The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-02
GAMP AIGN FOR REDUCTION OF :.
COTTON ACREAGE CONTINUES

The campaign for reduction in
the cotton acreage in the south and
southwest goes merrily on, and
Through the efforts OF the association
with headquarters at Memphis, Ten
nessee. II Is bringing about good re-
suits.
There IS no. Sipubt ttut what a great
reduction wiz be made m the acreage
IN this section of the state. and from
reports received It seems that the plan
For less cottun and more food and feed
etiffs is generally wen thought Of
1hruughout the cotton growing sec
6on of The Unifed States
A propusit1m that has such q uni
1ersd backing as the reduction of
cotton acreage IN The entire south
This year. Will OF necessity demami re-
Spect and commercial support. The
Bankers win tea yotD frankly that the
policy pursued in the past Of re-
Euiring q farmer to put all his eggs
IN one basket as a basis ON which
10 obtain credit has proven TO be al
most the utter ruin OF the south fl
nancially. Credit merchants are car
rymg "a load that IS crushing them to
khe earth because they made the
Enesuus mistake OF forcing his GUS
epmers to adopt and practice q one
crop system The bad economic con
ditions prevailing at present Is 4
strong factor I'm forcing or bringing
about decided change in The system
pf farming in the southern states.
Information unquestionably, is doing
. mighty work as is evidenced by the
private and public gesolves that are
being made In, every part uf the south
10 produce less cotton and more food
pnd feed The subject IS of such i'm
yortance, and IS being so generally dis
cussed in every neigbborhvod that the
mere announcement of meeting in
counties and districts throughout the
south for a get together on the part. Of
the TURNER'S, bankers and merchants
10 devise ways and means for chang
ing the old system, will always bring
together O. record breaking crowd. The
banker. though conservative as he
should be. is more pronounced than
usual. His public and private discus
sions are insisting on farmers to plant
first of all, enough acres to pro-
vide feed and food for his house
hold before he Will even talk about
extension of credit He is advising
even those who are IN condition fl
nanciaily to take care of themselves
An the production of the crop, to en-
ter into the spirit of the times and
TO curtail along with the others, so
rhat there can be a universal system.
1t Is quite obvious, however, that
the farmer who is in good shape fl
nancialy. that is, so as not to ask
credit for the making of this crop,
has been practicing the rule pf pro-
ducing food and feed for himself and
having something else to sell besides
cotton.
The credit merchant, in his effort to
be merriful to G,is farmer customers
has found that he has not been just
with his creditors, therefore is de-
fermined within arfrnself, not to be
fooled again as to make further ad-
vances TO the man who has to buy
meat, corn and hay for home con-
sumption
The different states in the south are
becoming greatly stirred through ag-
ricultural, commercial ami financial
organizations, over the solution OF
the difficulties that confront them in
chanting and cultivating the 1921
crop.
In Oklahoma the secretary Of the
state bankers association is very &c
tive in the work OF reducing cotton
acreage and producing more food aud
feed, and he is of the opinion that
that state will curtail acreage from AZ
~ so per cent as compared to 1920,
That state has larger number OF
small farmers than in the majority
OF southern states, and therefore /!
easier for them to change from one
system Of farming to another. Meet
ings are being held in each county and
in many districts in many counties In