The spectator., 1921-01-14
Plant Not More Than 10 Acres to. the Mule
To the Cotton Groapeys, Merchants ond Bonkers ef
 Arkansds.

Arkunsas:
 radical reduction cotton in 1921 The Worlds Markets have been able to part of the 1920 will be probably large the surplus previous years and the 1920 that moderate reduction will be able to buy that prices then will be even lower than and to the and to the bankers snd chants who finance them.
 If every community the belt will become self the matter of food and feed cotton will be automa lcay reduced fifty If fifty cotton reduction not made this serious disaster confront
 We sympathy the object of the based on sound prnc les and are likely result in reaction that will cause excessive planting of cotton 1922 ano those who finance them should NOW make and follow persist sound and safe wear whrhrr cot on low hgh that ~ reduce minimum the of needed by the land and increase the annual net returns acre
 Cotton will always be the chief cash of Arkansas But hang ong lin Cotton b. produced more skfuk aud far m" economically than has been the past and tn. food and feed.
 1921 shall include the prcducon farm and plantation the food feed needed for all the people animals the srowes will no" be safs unless they do it & ls2l and will S e the er of the stare 1920 buy feed alone they would be good nan cia condition despite the low price of cotton
 The feed crops each should be those ha vii ia of the corn raj ed in this state is grown at oss either d t'ge On farms Spanish velvet beans be Lespedess of the best hay for a smn sn sdG bs not % dry yeHs 5
 beans peanuts Every in oats should produce Lespedeza
 The pantedo feed should be sufficient
 ample supply from the minimum yields of It is usual to the planting the high yields of favorable generally safe rule of grain and three of hay for each work animal and the additional needed produce is 20 bushels; 24 bushes hay, 1l'tons
 Pastures become should be provided in 1921 on each farm and plantation supply fully the needs of the stock cattle and hogs Good pastures great grain and duce the cost o producing crops Usually they can be located the land that IS least productive
 stock should be tried but small Perishabe shouo grown on so small an area by those without experience with Farmers may find f'abe sell their home towns feed and poultry supplies pays beginner with new c or live stock to raise products to ship unless he cal to it through efficient community organizations
 Raising ample supply of feed crops meat rovdng needed the trial in small of other cash on large of ton farms automatically reduce the c''tton acreage to safety pont
 5 The banker has igh the plans folowe the farmers and who do borrow from him. He doe those whose he loans require farmers n that will more nearly enable the farmers to meet their obga ons when due and the only SURE each tion with crop growers buy goods from him on credit
 Few bankers familiar with the conditions needs and
 banker each of the farms of those who get loans from him have frsndh council th the about the adapt and the profitable pla follow under the exs,nv ondons By being familiar with the farmers problems th nker will be more in mpalh with better farming plans
 G. The bankers merchants and each county should get together and their cou"b holding meetings Jan in the district competent sgric"tu ss merchants and bankers will consider the profitable plans for operating th that be financed 1921 The bankers should make suc
 strenuous efforts that community spirit wi be created that will eut farmer and e needed h place
 The bankers merchants and each should find the actual of each tha wi be his 1921 and arrange that required kind of seed n the cout ty consider be time before it is needed.
 z The bankers merchants and growers in each county should advance operation with the abe markes for the surplus farm products of the