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Along The Way
S. JJL^f * i By Emily Kill0tie (
The tobacco program has been
under a great deal of criticism
because on one is satisfied with its
set-up.
Trouble reaching a fair and profit
able arrangement for growers and
buyers within a tobacco program has
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years. Controversy over the golden
leaf dates back to early in this
centurv. ,
Reprinted below is an article
printed in the February 27, 193b
issue of the DUPLIN TIMES. The
article was written by E.Y. Floyd, a
North Carolina State University Ex
tension Department tobacco spe
cialist.
Ten Cent Tobacco Foreseen
This Fall Without Control
- E.Y. Floyd, extension tobacco
specialist at State College, foresees
an abrupt about-face and a retreat to
conditions of 1931 and 1932 unless a
vrimp is put in tobacco production
; this year.
A 900,000,000 pound crop is
possible under average seasonal
conditions, he says, and this is the
amount which may be produced by
tobacco farmers in 1936 unless
cooperative control measures are put
into effect. According to experts, the
market demand will not exceed
640,000,000 pounds. The immense
surplus possible will drag prices
down to 10 or 12 cents, Mr. Floyd
estimates.
"I am being optimistic when 1 say
10 or 12 cents," he declared. "There
are a great many who are positive
the price will not get above lT)
cents."
However, if the manufacturers
knew that a control program would
be continued, the specialist said,
prices would probably range from 18
to 20 cents, much as they were in
1935.
In case no restrictions are placed
on tobacco raising this year, about 25
to 30 percent of the weed growers
would plant all of the tobacco
possible. The other 70 to 75 percent.
Mr. Floyd stated, would be willing
to hold their crop down to the limits
set under the AAA.
The weed specialist is certain that
the soil conservation program will
help to reduce the production of
tobacco in 1936. But, he said, really
to control production to the point
where it will bring a satisfactory
price, it will be necessary to have
supplementary legislation.
"It may be," Mr. Floyd con
tinued, "that the state compact plan
which is being considered by the
Congress. State Legislatures, and
the United States Department of
Agriculture will do the job."
"The effect of 10 cents tobacco on
the economic conditions of North
Carolina can be seen quite readily
when you consider that flue-cured
tobacco constitutes about 52 percent
of the income from all cash crops in
this State," Mr. Floyd declared.
?'Up to November 8, 1935, we had
88,326 contracts in effect with a base
acreage of 737.595 acres and a base
production of 558,052,093 pounds.
The actual tlue-cured acreage grown
in 1935 under contract was 98.7
percent of all the tobacco grown in
the state. The acreage planted by
contract signers was 78.75 percent of
the base for the state. The total
tobacco planted by contracting
signers and those who were not
contracting signers was only 79.8
percent at the base that could have
been planted by contracting signers.
"On November 8, 1935," Mr.
Floyd went on, "the number of
growers signing the 1936-39 con
tracts were 73,027 which was 82.6
percent. At the close of the sign-up,
in order to make up the summaries,
90 percent of the growers signed the
contract up to January 1, and we had
assurance that all the Land Banks
and big land holding companies
intended to sign as soon as they.
rented their farms after the first of
the year. We feel reasonably sure
that we would have gotten a 95
percent sign-up under the 1936-39
contract."
In looking back now that the
Supreme Court has handed down its
decision invalidating the Triple A,
Mr. Floyd declared, the benefits
derived from a control program are
easily seen. The value of the flue
cured crop for the state in 1932 was
$32,428,000. In 1933, the first year
the tobacco program influenced the
price of the weed, the total value
received by growers was
$86,444,000. In 1934 the growers
received SI 19,155,000.
"We have no better way to judge
the future than to study the past and
to improve, where possible, the
mistakes we have made in the past.
There is no question in my mind,
even though the Supreme Court
mled the AAA unconstitutional, but
that it will be necessary for the
growers to cooperate in some form of
production control which will interest
a large majority of the tobacco
growers before we can hope to
receive satisfactory returns for
tobacco in the future.''
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