more reliable and more satifac tory m every way than any other style of power for farmers' and planters' use. A variety of styles and sizes adapt them Ju i ueeas. f ower book free. Write PS fN at 7 " i i. J.,,iHUllMlt!l!l!ltH!' James Leffel & Co., Box203, Springfield; Ohio Mm, BiiRf 1 y.fjPXSa? H J Cotton Fanners, Bestir! Hold a Mass Meeting August 24th in Township and Say What You "Want for Your Cotton. Every Messrs. Editors : What's the price of cotton? The time for asking this question is near at hand. There1 are but two parties who can answer it. These are the seller and the buyer. The one party in many communities is resting easy, making no effort to have a say in the matter; the Other party is busy shaping his forces so that he may name the price I far below the cost of production; in fact, he has already bought cotton to be delivered to him at less armer can make it at. than the Send Delegates to State Meeting, 29th Farmers, business men, it is time to bestir yourselves, if you would realize fair prices for the 1907 crop. Let every city; town and township in North Carolina cotton producing counties hold a mass meeting on Friday, August 24th, make a fair estimate of the probable production of the township, agree on what a fair minimum price shall be, select one or more delegates to attend the Cot ton Association meeting at the A. & M. College, Raleigh, N.C, on August 29 th. Select men who will certainly attend this important meeting and not disappoint you. I In townships where there are no sub-divisions of the Cotton Associa tion, i urge the farmers to organize a sub, elect a chairman and secretary and send their address to our office at Charlotte, N. C. Also report to our office the general condition of the cotton crop on August 24th. J We want the address of every township officer to enroll on our mailing list. We believe that through the mailing list we will be able to give much valuable information! to the farmers of the township, during the next cotton season. Are You a Sticker? Reader, this letter is to you; what are you going to do about it? W11L you get your neighbor and go to your school house on Friday afternoon, August 24th, and talk over a matter that concerns you? This letter is j not addressed to the farmer who says, "It's no use to try to organize the farmers, they won't stick." j My friend you are the chap who has no stick about you, and you are the chap wno is in the way or a prosperous South. If you are not a non-sticker, you will go to your township meeting and you will advertise the time and place in your community. Indications are for a large attend ance at the Farmers Convention, August 28th to 30th, it is probable that one or more. farmers from every LowuBflip win aiiena tne uonvention (every farmer should go), therefore it should not be difficult to nave every township represented at 1 the meeting of the Cotton Association. Conditions Point to Higher Price. On August 29th, the North Caro lina Cotton Association will recom mend to the National Committee a minimum price for the 1907 crop of cotton; the State executive commit tee i would " lite to have a full ex pression on this very important ques tion. The; price of spot cotton continues around 14 cents generally over our State. Prices on dry goods from job bers indicate that manufacturers can pay 151 cents per pound for new cot ton and make a good dividend on their products, which are already sold far ahead. 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