The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-05

Total ..............,...........10, 10, ,366, 900
 The total crop for 1914 was 5,9O5, 900 bales. Ir 1910 the cotton crop was about R,0O0, GOO bales, and there were then 134.- On,00e spindles to be supplied and then cotton was being used on a very small scale for smokeless powder and explosive purposes. Now the crop will be about 100000 bales. and there are 146, 900, ,0OO spindles to be supplied, and powder and high explosive. shell factories must have at least 9,0oo.OO0 bales.
 Where is the cotton to come from? Cot ton acreage was reduced In India by or der of the British government to produce food supplies for the army. A like order reduced the cotton acreage in Egypt for the same purpose and Russia reduced her cotton acreage for the Same reason. The cotton farmers of the United States have produced on a large scale food supplies Where cotton grew year ago. They have reduced the cotton acreage in the south nearly 5,000000 acres, and cut the amount of fertilizers used a year ago more than half.
 The cotton farmer is acquai inted with the cotton situation. He realizes his po- stior in the affairs of the cotton world. He knows that the worlds supply is not going tc be sufficient to meet the worlds demand. and he is going to hold his cot ton, borrow money on his warehouse re- ceipt if need be, and receive his price or refuse to sell. Secretary McAdoo has as- sured us that we can get all the money necessary to enable us to market this crop to the very best advantage. Cotton will be 15 cents before Christmas and may be 20 cents before May, 1916 "On August B. 1915, the New York Com mercial said: British officials claim that the Kaisers guns are firing 5000 bales of cotton day If the Germans are using oOO0 bales of cotton a day in gun powder and high explosives it is reasonable to calculate that the entire allied armies are using at least 5000 bales day Then 10000 bales a day for 300 days would be 3O0r 600 bales of cotton.
 "A special from New York to the De- troit Free Press, September 26, said: :
 Great Britain has contracted for 12,O00,0O 12 and 16-inch high explosive shells to be mar ufactured in the United States They are to be delivered early in 1916. It will require 1,l50,000 bales of cotton to fill that contract
 The New York Commercial said a few days ago; Cotton is the chief ingredient in the smokeless powder of our day And It adds: Some of the greatest authorities have shown that cotton is al essential
 in modern warfare as guns "A London paper said recently: The poWcef used Tn the rifle and high ex- plosive shells of the field gun is not as in Napoleons day made of charcoal, salt petre and sulphur, but it is made chiefly of cotton
 The same London paper said: British and German powder is at least two thirds gurootton The cotton is dipped in nitric acid. washed and dried, and then it is gu6co tton'
 Tn Spain. Switzerland Sweden, Nor Denmark and Holland m fnp of in all of the neutral countries, the de- mend for American cotton is greater than ever before.
 The average price of cotton for five years prior to 1914 was 13 cents. The aver age price for 1915 was cents. So, in order to bring the 1914-19l5 crops up to the aver age price paid for five years preceding l9lA. this crnn must hriuer l2 cents :,