The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-19
BETTER STAPLE NEEDED; GIVES
SOLUTION TO COTTON PROBLEM
HERE SAYS COUNTY ACCIE MAN

the cotton-growing belt at this time
is long staple cotton and urging the
farmers of Grady county to investi-
gate before buying seed for the 1919
crop, ]. w. Owens, county agricul-
tural agent, said today in speaking
of the cotton outlook for 1919:
Il feel that the man who attempts
to grow a crop Of cotton in 1919
ought to be informed in. some way
or other, and especially should he
know that this country-the cotton
producing section-has made no at
tempt on a large scale to improve its
staple, but on the contrary has gone
wild ON lintage production. The con-
sequent results of such method
will naturally induce people to grow
cotton of a high limiting per cent,
and in every instance, produce sta
pie of minimum value.
What we need today is a cam
paign for better staple. We will
never get the maximum price for our
cotton and will be forced to hold
and be at the mercy OF the specula-
| tor and the man who will always
persist in giving out misinformation
instead of information.
I'VE Of Grady county had just as
we'll face the issue as it is and not
be deceived by seed spectators and
the man who says he has made
money out of short staple cotton.
We will not question the fact that
he has made money, but we must
emphasize the fact also that he has
made his last money by growing
short lint cotton.
my honest opinion is that we will
carry over from the 1918 crop
enough short line cotton to supply
the demands of all the mills Of the
world that use such cotton and
should we by 1919 production, add
to this enormous supply. this COM
ing fall will find us in more seri-
GUS predicament than the season
just closed.
"If we were looking for quantity
only, and the mills Of the world
were clamoring for increased pro-
duction, then Of course more mills
would be adjusted to handle short
lint, but we. might as well face the
situation as it exists, for the man
who produces cotton in 1919 will lose
or gain according to acceptance of
the facts as they are today.
Il would be the last man among
our people to ask our farmers to ex-
pertinent with untried varieties of
cotton or any other crop, but when
l know what a crop has done for
others and has been grown suffi-
cient number of seasons to prove its
worth, l will unhesitatingly give the
farmer the benefit of what l have
observed and recommend or not rec
ommend such a crop for our 10.
cality.
I'VE are trying to pace sufficient
seed among the farmers of Chicka-
sha trade territory to occupy the
time of one gin and when we sue
ceed the farmer who procures this
seed may count himself fortunate in
deed. Acala cotton will redeem our
very critical situation. There may
be some other cotton which would do
the same, but we do not know OF it.
Every farmer who grows cotton
can not afford to plant poor seed
this year. Ii he does poor results
will follow as surely as we live, be-
cause as l have stated, the world
is fed full of this poor grade and
short lint cotton and cannot take on
any more. In speaking to the farm
ers I would say, inquire Of your
banker about this seed which will be
for distribution in "a few days. Ask
your friends to investigate before
buying other varieties Of seed. You
can not afford to make any leaps in
the dark this year therefore investi-
gate every proposition and come to
some reasonable conclusion before
you take action"