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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
5
W H Lephien argues that southern cotton farmers must cut acreage for 1919 to endure a looming crisis. He outlines a plan where fifty families share 400 bales, each reducing by half and buying futures to cover four bales, boosting prices and stabilizing food crops for the South.
A North American letter urges a southern coordinated deal to reduce cotton acreage by financing futures purchases. It proposes governors meet in New Orleans or Dallas, elect officers, and mobilize farmers, bankers, and merchants to back the plan, citing state governments and farmers unions. The writer signs from Dermott, Ark, March 1, 1914, and also advertises building lots for sale in Dermott and Lake Village, Ark.
The Country Gentleman notes a shift from the old idea that farming needed only strength to a belief that a successful farmer must have education and discernment to sift city advice and avoid harm. The gaunt Missourian reflects on the changing demands of rural success.
The final Liberty Loan is advertised as the Victory Loan due in April. It signals the end of Liberty Loans for the home front while noting that about one million Americans remain in France serving in the war effort.
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