Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-17
MUST GIVE CORRECT
ACREAGE ESTIMATE
SAY LEAD Rs
Cotton Factors AT convention
Attack Acreage Reports By
Census Bureau
STAPLE PRICES DISCUSSED
Resolutions Adopted By Con-
vention Designed To Aid
Farmers in Sterilization

COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct. IT,
placing itself on record as disap-
sprcving the crop reports sent out
by the United States department
of agriculture, in which figures are
given to the public purpposing to
show the estimated acreage to be
planted to cotton, as based on re-
ports of l"intentions" OF farmers to
pant, the American Cotton asso-
citation In its fifth annual conven-
ton today passed resolution at
its closing session urging the de-
partment of agriculture to stick to
facts.
I'VE feel that, the cotton acreage
is a matter of too significant and
serious concern to the growers and
the cotton trade generally" the
resolutions stated, 'for estimates
on acreage planted to be hazarded
by guesswOrk."
The resolution further urged
that congress pass such legislation
and provide necessary funds to en-
able the United States department
of commerce to take a correct and
dependable census each year af-
ter the cotton crop has been plant
! ed to ascertain the approximate
acreage planted, on returns to be
accurately filled out by every grow
.er who plants cotton in the United
States.
Figures Show Cost.
Citing figures showing that the
average cost of production for cot
ton in all states in 1928 was 20
cents a poond of lint cotton, bulk
| line, and indorsing that figure as
conservative, under the adverse
weather conditions, heavy weevil
damage and the average low yield
of lint cotton to the acre through
cut the cotton belt states, the con-
vention also approved resolution
favoring a minimum average sell
ing price Of So cents a pound and
recommended the same adop-
ton by all cotton growers and all
controllers of COTTON throughout
the south.
Tabulating its report on returns
received from QUESTIONABLE mail
ed OUT to $500 county corresppon-
ide of the association residing in
twelve Gotten states, 6he resolution
| presented by the committee pre-
scented its resolution, which was
adopted, recommending that the
selling price for all grades in the
twelve states be as follows:
Florida al ces&s, Alabama, SO
cents.
North Carolina SO cents, South
Carolina 35 cents, Georgia Al
cents, Mississippi 40 cents, Louis
tana 50 cents, Texas 81 Gems, Ar
kansas So, cents, Tennessee 35
cents, Oklohamo 50 cents, and
Missouri % cents.
Other important resolutions
adopted by the convention included
controlling cotton production by
planting not more chan eight acres
to a pillow in 1924 and that such
acreage be intensively cultivated
and boil weevil poison be applied.
Deploring the discriminating
against the cotton farmers
shown by the tariff act of 1929,
which particularly affected i'm
ports of long staple cotton.
Endorsement of the association
boil wecvil control campaign and
advocacy of its extension and Wig
| OrOuS prosecution
Opposing all propositions such as
that of the American Bankers as
socation, for the cancellation of
the foreign debts to the United
Safes.
Approving the formation of
! county and state land associations
for he purpose of bringing in of
any farmers from foreign coun-
Tries,
Endorsement of the organization
of eourW chambers of commerce
for the furtherance of diversified.
ton of crops and well balanced
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