The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1910-10-27
COTTON CROP Be FAR SHORT
President Morris Returns From Char
lotte Convention-Gives Rea.
sons for Small Yield.

| w. A. Morris. STATE president Of the
Farmers union. returned to Houston
the other day from Charlotte. N. C.
where he was for several days attend
Ing the National Farmers union con
Vention. He says the meeting was to
all appearances the best that has
been held In many years. The hos
Vitality accorded was excellent. and
the delegates were profuse In their
praise OF the city. He said the meet
Ing was attended by over 1900 mem
bers from every part OF America. He
also stated that the personnel OF the
union Is growing better and more In.
huential. He said that several farm.
ers who attended are millionaires and
several congressman. some OF whom
are self.styled farmers and others
really 30. were among those VINO AZ
tended the meeting.
Although Mr.. Morris was pleased
with the meeting he Is very much
worried over the outlook for cotton
this year. He states without hesitan.
c" that the crop will be away of.
1T was the onicial designation Of
the majority Of tho farmers from over
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
vas almost unanimous.
The reduction In acreage and the
greater Increase In corn space. togeth.
er with the seriously defective wealth.
or at the outset. account In a meas.
ure for the small cotton crop that
will be made.
The state OF Alabama produced
l,osS.Ooo bales Of cotton last year.
The production this year will DO
about 100000 bales. or a reduction
OF $4,000 bales. The state. however.
VIII produce the greatest corn crop
ever realized.
Texas. which has produced 1850
600 bales. will this year not produce
more than 2.250.OOO bales. In add.
ton to my Information gathered a,
the convention have visited every
cotton state In America and know
Just exactly what the tillers OF the
soil think OF matters.
Inc decrease In Mississippi IA
ABOUT ten per cent. In cotton with a
corresponding increase In corn. The
crop In that state will be about 900.
900 bales.
Inc state OF Arkansas will produce
about $4,000 bales. Missouri planted
an Increased acreage OF four per cent.
however, on account OF the constant
rains. practically II per cent. was lost.
thus making II decrease In that state
OF about seven per cent.
The crops In every state are al.
most as shown by these few sugres.
tons. Despite this Information the
greatest degree OF optimism prevails
among the farmers and their work
next year will be along still further
lines OF diverslhcation. The farmers
at the last meeting all reported glow.
ingly on the rapid strides being made
IN the educational + ans tat have
been outlined for the benefit OF the
farmers. The work In this state, as
mas been previously stated. was phc-
nominally responsible, and In other
states the results were highly graft.
Tying. The spirit OF better roads that
has been slowly working It's way into
the minds OF the farmers has taken
raw life and every member Is pledged
to assist In getting the highways Of
every state improved.
In this state We intend TO 20 right
after this feature OF our program and
hope TO accomplish great deal when
the next Legislature conyenes in
Montgomery. With the assistance OF
the influential citizens who are help-
ing nobly In the work we hope to ar.
compllsh a great deal for better roads
when the next year rolls around"