Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-24

MS climate man can work Il
months in the, year in -his .-shirt
sleeves There ARE fboundiess forests
wheff the acorns, the hickory nut
and the PECAN grow, and lands where
from three to Ska crops Of alfalfa
can be grown and = peanuts by the
million bushels can be raised, and
corn can be grown on millions of
acres that have heretofore been
given entirely to cotton.
Not One-Crop Country.
ing man in the South should bear in
mind, and cities such as Marshall,
Texas; Shreveport, Monroe, La;
Jackson, Miss. Memphis, Tenn, and
many others should take advantage
OF and wake up to the fact that this
country is not alone a cotton coun-
,ry, but can and will produce profit
ably corn, peanuts, peas, alfalfa and
many other such things that will fat
ten the beef cattle and the hog, and
if packing houses are provided in
these cities. so that the farmer NAV
have tie market within easy reach,
then the cattle will be seen upon
"a thousand hills, and the squeal of
the pig will be heard from many bot
toms that are now bringing no re-
turns to their owners. We believe
house is one of the greatest factors
for prosperity that. The South can
utilize.
The communication of the Dallas
man OH the packing house question
called out some comments by the
editor, which are worth considering.
The comments and suggestions fol-
low:
| would like to have your opinion
about the establishment Of packing
houses throughout the South. 1t ap-
pears to me that this is one of the
greatest possibilities for the adj
vanccment of the South and can inn
prove agricultural conditions.
That requa ST came to the Manu-
facturers' Record i'll a letter of No
vember - from Georgia manufae
turer In a letter of November %
from a Texas manufacturer, publish
I'd on another page Of this issue,
came the answer:
We believe that the small, indie
pendent packing house is one of the
great st factors for prosperity that
the South can utilize.
The Texas writer has been advo-
eating the establishment of packing
houses in the South, and he cites tAe
experiences Of such points as Hous-
ton. Texas. and Natchez, Miss, in
emphasis of the Advantages OF pack
ing houses in giving a ready market
for cattle and hogs to farmers at
| their very doors. These packing
houses have been a blessing to the
agriculturists of the neighborhOods
in making more profitable the diver
sification in farm operations, COM
PEELED by the raNageS of the cotton
boil weevil Where the pest has APP
peared, attention has, been turned to
other crops. some of which are most
y oftable in being I'D to live stock
for market and in other parts of the
South. progressive men have endeav-
cred to prepare against the visitation
OF the weevi by entering upon live.
stock raising.
The "weevil'' of low prices for this
years cotton crop has set men in all
parts OF the South to thinking more
seriously than ever about the pack
ing housa proposition. On the sur
FACE. the low price of cotton might
be a disbursement. But from an
other point. having IA wider range,
the view is rather inspiring. The
very size OF this years cotton crop
is striking demonstration of the
South's ability 10 produce the staple
in quantities equal TO world demands,
because of the unrivaled conditions
of soil and climate of that section
While the low price OF cotton directs
attention to potentialitres of the
South on other lines in agriculture.
The present price of cotton and the
es innate of the size Of the 1911 crop
point to value of the crop, irclud-
ing seed Of $S25 900 600. That is
more money than the South will re-
! eaive for any other crop this year,
| but it is not more money than the
4, South can receive for other crops
hereafter. From four other crops the