The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-04-01
|UIOOK As SEEN BY
1HE U. S. DEPARTMENT
.,,pASED BIRTH RATE AND
IIovEMENT TO CITIES AID
no,1NTRY'S AGRICULTURE.
AN NORMAL PRODUCTION

a,3;rg Legislation Prohibits Report
H. Estimate of Cotton Production
e. Market for All Food Products
H. American Tobacco.
increase in the nations popula-
eone 100000 persons annual
4 .b;ch means that many more con-
.,s-and the cold economic tact
inward OF 100000 people were
j ,4od from the farm to the city
oo fine last year both work in ia
Il the farmer for the coming crop
according to study of the 1924
4,ool, INST completed by the United
%. Denartment OF Agriculture.
r., current consumptive movement
meat eggs, dairy products, fruit,
4 / ,,aoetables and foods of a like
Indicates a continued high level
! demand Tor these products. This is
j ,,r.1 cav federal economists, since
N G Industrial wages still about 100
j rant above the pre-war level and
lii food prices only so per cent
~ pre-war, great advantage rests
I'm the consuming group.
H. general conclusion OF this study
s,,ld seem to be that present urban
sD,oeritv is reflected in a high level
domestic demand for foodstuffs and
H. with good prospects tor Its con-
Il ,anre into the summer.
Normal Program Planned.
Il ,rners in general are undertaking
Normal production program, the
%yey concludes. In arriving at its
Il rfrsion, the department OF agrlcul-
II made an intensive study OF the
H. farmers had in mind at the time
j recent survey was made. Eastern
~ report an intended increase in
j acreage OF corn OF from l to Z
4 cent. A Il per cent cut will be
H. in the spring wheat acreage II
@sent intentions are carried out. Al
Sugh an intended increase OF I per
II is shown in the reports for oats,
L. increases. ranging from 10 to IS
q cent. arc h0wn for the double tier
q states stretching from Maryland
n Virginia through West Virginia,
.ltucky, Tennessee, MissoNri and
her west and south. Farmers IN
east north central states have made
ns 10 increase acreage of barley .
cent
decrease OF , per cent in the
! cagc OF potatoes, brought about be
Sc Of heavy production during the
i two years, will occur if present
entons are carried out. The acre
u in 1928 was y per cent below that
4 1922. The intended reduction is
yier in the heavy producing regions
decrease being 5 per cent in the
n north central group OF states.
q Tobacco Acreage Unchanged.
although certain definite changes IN
u production OF tobacco are noted IN
4 government survey, the intended
Mage for this year is about the same
Nthat OF 1928. The trends of particu-
4 types differ, however, the controll-
q influence being the rapid increase
cigarette manufacture and consump-
n the improved foreign demand for
stan types and the poor demand Tor
8ers.
pue to the increase in cigarette
anutacture the acreage of Burnley and
\ Hue-cured type accordingly has
8de consistent gains, the government
Rnomists have found, and prices
se been fairly we'll maintained. The
anbmed acreage of the principal
aaerette types was 100000 acres in
n Notwithstanding this large acre
4 these types outrank all except the
IT, cigar types and is an apparent
Entlon to increase acreage.
4 greatly improved foreign market
American tobacco has existed dur
the last six or eight months with
result that prices paid for export
Racco are the highest since 1919. The
1 tobacco OF this type is used in
ETette manufacture, and a consid-
8ple increase in acreage is intended.
Recause OF pending legislation spe-
EalIy prohibiting intentions to plant
Softs on cotton no report was COM
n by the department OF agriculture
Is outlook deductions 1t is noted,
Ee'er, that the cotton situation is
Rnger than it was in 1928 The prob
Il supply in this country on March
RFaS estimated at about 4,450,000
as compared with $4,000 bales
!yz5; /,436,000 bales in 1922, and
24000 bales in 1921. The reduced
Ivy o. American cotton and the re-
Eas favorable price situation have
created, according to the govern
y, by poor yields due to abnormal
e''ler conditions and boil weevi1
fldge rather than to increased de-
~ or TO reduced acreage. The acre
l@Sl year was the greatest on rec
Cotton Crop Status.
Inc hight OF general business con-
o ny, me cotton market gives prom
u oeing able to absorb a moderate
Ease IN supply at a comparatively
II Price. Officials of the depart
OF agriculture give the warning,
'eT, that a large crop if secured
sulcr.eased acreage and expensive
4ac'lon methods would tend to re-
j" decline in price which might
man offset any resulting reduc-
IN cost due to highest yields.
~ 10 the fact that the dairy in
since the war has been rela-
more prosperous than certain
Vpes OF farming. brought about