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Thursday, March 11, 1909. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. 25 ADDRESS TO COTTON GROWERS. Head of National Ginners Associa tion Urges Redaction in Acreage of at Least 10 Per Cent. To the Cotton Growers: A year ago I strongly urged you to reduce the acreage in cotton and grow more feedstuff. It seems from the acreage report last year that only a part of the growers reduced their acreage and in some sections a small increase was shown. The result has been about as I predicted, the lowest prices we have had for several years. It now looks as if the crop will bring around $550,000,000, or over $50,000,000 less than last year's crop, which was nearly 2, 000, 000 bales -smaller; and, taking the cost of growing the extra 2,000,000 bales into consideration, it means a loss to the South of over $100,- 000,000. The time has arrived when you must decide on the acreage for this season. I strongly urge you to re duce your acreage in cotton at least 10 per cent, and raise more grain and hay. so you will be more inde pendent at marketing time. When the spinner is assured there j is enough cotton grown to supply his needs he is very independent and will only buy at cheap prices, witn a j possibility of a shortage he is a very eager buyer. While the con sumption for the first half of the cot ton year ending March will likely j be a little less than half the crop, the consumption the last half will be State off i& rvn o nitRts8e!dla0ri;!sslBxsi NITRATE AGENCIES CO 64 Stone Street, New York Keyter Building, Baltimore, ML 36 Br Street. Eett, Savannah, Ge. : 80S Beronne Street, New Orleans, La. 140 Dearborn Street. Chicago. I1L Holeombe & Co., 24 California Street San Franeiaeo. CaL ) 603-4 Oriental Block. Seattle. Waah. Addraea Office Kaaraaft To a(.m fnr All Quantities Promntlv FilledWrit for Quotations very much larger, so that we will likely have about the same visible supply that we had last season, so that we should raise next year at least 1,000,000 bales less than the consumption in order to get good prices for it. Now, don't think that every one else will reduce and you can plant more and get a big price, for that is what too many of you did last seas an. It will take a uniform reduction in order to get the proper results. You should only plant enough so that with the most favorable condi tions the crop would not exceed 12, 500,000 bales and then if weather conditions reduce the yield to 11, 000,000 you will get more money for It than If you raised .12,500,000. J. A. TAYLOR, President National Ginners Ass'n. ! Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1909. ; If we said less and thought more there would be far fewer things to explain. Outlook. GT?QD 30 UmBfllB to to) oO mm Ad Gm That fs a proved fact. You know that Government experts -and practical fanners have proved the unequaled value of seed or soil inocula.ion when it is properly done. The difficulty In the past has been to supply the farmer with the right bacteria in a strong, active form. solves that problem. You may now inoculate a crop of alfalfa, any clover, peas, beans or other legumes, and he sure that the bacteria will feed that crop all the nitrates it can-use and will store still more nitrates in the soil which will be of vast benefit to several future crops of any kind. : Farmogerm must not be compared with other nitrogen cultures. It is different. It is right. It will come to you in a specially sealed bottle ' ,i ' - Just mix with water and moisten seed or spray over ground All RfiddV FnT USfi or young plants. The bacteria will get to work at once, stimulating growth, insuring larger yield, earlier maturity and greater food value of the crop. 5 H- . We will send you a small bottle of Farmogerm for 10c. post. Fnr 111 I paid, so you can make a Box Teat in your house before plant- Wl I UV jngtirae. Then you will want more. Mention crop you want to test." Stamps accepted for Trial Size. In regular sizes, $2.00 an acre Garden size, 53c. f Write Today For Free Book No. 31. See the reports of practical farmers and expert .who have used it and know. All leading seed houses sell Farmogerm. Earp-Thomas Farmogerm Co., Dloomf ield, N. J. jf 1 " . I HEP CLQVT niiffw h til thill 1 1 The Best Crops Vj ; - i I Aade Last Season 'j I I ' : Were Those Under r M' 1 I Which Was Used f '"m I : j ' j?enviMGiaw I Sole Write for the Proofs J Importers CHARLESTON, S,.C. To The Farmers KEITH'S Phosphate Lime wlU double I your crop and permanently build up ; your soil at half the cost of any other i Fertilizer. For prices and . testlmo ' nlals write, B. F. KEITH COMPANY. Wilmington, N. C. 2JWTerms Cash or Credit. II Jr iKrniriiiTiiDAl I f( f UlUlULlUnHL Cotton - Corn - Peanuts Prevents Shedding in Cotton 7. Bud Worms in Corn "Pops" In Peanuts "Write for'prlces and name of nearest dealer. ;A;S. LEE & SOUS COHPX Inc. - DEPT. D.,1 RICHMOND, .: When writing advertisers, please njenpn hlf Paper. " "
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