Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-21


bend every effort for large cotton
crop this year. Some have assumed
the more conservative attitude and ad-
vlsed great care in planting the cotton
so that the market shall not be over
stocked by an excessive crop. All
unite. however, in urging that food
sufficient for the home be produced in
abundance first and money crops after
ward.
BIG EARLY CROP.
Owing to the high price of potatoes
there promises to be large acreage
devoted to that crop this season. Re
ports to the Department Of AgrIcul-
ture, Washington, indicate that 1873, geo
acres viii be planted this year as
against 161, last year in the six
southern potato growing states for the
early crop alone. What the Northern
states will do in producing the fall
crop there is at this time nc way OF
telling.
Some persons have gotten potato
scare and predict an enormous crop
that will bring the price very low, and
urge caution IN extending the potato
acreage this year.
IN EUROPE.
Let's see what the outlook is: The
first thing that confronts every person
who thinks of growing potatoes IS the
high price of seed. 1t is the belief of
many that seed prices alcne will have a
strong influence in holding down the
acreage We need expect no potatoes
from Europe this yeal for the demand
there will consume every pound they
can raise. In England the retail price
for this entire year has been fixed at
not over three cents pound. No one |
doubts that growers and merchants |
Will see that the top price is received.
FEW FROM EUROPE.
In normal years this country has fire.
quently received million to million
and a half bags from Ireland, England
and Germany when the demand here
would justify shipment. 1t is clear
that even If the potatoes are available
from Europe this year tonnage of ves-
sells to carry them would prevent ship
ment. Surely with the German sub
marine warfare going on all summer
there will be less tonnage facilities for
carrying goods of all kinds, which
would tend to make shipment to this
country more difficult, even if the stock
should be availble, which seems very
Again, fertilizers are higher and
some kinds, notably nitrogen and pot ,
ash, are very scarce at any price. Po-
Latoes must have very rich soil to
produce large crops. So in view of all
conditions a very large increase per
acre is hardly probable because of the r
1gh price of plant food, in spite of the +
extra effort that will be made by those .
who Will be able to buy the necessary
olant food, where fertlllzlng is neces- q
.ary.
BASIS FOR THIS SECTION.
The safe basis tor this sectlon-in v
he face OF any possible conditions that n
ny arise-is to count the cost and see
t you can make 1t profitable to grow a
potatoes for fifty cents bushel. AS
rule good profit Can be made at o
hat price. ,
OURS HIGH QUALITY. Z
While most persons think the price !,
ere will be much more than that, ow-
ng to the great demand that exists for .
potatoes from this section because of
Ugh quality, that would seem to be !"
very safe basis on which to figure. fl
again our farmers should use every
ossble means to learn as to the vol Y
me OF the crop this tall, compared ~
nth the crop of a normal year, for by ir
hat means they will be able to deter
nine when is the best time to sell the
nain crop. As rule digging time is
he best trne to market potatoes from
his section. Last year was marked NJ
reception but farmers should not be n
ecelved into holding unless conditions az
ook very favorable tor considerable sc
dvance over the opening price in the =. as
all. a,
While a bushsl of potatoes may not pt