Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-26
NINE MILLION BALES SURPLUS
Predicted by July lst NcNt-'rhis Is
Evidence Of Needed Curtuilncnt.


which each farmer is being asked to
sign requires that he mot plant in
cotton more than 0nc-third OF the
lands cultivated" by him during the
year 1920, and not that he cut his
cotton acreage in half, according to
Il statement issued yesterday by the
South Carolina division o. the Amer
lean Cotton Association. 1t has been
figured that if all Of the farmers will
agree not to plant more than one
third Of their cultivated lands in cot
ton. the total acreage will be around
80 per cent.
There are many farmers who have
not been planting over onc-third Of
their cultivated lands in cotton for
the past several years." piayS the
statement issued by the association.
"'rhe pledge. Of course. does not re-
Qure that they make any further cut
in their cotton acreage unless they
desire so to do. fhcrc are many far
mcrs. however. who have been plant
ing nearly all Of their lands in cot
ton. and the great majority OF them
have been planting at least 80 per
cent in cotton. The committee which
considered the matter carefully found
after Il study Of the situation, that
il all farmers would agree to plant
only ono. third of their lands in cot
ton, the reduction Of acreage over
the belt would aggregate 80 per cent
I'VE are delighted to report that
the farmers Of South Carolina are
signing the pledges unhcsitatingly.
They realize the fact that another
large cotton crop would mean finan-
cial disa stcr to the South, and while
it might seem at first blush that to
plant only one-third Of their lands
in cotton would entail a hardship on
them, little study Of the situation
convinccs themN that the hardship
would not be as great as to plant
more in cotton and be able to get
nothing for it next fall
The following figures, which have
been prepared by the cotton acreage
reduction committee at Memphis.
Tenn, WILL we believe, convince al
most every one that drastic rcduc-
tion is an absolute necessity.
The ten-year average amount Of
4 ri
the beginning Of each fiscal year is
1000. 900 bales.
AT Aug |, 1921, beginning the
present fiscal year. according to Hes
ter, the unspun American cotton OH
hand was 6.0S6,000 bales.
THE probable amount Of the
American cotton on hand unspun on
July ? 1921, as now indicated. will
be mo- than 100000 bales. or g.
0OO,0C, -.,~s larger than any amount
ever carried over before.
The greatest consumption Of all
kinds Of cotton ever known in sin
gle year was less than 2l,00O.00O
bales
"The greatest consumption OF
American cotton ever known in a sim
gle year was less than 100000
bales.
THE ten-year average consump-
ton OF all kinds Of cotton, includ-
ing American. prior to the great war
was l7,500.000 bales.
Consumption Of all kinds Of cot
ton I919-l92O.) based on United
States census figures, was 18,181.OOO
bales
"An American crop OF 100000
bales in 1921 would indicate a world
supply Of all kinds Of cotton, jnclud-
ing American. Of 100000 bales.
"The world carry-over may reach
total Of. or may exceed, 12,000,-
900 bales.
The world during the present fis-
cal year is now likely to consume
more than 100000 bales"