The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1926 Page: 3 of 16
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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15,1926
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE
Bureau of Agricultural Economic*
Division of Crop and Live-
stock Estimates.
Numerous questions are asked con-
cerning the crop and livestock reports
of (fife United States Department of
Agriculture which indicates a desire
to know more of how they are com-
piled and how used. Those given be-
low are the ones asked most frequent-
ly:
1—Why Does the Government Make
Crop and Livestock Reports?
In order $hat producers, consumers,
dealers,, manufacturers, railroads and
students of economics generally may
know in advance the prospects of pro-
duction, the volume and value of the
products, the acre-yield of crops, and
the number and value of livestock and
its products. Also to continue the
historical record of the development
of American agriculture for the bene-
fit of the economists of the future.
2—How Do the Reports Serve
# the Grower?
They enable him to properly distrib-
ute his crop acreage so as to avoid
over and under production, to know
which crops have the greatest acre-
. value, to know when and where to
market his surplus production, and
when and where to buy the articles of
food and feed which he does not grow.
They also keep him informed on the
trend ofilivestockproduction and help
him to determine whether to increase
or decrease his herdlor flock to meet
impending changes imsupply and mar-
ket.
3.—How Are Theke Reports
lade?
By gatherinfk'hctual Id/Tta in the
field, and by compilinguhe estimates
sent in by broad-nrtfKieckNpublic-spir-
ited men whose, expertencl* and ob-
' servation afe'generously placed at the
disposal /of the Government^ by in-
terpreting the meaning of the data in
the ligWt of past experience.
4.i-When Are They Made?
Oncemonth on livestock condi-
tions and during the growing, season
on all important crops, on acreage
planted, on. the condition or pros-
pects of the crops, and on the actual
"production and acreage harvested. On
cotton the reports are made twice
each month from July to December.
The reports are released at a fixed
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time in order that everyone interested
may get the information at the same
time.
5.—What Does a Report on Crop
Conditions Mean?
That the size, stand, healthfulness
and fruiting of the plant together with
the presence or absence of limiting
factors, such as weather, insects and
diseases, give promise of a certain
yield per acre and final volume ,of .pro-
duction.
6, —What Is a Normal Condition?
It is simply what a grower has in
mind when he says that he has made
a “crop." Suppose we were to say to
a cotton-grower, “How is your cotton
doing?” He may respond that it is
doing fairly well. “Well, how much
do you think it will make?” you ask.
He may answer, “It looks as if it
might make three-fourths of a crop.”
It may be that when he has made 400
pounds of lint cotton he believes that
he has made a “crop.” In this case
‘crop’ and ‘normal’ mean the same
thing. Opuliis land, 400 pounds is a
normal ctoplwid three-fourths of a
crop becomes BOO pounds, or 75 per
cent of nojrnal. We rnay ask another
farmer tWiFjsatne questions and learn
that/he Vej peers two-thirds of a crop,
but /(lis land may be of poorer quality,
and HK)t so Well located as that Of the
fir^jiTmj^yiH' may possibly consider
thath?shas m/de a crop when he picks
300 poundS^Oi lint per acre. In this
event, his estimate of two-thirds of a
crop is interpreted as between 65 and
70 per cent condition with a probable
yield of about 200 pounds. A large
number of such averages from men
who' know cotton cannot but give a
fairly accurate estimate of the condi-
tion.
6.—What is Meant by Pars?
The Department makes use of a sys-
tem of pars for the purpose of indi-
cating the probable production of
crops ♦hich is based upon a study of
what condition figures have meant in
pakt years. The pp for atiy report
date represents the indication, or fore-'
cast, from 100 per cent condition. For
instance, if, on June 25 the Texas cot-
ton condition were 100 per cent it-
would indicate a yield of‘about 184
pounds orlint cotton per acre as past
experience during a certain period
has shown that ISO per cent condition
would mean this much when translat-
ed into average yield per acre. How-
ever, if the condition as of this date
were, say, 75 per cent, an average
yield of 138 pounds would be indi-
cated. In determining the pars, va-
rious combinations are considered.
7. —Why do Forecasts Sometime
Vary so Greatly from Month
to Month?
It is well known that the,condition
of cotton and other crops usually
Starts at a relatively high point. As
the season progresses; the* influence
of weather, or insects or disease may
cause the condition of a crop to ’de-
cline, and this is ordinarily the case.
Should conditions during the growing
season decline a great deal more than
the average, early indications may
tend to be too high, or if conditions
become exceptionally favorable the
forecast may be too Tow. As a conse-
quence, when publishing these indica-
tions, the Department always states
that under average conditions a cer-
tain number of bales or bushels will
be produced.
8.—How Can Condition Decline and
the Forecast Increase at the
Same Time?
