The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-01-05
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COTTON ACREAGE.

Discussing cotton arroag for
thc MOST season ,omothma ike
rarmz rcd faa loa Dun WITH
the growth of 'as. sea.on @ lue
In thc market and. when sold
BRINGING Iar Joss thau fna cost uf
production Vet here wo arc af.
tho timo 'o make roady for cotton
in South Texas and 30 rs the dmc.
when wc must decide ppon our
course Much OF the coming sea-
son unjust oi necessity depend upon
factors which wc cannot know nb.
solUie'y 90 thh timo Wo aro.
awaiting thc rcmlf 0f rcura o.ta.'
iIons being made n Washington
ipr changes BOP fbo immigration hillI
which shah permit Tho custom oil
.as' season f0 prevail and give us.
McNicau cotton pitkor We
should know before many dnss.
whether me delegates sent from
'NH section and from othnr cotton
growing areas have succeeded m|
obtaining thc small alteration in
iho wording of fhc immigration
hill which Is so necessary 20 ourl
"oiion growing W. realize Chat
the forces of organized labor inl
the north have made continued
and bitter fight against any pro- !
vision which permits bringing nI
NeNiemis Wc know tnai tho mat F.
for was Investigated and the of .
ficin. roplrf shows that ODE places I
ihe MeXicnns took were ilosc|
which men did not want email
would mot hll in other words ihoi
roafcafione of the labor unions
thai the Mcxicans wore ocitinp|
WORK white men needed were not
upheld
Passing over thc labor question
as settled as for as 70 may be forl
the present we como io iho pro 7
crams which have been espouscd .
ior ihe coming sason The Mem
phis conference adopted o. drastic
scheme under which only about
one.ihird Of the area in cotton
- ihc last season should Boz plant !
od upon each farm whore cotton
b. raised The scheme was io Del
enforced hv combination Of.
bankers who would. hy rcstric.
zion OF credit. compel the adop
ton of the plan Tho Nemnhisl
organization meets m Ncw or
icnns ihis week to perfect the pro
gram oad take steps TO mako it
effective
it is har4ly probable thar thel
formers of Ncuores county nnl
This section win follow tho drastic
lines of lhe Memphis conferences
yet the principle of cotton acre
age reduction Appeals assured of
a certain amount of influence
Now and for some time farmers
hovc been buying AND hinging|
m feed They are having y im
pressed upon thom that tho ad
vice of Nm kroh and other as.
perts Boz agriculture Is sound They
ece tho dollars which cotton
hroughi-in scanty measure qo-
ing oui for the articles which
should have been grown upon ihe
farm The lesson is pressed home
in these days of tight money aud
with cotton below cost of prodac.
ton From chat lesson wo mas
hope Go Soc The cotton acreage.
as relnicd 90 chat in Feed siuffs
ct materially tho coming season
If l2i.00O acres were iu cotton
los Nueces county ihe last year 90
approximately 250O0 en- feed. and
Use feed uas whclly insufficient
the farmer may hc expected to
have reasoned out q better rela
zion ior 1927 Au expert in affairs
of This county estimates that
fair division of acreage this year
would Dr. 100000 acres iu cotton
and around 10000 acres 81 feed
Hufis This Is merely an approx.
nation II il were adopted there
would hgfew farmers who were
seeking bank aid III with Tho
feed crops went the rational nc.
compartment Of livestock Tie
only economical means OF selling
feed 90 advantage we should
see better bosed agriculture Z.