The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-12
SOUTHERN FARMERS JOIN MOVEMENT ID RAISE LESS COTTON
Reports From Texas, Okla homa, Kansas and Other States Indicate Acreage
 Will Be Reduced

Montgomery. February 11.-eSpecial.)- Answers to inquiries as to what Is be- ing done in other states in regard to the Alabama division of the American Cotton association is in receipt of tele- grams and letters which indicate the movement is "a ming momentum as the days for beginning planting draws near. Among the answers received are:
 Conway, & C.. q think the cotton acre. age in this county will be reduced one half for the reasons. first, the larger planters see the necessity of it and the small farmers and tenants cannot get fertilizers and advancements to make a full crop.-W |. Bryan.
 Lexington, N C.: q would estimate that the acreage in this county will be reduced from S5 to 50 per cent this year. Sam J. smith.
 Tiftcn. Ga. Ut is my opinion that the cotton acreage in this county will be cut some. possibly 10 per cent. I don't think
 it will be cut more than that, and may net be cut that much.--Henry D. Webb. 7
 Paris, Ark: "l think from all informa- tion gathered that we are willing to re- duce cne-half CT one-third, as the case may be, and if no further steps are taken
 in the matter will have to raise all the feed crcps necessary to care for the coun- ty as the merchants are not going to furnish the farmers this year. They have already signihed that they will not ad- vance any supples to any one that pays money rent New they are talking of not furnishing any feed to the man that does not prepare to feed himself next .1IJ al1 l{ ctr A Horne"
 OKLAHOMA IN LINE Walters, Okla II believe that the sen timent is for at least a one-third reduc' tion, but as matter of fact I believe that by the time for planting, and es' pecially if the price is high or reason able by then, that the actual reduction will not exceed 25 per cent.-Toby Nor ris.''
 Aberdeen Miss. q am convinced thai acreage would be greatly reduced but l for the fact that labor conditions will ! be so much better than for the past year 1, The spirit of cooperation and diversia-
 cation has been better in the past thar at this time.-Joe T. Morgan.
 Corpus Christi, Tex: T beg to advise ! }that the cotton acreage will be greatly 1 reduced in this county in 1921. do no | 1 range from 30 to 50 per cent.-M. C Jaynes."
 | Palestine Tex: "The cotton acreage
 will evidently be reduced at least 9 pei cent and possibly 70 per cent, in thu county.--W. c. Quick"
 l Raleigh, N C.. The North Carolina branch of the American Cotton associa tion, in session here today, the mem bers present pledged themselves to D per cent reduction in the cotton acreag' {! this year, provided that no cotton raise 1 shall plant more than one-third or hi cultivated land in cotton
 TEXAS TO REDUCE
 Dallas Tex: We have sent out mor' than 100000 cards like the enclosed ant
 recently sent out to every banker ] lToyas the inclosed letter We have re I ceieed very liberal response both D. l pledges being returned to the office ant iby county chairmen just compiling ant | giving the detailed information for thi county The indications are that tn ! acreage will be reduced fully one-thr' in this state. In fact. quite a few coun i ties report 30 to 4O per cent reduction in acreage already planted in grain ant tthe indications are that Texas will prob i ably plant the largest spring oat crol in the history of the state.
 1 "Alabana bankers are with us in tn fight" said MT Shropshire, and VI lhave hundreds of letters stating that the l will finance their farmer customers oni' on the agreement that they will reduc l this year and plant only that which the, l and their families can till and gather We feel that our campaign is progress ing very satisfactorily and successfully.