The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12
OKLAHOMA's GREATEST CROP.

DLANTERS Of Oklahoma who expect to market about
10000 bales Of cotton In few months arc not in
mood OF despair as they years ago when the
price of cotton indicated profit planters The
OF cotton this year is in joyful mood his time is
occupied in computing how much money he will have If
cotton sells at2S cents price that in former would
have given the Oklahoma farmer taste Of auence the
like OF which he had not dreamed
there be shrinkage in Oklahoma cotton and
able to market 100000 bales indicated by reliable fore
casts, the planters Of Oklahoma will add TO their bank
accounts many millions OF dollars Should the price Of
cotton 20 cents farmer friends who raise the
fleecy stuff will be able walk up the receiving teller
window and lay down about $9O00000O If cotton brings
p cents then the Oklahoma planters will be able to in
the states bank deposits by about Sl00OO000O But
there lot of people who look for better prices
and OF them predict values anywhere between Is and
SO cents pound The 2s-cent price will add to the
sources of Oklahoma planters sum approxmang
$ll2OOO000
Regardless Of what kind of range prevails in cotton
prices, the producers the of marketing period
which is to bring them financial rewards for which they
have waited long and patiently
Interest in the cotton situation is not confined to this
years crop Since conditions promise enrich the planter
from the 1917 yield the planter looks ahead to 1918
increased acreage is to bring him the best
The government estimate on the cotton crop this year
based conditions June rs is $4,000 bales This is
about $4,000 bales more than last years actual crop and
AL 600 bales than in 1915 The great 1914 crop was
l6l350O bales This year 3460O0OO acres are planted
This is 100000 less than actually harvested from
year ago. and around 100000 less than for the 1915
crop The great crop of 1914 had acreage of 3688 900
acres The largest acreage planted in the year
l9J-3 0890OO acres The crop that year was 4S6
bales.
The world is short of cotton Stocks afloat and in
Liverpool are about nehalf Of what they year
ago, and less than third of 1915 Germany is said
be practically without cotton in its FORM except for
small supply which the central empire governments are
conserving for muniton purposes Every day the is
destroying large amounts
The estimated yield of II 63JOOO bales makes this the
third year of short cotton crop An interesting statement
has been made that under these circumstances there had
been cotton would have been selling higher than its
present price The has created an abnormal demand
for cotton which has offset the cutting off OF Gcmans
purchases here but the submarine campaign is making
hardly possible to ship cotton over because of the pres
sure for tonnage which is insufficient cary more
gent needs.
The total stock OF American cotton in Liverpool is un-
ue' "oVW oaics or Tour weeks consumption The Brit
h board Of trade estimates the stock of Of all kinds
in Liverpool and at the mills at 100000 bales Unless
ton can be gotten the Atlantic it would i'm
possible to avoid complete deness in the English cotton
manufacturing industry.
Cotton is Oklahomas greatest crop In some years the
crop failed TO sell for prices that brought comfort plant
ers and their families But the low prices have become
ancient history and Okahomas greatest crop is quite
tain to bring profits in harmony with the magnitude of the
cotton raising industry of our state.