Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-03-27
STRONG IMPETUS
GIVEN MOVEMENT
Move to Reduce Cotton Acreage In
Texas Gathers Momentum
Daily. .a

Considerable impetus II being given
the state campaign for the reduction
OF the cotton acreage fully IS per
cent by the cooperation OF the mar
kets and warehouse department and
By the extension service OF the Agri
cultural and Mechanical college.
TAees departments are cooperating
with ths county committees In every
iastaaes in the matter Of urging upon
the farmers the Importance OF seduc.
ten q the cotton acreage and in
planting sufficient food and feed crops
to Insure an adequate supply for home
consumption.
The entire force of inspectors OF
the markets snd. warehouse depart
ment 10 now IN the field, conducting q
systematic campaign along the lines
Of cotton reduction. This work Is be-
ing done under the direction Of r. C.
WsiHert, commissioner. The inspsc-
tors Of this department report that
all Of the counties are organized and
are working to secure pledges. Acre.
age reduction Is due largely to q
heavy acreage of wheat oats and
corn, already planted and being plant
ed. Henderson county has been re-
ducing the acreage for the last ten
years, but still further reduction will
be made for this year. Similar re-
ports were received from each of the
inspectors.
County Agents Are Active.
The county agents are working out
plans applicable to the conditions pre-
vailing in their respective counties.
Special emphasis is laid upon the i'm
portance Of planting sufficient feed
crops for home consumption. The
agents are attempting to bring before
the farmers the fact that it will be
to their economic interest to reduce
their cotton acreage and substitute
some other crop instead. The direc-
tor of the extension department of
A. and M. College reports that the
committees over the state are doing
considerable good in the campaign to
secure a reduction Of the crop one
third.
The mass meeting Of all the farm
ers and bankers of Dewitt county has
been called for March at Cuero by
the county committee. Letters have
been addressed to every farmer and
banker, requesting their presence at
the meeting. T. s. Henderson of
Cameron, large cotton planter of
Milan county, will address the men at
this mass meeting.
The committee appointed in San
Petrico county has reported that
they do not believe 1t necessary to
conduct a campaign for reduction Of
the cotton acreage. The following
statement was made:
In San Patrico County.
ION account of the wet weather
and advanced season, It will be i'm
possible for the farmers of this coun-
ty to plant q full acreage In cotton.
The season here is well advanced,
much more 80 than in the more north
ern sections Of the state, and very
little farm work has been done on ac-
count of the exceedingly late wet
spring. In fact, this Is the first week
that the weather has been favorable
to farm week.
1.-THE farmers are so far behind with
their work that It would not be easy
to get the farmers interested in such
a campaign. But the acreage will be
necessarily cut down one-third. An
other matter hindering campaign. is
the fact that we are unable TO. grow
other crops as are other sections OF
the state. Our cnIy substitute for
cotton il grain soFghunas, for whish
there Is no satisfactory market.
I'VE are IN full sympathy with the
movement, but " DO not think that
i campaign for further rsductien
would meet With popular approval
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