The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
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Senator Smith Declares Cetlon Estimates
Are Errenesus.

Are Errensaas.
BE ISSUES STATEMENT
Presents Statement f:om Principal
Cotton Growing States, Refuting
DEPARTMENTS Claim, as to Proba-
bility of Record Breaking Crop
Previous Protest CEheeded.
Senator E. D. Smith, IF South Car
olira, Friday spoke at length in the
Senate in behalf Of resolution
which he introduced. requesting the
Secretary Of Agriculturn. if feasible,
to issue a preliminary report upon
the condition Of the cct'on crop, and
tc make the same public at the first
possible moment.
Senator Smith conten's that 1t is
only fair to the Southern cotton far
mers that the department issue
statement of the condition of the crop
now in order to atone in some degree
for the damage done the farmer by
the advance estimate OF June 20. In
this Connection, the Senator read
telegrams from the agricultural de-
partment Of the various States tend
ing to prove that the Federal depart
ment's advance guess was heavily ex-
cessive.
Senator Simmons. of North Caro-
Ina, supported Senator Smith oS
calling attention to the fact that the
federal departments pesslmlst1c
guesses as to the corn crop IN the
cotton states where corn is SUBJECT
to very much the same influences as
the cotton crop.
Senator Burton, of Ohio, corn
growing State. endeavored 70 oreaA
the force Of the Suoth Carohnlan
argument, but with no success, and
also did Senator Burnham. OF New
Hampshire, a leading cotton ml1i
State.
Senator Smith agreed to referring
his resolution to the Senate commit
tee on agriculture, if Senator Burn
ham. the chairman would promise to
call the committee together at once
to consider it. The chairman promls-
ed. and the committee voted to SUP
NIT the matter to the Secretary OF
Agriculture, asking him to report,
before the meeting of the Senate
Saturday, whether or not the request
made in Senator Smiths resolution
is feasible.
Chairman Burnham and Senator
Smith went to see Secretary wilson
and communicated to him the COM
mittee's wish and the Secretary
nromised to talk with the boys who
make up the departments hgo1es
and let the Senate know. In the
event Of an unfavorable answer from
the Secretary Of Agriculture, the
South Carolina Senator announces
his intention to push his resolution
with all his might.
sen Hevburn who was in the chair
when Senator Smith was speaking
asked the latter if his resolution was
offered as a substitute for the pre-
yious resolution, asking 2Eforma1lon
as to the methods employed by the
department o. agriculture in making
advance estimates. Senator Smith
replied emphatically it was not ana
that he would press both resolutions
separately.
Senator Smith said cotton dropped
$40 a bale on the strength OF the
Governments report of a 100000
bale increase in this years crop.
.eThis estimate was made June
2s.,'' he declared, before part OF the
crop was out Of the ground.
He said he protested to Secretary
wilson and was Informed the Secre-
tarv did not know the preliminary
report had been issued and that II
won1d not occur again. But on Aug
ost .. Senator Smith, added, another
glowing preliminary report was Is
sued.
81 should hate to draw, IN the
Senate of the United States oena-
tor Smith said, 1.-The conclusions ina.
might feel might be drawn from
this remarkable report OF the agr'-
cn1tura. department Either the COM
missioners of all the cotton STATES
men right on the ground and 1amli-
lar with conditions, are utterly mis-
taken or else the agricultural depart
nent is wrong. in its deductions tn'tl
there will be record crop tn1s
year. .,o
On account Of his belief that the
cotton growers of the South nave
been heavy losers by the guess"oEA
advance crop estimates OF the &c
nartment of agriculture, senator
Smith issued the following s1a1e@
ment intended to offset these enoi-
nous estimates ds La 90
On July 3 the agricultural depart
ment isued it's monthly crop report
giving the condition of the CROWNS
cotton crop as $50 per cent OF nor
NAL as compared with 50 per cent as
the average condition on June %
during the past ten years. The mum
her of acres to be harvested was esei-
mated at 100000.
The following language as report
ed by the press was USED as d oeo ~
ton from these TWO facts;
The condition indicates prooa-
BILE yield OF 2os.s pounds per acre,
vrich on 34,0Oe.00V acres woulo
mean s,se5, 100000 pounds, OF a.