Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
SOUTH IS WARNED
TO INCREASE CROPS
Babson Says Dixie Paying
Too Much Attention
to Cotton.
ID | S USES WEEVIL
Pest Is Cutting Production in
Half, According to
Statement.

WELLESLEY HILLS. MASS, Oct,
2s-In view OF tho sensational re-
ports relative to conditions in In.
South. especially due to the boil
wcvil. Roger ". Bahspn has been
asked to make AN analysis OF IN.
Southern situation as It now appears
from tho viewpoint % "a statis,ician
Mr.. Babson's statement is AS follows:
In tho so-called cotton belt.
"hIch stretches across many OF the
Southern states. 81 produced 60 per
cent OF tho worlds supply Of cotton
In TACT this cotton crop has been
so important that the South ma.
practically given It's entire attention
'" cotton aud Thus become a one
crop country IN. tol! wccvil is
now d"stroylnG a large percentage
OF TINS cotton crop SO tina, IN many
s"ciions only on" bal. OF cotton
gathered where two were originally
produced. OF course. great effort.
are being mad. to control the boil
"e"v!l. and sctcuc. viii ultimately
ma "a solution to this problem. II,
the meantime, however. there are
several factors TO b" cOuSldcred
First. our supply ~ cotton will
he greatly reduced untl this wccvl
Is controlled The amount produced
Tor TIA" next i"w years may not be
more than half Of the requirements
of FORMER years This means that
nigh pT.""s may be exp. cited both for
raw COTTON and for all manufactured
cotton =ruds Tor SUni" time 20 come
MUST Itnisc Other Crops.
seconds tho South. which has
been It pnc-crop' country. viii loo
: forced 10 raise other CROPS and be-
com" at least solf-Suppurtiug In
previous Gears tn" south has i'm
ported from 'hc Middle West nearly
al ia" corn ana Il lag" proportion
OF tn" meat which II has consumed
rms year TIA. south has raised suc-
iici"nt corn FOR It's own use !, u
iIsn successfully ridd!uH itsoIt Of the
iick' which is 80 detrimental 70
rhIains good cattle Herds OF me
stock are rapidly Increasing. and the
south. which has an Ideal climate
Tor ~! year stock raising. SHOULD
soon be ON" oi the most important
SUCK 1t l-la. sections OF III. crIn-
t. Thi- m"aus that the Md,il.
Wet wu have sorious competitor
81 corn and stock raising
Tn" trird factor 10 consider IS
1T me south will steadily iucrcts,.
~ uhruf.rtUr. ~ cotton into AN
b. lrd goods .Nircady y IS shipping
iurvd cotton goods, into The Northern
Stat,s Th.s, Southern mills can
y u,,lIc. very ocononliraIl, and ar,
~ tic source az ia. raw materials
= IS mean. that tho cotton minis OF
IL. Eastern states wilI have s.rious
az ,v-tittua. owing to the present
b. migration restrictions. ,h.s.
\rrthrru niils viii soon bc grcatiy
handicapped uH to labor supply.
which fact should also aid the south
I.nh"r ucing Hcdurrd.
~ fourth factor is That the south
cju farmers Arc employing less labor
or their farms than under previous
conditions many Of them reducing
labor one half Tn. reason Is that
the 'itrmtrs are planting "A larger
acreage Ia corn. hay and other crops
aud less acreage in cotton. These
other crops require less labor 10
work than cotton does Today Their"
l. u very cons Id"rahle unemployment
OF farm labor IA tn. South. This
means that there viii he ample
labor for cotton mills and other
forms of manufacturing. and for the
development % uatura! resources
Fifth ANA finally, the south is
realizing it's need OF effort aud
struggle I'm order 10 hold its Coo
n"iuic position. Tho boil we"viI is
iDrcirg uppn y a new economic con-