The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-27
SOUTH BEGINNING
TO FEED ITSELF
Has Dropped the 0ne-Crop Idea and Is
Now Turning It's Attention Toward
Helping to Feed the Whole Nation.

Has Dropped the 0ne-Crop Idea and Is
Now Turning It's Attention Toward
Helping to Feed the Whole Nation.
Dallas, Tex, July 27.--The South
has dropped the one-crop system and is
beginning to feed itself and help the rest
of the nation, thus putting an end to the
story about Texas farmer who bought
his beans in Boston, his furniture in
Grand Rapids, his food in Kansas City
and raised only cotton and pack of
hungry dogs.
The war, according to authorities, has
done more than years of advice in bring
ing about the present situation in the
South, where large quantities Of food
now are being raised. The immediate
and important effect, members of agri-
cultural departments say, is the sharp
decrease in the drain on the North and
West, which now permits of greater
overseas shipments from those sections.
Fixed government prices, insuring
fair return, encouraged planting agents
of the agricultural departments and agri-
cultural schools pointed out to the south
ern farmer the benefits of a varied crop,
and the excellent weather brought crops
that authorities say will result in still
greater acreage of wheat and oats next
year. The ideal weather resulted in an
early harvest.
Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Florida and Virginia viii
harvest greatly diversified food crops
this year. One striking result is shown
in shipping report from Alabama; I'm
| til four years ago from II counties in
the state not single carload of hogs
was shipped. In the year ending April
| !, 1918, hogs to fill 1852 were sent from
| the same counties. The value Of the
hogs now growing in these counties was
estimated at S4,000,000. Formerly the
section raised little except cotton.
! A summary recently issued by the
| federal reserve bank for the eleventh fed
eral reserve district dwelt on the pros
perity following the planting of varied
crop in the largest state in the union.
Authorities whom we consider entire
ly conservative estimated the Texas
wheat crop from 100000 to 100000
bushels and the cat crop at approx
mately 50,O0O000 bushels" the report
said. "The yield is greatly curtailed on
account of mfayorabe conditions in the
panhandle section where, in normal
times, 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 eleventh fed
eral reserve district has been unusually
large and correspondents advise these
crops are doing nicely.
"Some sections Of West Texas, which
for two years and more have suffered a
terrific drought 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 report continues. "a large
area of the range country has received
| fine rains and there is better 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 section of Texas condi-
tions are much improved. Recent rains
have made plenty Of grass and the ship
ping Of cattle to pasture in other sec
tions is no longer necessary