The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-20
SO Jordan Says of Gov
m Cotton Reports.
HEARING HAS BEGUN
6eniIemen. Cotton IS KING Toea,
Cotton Statistics are No~ on Tral
Sals Chairman Naasnorth ia
Throwing Open the Hearing
Before HIS Committee.


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Texas In3 nt southern ueu3sH-
- ,augre represent H.aate--
Mer. .s th~ beating
A I4Et Secretary ltasss Wa ste
ltt-t ~I.ah.f II, r..t. la &staH .f.
fiaH .f iho Department af NE .a
.Hfe fE g4 h"etuH Mft5ease al
sE.I So re srt#s made M the sse-rI
IL the buieal Is -4ts. ~. asta
tH. Ia s.,ttuttat 8fefasst retain #Em
st.E rttafff#E board ts Ia.e $4,000
count arttuE sK"ats t.ffA.aHr a
'r5et agents ana -ctefaI 8prrs
t'-t ..t Il vha ~Ha8 It4s,# a4
stfa1t a~.tf..i agents Hsnea..
s".,rs s. 3. furnished H.N afa.
tit.t ae,H uF.trs - .He axf4#
r'l.HFts dre 81 er given d taNaHtt
7 &. aNail DE- pas.ibtnts ii.
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tH''ttt F~sc4H"as ANA s4ft... fr-
Gors- tid wurk against tbs ef..l-
ttt'r r. tei. aHt tile N.stnr. H-
t'ta teH"fts nbf taf#8.h i Ha.i, as
~ conditions f7s ile 0W.
l,garte
Nr. Have- s4iI th. Department ,r
\~tft'uIfpre would ~ h-u,t.tt.I 49,
tE Is haNIaE more JR cultural stIft..
ttas .' tts command IL ea.a
.ftrraG" CENSUS shoull - taken ese.t|
ilE" 'ear~ aud would h- 81 great ..
~i>ldncc 20 ~. crau estimating baae.t
When asked about ti4, ~a,,urae. n
the cotton estimates for last etf Hf
Hayes slir that judged bA statistic ia
ginning ia" cotton report was within
two per cent. of M" actual prpissflua.
Mt. Jordan sci" y. believed tA. 30
ports Of the bureau or statistics h4.,
been fairly accurate ana ho aid IS
believed III the Information gAfhprcI IN
the department could b. @4f-gIarIsi
lis rcnorte would De g.nertl}, sati--
factory as Far as thcN c"uid
In tho opinion ~ Mir Jar,tu tho
government was doing onIy ou.-halr
said the reports We're af for M. u-s
OF h consumer ana ~ Uttlc value -
PRODUCER. II" urged thut estimate
on the probLbl. r~ou~umptf4u Uf cot
ton should b" made by F.d,ral .ai-
thoritieS. Through American tunstH
'+ffs f' Lt#tNtlfEH
abroad. pf the census bureau. M.
JORDAN Satd II should NOT attr1Eut rs
deal iu facts concerning crops unless
- b" "uuipped 10 handle fasts.
james II M~accoia president ~ tho
New England Cotton Manufacturer
Association. said + uniform bale
should be agreed upon FOR u>.. in CONF
puta0ons, IS the various bales confuse
reports and encourage Wild sprrula-
lIofl II" urged thdt In giving out
condition reports figurc4 4hould uDf s.
given. but tho croa should 81, -.
scribed as merely fair noon" 80.
rs condition reports are S5prul4t#uu.
rather than positive facts. D.. 4tlg n
is wrong for the department 10 nam.
= hN"a amount. Mr.. Maccoil said Is"
: '"'i'3l "4tIInat" about De
~ : = :" ''i"s "u1 ON ne ~afHt day
~ - NI,htiA l"I'"ft hu' ~"ft"ufe@ .
= Np ''Hih'%i"h iidh 10 hay"
iInitN "I REPORTS would
800 n'fi tH' Htafh'i CON
PFcsi9cnj IaNl'F. "i th@ National
INNER Association. congratulated
me department ~ Agriculture ca its
t"it'h itbolts. #id A@lH the tpi4f+
hdd been quito accurate baf Ebe re-
ports on S"paiat" state hg1 l..i
greatly. and c~ou-"qucatt rhe -fp-rt-
iatoFs had aNailed thcnst tyes - thoss.
discrepancies. Ar. I.aFler Said fh"
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