The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-02
|S DOING GOOD WORK IN
 RAISING CROPS

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 2-The South has dropped the one-crop sys tenn and is beginning to feed itself and help the rest of the nation, thus put ting an end to the story about a Texas farmer who bought his beans in Bos ton. his furniture in Grand Rapids his food in Kansas City and raised only cotton and a pack of hungry dogs
 The war, according to authorities has done more than years of advice in bringing about the present situa. tion in the South. where large Quanti- ties of food now are being raised The immediate and important effect. mem bers of agricultural departments say, the North and West, which now per. mts of greater oversease shipments from those sections.
 Fixed government prices, insuring fair return, encouraged planting. Agents of the agricultural depart ments and agricultural schools pointed out 10 the Southern farmers the bene- fits of varied crop, and the excellent weather brought crops that authOri- ties 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 will harvest greatly diversified crops this year. One striking result is shown in shipping report from Ala bama. Until four Years ago, from sev- enteen counties in the state not q single carload of hogs was shipped. In the year ending April l, 1918, hogs to fill 2,352 cars were sent from the same counties. The value of the hogs now growing in these counties was estimated at $4,o0O. .0OO Formerly the section raised little except cotton.
 \ summary recently issued b. the Federal Reserve Bank Of the Elev- enth Federal Reserve district dwelt on the prosperity following the plant ing of d varied crop in the largest state in the Union.
 Authorities whom we consider en- tirely conservative estimate the Texan wheat crop aT from s,vss@ 900 to 12.000,000 bushels, and the oats crop at approximately 50,000,00 bush els" the report said. The yield is greatly curtailed on account of un- favorable conditions in the Panhandle sections, 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 Elev enth Federal 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 terrific drought, almost completely demoralzing 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 a better feeling among cattle and sheep men It is still very dry in portions of New Mexico. and the cattle inter. ests are suffering. In the Panhandle section of Texas conditions are much improved Recent rains have made plenty of grass, and the shipping of cattle to pasture in other sections is no longer necessary"
 The fruit crop has been good peaches in particular being plentiful