The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-01
ACREAGE REDUCTION
REPORTS ON INTER-
 ESTING QUESTION.
Varda,nan, BrOward, Terrell, Lanhanl and Heyward Give Answers to Request from Manufactur-
 CTS, Record.

Baltimore, Md. March 31.-(special. Deep and active interest in the cam paign for a reduction or the acreage in cotton this year, as shown by the au- thorities of Southern States, led The Manufacturers Record this week to wire to Governors of the Cotton States asking for their opinion as to the ex- tent of the reduction to be ms 4e.
 Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, has entered upon a canvass of his State in the interest of reduction, making di- rect appeal to growers and others, and Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana, has issued an official call urging the grow CTS to promote their individual inter- ests, as we'll as the interests of the
 entire South, by planting a largely de- creased area in cotton than that plant ed in 1904, and the bankers, merchants and others to exert their influence in
 behalf of such reduction.-gs Such &C.,
 tions by State authorities, together
 with the vigor with which other prom
 inent men throughout the South and pressing the campaign, reinforce the impressions favorable to reduction giv-
 en in the letters published by The Man. ufacturers' Record about a month ago from nearly a thousand Southern bank
 CTS telling of plans in their respective
 communities for a curtailment of 'i-s
 acreage. Telegrams received rom
 some of the Governors will tend to
 strengthen the campaign. They are as follows:
 Mississippi---vY our request for a report
 on the qWestion of the reduction of cotton aeFeage in Mississippi has been lreceived I am now making a pretty thorovgh canvass of the State. but am rot as well prepared to answer your arestion as shall be a little later. However, I am sure that I am within the limits of conservatism when I say that in Mississippi the cotton acreage will be reduced not less than 20 per cent. I believe it will go to 25 per cent. The farmers are greatly inter- ested in this matter, and the work of campaigning has hardly begun" Governor N. B. Broward, of Florida --I know of no reduction contemplat ted by our farmers"
 Governor J. M. Terrell of Georgia At least 75 per cent. of the cotton growers will reduce their crop from 25 to 30 per cent. Twenty-Five per cent of the growers will make only a nom- inal reduction. A reduction of 20 per cent is a conservative estimate" Governor S. W. T. Lanham, of Texas Tt is impossible to answer with any
 
 fected the sowing of spring oats. Corn planting has been delayed for the same
 reason. and 1t is not likely that the
 usual acreage will be used for corn. In consequence it is not probable that
 the cotton acreage will be materially
 reduced"
 Governor D. c. Hayward. of South Carolina-"Answering your telegram of inquiry, do not feel warranted at this
 time in making a forecast as to the reduction of the cotton acreage in South Carolina this year Official du- ties have prevented my having the op- portunity to observe the conditions of
 the fields. and, consequently, such a forecast would be merely a matter of personal opinion. I should think that the officers of the South Carolina Crow CTS Association, who have travelled
 over the State, would be In a better po- sition to furnish the desired forecast
 These officers report that farmers are
 making the reduction as pledged by
 them. I am in hearty sympathy with
 the Cotton Growers Association and
 the important movement that has been
 inaugurated looking to the reduction of the acreage and an increase of the price of cotton. I do not hesitate to express my belief that South Carolina's s acreage in cotton will be reduced. also believe that this movement has
 done much to encourage our farmers in undertaking diversified agriculture"