The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-02
COTTON AS SURPLUS CROP
MERCHANTE ENDORSE
GOVERN MENT'S SUGGES-
TIONS TO FARMERS.


so successfully adopted IN Faulkner
county during the past year ought 70
be continued as safe farming
plan during another year is the be-
lief of Conway merchants, who are
urging their customers to make pro-
visions to raise a sufficient quantity
of foodsuuffs for their families and
their livestock, with cotton only as
surplus crop. With a crop about one
third less than in the preceding year,
the price of cotton is nearly double
and the net proceeds to the farmer
from cotton will be considerably
greater this year. Another short
cror will mean even higher prices for
cotton and with another bounteous
weld of grain and forage crops, the
south will enjoy greater prosperity
than ever before.
The following circular recently Is
sued by Bradford Knapp, head of the
cooperative demonstration work IN
the south, is strongly endorsed by
Faulkner county business men:
| DdIkeIS, DuSlHCoo AhSii piiN
Farmers IN Cotton Territory:
THE good results obtained in the
south through increased attention to
supporting the people upon the land
should not be lost on account OF
changed economic conditions. The
united effort of all the agricultural
and business forces of the south last
wear brought the south nearer to safe
farming and self-sustaining agri-
culture than ever before in the his
tory of the last 40 years.
with the price Of cotton going up,
arc YOU, Mr.. Banker, Mr.. Business
Man and Mr.. Farmer, going back to
the old way? The history of the ag-
riculture of the south has been his
tory of lean years aid fat years. The
farmer has lived in distress because
short crops and high prices are al
most invariably followed by big crops
and low prices. If we could produce
our own living it would steady the
whole system and keep the boat from
rocking. The entire agriculture of
the cotton belt has been gamble.
There has been no safety in it. 1t
has not produced rich and prosper
Gus farming people because of the UNI
certainty, although cotton is one of
the greatest of cash crops.
with the rise in the price of cot
ton are you going to play safe or are
to lob oh Now Ic
the time to decide. If you gamble
on the price of cotton you take a
chance; if you follow the program
outlined by all of the agricultural
forces last fall, you will take no
chance. Here is the program in. a
nutshell, the title of which is, Safe
Farming":
'First-Produce a home garden for
every family on the farm, the year
round, paying special attention to a
plot of Irish or sweet potatoes suffi-
cient to supply the family with food
of this character Where feasible,
have a patch of sorghum or other
cane to produce syrup for the family
"Second-Produce the corn neces-
sary to support all of the people on
the farm and the livestock, with abb
solute safety.
"Third-Produce the necessary oats
and other small grain to supplement
the corn as food. Pay attention to
winter grazing.
Fourth hay and forage
from some forage crop, sufficient to
supply all of the livestock on the
farm. Use legumes such as clover,
cowpeas, velvet beans, soy beans and
alfalfa, for the production of hay and
to enrich the soil with nitrogen and
humus.
"Fifth-Produce the meat neces-
sary to supply the people, through IN
creased attention to poultry and hogs
esnecially. Plan to gradually increase
the number of cattle and other live
stock so as to have a sufficient num-
Der to consume the waste products
of the farm and make the waste lands
productive.
"Sixth-After all of these things
have been amply provided for, pro
duce cotton for the market,
IF this course is pursued the farm
err will prosper, whether cotton be Il
cents or cents. If cotton is cents
the farmer will be able to live; if il
is Is cents there will be more profit
in his cotton crop, in the long, thar
there would be if he neglected the liv
ing.
Mr.. Business Man and Mr.. Farmer
do you want the south to prosper per
manently? If so, lend your influence
to this great problem of Safe Farm
ing" A campaign will be carried oil
in the various states during the WIN
ter and spring centering around tn
various lines of this program. LEM
your aid and assistance to US IN thu