The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-17
100000 BALES SURPLUS.
If No Crop At All Made This Year
Still Enough for One Year.

every farmer IN the state, lne 0ou'n
Carolina Division of the American
Cotton Association has issued state
ment appealing to every organization
in South Carolina to assist II
in it's efforts to secure an acre
age reduction in the state this year.
Statistics are given which tend to
show that on the first of next Au-
gust. before a bale of the 1921 crop
is picked, there will be on hand
surplus of over 100000 bales, or
almost a one-year crop. 1t is de-
clared that the planting of anything
like a normal acreage in cotton this
wear will be simple suicidal busi-
ness policy not alone for farmers but
for every business interest in the
south. For this reason it is declared
that the business and professional
men should be active in the movement
to secure acreage reduction.
ssThe gravity of the situation con-
fronting the south as regards the
planting of another cotton crop and
the apprehension on our part that
there are thousands of people in our
state who do not comprehend just
what we are up against impels US to
issue this appeal to the farmers, busi-
ness and professional men of South
Carolina" says the statement issued
by the South Carolina Division of the
American Cotton Association. 1--WE
feel that it is our duty to place the
facts squarely before them, as start
ling as they are, in order that every
ORGANIZED agency in the state may
Join with us in our efforts to see to
it that no farmer in South Carolina
plants over one-third of his cultlvat-
ed land in cotton this year. TO do
otherwise will be to invite disaster
and financial bankruptcy.
Zone of the most alarming features
of the present situation is that there
are so many who contend that they
cannot meet the requirements of the
association that they plant only one
third of their land in cotton. They
seem not to stop to consider that it
would perhaps be better that they
plant no cotton at all than to plant
it and be forced to sell next fall at
price far below the cost of production,
which we believe they will surely
have to do if over one-half crop is
raised this year. To those who still
have their last years crop on hand
we would say that present indications
are that they would profit by not
planting a bale because half-crop
this year would mean that they would
get more for their last years crop
than they would get for last years
crop and this years crop combined if
over a half-crop is planted this year.
ssNow what are the facts about the
cotton situation? Here they are, and
we hope every farmer in South Caro-
lima, white and colored, who can read,
will read them and that somebody
will read them to. every one that can
not read,
sOn August 1, 1920, there was
surplus of American cotton on hand,
according to Hester, of 6,OS6,O0O
bales.
"The ten-year average amount OF
American cotton on hand August l,
is 10000 bales.
cit is thus seen that the surplus
on hand on last August 1, was al
most six times larger than the av-
erage amount on hand at that time.
'The probable amount of surplus
cotton on hand on August 1, 1921, is
estimated by those who are in good
position to know, at over 100000
bales. or almost a one-year crop.
.sThe greatest consumption of eV-
erv American cotton ever known in
one year was 100000 bales. Ten
year average of consumption of Am
erican cotton prior to the great war
was 100000 bales. With so many
of the foreign mills shut down you
may figure yourself as to how much
will be consumed this year.
"The American crop Of 13,OO0,O00
bales this year indicates world sup
DIV of all kinds of cotton, including
American, of 29,O00,000 bales.
''The world carry-over, including
American cotton, may reach a total OF
100000 bales.
''The world during the first pres
ent year is not likely to consume
more than 100000 bales.
sThese are the facts. The figures
are startling but we believe they are
correct. They were prepared by the