The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-01
rbousands of Bales Left
Rotting in Southern
Fields
FORCED TO DIVERSITY
cooperative Marketing and
Increase in Crops Expected
70 Stabilize Prices
p. u e.. HAMILTON.

,.r between tue S'attN'
liners today are ready 10 pra'
.t.y abandon cotton as inc pach-
ton. NJ ihs.r crops and SWING over
oor,tnod tics whiCh VIII prihs
non, NOR, revenue. They nope 'h'N
,ui ,ot have To- be drastic enough
~, SERIOUSLY affect prodnction OF tnis
s,,rie which in the past has hrougnt
,,,r, thousands ~ millions annualN
.,t, his section. hut already steps
taya been taken To- cut into thl'
ycsr's planting with sufficient Nigor
,bcv believe. to fore" nrl'es pa'h
10 somahuG near normal
conservative estimates place inc
,trber Of cotton bales on the farms
and IN warehouses now AT lo'ooo'-
o00 There are fields scattered over
,bs sou,h spotted white with cotton
which has been left 10 rot on thr
s,aIk Farmers would rather 1t
Uaved thorc than go to the expense
NJ picking. ginning and shipping
Many things have contributed 10
.bo condition which makes the TOY
~ farmers I'm Dixie unusually nara.
rirst ,hcrc was the exodus OF n"Srn
lshor thou the uorth began ori'"'ng
wages which attracted the tl"'i
hands some of these are now r"-
fprnipg 30 the south but many
others are not. Therefore wages
mounted tu prohibitiVo rate. Wntte
men are not constructed TO stand tho
vithering heat of southern co'"n
fields
Freight rates have shot IN u1t'l
shipmcnt Of raw cotton now ~
serious business.
Sull--cottun prices are lower now
than before the wal
canvass Of the situation In 'he
"old south" and extending in.c pk-
lshoma. Texas and Missouri, shows
that state departments have official
rognizance Of the situation and are
urging steps to offset what might
happen II planters continued in the
old way and planted big cotton cr1hs.
Soy beans something compare
lively new In crops Of this country.
will he planted by many farmer. u
is valuable food product with oil
products contributing TO i,s value.
These facts have been developed
IN Investigations by the Internal
tonal News service;
Gcorgia's cotton acreage for th!s
year will not exceed one-half thgt
~ lFsN4 1TpNluttl q sur Wy llduF -
the state IL correct Food and IL d
products will replace it.
Tennessee. which has one Of the
worlds greatest cotton markets -
Memphis-does not raise sreat
deal OF cotton. hut Memphis or
ganizatious are backing "A movement
to cut the acreage of that state In
half.
\'o,btrg Jo,iri,a hoe Innn tanrr.3
yet in Oklahoma City circles regard
ing this years crop, but strong prCS-
sure Is being brought to boar 10
make the crop smaller by half. Let
terheads now being used b. this
states agriculture board bear n ror-
toon which shows a whirlpool on the
edge OF the shore. diversified
crops" farmer struggles In the
whirlpool, which is marked 'the
one-crop cotton whirlpool "if we
could arrange to raise 5000 900 bales
In 1921 instead Of $4,000, 600 bales
the credit of the south would he
greatly improved says nots ON
this lctterhead
Florida Various crops arn being
substituted for cotton. Corn. pea
nuts. sugar cane hay. SOY beans and
similar products will he increased
this year 10 take the place of cotton
Florida. remember raises large
amount Of sea island cotton. tho
rare long staple product wlich
grows only on the southern isla ads
and eacoast
/, Arkansas--Thc propaganda has
: not filtered into Arkansas with fun
headway and state officials are
doubtful II the crop there will be dc
creased more than one-fifth Food
products will be grown where cotton
is abandoned.
Texas-Co-operative marketing
under way Crop will be cut 30 per
cent.
North CarOlina--Cotton will le
cut one-thIrd. Corn, peas, soy ears,
potatoes and other food crops will
replace H.
Louisiana--The reduction in this
state will be from 80 to 40 per cent,
according to state estimates. Corn.
velvet beans and truck crops will bc
planted.
-Watermelous. aante-
loupes, potatoes. sweet potatoes AMI
similar products will cut heavily IN
10 cotton crops hero. County off
clals nave organized 10 help cIttuu
YFowers.
DNldbama-NothlnF definite. bat
rs presumed this state will follow
others.
South Carolina Crop will be
Heatly cut probably 30 pee cont
tuted.
IL is really too early just now 10
sam an accurate estimate Of the
vi crop, for planting does not he
sIu uulIl May, but pledges of arm
uutIhE the drive conducted
ttntoushout the winter forms Il basis
.ur computation, The only fear IL
sSP,essed by cotton handlers, who
A.. ,aie many farmers will deDend on
,N',' heighbors TO cut while they
W.. continue 10 plant heavily.
C'operative marketing plans are
!'NIlS tnelr entrance. One OF these
uelng heavily backed In Georgia,
~s"e' also, is strongly behind
NJ, farmers under this plan would
ouHsed 10 deliver their cotton
a. central station. which would
:" i's markcting-dribbhn II
~ Nv such a fashion that the nrice
ni,11 SIeat extent would be stabilized
hina hiM'asonla farmers have been com
is n, IN one Of these plans. Texas
organizing,
-
o,u pont Want That Kind.
M, ,"eI" a show in town that Ia
nocer, .t' mean, NJ for an in