Because at times the decline in
condition may not be so great as the
average decline. For example, in
Texas, it is usual for the cotton crop
to decline an average of 4 points in
condition during July, 13 points dur-
ing August and 3 points further dur-
ing September. If, for intance, on
August 25; the condition of cotton in
Texas were reported at 60% of nor-
mal in comparison with 71% on July
25, on the basis of 10,000*000 acres,
the July 25 condiripn^jvbuld indicate
about 2,900,00(1 balfes and that of Au-
gust 25, 3,000,(106 bales although the
condition had apparently declined. In
other \$ords, if roijditiong are better
than the averfige auring/agiven period
the cray mAThe expected to turn out
greate’r thah the earlier figure seem-
ed to indicate. :
9.—*N^ho Makes Crop Reports to
. the Government?
A. selected number of farmers, gin^
ners, seed crushers, merchants and
bankers SencLjfeports for their local-
ity or trade territory to the statistic-
ian who compiles them and interprets
them from the experience of past* 1 rec-
ords and personal knowledge of the
situation, after which the results are
forwarded to Washington for final
adjustment and release.
10.-,Why, Should the Government
Crop Reports?
Because the produ®r needs unbias-
ed source of timely drop information
to enawe him to plan his farming
operations and to assist him in acquir-
ing as/much knowledge of the ever-
changing market situation as is pos
sessedl by those to whom he sells his
produces. The truth would finally be
known through* private agencies, but
these gather crop information pri-
marily fq,r the benefit of the middle-
men rather than for the producer. A
knowledge of the true situation at
the earliest - possible moment .is more
valuable than trying to market com-
modities in the dark.
ny other questions wilj be answer-
edJfully and freely at any time.
H. H. Schutz, Statistician.
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Isfo Eyes, No Arms, but
He Has Voice in Court
The Honkers
Arrive!
Are You Prepared to Greet
Them? We Are!
00 Buys one box of good
~ quality smokeless shells
a
$1
Hunters have to HUNT before
they FIND and they have to FIND
before they HUNT. In plain Eng-
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other equipment before he can go
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Winchester and Peters high ve-
locity shells. ^ o ‘
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Shell bags.
Winchester gun oil.
Gun grease
Rust remover.
Gun rods and cleaners.
“No,
haven't had a hard time.”
First the Red Cross Institute fq»
the Blind did its part, then the Vet-
erans' Bureau School lor the Blind
npHE legal profession will add to
J. its ranks, when Carl Joseph
j> Bronner hangs up hts shingle in i------ --------
the near'future, a man whom it is j in Baltimore, then Johns Hopkin*
no exaggeration to cull an optimist University and finally the University
1 Eyes—Bronner's were blown out of Maryland, where I’.ronner took hit
fcy a World War bo mb—are a con , law degree recently,
vettience but not absolutely essentia) j "A consummation.'' comments a
to the successful practice of the law. [ government report- of the event, “ot
Hands—the same bomb tore off Bron-
ner's-s-are useful, but a lawyer can
do without them.
^Thus argued Bronner when Vet-
erans' Bureau officials consulted him
concerning the calling he would like
to have the government fit him for,
that he might become a self-support-
ing, useful citizen, notwithstanding
his maimed body,
i ' "I'd like to be a lawyer.”
..The Veterans’ Bureau utfdcrtook
It, and. if Bronner has a Wight to be
proud of the result, so has the Vet-
Mans’Bureau.
Stuck to Yt
' There were more handicaps than
mere blindness and handlessness to
be overtime. Bronner had only a
,7lh grade education. A long period
of fundamental training was neces-
sary before he could even begin to
study law. He mastered the Braille
code and can write perfect lyNpn the
Braille typewriter. To read the"awle.
however) was impossible for hlm/he*
cause of the lack of the necessary
sensitiveness In the stumps of his
arms. * Hence all lessons had to be
read to him. i
f Bronner stuck to.lt and so dldUhe
--------Bureau.
one of the most remnrkablf-cascs ol
vocational training uhver^rAkve come
under the Bureau's s/l'erviAion."
Bronner served throughout the
war on the United States battleship
New Hampshire and the destroyer
Talbot; On.shore leave In Itnly, on
a deserted battlefield he picked,up
what looked like a tin can, which ex-
ploded in his hands, costing him
both eyes anti both arms nearly to
the elbows.
Just before his graduation Bron-
ner visited Washington. "You’ve
had a hard time," Congresswoman
Edith Nourse Rogers told him.
"No," said Bronner quickly. “Ths
government has done much for me.*
I’m very grateful." • •• ***"
"Have you any message for other
disabled men throughout the coun-
try?” they asked him *t the Vet-
erans' Bureau. / ' ,
"Tell them for me," waa, the an-"
awer, "that you ch’n't keep a good
man down. You can do anything If
you try hard enough." -fth‘ -A
It's « safe prediction that whew
Carl Joseph Bronner take* a law
‘ease he'll fight It to a finish. ,
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One of the mahogany and two-
toned Console Tables and Mirrors
. received Monday may be just the
* J odd piece needed for the living room
or hall. We want you to come and
see the new lines regardless of your
present need for furniture. If you
enjoy “window-shopping” you will
enjoy shopping inside our store.
Lookers Always
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Williamson, J. T. The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1926, newspaper, October 15, 1926; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth724217/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.