St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-05-27
FARMER AND PLANTER,
COTTON ACREAGE QUESTION.
a Natter That il Now of Prime Inn
pOrtance to Southern Cotton
Planters.

! |CCp dAu dSliiS iuleIeSL III Tue Call
paign for a reduction of the acreage il
| cotton this year, as shown by the au
thorities of southern states, led the
Manufacturers Record, of Baltimore
Md, to wire to governors OF the cot
ton states asking for their opinion a
to the extent of the reduction to be
| made.
Gov. Eardaman Of Mississippi has
| entered upon a canvass of his state in
the interest of reduction, making di-
| rect appeal to growers and others, and
Gov. Blanchard of Louisiana has issued
an official call urging the growers to
promote their individual interests, as
we'll as the interests of the entire
south, by planting much smaller area
to extend their influence in behalf of
and the bankers, merchants and others
to extent their influence in behalf of
such reduction.
Such actions by state authorities, to-
gether with the vigor with which other
prominent men throughout the south
are pressing the campaign, reinforce
the impressions favorable to reduction
given in the letters published by the
Manufacturers Record about month
ago from nearly a thousand southern
bankers, telling of plans in their re-
spective communities for a|curtail-
ment of the acreage.
kilograms received from some of the
governors will tend to strengthen the
10, i~,, fo1
Gov. James K. Vardaman of Missis-
sippi: ''Your request for a report on
the question of the reduction of cot
ton acreage in Mississippi has been re-
ceived. I am now making pretty
thorough canvass of the state, but |
am not as we'll prepared to answer
your question as / shall be little
later. However, am sure that am
within the limits of conservatism when
say that in Mississippi the cotton
acreage will be reduced not less than
20 per cent l believe it will go to 25
per cent. The farmers are greatly in
terested in this matter, and the work
of campaigning has hardly begun"
Gov. n. B. Broward of Florida: "I
know of no reduction contemplated by
our farmers
Gov. J. M. Terrell Of Georgia: cat
least Is 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 nominal re-
duction. A reduction of 20 per cent. is
a conservative estimate"
Gov. S. W. T. Lanham of Texas: at
Is impossible to answer with any GER
tainty. Excessive rains have affected
the sowing of spring oats. Corn plant
ing has been delayed for the same rea- |
son, and it is not likely that the usual |
acreage will he used for corn. In con-
sequence it is not probable that the |
cotton acreage will be materially re-
duced.''
Gov. D. c. Hayward of South Caro-
lima: Answering your telegram of in |
CURRY. l do not feei warranted at this |
time in making forecast as to the re-
luctlon of the cotton acreage in South
Carolina this year Official duties have
my having the opportunity
o observe the conditions of the fields,
md. consequently, such a forecast
would be merely matter of personal
opinion. should think that the officers
II the South Caroline Growers associa-
ion, who have Travelled over the state,
would be in better position to fur
l1sh the desired forecast. These Of
icers report that farmers are making
he reduction as pledged by them. / am
n hearty sympathy with the Cotton
Growers association, and the import
mt movement that has been inaugu-
ated looking to the reduction of the
creage and an increase of the price of
otton. | do not hesitate to express nv
elief that South Cardinals acreage in
otton will be reducea also believe
hat this movement has done much to
ncourage our farmers in undertaking
diversified aorfruIt,1ro -