The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
Farmers Should DeDOte
GreQterAcredge to Cotton
To Meet Future Demand
Prominent Man. Resident of Rankin County for Twenty
Two Years, Urges Farmers to Be Ready for Great
Demand for Cotton Before Next Seasons Crop is
Made. Do Your Part to Supply Demand

Star, Miss, Jan. 81, 1923
Twelve years ago, when
the boil weevil first made its
appearance here, our coun-
try was prosperous, and our
people happy. Then; in des-
peration, we threw up our
hands and looked for other
crops which would guaran-
tee us a money income. We
have tried it all, and in the
face of this experience we
have come to this conclusion
this is a Cotton Section,
and our greatest financial
success will come through
it's culture.
1t is an established fact that cot
ton can now be raised, and success
fully, despite the boil weevil Just
lOIs Al IOllON-
ing three men in this section, by the
use OF ordinary colOred labor and OH
Overage land raised last year five
bales of cotton to the mule. They are
j. Il. Harrison, Tom Singletary, and
f. NJ. OdOm. AS these three have
done, you can do.
And now to the object of this let
ter. / wish TO urge our farmer friends
that they devote a greater acreage
to cotton this year, and that they
give it better care. Use three or four
hundred pounds of fertilizer per acre,
plant good variety of cotton, raise
plenty of corn, hay, potatoes, peas.
and sugarcane, and you will be more
than repaid for the efforts you have
made.
Need Not Fear OverprOductiOn.
Do not fear that there will be. over
production. Before the new seasons
cotton is in, all last years surplus
will be consumed, and therefore a
better price Tor the new crop will be
guaranteed. And, too, conditions in
Europe will soon be stabilized, and
those countries will require millions
of bales TO meet their demands. Let's
do our part TO supply this demand.
and reap the money harvest that is
due us.
We need have no fear of the cotton
producing areas where cotton of
longer staple is produced. They can
not compete with us in price, be
cause on our hill lands we can pro-
duce cotton more cheaply and with
much dess outlay than they can.
Do not infer that l am making any
fight on the vegetable business. Ii
we had well-develOped cash market
for vegetables, and a real trucking
soil, it would be different. L am
stating that we may learn a lesson to
our own sorrow if we neglect cotton
for Vegetables. Likewise, we cannot
grow both vegetables and cotton for
cotton needs special care and work
AT just the time the vegetable ship
ping season opens. SO let's confine
our efforts at present to sure
money chop. Mounting taxes and
other necessary cash expenses de
mand a real cash crop. We find that
in cotton.
No other motive than that of
showing you in a business way the
course which present conditions de-
mand prompts me to write this let
ter. Personally, | grow cotton be-
cause | see in it sure and safe re-
turn for my efferts. You can make
good and prosper if you will follow
the suggestions outlined above.
Since | have been a>reSident Il of
Star and Rankin County for twenty
two years, and have been a close
observer of business conditions, l
write this to you for you to accept
it at what you think it is worth.
Yours for successful year,
r. NJ ODOM