The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-20
TOBACCO GROWERS
TO CUT ACREAGE
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DECIDES ON REDUCTION
OF SO 1-3 PER CENT.

third per cent. of the 1921 tobacco
crop, compared with that of 1920, was
determined upon at Florence by the
executive committee of the South Car
olina Tobacco Association, acting upon
authority voted it by the convention
of the association held in that city
last Friday. Enactment of a compul-
sorry tieing and grading law is expect
ed to curtail further production.
Immediately upon passage of the
resolution for reduction, official no
tice was sent to North Carolina that
her sister state is with her for the
betterment of the tobacco industry.
Probably the best indication of the
reduction sentiment in South Caro-
lima, says the Florence Times, lies in
the information which the secretary
placed before the committee. He OBJ
tanned it in census of the meeting
last Friday. Of those attending the
meeting 236 expressed themselves on
reduction with the following results:
six for so to 100 per cent. flat cut, one
for 40, 21 for 33 1-3, 8 for 25, one for
20, So for cutting but not stating any
amount, 13 did not express themselves
and seven favored two to two and one
half acres to the horse.
Steps were taken also to get enact
ed into law bill now pending in the
general assembly to compel tieing and
grading of tobacco in South Carolina.
In urging the support of this measure,
w. E. Lea, of Timmonsville, submit
ted an interesting comparison be-
tween returns of tobacco crops in
North and South Carolina for the past
10 years, including phenomenal re-
turn in 1919, when North Carolina av-
eraged 81 cents above South Carolina,
the northern state received S3S,714,O0O
more for her crop than the southern
state. Other years, North Carolina
has received an average of five. to six
cents per pound more than South Car
olina. On this basis, excepting the
unusual year, she would have made
S13, 1867, 900 more than this state.
A special committee on ways and
means to effect this program and to
watch legislation, was appointed.
Members are B. F. Williamson, Of
Darlington, chairman; S. B. Poston,
of Johnsonville; w. E. Lea, of Tim
monsville; C. O. Dixon, of Mullins;
T. Benton Young, of Florence, secre-
tary.
The legislature will be asked also,
upon the adoption of the grading and
tieing act, to adopt in South Carolina
the North Carolina schedule of ware
house charges, which are reduction.
Beside adopting these very specific
policies, the committee stressed the
fact that tobacco planters, if they hope
to make anything on their crops this
year, must turn their attention wholly
to quality of production, and not to
quantity. Where available also, they
urge using home grown seed, of sue
cessful types.
Three important resolutions were
passed. One of these requested the
general assembly to invite Mr.. Aaron
Sapiro, of San Francisco, California
to address the legislature on market
ing legislation. Another extended
sincere thanks to the extension SER
vice of Clemson College, and recogniz-
ed DR.. w. w. Long, director, as "of
invaluable service to his state and one
upon whom we are depending for
leadership in helping US to solve our
serious problem of marketing" The
other one, in full is as follows: Where
as our production questions have in
a large measure been at least tempor-
arily. solved, and whereas, it is urg-
ent now to look to and emphasize
more the question of developing the
marketing side of agriculture.
"Be it resolved by this executive
committee of the South Carolina To-
bacco association and the organiza-
ton committee of the Tri-State Co.
operative Marketing Association that
the extension office of this state be
called upon to exert every effort in
that direction; and. that we memoir
alize the legislative delegations from
the tobacco counties that the usual
for this extension SER
vice be taken care of BY the legisla-
ture now in session.
"Signed by every member as fol.
lows: S. B. Poston, of Johnsonville;
R. E. Currin of Florence; T. L. Smith,
of Mullins; E. E. McGill Oh Darling
ton; R. NJ. Jenkins, of st. Charles; B.
F. Williamson, of Darlington; E. Lea,
of Timmonsville; w. C. Hemingway,