South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-29
SOUTH BEGINS
To FEED ITSELF
Dixie Has Dropped Old Time
One-Crop System mad is
Helping Nation.

DALLAS. Texas July 2e-Ihe
south has dropped the one-crcp sys-
tenn and is beginning 10 feed ITSELF
and help the rest OF the nation thus
puttfnq an end TO the story about
Texas farmer who bought ms
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 10 authorizes
has done more than years of advice
in bringing about the present stu
alton i'm the south where large
quantities OF food now are being
raised The immediate and import
ant effect. members OF agricultural
departments say. is the sharp de
crease i'm the drain on the north
and west. which now permits OF
greater overseas shipments from
those sections.
Fair Return Insured
Fixed government prices, insur
ing a fair return, encouraged plant
ing agents Of the agricultural de-
partments and agricultural schools
pointed out to the southern 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. Ala bama Louisi-
ana. North Carolina. Florida and
Virginia will harvest greatly diversi-
fed food crops this year. one
striking result is shown in ship
ming report from Alabama. Until
four Years ago from Il counties in
the state not a single carload of
hogs was shipped In the year end
ing April I. 1918. hogs TO MI 1852
were sent from the same counties.
The value Of the hogs now growing
i'm these counties was estimated al
100000. Formerly the section
raised little except cotton.
A summary recently issued by
the federal reserve bank for the
eleventh federal reserve district
dwelt on the prosperity following
the planting of a varied crop in the
largest state in the union.
Authorities whom we consider
entirely conservative estimate the
Texas wheat crop from 100000 to
100000 bushels and the oats
crop at approximately 5O,OOO.OOO
bushels" the report said. The
WELD is greatly curtailed on account
of unfaVorable conditions in the
Panhandle section where in normal
times. the grain is extensively pro
duced In more favored parts OF
Texas. the north. northeast and CEN
trail portions, the yield is far above
normal. The acreage sown in pea
nuts and other feed crops in all sec
tions Of the eleventh federal reserve
district has been unusually large
and correspondence advise these
crops are doing nicely
Sections Looking Up.
Some sections OF west Texas
which for two years and more have
suffered a terrific drought almost
completely demoralizing the cattle
business are again coming into their
own
The outlook in the cattle indus
trv has shown much Improvement
i'm the last month" the report con
tinues. "A large area OF the range
country has received fine rains and
there is better feeling among
cattle and sheep men. 1t is still very
dry in portions of New Mexico and
the cattle interests are suffering. In
the Panhandle section Of Texas CON
ditions are much improved. Recent
rains have made plenty Of grass
and the shipping OF cattle 10 pas
ture in other sections is no longer
necessary"
The fruit crop has been good.