The Green Forest tribune., 1910-10-28
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 1 Farmers' union, returned to Houston i the other day from Charlotte, 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 pltality accorded was excellent, and l the delegates were profuse in their praise of the city. He said the meet Ing was attended by over 1,5OO mem oers 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 CTS who attended are millionaires and several congressman, some of whom are self-styled farmers and others 1 really so, were among those who at tended the meeting.
 Although MT Morris was pleased with the meeting he is very much worried over the outlook for cotton this year. He states without hesitan- cy that the crop will be away off.
 Tt was the official designation of the majority of the farmers from over the country that the cotton crop is very greatly below that raised last year. said MT Morris.
 Reports were received from every state, and this general information was almost unanimous.
 The reduction in acreage and the greater increase in corn space, togeth CT with the seriously defective weath- CT at the outset, account in a meas ure for the small cotton crop that will be made.
 The state of Alabama produced l,068'00O bales of cotton last year The production this year will be about 100000 bales, or reduction of 6S,000 bales. The state, however. will produce the greatest corn crop ever realized
 Texas, which has produced 4.250.- 900 bales, will this year not produce more than 2,25000O bales. In addi- ton to my information gathered at the convention I have visited every | cotton state in America and I know just exactly what the tillers of the soil think of matters.
 The decrease in Mississippi is about ten per cent. in cotton with a corresponding increase in corn. The crop in that state will be about 1,000.- GOO bales.
 aThe state of Arkansas will produce about 775,000 bales. Missouri planted an increased acreage of four per cent. | However, on account of the constant rains, practically Il per cent was lost, thus making a decrease in that state of about seven per cent.
 sThe crops in every state are al- most as shown by these few sugges- tions. Despite this information the greatest degree of optimism prevails among the farmers and their work next year will be along still further | lines of diversification The farmers at the last meeting all reported glow | ingly on the rapid strides being made in the educational ians that have | been outlined for the benefit of tne | farmers. The work in this state. as has been previously stated, was phc- nominally responsible, and in other states the results were highly grati- flying. The spirit of better roads that has been slowly working it's 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 improved
 "In this state we intend to go right after this feature of our program and hope to accomplish a great deal when the next legislature convenes in Montgomery With the assistance Of the influential citizens who are help ing nobly in the work we hope to sr complish great deal for better roads when the next year rolls around"