The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-08
- EoRTY.CENT COTTON

''One matter lndt we fiiV iie'iifrt
 much worried about is this 40-cent got ton. It is earnestly to be desired that inc farmer does not lose sight of the fact that we don't have Accent cotton, or have not had it, save about every o' years As far as cotton history soeS, Accent cotton is wartime prlce. | uou,d he great blow to our state prosperity if every farmer went Tn eHteh- siyelv for cotton throughout the belt anu that is as probable in the belt as Tn Ala hama: and lost sight of the fact that discolinting the war. diversified farming has had more to do with good priced cotton than any other influence.
 Yet a certain amount of cotton shouio be and will be planted. Let's hope they won't overdo it. Cotton was prohtsole during last season mainly because the farms were otherwise self-supportnS But for the fact that the southern farmer was independent of cotton last year ne would not have seen Accent cotton, war or no war. Food crops, stock and other things had made the farmer independent of cotton Diversfication was the cot ton planters salvation financially.
 '.There are parts of the state where stock can be raised more profitably. per acre. than anything else. Othere are best suited to grains. others to truck, some 70 fruit, paying better dividends from this source than anything else that could be raised there. 1tt tuCic iS idiiu. otJo'if ing farms. that because of the character of inc soil and the elevation. are totally dissimilar though the farmers homes on two. such farms may be in hailing dis tance of one another It is a big job we are going after, but it's going to De done and done within the next few waaks SD soon, in fact. that we can get the information to the farmers well in advance of general planting
 FERTILIZERS TO BE CHEAPER
 ..It is our belief. in the department of 1 2 aericulture. Commissioner Allgood con l t;nued. that fertilizers will be much Icheaner this coming season. Nitrate of sofia is cheaper, potash is cheaper o"ing 1 0 the relieved situation regarding t'e German output but cotton seed meal ana acid phosphate will be somewhat hlgher.
 but these latter are not high enough to effect the reduction we see comins' anu
 have quotations that show that soods | that sold for s49 ton last season Will ne l abo,,t s49 thss season It is my belief | that this ratio will hold good through out the fertilizer grades.
 | T believe every cotton planter Tn Ala ! bama will be glad to hear that work mas started on the erection of the hrst or l the bonded warehouses of the American i Cotton association. It IS being built ID i Evergreen. in Conecuh county. and Will have capacity of 10000 bales, that is, the l first building will have that capacity. | We regard the structure there as but the rueleus of what the Evergreen plant eventually will be.
 ..The idea of the association is this 10 have a place for the planter to put his 1 cotton. draw money against it, and be able to wait, at small cost. for the price to be such that he can sell at reason l abie profit instead of. as in times gone by. have his years labor kicked into an adverse market to be sold at loss. Tha' l style of cotton marketing is dead 1T l Alabama now.
 BONDED WAREHOUSES,
 ..One of the busiest men in Alabama to- | day is w R. Green. secretary of the Ala bama division of the American Cottor
 association, with headquarters in Mont gcmers Tact is, I'm a bit busy with |