Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
War Cause. South
/ to Discontinue,
One-Crop System

Dallas, TEX, July zI.-Ine SOutn Has
dropped the one-crop system and Is, be-
ginning to feed itself and help the rest
Of the nation, thus putting an end to
the story about Texas farmer VINO
bought his beans in Boston. his furni-
ture in Grand Rapids. his food in Kan
sas City and raised only cotton and
pack Of hungry dogs.
The war, according to authorities
has done more than years Of advice IN
bringing about the present situation In
the south, where large quantities OF
food now are being raised. The imme-
date and important effect, members OF
agricultural departments say, is the
sharp decrease in the drain on the
north and west, which now permttsrof
greater overseas shipments from those
sections.
Fixed government prices, insaring a
fair return, encouraged planting agents
of the agricultural departments and
agricultural schools pointed out to the
southern farmer the benefits of
varied crop, and the excellent weather
brought crops that authorities say will
result in still greater acreage Of wheat
and oats next year. The idealSweather
resulted in an early harvest. ~
81 Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Florida and Virginia
will harvest greatly diversified food
crops this year. One striking result
As shown in shipping report from
Alabama. Until four years ago from
seventeen counties in the state not a
single carload of hogs was shipped. In
| q A N
fill 1852 cars were sent from the same
counties. The value Of the hogs now
growing in these counties was esti-
mated at $A0O0,00Q, Formerly the Sec
tion raised little except cotton. q,
A summary recently issued by the
federal reserve bank for the Eleventh
federal reserve district dwelt on the
prosperity following the planting of q
varied crop in the largest state in the
union.
authorities whom we consider en-
tirely conservative estimate the Texas
wheat crop from 100000 to 1000, 900
bushels and the oats crop at approx
mately 5O.000,O0O bushels" the report
said "The yield is greatly curtailed
on account of unfayorable conditions
in the Panhandle section where in
normal trimes the grain is extensively
produced. In more favored parts OF
Texas, the north northeast and central
portions, the yield is far above normal.
The acreage sown in peanuts and other
feed crops in all sections of the Elev-
enth federal reserve district has been
unusually large and correspondents i'd
wise these crops are doing nicely.
Some sections of'west Texas, which
for two years and more have suffered
terrific drouth almost completely de-
moralizing the cattle business, are
again coming into their own.
"The outlook in the cattle industry
has shown. much Improvement in the
last month"; the Aport continues. "A
large area of thy range country has
received fine rains and there ia Il bet
ter feeling among cattle and sheep
men. It is still very dry in portions of
New Mexico and the cattle interests
are suffering. In the Panhandle Sec.
ton of Texas conditions are much I'M
proved Recent rains have made plen-
ty of grass and the shipping of cattle
to pasture in other sections is no long
er necessary
The fruit crop has been good.
peaches in particular being plentiful.