Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-28

was known as Farm Demonstrator,
now known as county agent" New
er before, in the history of this
country, was the government 80
closely identified with the home af.
Iairs OF the people. Why should not
!he government do foe cotton what
It dld for wheat during the world
war wa Wheat is produced in the
west; cotton, in the South. Both
are great sections of the greatest
country in all the world. Let the
government speedily turn its dutv
70 the men who produced, in this
year of Grace, 1920, cotton which
the world wants-greatly needs?
It is being wisely urged that the
cotsoh acreage for 1921, compared
win l9l1-l920, should be reduced
not less than one-third. This can
~ Legislation cannot touch so ner-
sonai subject sa that. The arpu-
menus. IN favor of reduction are nm
ahsWerable. Many men are deaf
TO argument. They NAV Weld 70
persuasive methods-to earnest an
peals based on their individual in
duction. re-
What is the management of the
great cotton mills throughout tbe
Eastern, and In a number of South-
ern states, doing as a matter of self
protection? They are either rednc-
ins tne number of working days or
LLeaucing wages. In large num-
Der OF instances, labor has, with
comimiendable promptness and in good
spirit, accepted the reduction of
wages and resort to fewer WORKING
nours: They are comprising the
SITUATION just as we must commas
II IN the matter of sharply reduced
cotton acreage.
All is not lost save honor. Not a
bit of it. True the marketNtb.,
curo-stone speculators-and tbe boIl
Weevll have united in giving cotton
growers a blow between the ewes
out the latter were not blinded. They
are IN condition, as to bodily health
ana vision, to strike back. They will
strike back, vigorously and triumnb-
ahtiy. Note the prediction.
Let's see what people have ac-
ccomphshed across the waters under
Vhe most crushing state of affairs
Lok at France. Torne up. shot to
pieces, devastated! She has made
large crops of cereals, etc. on tha
recent flelds of battle and carnaoa
opto September l, 1920, 4.175 nm
acres had been cleared of debris and
levelled. Of that total. 1896 000
acres had been given first nlonob-
ing. Of the quite 5000. 900 acres
Ihentlon, there was sown in cereals
I,19Z,OO0 acres which represents
oO per cent of the grain area nrior
to the world war. $4,000 acres
We're planted in beets and Irish mo-
tatoes. p'
For the first time since 1914 the
french peasants will have made and
harvested enough food crops to meet
thelr m own wants and to spare.
Inc devastated region has been
maze TO blossom as the rose! A con-
ssefVatlve estimate puts production.
IN the region referred to, as fol,
lows; Wheat, 6,700,O0O bushels !.
oats, 21,125,00 bushels; beets. 25,,
00O,OOO bushels and Irish potatoes
9,'3O0,00O bushels. In addition to
the fields, every family has flour
ishing garden.
The government financed the far
mers in the sum of 5000, 100000 in
cash or IN supplies equivalent to
OF all the overseas stricken coun-
tries, France will be the first com
pletely to rehabilitate herself. Whv?
Because her fixed financial policy
guarantees a per capita circulation
OF money of $47.50 every day in ev
cry year. A liberal per capita cir
culatlon of good money is the abso-
lutte essential to general and con-
tinuing prosperity.