Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-16

cotton On a slightly less acreage
than in 1921; that before the war
heavy increase in cotton acreage
had generally resulted in de-
creased price.
That banks, credit merchants, and
land owners be urged to insist upon
a safe plan, and that they pledge
their aid in securing the adoption
of this plan by extending credit To
assist farmers to purchase cows
sOWs and hens, and to produce food
and feed crops, and by cooperating
with farmers and farmers organiZa-
tions to secure fair cash market
this state, as we'll as for cotton
that large planters be urged tc
adopt this plan whenever possible
or if found more practicable to have
their corn and other feed crops
raised in large fields rather than in
small patches for each tenant, and
to produce hogs as plantation en-
| terprise under the direction Of a
manager and thus be able to fur
nish meat to the tenants at reason
able wholesale prices, that they
adopt such plan.
Lastly, the campaign OF education
be conducted by all farmers organi-
cations by Extension Service and by
banks and business men of the en-
tire state to warn farmers and
business men Of the folly of over
production Of cotton in 1922, and tc
encourage them to follow a safe
farming program BY the production
Of home supplies, and OF food and
feed.
We urge that if every farmer in
Arkansas would pledge himself and
actually produce all the corn, hay
and forage, feed and food necessary
for the people on the farm and for
all live stock, this, in itself, would
decrease the acreage devoted to cot
ton below that of 1921.
We ask the larger cotton growers
of the state to earnestly consider
If they can put this plan into prac-
tice for 1922 and to gradually adopt
it as a safe program. A large crop
of cotton resulting in a low price,
and a small crop of food here and
elsewhere, resulting in higher prices
would mean grave financial losses
for Arkanssa. 1t is better to be safe
than to be sorry.
Governor Discusses Situation.
Governor McRae, who called the
meeting by proclamation at the sug-
gestion of Dean Knapp and Others
was the first speaker yesterday
morning. He declared the situation
confronting farmers today is serious.
THE nation cannot prosper unless
the farmers prosper, he said.
Referring to the question of trans
portation and freight rates, Gov
ernor MeRae declared that the pres
ent freight rates wrought a hard
ship on the farmers 81 know whole
communities, he said, that gave
everything they made for trans
portation. Lower freight rates
must come. If it takes lower wages
to produce lower freight rates, then
lower wages must come"
The meeting was opened by Dean
Knapp, who was elected permanent
chairman and who delivered the
principal address. The recommended
tions adopted are largely along the
lines advocated by DR.. Knapp in
his address. DR.. Knapp declared
that he had been advocating per-
manent plan of cotton acreage re-
duction such as the one adopted.
The campaign last year for a 80
per cent acreage reduction, he said,
was not successful since it resulted
in an actual reduction of only about
Is per cent. For this reason, DR..
Knapp said, he did not believe the
adoption of Il definite percentage
goal was the best course to pursue.