The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-12-18
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room Saturday afternoon at !
O'Clock IN regponap te a cell issued
by u, Y still of Italy. appointed BY
Governor colauilt as coanty chair
man Of the uoyerenrs Cotton Con
ference, for tho purpose OF discuss.
Ing the cotton acreage proposition.
In addition 10 this meeting mem.
bers Of the Ellis Couaty Farmers
Congress also assembled upon call
meetings we're combined and quite
good deal OF interest WAS display
cd IN the proceedings Roy Connally,
secretary OF the Commercial Club,
recorded the minutes.
In the Farmers Congress section
short talks were made by farmers
and number OF them pledged n re-
duetion OF rs per cent In their cot
ton acreage next year. The reorgan-
ization OF tho Ellis County Boys
Corn Club WAS proposed and 1t Ia
likely that meeting for that pur-
pose Will be held some time IN the
near future.
Resolutions were adopted IN the
meeting CALLED by Chairman Still
favoring rs per cent reduction IN
the cotton acreage. r. X Erwin
and Hon. j NJ. Alderdice were APP
pointed to assist Chairman Still In
forming precinct organizations. A
paper ia to be circulated In every
community In the county asking for
the names OF farmers who are will
ing to reduce their cotton acreage
The resolutions adopted are as
follows
Whereas, In accordance with In
structions from Governor Colquitt.
chairman OF the Governors Cotton
Conference. meetings over the state
at this time have been called for the
purpose Of discussing reduction in
cotton acreage throughout the
state, and
Whereas. the cotton acreage In
the south this year has been in
creased from 100000 to 10000
900 acres thereby producing a bum
per crop and causing a slump in the
market from Is cents to cents
per pound, and
Whereas, cotton at the present
price does not pay expense OF pro.
duction; therefore, be It resolved
l. That we, the farmers in mass
meeting assembled pledge ourselves
to reduce our cotton acreage rs per
cent.
O. That the chairman of this
meeting appoint committee In
sympathy with the move In every
community in the county to circu-
late paper asking for the name'
OF those willing to make said rcduc
tion
The Farmers Congress sectioi
WAS called to order by Presiden
4 Erwin who made a few remarks I
which he explained the object o
the meeting He spoke along aErI
cultural lines and stated that great
err divnrsificati on and less cottof
would mean more money for the
farmers.
r.. j. n. Davenport of tho Nash
community was present and made
an interesting talk as 10 the necss-
sity of the farmer bringing an much
to town to sell M 1t was necessary
to purchase--by raising plenty or
hogs, chickens and other products.
He made strong appeal to the
farmers relative to tho necessity OF
the farmers In the south reducing
their cotton acreage In order that
the staple might bring better
price. Mr. Davenport closed his re-
marks by saying that diversification
was the true emblem Of prosperity.
Hon. ] M Alderdce appealed to
the farmers to reduce their cotton
acreage. debating most emphatic
ally that he would reduce hia
acreage 33 ia per cent.
Mr.. Alderdice stated that his
farm tenants raised fifty bales of
cotton more this year than they did
last year and that this years crop
brought about half as much as the
crop last year
As to the tenants last year at this
time they had three and four hun
dred dollars each In the bank--this
year they are now trying to borrow
UlOHty 10 HMM buOIutT tlOPs fii
Alderdlce urges that farmers must
diversity to have more money. The
crop OF the past year consisted OF
500 acres OF cotton and IL acres Of
corn. Mr.. Alderdlce says that one
half as much cotton another year
Will bring es much money. In con-
clusion the speaker said that II
would not be bad Idea for every
farmer to plant some broom corn,
sugar cane, and more forage crops,
including oats--thinks oats will be
more profitable another year than
cotton acre for acre.
Joe Erwin, In charge of the gov
eminent farm experimental work.
was present and made O short talk
with reference to conservation or
moisture by early flat breaking,
and doing away with the large bus
ter that is running many OF Ellis
countys valuable acres Mr. Erwin
had number of farmers bulletins
issued by the government that he
distributed to all those present,