Evening star., 1934-12-27
CROP CONTROL
HAILED IN SOUTH
Commissioners Report
Farmers Enjoyed Best
! Year Since 1929.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTA, December 27.-President
Roosevelt's New Deal crop control pro-
gram today was credited by Southern
agricultural commissioners with put
ting millions of cash into the pockets
OF farmers in this section during 1884.
Commissioners from Virginia to
Louisiana. commenting on the years
activity, today reported conditions on
the farm far better than many years
with indications for an even bet
ter 1885.
Virginia farmers" said Commits
sioner George W. Koiner, have en-
joyed the most successful 12 months
in many years, and I regard as the
outstanding thing of the year the way
in which they have responded to plan
ned production under the guidance
of the Federal Government"
Increases in Mississippi.
]. C. Holton, Mississippi commits
sioner, said the income of the average
farmer in that State was 1920 in 1882
1921 in 1888 and $3.50 in 1884. and
that if SIS 200, 900 in benefit payments
and approximately the same amount
in increased live stock valuation is
added to the value of crop production
this year, the income of the average
Mississippi farmer is $577, which is
more than two and a half times his
income of two years ago.
Georgia's major crops have increased
greatly in value during the past two
years said Commissioner G. c. Adams
of Georgia. and this is due largely,
if not entirely, to operation of the
national administration New Deal"
Taking into consideration ali fac
tors" Commissioner j. Roy Jones Of
South Carolina said, South Carolina
is definitely on the upgrade"
Surpluses in Florida.
Nathan Mayo, Florida commissioner,
said crop conditions were somewhat
better, although surplus production
was reported in some crops. The
States six-day seige of freezing
weather early in this month destroyed
80 per cent of the orange crop, 60 per
cent of the tangerine crop and vir-
tually all tender truck. Mayo said the
citrus control agreement would result
favorably to Florida growers.
Almost every crop produced
bumper harvest in Alabama" said
Commissioner Seth P Storrs, "and
farms all over the State are full of
feed and the pantries are full of food"
He said farm crop value increased
from S123, ,191 900 last year to Sl76,-
1853 900 in 1884.
Commissioner O. E. Van Cleave of
Tennessee said statistics show prac-
tically all phases of economic life in
that State had substantial gains
in 1884
Farmers of North Carolina, Com
missioner William A. Graham said,
ARE in better spirits than they have
been since the depression, and they
have a right to be-"
Kentucky Prices Raised.
Eugene Flowers, Kentucky commits
sioner, said through the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration prices for
tobacco and other products have been
raised to liveable level and the first
time in years, the farmers find them
selves in a position to meet the obli-
cations that have mounted on them
during the past years
1T is hard to predict crops" said
Commissioner Harry D. Wilson of
Louisiana, because we don't know
what the restrictions will be, but the
farmers of Louisiana, without excep-
ton of those of the drought section of
the State. received more money in
1884 and will do better in 1885,
The Arkansas commissioner did not
comment, but planters and farmers in
that State reported settlement of the
Bankhead act policy will help much.
since it had a tendency to give the
cotton farmers something to go on
in 1885.