The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SOW OATS, SAvE'
 CORN, IS ADVICE
Gist Finds Kentucky And Tennessee Will Not Have
 Usual Amount To Sell
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERAbD AlnnAnn. Ala AnN ID 1

sowing or oats 10 make up IOA thO shortage of corn Is recommended to farmers by F. W. Gist, agricultural statistict7n, in statement issued to- day. Mir. Gist stated that Kentucky and Tennessee will probably not have the usual amount ofscorn to sell, and that most corn produced in leading corn belt states this year Is of poor quality with a comparatively small percentage of merchantable quality.
 MT. Gist also pointed out that the average yield of corn per acre III d number of cotton belt states IS less than haH the average acre yield Tor the entire United States, Until south- ern farmers learn to produce more corn per acre, they cannot become successful farmers. MT. Gist asserts
 Following Is the statement issued by MT. Gist on the supply of reed stuffs:
 Gist's Statement.
 "Quite an important bit of informa- ton is obtained from the goVernment report on the yield of corn for thls year. Tn view of the probable pur- chase of considerable volumes Of corn next spring Alabama farmers will be interested to know the quality of corn produced in the surplus corn states this year. The crop just harvested Is reported to be very uneven III quality as well as in yield. Consider able frost damage Is reported in New England, New York and in the cen tral part of the corn belt. Moulding in the shocks Is reported In many states. including Maryland, Iowa, Ne braska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Mon- tana. There Is considerable soft ana chaffy corn, and the moisture con tent is reported high. The per cent ok fah h1 a lowest in Oklahoma 55, Wisconsin 6l, Ohio "A, Michigan 73, Indiana 7S, Hi nois "A. The best quality Is reported from Nebraska 88, South Dakota 7S' Kansas S3. Iowa, the leading corn producing state. reports 50 per cent merchantable.
 s.Alabama produced S2 per cent of merchantable corn but only per cent of our crop will be for sale This will be so widely scattered that in all probability 1t will be taken in the communities of production so that sections needing to buy corn gen orally will be compelled to go out or the state. The Tennessee crop Is 1b,- 900, ,00o bushels off the average, and Kentucky is 5,000,00o short. Both states have good corn. but will proDa- bly, not have the usual amount to sell Farmers and dealers who buy corn in Alabama next spring should be cer- tain that what they buy is sound, else some heavy losses may be ex- pected in work stock.
 Now Is Time To Sow.
 "This situation would suggest the extreme desirability of sowing oats to make up most of the shortage Of feed next summer. It IS now qulte late to sow for winter growth, Whlch always makes the best oats; put III view of the conditions, every farm CT can well afford to sow some oats vet. as soon as he can, but SOW them sometime. Winter legumes Will also help out The farm price of corn on November in~Iowa was 77 cents, in Kansas 77. It. wfff~cost 30 cents at least bring this corn to Alabama, ana if the price does not go higher in the surplus states corn will costa dollar laid down here. what proIlt will be added none can say, put the farmer who buys corn may expect to nav a stiff price for 1t. Any sub stitutes which can be grown this win ter or next spring will save our farmers a good many hard earned dollars.
 white potaties of high grade this wear. but Wisconsin, Minnesota and Colorado are down in grade. Potatoes are now subject to government ln- spection and may be bought on cer- tifsed grades. Buyers may prGtect 
 Government certificates, and should do so both for seed ana ealihs potatoes.
 Acreage Yield Low.
 "Acre yields of crops, in the last enaIysis, measure profitable produc- lion. The combined acre yield of all crops this year for the United States ia g6.1 per cent of the average for recent years. The south does not make a very good showing in this re- spect. Alabama shows a comolneu acre yield of only 76.7, Arkansas 66.4. Georgia 59.7. Louisiana S4.S, Missis- sippi 66.1. Oklahoma 74.5, and Ten nessee S6.1, while the other southern states are well up to or about the general average. In the acre yield of corn. for example. all these states y.re low. Alabama made 14.5 bushels per acre, Georgia 12.2, Mississippi I4.5, Oklahoma 11.5 and Texas 1S.5.
 "These are the leading corn pro tlucing states among the cotton states. Their combined average IS 14.2. which Is less than half the av- craze for the United States of 29.4 Low cotton yields in these states bring the acre production down to low figures. Apparently we have a great deal to learn and to do yet per acre. Until we do these things whatever they are. we shall not be- come successful farmers
 "Eight years of heavy peanut pro- duction in the United States finds us still growing less than we consume. to say nothing of exports. In that period we have produced 7,353,000,000 pounds, imported 450.000,000 pounds. exported 1O5,000,000 pounds and con- sumed 1898, 100000 pounds. This year we will produce about 6S4,0OO,OO0 pounds, import about 102,000,000, ex- port about 6.000,o00 and consume about 7S0,00o,00o. In other words, we will consume some 96.OOO,0OO pounds more than we produce. There is still room for extension in the pro- duction of peanuts;
 Hard On Insects.
 I've are getting some winter weather at present, including frosts that may put a few insects out of existence. Harvest Is about com pleted in all crops. Farmers are ready to begin making their plans for another year. Labor is still short in supply, and will have to again be supplanted by well-directed farming systems and the use of labor-saving implements"
 HUNTERS PAY s14,s14.25
 The state game and fish depart ment has remitted tC the state treas urer for the month of October the ters' licenses. fines and penalties. Reports from several additional counties which have not as yet been received will swell the total revenue brought in by the department for <ha noYfh