The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-23
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CAN TIE Eh&tN54S FARMER PRODUCE Al COTTON
 PR0FiTA8EY?

By V5.r ts a Director Agricul-
 aaaI f.Na.a-. Il E.Y5#Ioa, ni,ersu
 ot Arkaasas.
 fss many years he agricultural agencies of thc South have urged the home production of food and feed supplies. The reason given was that such a system added to the profits of The farm. We have scattered through out Arkansas and throughout the South innumerable progressive farm srs who are living examples of the correctness of this teaching These men have grown their home supplies If food and feed and have produced cotton es cash crop. These men lave prospered and today are owners ot unmort gagged farms.
 However. the question has been raised as O the effect of the high price of cotton upon the profits under ] system Of this kind Many farmers 'oday believe that they can better af- lord 10 grow cotton and purchase fueir supplies of food and feed Chat are used whil he cotton crop i5 being produced.
 All Cotton Will Not Pay.
 IL is true that with cotton at BOG per pound many farmers of the state will be able temporarily 10 make bet ter profits through adherence 70 cot ton as one crop. However. these same men will be surprised when they come 10 reckon with the costs of feed Cotton Is worth only that which it will buy, If cotton al 30c Der pound and feed than it would at l2C per pound. then in reality it Is worth DO more, Careful comparison Of the re- tall equivalent values of cotton Tn July. 1914. and under present condi- tons show that on the average the purchasing power Of cotton today is practically no greater In food and feed supplies than f va. before July t1i+ Previous to July. l9l4. the ay craze for cotton might well be sald tp be 12c per pound Of s6O per bale With recent prevailing prices it is worth 3oc per pound OF Sfs0 per bale. Yet q bale Of cotton today will buy only onP more bdle of haD will uuf buy as much corn. will nof buy nearly 50 much lard. will not buy a,S aanscH sal pork. nor ss much bacon. very htti'' mJee nam. Gniy I few more e47sss 4nG q little more butter. only few mol } sweet and irish potatoes. On She sv- craze, considering all farm prodpct5 anteriag into flte ordinary expenses of he one crop cotton farm. he puI' chasing power df cotton k no greater today as D0C per pound than in ga1E aA I2c
 IT rhp progressive farmers or Inv South protir-d by producing heir own sood and feed previous to 19l4 why ,uuld Ihev not prosper under present. cpnditiorS by observing the 4aun1 r-,am sysrem-
 en Drodming Oar own food and npta applies m Arkansas We can reaaorsI 'sY say that ~e are not sacrificing h s.oney Cn he contrary, We can s<ry 1dt 1e are rendering a patriotic srr- t}se.
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 Get 1t.
 NJ McAdoo. Director General at este Railroads. says for us to grow lt- hat if ue do not grow it Wa mag u.a unable 70 get it.
 May every cotton grower in Arkan- =ns sign the food production pledge and receive his honor card 10 display festffytns t0 the fact thal as | tatriot- C sitlzen he recognizes his duty to IS Government. his duty to himself and family and the best principles
 good business management as dp ohed tn his farm.