The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-06
COTTON PLANTING.
What Commissioners of Agriculture
 Think of Reduction Prospect.

The Commissioners of Agriculture of the Southern States are firm Tn thelr belief that the Southern Cotton Asso- citation and it's work is success: Al the request of the press bureau of the Southern Cotton Association they have made special investigation regarding the reduction of the cotton acreage throughout the South, and in their opinion there will be a great reduc- tion of acreage this year. The Commissioners also state that
 there will be greater diversification of crops this year than. ever before in | the history of the South. and they are | looking forward to a very prosperous l country next fall.
 | The following are some expressions | from the different Commissioners: | c. J. Barrow, acting Commissioner l of Agriculture of Louisiana: | Organizations have been perfected l in nearly all the parishes of this State
 for the purpose of reducing. the acre | age 25 per cent and this action on the 1 part of the farmers has been supple | mented by proclamations from our
 this reduction and we believe it will 1 have It's effect"
 E. J. Watson, Commissioner of'Ag-
 riculture of South Carolina: | That there will be a great reduction l of acreage in this State am fully 1 convinced. but just at this time could
 not undertake to give the exact fig | ures."
 T | Agriculture, North Carolina: Tt is impossible just now to predict l the exact amount of the reduction of the cotton acreage, but 1t is going to l be reduced. And you may depend up-
 on 1t our farmers are holding cotton
 as they never have before. Very little | is finding its way to the markets and l the farmers are determined to carry
 out the spirit of the New Orleans con
 vention Notwithstanding the reported
 heavy receipts in some sections
 w. c. ogilvie. Commissioner of Az 1 riculture, Tennessee:
 From the best information I have
 been able to obtain the cotton acreage
 will be reduced at least 25 per cent.
 I have reports from nearly every cot
 H T. Bradford, Commissioner of
 Agriculture, Arkansas:
 My opinion is, and 1 have given the | matter close attention, that the cotton
 acreage will be reduced at least 25 per l cent in our State. There Is general | determination among the farmers to
 reduce their acreage and better condi- | tions generally"
 O. B. Stevens. Commissioner of Ag-
 riculture of Georgia. says:
 There is no doubt but that the peo-
 pie of Georgia are going to reduce | their cotton acreage and better them- l selves generally. And besides there 1 will never again be such year as last i year was for cotton or any other sort l of crop"
 Commissioner R. R. Poole. In an in-
 terview several days ago. announced 1 that the State of Alabama was going
 to reduce its acreage. SS 1-2 per cent
 Governor J. K. Vardaman of Mis- sissippi. writes:
 Mississippi is sure to reduce her
 acreage this year have examined
 things carefully and l find that the
 actual reduction will be between 20 per | cent and 25 per cent" w. J. Clay, Commissioner of the i State of Texas. says:
 From information I have been able | to gather from correspondence and | conversation with prominent planters. | I am of the opinion that the acreage l in this State will be reduced about 25
 per cent"