Warns Cotton Planters Against Large Acreage
A retired executive committee member urges cotton planters not to expand acreage amid flood impacts. He notes limited acreage reductions expected in the Mississippi Valley, explains late planting can yield good results, and warns against assuming higher prices from a smaller overflow area. The piece cautions growers across regions to avoid misguided expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Cotton Conference
Memphis
Tait Butler
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Vicksburg
Herring Girls Win Prizes in Club Contest at Bal linger Rally
The Herring Club children attended the Bal linger rally on May 14 with five girls in a clothing contest. Miss Della Bragg won first prize a fully paid trip to the Short Course at A M College. Miss Hazelmae Grounds took second prize a box of toilet articles. Winners thanked Winters Chamber of Commerce and Higginbotham Bros Ballinger for prizes. The piece also notes cotton acreage concerns and Firestone tire repair advances with modern methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring Club
Ballinger
Herring Girls
Della Bragg
A. & M. College
Hazelmae Grounds
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Higginbotham Bros
J. Brown
Nance-Brown “Moto Company
Firestone
Brown
Harvey S. Firestone
United States
1927 Cotton Prices Forecast in Overflow Areas
The article warns that high feed costs will ruin 1927 finances, noting the overflowed area will not ease shortages. It cautions against expecting lower cotton prices or overall crop relief this year due to continued price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botton
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Arens Pest
Mr. Merchant
West Texas Telephone Company
Or ‘'Reesi
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King’s Dairy
Winters Laundry
Palm Beach
Coupland’s Variety Store
Jackson’s City Bakery
J. M. Skaggs Dry Goods. Co
Wm. Cameron & Co. Incorporated
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