The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-02
ACTIVITY OF FARMERS
STILL WORKING FOR REDUCTION
 OF ACREAGE.
Committee of County Cotton Growers Association Receives Good Re-
 ports from the Various Beat Organizations.

The subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the Montgomery Coun- ty Cotton Growers Association held meeting yesterday morning. including President w. H. Vaughan, Secretary Charles L. Gay. Organizer N. B. Will Hams and A. H. Eubanks.
 The work of the past week was re- viewed and it was pronounced one or the most successful periods that the orRanization has enjoyed since its or- ganization early in February.
 The committee on city membership has enrolled seventy-five new members. thus raising the total to about 200. This, of course. does not include the country beats. applying only to the six city beats, for which one active com mittee was appointed. There Is a sim liar committee for each beat outside of the city. The committee has re- ceived s75 additional subscriptions from the city beats.
 Organizer Williams showed that dur ing the past week he spent a few days in Beat 19 enrolling members and se- curing reports on acreage and fertili- gers from the several committees in the different beats on the amount of the increase of reduction of both. The re- ports from Beat 19 indicate, accord- ing to the organizer. that 1t will nave the banner organization of the county in the way of reduction percentage both as regards cotton acreage and use of commercial fertilizers.
 Besides the work accomplished by the county organization looking to these reductions, the scarcity Of labor on the farms right in and around Mont gomery Is being noticed more these days than ever before. It is taken as A good sign that material reductions in cotton acreage will be realized. me atfasr1ad af- ing in Beat Friday where he saw an excellent report made on the actual reductions. He also saw to 1t that all the necessary committees were ap- pointed and the full machinery of the beat organization was put in opera tion.
 This week the organizer will spend much time in Beats 1T and 20. where preparations will be made for accurate reports and delegates to be appointed to the coming county meeting next Saturday, May 9. Next Wednesday he will address a meeting in Beat 19, where he believes he will get a good response
 The meeting of the County Associa- ton Saturday Is sincerely expected by the officers to be the best and most representative that has been held so far If these expectations are not re- alized, it Is pointed out by these same officers that certainly there will be a collection of reports on .work done that has not yet been equalled. The ma jority of the counties will make actual reports according to Secretary Gay. He said yesterday that he has already sent out the regulation blanks of the Southern Cotton Association for the beat committee reports on acreage of both corn and cotton and the amounts of fertilizers used. or bought to be used.
 If these blanks are properly filled out they will show not only the amount of cotton acreage this year, but the amount last year and also the acreage in corn this and last year. By this means valuable comparisons can be made. If, for instance, there is a considerable decrease in cotton acre. age for this year, it would be taken as an excellent sign. As soon as the figures come In from all the beats the totals will be tabulated and an aver age percentage of reduction for the entire county will be calculated. The meeting Saturday of the county organization will be held in the Court House in Montgomery.