The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-06

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 5.--Govern-
ment and state agricultural forces in
session here a week ago, announced
today general plans for a crop sched-
ule to take the place of cotton as
the main crop.
In substance, the plan provides
that after every ample provision has
been made for the production of food
and feed for people and livestock
and for the improvement of soil fer
tilty. cotton may be grown as q
surplus crop This is in line with
the movement to reduce cotton acre.
age this year. While plans adopted
! in the committees report are general
| in character, more specific plans will
! be provided to suit individual cases
| by county demonstration workers. IN
other words. farmers will be told moi
only what to plant in place of the
acreage formerly planted to cotton
but they will be afforded every as
sistance in the handling of crops witt
which they are more or less unfamil'
| lar.
The committee consisted of DIR
Bradford Knapp, chairman. and NJ
j. Payne. Arkansas; L. A. Olson ant
/ NJ. L. Bendenbaugh, Mississippi; l.
C. McAmis, and II. n. Nichols, Ten
nessee; DR.. f.. r. Lloyd, G. w. Wat
son. DR.. TAFT Butler, Lem Banks j
II. Tull and w. NJ. Landess, Mem
phs. The report adopted by the
committee was as follows:
1--WE realize the great difficult
ties under which the cotton farm
ers of the South are laboring and
he is especially regarding the
plans for 1921. We believe that
few fundamental principles ought
to be stated as basis for Il
permanent agriculture.
mo one cash crop system of
farming ever produced a perma-
nently prosperous people. This
is true, no matter what the crop
may be. There are many reasons
for this lack of economical safety.
Among them are the following
Il. When the market or crop
fails. the people are in distress.
"2. Too large an acreage in
one crop fails to provide for ro-
tation Of crops and the building
up of soil fertility.
"3. Such system fails TO pro-
duce sufficient food and feed for
the people and livestock
a. One cash crop system does
not distribute the latcr through
the entire year, but results in
periods Of heavy work, inter-
spersed with periods of light work
zone cash crop system Of agri-
culture produces a cash income
but once during the year
"The essentials for safe farm
ing system for 1921 are as fol-
lows:
81. A good home garden for ever.
farm family TO supply the HON
needs for the maximum days in tn
year with n sufficient surplus to b.
canned. stored. or dried for futur
use. In this should be included al
ample supply of Irish or sweet po
toes for home use.
ION every farm. where possible
there should be small patch o
cane or sweet sorghum to produce tn
home supply Of syrup.
80. Corn enough to feed the fam
lly and all Of the livestock for a
least ono year should be produce
on cver nm. In the dryer sec
lions homa and Texas, grail
sorghu' rsoly displace corn
"S. Small grains such MS wheat
rye and oats are an important par
OF your southern agriculture, Thes
should be seeded in the fall, with pos
slble exception Of some spring oat'
mainly for feed, They should be
part of n permanent system, as the
help to hold the lands in winter an
fit into rotation OF crops for SO