The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-29
A BROCHURE.
The Cotton Crop of Ioo5-6-Conserva-
tive Policy Carefully Outlined

tive Policy Carefully Outlined.
The Caucasian has been complinented
with "A Brochure" pamphlet or book.
let by Hon. Martin V. Calvin, secretary
of the Georgia State Agricultural So.
ciety, in which he submits, inteligentIy
and interestingly, conservative policy
i'll reducing the acreage of cotton. The
following is an excerpt from the bro
chure:
At what time in the history of the I'm
ion. indeed, of the whole world, has the
situation as to single staple crop of any
section of any country orused so deep,
widespread and continuing an interest as
the American cotton crop? In large
measure. cotton is the crop of great
section of this country, but cotton, as
Hon. James H. Hammond, former gov
ernor of South Carolina, declared in his
place in the United States Senate quite
half century ago, is King.
Passing from the controversy whether
tie crop of Ioo45 will prove to be less or
greater than 100000 bales. the world
is intent on two inquiries:
I. Will Southern planters, as one man,
adhere to refusal to sell spot cotton
now on hand until prices advance to the
normal? :..
2 Viii cotton producers agree to re-
duce the acreage for Ioo5-6 twenty-five
per cent, and then religiously observe
such agreement
The bears will do all in their power to
defeat the proposition which looks to a
sharp reduction in cotton acreage on ev-
cry little farm and big plantation. They
will labor increasingly and insidiously to
influence breaks all along the line. the
moment the farmers agree to reduce the
acreage and adopt other measures which
will restrict the crop of 1866 to limit
within the 100000 bale figure.
These two facts every Southern farm
er every producer Of cotton in this coun-
try whether he makes 8 bales or 300
bales, should keep constantly before him.
Write the two propositions. SO vital to
your interests. on slip of paper and
paste in your hat.
II will hold all the spot cotton I have
until prices return to the normal figure"
81 will cut the acreage / had in cotton
last year fully Is per cent
Then let it be remembered that the
farmer who breaks away from these
rules will do 50 to his own hurt and to
he. injury Of his fellows.
In discussing the essentials to good
year in cotton for the present season and
for future seasons, it is being vigorously
argeI that there should be reduction
n the use Of fertilizers Is to 80 per cent.
is well as reduction in acreage.
In previous article on the crop of
Ioo5-6 / declared / thought the sugges-
ion as to fertilizers unwise. The more
study the proposition. the more thor
oullgiy convinced do become that such
curse would be extremely unwise
Men do not plant cotton and toll with
t the year round for fun. Experienced
armers who keep a close record OF their
arinipg operations. tell rs that it costs
rom cents to s cents pound to raise
otton. This being true as a whole or
rue in part, a first consideration with
very farmer should be to adopt and
ling TO a method in cotton growing that
viii reduce the cost Of production. This
Just as necessary as a reduction in
ereage. How can the cost Of produc- |
ion be lesset,ed-appree lessenei7 I
81 increasing the yield per acre This
can not be accomplished I
kept BY liberal and intelligent use Of
critters per acre.
Z In substance Mr.. Calvin advocates less
ottoI1 and more corn and more oats and |
lore hay and hecould have suggested a
reater increase IN the planting OF hogs
nd sheep. The farmer who plants corn
tithot1t hogs is at a disadvantage The
arraers OF the South will solve the prob
m which has been thrust upon them by
1e greed Of spectators. Mr. Calvin
ill gladly send copy of his Bro
lures to any one requesting copy. 1t is
and will be perused with
roht Address Hon. Martin V. Valvil
Montgomery Building. Augusta, Ga.
FINE POLITENESS.