The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-26
MILK Value IN
south RISES
Advance Comes While
Cotton's Dollar Value
Decreases

NEW ORLEANS. oct. 26.-Al-
though cotton continues to hold a
long lead rs a producer of south
ern farm income. its dollar value
droppcd almost our-third from
1926 % 1888 while u the same
time The value Of milk production
i'm the South Increased nearly one
third. according 10 comparative
survey recently concluded by the
Dairy and Ice Cream Machinery
and Supplies association.
While the dollar value of cot
ton Cincluding both lint and seed
production in Ii southern states
dropped from Sl.226.56S. 900 IN
1926 10 SS3l.372.OOo i'm 1888, the
value of milk production in these
states during the SAM" period adj
vanccd from Sl55,5OI.OOo i'm 1926
20 $lg3.756.OOO in 1888.
The survey covered the states
of Missouri. Virginia, North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida. Kentucky. Tennessee, Ar
kansas. Alabama. Mississippi, Lou
isiana. oklahoma and Texas. and
was conducted by the dairy ma
chincv group i'm collaboration
with distinguished specialists I'M
southern dairy matters. IL was re
leased IN connection with the
Dairy Industries Exposition now
being held i'm New Orleans. The
exposition opened lest Tuesday
and will continue through We'd
uesday. Oct. p.
Only two of the states covered
in the survey. Missouri and Nir-
yinia. showed an advance i'm the
dollar value of cotton produced
including benefit payments by the
government. and only three states.
Kentucky. Louisiana and Okla
homa. failed 20 show a substantial
gain i'm the dollar value of milk
produced,
The eradication of tick fever
which at one time made southern
dairviny hazardous business,
and acute realization that huge
areas of cotton land are on the
verge of complete withdrawal
from agricultural use due to eN-
haustive cropping and erosion. aS
well as a decline in world mar
ketS for cotton have Speedcd che
trend toward milk production. &C
cording % the surveys conc.u-
SIOnS.
Although detailed figures for a
complete decade are not available
for all states covered by the sur
vev. the trend away from produc-
ton of cotton and toward incrca~-
ING production in milk Is clearly
defined and there has been IN al
most every instance a steady m
crease in milk production for each
of the ten years.
North Carolina in 1926 pro-
duced $S.729.OOO worth of milk
and SS5.5g7.UOO worth of cotton
while i'm 1885 il produced $S,932,-
600 worth of milk and Sl5,9l4,-
600 worth of cotton. During the
mast five years the state cOnSump-
ton Of milk and ice cream IN
creased more than 20 per cent.
greatly augmenting the flow OF
money through the hands of mer-
chants and manufacturers. With
approximately 500 milk producers
and distributors. 62 milk paStcur-
ling plants, 80 ice cream factO-
ries. 81 creamerieS and four
cheese factories. the farm value
of North Cardinals milk and
cream totals now about 100000
600 q year. a go per cent in
crease in ten years.
South Carolina in 1926 pro
duced only $725.O0J worth o.
milk and ST5.S2A.OOO worth of
cotton. BY 1896 the value Of milk
produced I'm the state had in
creased 10 $4.94O,OOO and cotton
had dropped TO $5S.ll5.OOO. South
Carolina cotton planters for years
tried 20 kill off the grass. rather
than develop it and foster the live
stock industry. Now they are de
veloping dairying throughout two
wide areas, and are assured of eX-
cellent markets i'm their own in
duStrialiZed sections as we'll aS IN
nearby states.
IL i said that roo sudden a