The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-20
Cotton Specialist
Writes Regarding
Acreage Problem,


~ T.. Weary q cotton specialist from
austin, Texas hhs written letter. %
iht Caller ln which he discusses the
cotton AND feed stun situation fof Nu.
'es county aud iht coast country
iie takes thr attitude eliot wct s,a
sun should cause an Increase in the
planting of iced aufls. especially uf
eiucing The cation Acreage los 1919
iis letter follows
mote in todhys Slows. where R o.
fNket district or eniulH aNent
predicts thu cotton acreage m Nucccs
county w.l nos bc materially reduced
in ihat county Or thp Duasf country.
Du account ~ SGD much rain which has
fei1ulcd planting af fa,d crops. and
fhc hope. hy farmcfa Chat they VIII hc
npHefiticd hs toe hieh prices ~ short
crop. " all the rest of iho belt reduces
ihrr acreage
The latter reason is feared and BE-
talked everywhere. hut m no rsrfIon
f iarrc hut yer, small re 0Ant of
thls type 90 farmers that have been
aNle go bear ~ gencniiy nom two 90
ini' q dozen of theu teHi wals. nan.
Sow minded kind of men are found m
.ommunnv
am i0aih to believe Nurcc. ooun
Ga 0f thc coam country IL fuol un
With That c;@sa of tanners N ~ L. r.
i- certainly no indut ement for a real
nsincss FARMER to move tO that sew
fiou
"tH Ga the excessive ains prevent
lrr thr planting 0f seel crops. 30 ha4
been ny observation chat tho more
Nhi"f we have in CHIC SON Boo Tryls to
hceln crnp with tls hotter wt can
afford 90 plant Coed crops thai such
seasons feed crons selaom fal while
we know our MOST common enemy
INSECTS are more destructive to cot
tom in wet seasons than amy oihsl.
Then from 'hls point 90 view. 30 is
safe 90 plant full mortgages 81 feed
crops
Neain. we know the Jorge corn
growing states etrnrniiy snc8Elnr
arr large wheat HnwiHf States Wc
told hr Government authorities
fhAt on arCouni ~ thc guaranteed
uflo0 of whtHf thr acrrarD to vnoaf
boss hecn greatly Increased with "a cor
rt noudinE decrease u corn acreage
fhis being tue ma we expect nns
thing hnt extremely hieh prices for
corn next season Corn be- NOW HIGH
~ a Chicafo 81 go pen hushei cham
t h1a boon during thc war largely hc
cause OF thlf reduction of acreage
When corn 81 heh 800 feed STUFF b.
hirh From These prospects 'wh0t
price will cotton Have o. sell fot to ul,
fug fcod2
"Aedu some nconio thur ihe prlccs
fof cotton of Oh. 1919 Hnd i0is crops
nre natural consequence in snnc
way ~ iho war tet mo
aisabuso such mcn's minds of such
fonuahnrss Thr farmers ol lhO South
Wado those rr.rc. hN organizing nlm
lne fnop rcr Hnd holhug for ffI
thnt N1d not fhe chances nIe lhe two
CROPS would not hnVo brought il cents
Whnr the organization covered every
cotton rfowlur state lhcif funds have
been such CHAT 10 COULD NOT ho taken /
60 200 ~ tho people Tho short crops
hirc hcipcd b. to wIn with n.r cot |
i0n crlp ihis ycar nua the department I
of agriculture Handicapped f0r funds
20. DO mass h. thc uuouic NOT organic /
ed whui might hr Goo price of cotton /
nDNl mi b. mirhi destroy thn CO..
lHullainn entirely tud pluec uH back 4
ln flU lN.DDnt COTTON ui uf thc ntst I
"rafaiv fIt fDr aoNrrn counts
reduce thc cotton HreHeD tu 1919 /
iAHntcr merchant 1ou Hlc now ful
ueime supplies to mahn fhis crop nt
pficcH SOU Nnnv 1851 tHee tN-r"ut
COTTON 900 pHt fuU NJ the CROP 1863 .
enough lo crHhio Dr hcau Hnd spins /
npr. t0 crush thr organization hi thrrI
pumhiumr nsHmm fair rnccy 1nl thr
crop sen for loss az much less whore /
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