San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
STATE AID Or
FARMERS IS
!. PROPOSED
Terrell Suggests Road Work
Be Started in Drought
Area.

area.
AUSTIN, Aug. San advance i
the price of this years cotton crol
is seen by George B. Terrell, com
missioner Of agriculture. With thi
seasons yield more than 100000
bales under that Of last season tn
price should advance rather than fall
be declares in estimating that Texat
will produce only 3.450.000 bales thi'
year. An advance in the price allow
% cents per pound is seen by thu
commissioner.
A minimum of 25 cents is based on
reports received from over 200 coun
ties in the state. The central district
while only 80 per cent normal this
year. yielded 1,4S5.529 bales last year.
Commissioner Terrell reports that
other crops are far below the aver
age due TO the drouth. Practically no
corn will be made and other crops are
not much better.
-, CORN CROP POOR.
The condition of the crops as as
cerfained by the reports indicates the
eruTs conditions as follows: cotton,
81 per cent; corn, II per cent; hay,
IS per cent; grain sorghum, 30 per
cent; sweet potatoes, 50 per cent ;
peanuts, IS per cent; syrup sorghum,
As per cent, and ribbon cane, 40 per
cent.
Only 25 or 80 counties in East Tex
as, Northeast and North Texas are
producing any com.
The six districts into which the
state f divided shows the cotton crop
osndition TO August ], as follows ::
eastern district, 73 per cent; northern
district, 20 per cent; western district,
IS per cent; northwestern district, 81
per cent; central district. SO per cent,
and southwestern district, 43 per
cent. These same districts produced
4,g51 $3.50 bales of cotton last year.
The number of bales produced in
these districts last year were (: East
ern, 655. 466; northern, SAT, 40; west
ern, 453,945; northwestern, S92, $50
central 1,4S5,529 and southwestern
616097.
In discussing the crop conditions
Commissioner Terrell said: THE
northern and eastern districts will
probably produce as much cotton as
they produced last year, but the other |
viii fall short Of last years produc- |
tion. The central and southwestern |
districts will probably produce less
than half of last years yield. 1t is |
therefore estimated that Texas will
produce $4,000 bales this year.
This estimation is only an approx
nation and will be raised or lowered
according TO conditions prevailing
through the month Of August. 1t is
humanity impossible 10 forecast &C
curately the production at this time
as the crop may be increased or de
creased during the month Of August.
COTTON IN DEMAND.
:, Cotton picking is well advanced
in the Rio Grande Valley and the
Gulf Coast counties. Private reports
indicate that the cotton crop is good
in 'most of the Southern states and
will produce a little more cotton than
last season. They will barely produce
enough TO make up the shortage in
Texas, therefore the entire crop is
estimated at 13,J0O,O00 bales. There
is-A great demand for cotton and with
the crop no larger than last season the
price should advance rather than de-
cline. Twenty-Five cents per pound |
should be the minimum price and I'M |
less the production should exceed 3D. /
$4,000 bales, the corp ought to aver
age that price.
"The drouth in Central and South
vest Texas has been the most disas-
tEeus in the history Of the state. and
the recent rains have not relieved the
situation, as the rainfall for the en-
tire state during the month Of July
was only la inches, and this varied
fnom a half an inch in some counties
u. -four inches in others. There are
thousands Of farmers who have made
no crops at all. and they are selling
tfrir cattle and work stock for anv.
thing they can get for them and arr
going TO hunt work.
- FARMERS NEED AID.
There is little farm work for them
10 do as only a few sections Of the
state will need extra labor 10 gather
crops. II these people continue 10
sell their stock and leave the farms
twill leave this great producing sec
ton Of Texas without labor TO cult
Yate the lands next year.
1.-THE only feasible plan that can
suggest il that the Highway Commits.
sion in allOtting money for road work
give preference to the drouth stricken
counties and begin road building ana
road maintenance in those counties M
the earliest possible date. Also that
all counties, cities and improvement
districts in the drouth stricken area
contemplating road building or other
public Improvements in the next year
OF two speed up the work and let II |
1f started this year in order to give .
these people work that will enable |
them 20 feed themselves and their /.
lirrsfnck. 50 thew can remain ON th1 |