The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-25
SAYS COTTON CROP
WILL Be FAR SHORT
Morris Back From Farmers
Union Convention
SHORTAGE rs GENERAL
Increase In Corn in South VIII Be
Enormous and Farmers mt National
Convention Were All in Ex-
ce11ent Humor

w. A. Morris, state president of the
Farmers union, returned yesterday from
Charlotte, N. c., where he has been
for several days attending the National
Farmers union convention. He says
the last meeting was to all appearances
the best that has been held in many
years. The hospitality accorded was ex-
in their praise of the city. He said
the meeting was attended by over 1900
members from every part of America
He also stated that the personnel of the
union is growing better and more infiu-
entail. He said that several farmers who
attended are millionaires and several
congressman, some of whom are self
among those who attended the meet
ing.
Although Mr.. Morris was pleased with
the meeting he is very much worried over
the outlook for cotton this year. He
states without hesitancy that the crop
will be away off.
1T was the official designation of the
country that the cotton crop is very
greatly below that raised last year." said
Mr.. Morris.
Reports were received from every
state, and this general information was
almost unanimous.
1.-The reduction in acreage and the
greater increase in corn space, together
x1ifI, he -
the outset, account in a measure for the
small cotton corp that will be made.
1.-THE state of Alabama produced LOGS,
900 bales of cotton last year. The pro-
duction this year will be about 100000
bales, or a reduction of $4,000 bales The
state, however, will produce the greatest
corn crop ever realized.
Texas. which has produced 4,25oo0O
bales. will this year not produce more
than 2,250,O00 bales. In addition to my
information gathered at the convention
have visited every cotton state in Amer
lea and 1 know just exactly what the
tillers of the soil think of matters.
THE decrease in Mississippi is about
10 per cent in cotton with a corresponding
increase In corn. The crop In that state
will be about 100000 bales.
THE state of Arkansas will produce
about 775,000 bales. Missouri planted an
increased acreage of per cent. How
ever, on account of the constant rains
practically II per cent was lost, thus
making a decrease in that state of about
per cent.
1.-THE crops In every state are almost as
shown by these few suggestions. De-
spite this information the greatest de-
gree of optimism prevails among the
farmers and their work next year will
be along still further lines of diversifi-
cation. The farmers at tho last meet
ing all reported glowingly on the rapid
strides being made in the educational
plans that have been outlined for the
benefit of the farmers. The work In this
state. as has been previously stated
was phenominally responsive, and in 9TH
err states the results were highly graf
flying. The spirit of better roads that
has been slowly working its way into the
minds of the farmers has taken new life
and every member is pledged to assist in
getting the highways of every state i'm
proved
I'm this state we intend to go right
after this feature of our programme and
hope to accomplish great deal when
the next legislature convenes In Mont
gomery. With the assistance of the inhu-
entail citizens who are helping nobly In
the work we hope to accomplish a great
deal for better roads when the next year
rolls around"