The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
OUTLINE PLAN FOR
 STATE BODIES ON
 COTTON REDUCTION
Acreage Convention Hears Opposition to Limitation From But Two States,
 Texas and Arkansas
By Associated Press


 Memphis, December 12.-Limita- ton of acreage planted in cotton in 1929 to the same proportion of the land placed in cultivation in all crops as prevailed in 1921, was ad- vocated in campaign for diversifi- cation to make every farmer self supporting, regardless of the trend of cotton prices, and plans for states organizations to work for acreage limitation were outlined in resolu- tions adopted today by a committee authorized by the cotton acreage convention, in session here. to draft plans to stabilize conditions in the cotton producing industry.
 Adoption of the resolution in com mittee followed addresses by plant CTS, bankers and merchants, review ing accomplishments of the cotton acreage reduction campaign in 1921 and urging the same restrictions be adhered to in 1922.
 The speakers today included John Fields, editor of the Oklahoma Farmer; Charles H. Brough, former governor of Arkansas; w. D. Mercier, assistant secretary of agriculture; W. 4. Philipotts. secretary of the Texas Bankers association; Saul Bertig, banker, Memphis, and w. E. Thomp- son, of New Orleans. All empha- sized the needs of diversification and larger flood and feed" crops.
 Fred Haskell, managing editor of the Little Rock Gazette, presented tentative resolutions which are the basis of those approved by the committees.
 Two States Oppose
 Opposition to acreage limitation came from but two states, Texas and Arkansas, the delegates from which urged the convention not to go on record as limiting the acreage to any certain proportion of the land In cultivation during 1921. This differ ence in committee by embodying in the resolutions a provision that the proportion of the total acreage planted in cotton in 1922 should not exceed the proportion planted in all other crops.
 The resolutions will be presented 10 the convention for ratification to- morrow.
 The resolutions. after stating that present conditions show the neces- sity for continuance of the limita- tlon or cotton acreage in 1922 and ex- pressing fear that cotton growers win be tempted by present prices to dis- regard the rules of safe and sane farming, thereby inviting a return of the disastrous financial and economic conditions which prevailed in 1921" urged farmers, bankers and mer- chants to insist that every farm pro- duce the food stuffs necessary to sup port all live stock on the farm, that the acreage planted to feed be based on the maximum production of a bad year and not on the maximum pro- auction of a good year; that every farmer be urged to make an inde- pendent home living through utiliz- ing the products of at least one COW, one SOW, and two dozen hens, and by producing on his farm all food that soil and climatic conditions will per- nit"
 Want Minimum Acreage
 The resolutions, taking up the ques- ton of cotton acreage, recommended 'that farmers, after alloting ample acreage to foodstuffs, plant that cot ton acreage that can be properly and economically cultivated, but under no shall the proportion of the total cul- tivated acreage exceed that planted in 1921"
 Bankers and merchants are urged to Insist on this plan in their vari- ous communities, and farmers organ izations are asked to assist in making the scheme effective.
 a To Insure more widespread cam paign for limitation of acreage next year, delegates were named from each cotton producing state to organize their states in the manner they found best suited:
 Louisiana, W B. Thompson; Mis- sissippi, s. J. High; Tennessee. Leon Sternberger; Oklahoma. John A. Whitehurst; Arkansas. B. J. Bodman; Texas. w. P. Andrews; Virginia, Charles c. Grant; Alabama. F. A. Bloodworth; Georgia, E. W. Vaughan; North Carolina, A. B. Johnson; South Carolina, w. o. Tatum.
 In addition to this state work, It was decided to conduct an educa- tional campaign covering the south, with headquarters in Memphis. Thomas B. King, Memphis, was elect ed secretary to manage the campaign.
 At the final session tomorrow ad- dresses will be made by Frank o. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, and Nathan Adams. banker, of Dallas, Texas.
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