Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-09
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THERE only flaw in the sapro plan for organization of the
cotton growers present conditions concerned Or
market good what be used already price
Outside of this consideration the Sapo plan, which the Atlanta
Georgian has ably presented the South to be admirable
and o the solution of the Southern farmers problems that
must nuay come they are to be solved The plan has work
California well be applied the
growing industry other But faced with condition
that however much might assist in
reaching better conditions There the world today
than the world under existing economic conditions absorb
There ale millions bales hand
previous years. another crop will havebeen made
months from appears that the only hope offered cuaed
production to permit the world to catch up with the supply
THE Cotton Acreage Committee of Memphis sounds warning
against cotton planting with the following figures being dstrb
ued broadcast by card showing that there enough unun
cotton in the world to supply the need for two
The enyear average amount Of American cotton on hand
the beginning fiscal about 100000 Bales
At August l. 1919, according to Hester unspun American
cot n G,844OOo Bales
At August beginning present year. according
American -.~.-~. Bales
The greatest consumption of all kinds of cotton
known in a single q 100000 Bales
The geest American known 100000 Bales
Tenyeaf avage consumption American cotton prior to
Ten-yeaf average consumption Of all of cotton
GLIDING American, prior 100000 Bales
CONSUME ion of all kinds of cotton, 1919-192O u
figures 900 Bales
American erop,d 100000 This year indicates world
supply Of all kinds cotton, including Bales
192h, now indicated -~ 100000 Bales
cor 100000 bales larger than any
world ca4yver may may
The world during the present fiscal is likely to
There now the approximately
You plant foregoing
ures thfn weacan have no more to say It up to YOU
THE Memphis Appeal presenting situation says
Ibis is the FIRST time life that could find
body buy all your cotton price Why is that
world odayfor the world buytvo for
the world spin If this there may be
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Why take chance that you will be Of the few that
vite Disaster You may produce hundred or several times
hundred bales of and wife and children hungry.
and there enough spnde the world spin during the
next2 months than about half of the cotton already
ence You your with until you sell it,
Until cotton has been sold of but little the grower
than ps Of rocks And the uncomfortable the highly alarm
now much in the world that onehaf of all the
groe could sell all their cotton the other half would be able to
sell at ais if each could sell half his cotton all of
them WOULD. be unable to sell the other half
ORGANIZED Get the merchants bankers and farmers of
community together DO not wait Tor someone to come around
and organize Use the hand Act and do now
ACREAGE consisting farmer merchant
banker If banker available make it farmers and
community should report should of four
farmers three merchants and three bankers appointed by the
American Cotton Association, Farmers Union and other farm
CARNATIONS but where such organization exists form
community and county organization The thing busy
Do it nowi # do not know to whom send your
report ito the Cotton Acreage Committee Memphis Tenn.
THURSDAY of this week Acreage Reduction Day by proca-
nation of Governor Dorsey and meetings will be held
county Agriculture Brown discussing
the sitaaion is quoted saying:
Acting the farming people of Georgia ought
unakabe record before world they will fatty refuse
plant than half of cotton this fact the policy
plating than of their table soil
individuals will accomplish the better than make
the announcement that half The
other thirds of that land ought be food and feed prod
brief principle well understood will be the solution
Of situation and will bring about wholly different condition of
afas becomes known that has been definitely and
positively decided upon.
appeal the farmer emulate the example
of the who when he world taking
his prodaon simply ceased produce The world markets have