The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-29
SOUTH DROPS THE
0hE-CROP 5YSTE NJ

Dallas. Tex, July 2S.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 a Texas farmer who
bought his beans in Boston, his fur
niture 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-
ton in the South, where large guam
titles of food now are being raised. The
immediate and Important effect, mem
bers of agricultural departments say.
is the sharp decrease in the drain on
the North and West, which now per-
mits of greater overseas shipments
from those sections.
Fixed government prices, insuring a
fair return, encouraged planting agents
of the agricultural departments and
agricultural schools pointed out to the
southern farmer the benefits of a var
led crop, and the excellent weather
brought crops that authorities say will
result in still greater acreage at 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 food
crops this year. One striking result
is shown in a shipping report from Al
ALBANIA. Until four years ago from II
counties in the state not a single car
load of hogs was shipped. In the year
ending April 1, 1918, hogs to fill 1852,
were sent from the same counties. The
value of the hogs now growing in these
counties was estimated at S4000,000.
Formerly the section raised little ex-
cept 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 en-
tirely conservative estimate the Texas
wheat crop from 10000 tc 100000
bushels and the oats crop at approx
mately 100000 bushels the report
said. THE yield is greatly curtailed
on account of unfavorable condition in
the Panhandle section where in Or
NAL times, the graf is extensively pro-
produced In more favored parts of
Texas, the North, Northeast and Cen
trail portions, the yield is far above nor
NAL. The acreage sown in peanuts and
other feed crops in all sections of the
Eleventh Federal Reserve district has
been unusually large and correspond
ents advise these crops are doing nice
ly.
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 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 bet
ter feeling among cattle and sheep men.
1t is still very dry in portions or New
Mexico and the cattle interests are suf-
fering 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.