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Show ers to take advantage of existing conditions and produce what the world needs. The fact that responsible respon-sible agricultural officials have urged this expansion indicates that they will, likewise, suggest expansion expan-sion of wheat and cotton acreages at the proper time. CROP CONTROL PLAN ARGUED The argument about crop control con-trol will be heard again as a result of advancing prices and some growers of cotton and wheat will likely decide that agriculture can take care of itself without the benefit of any regulation of production. pro-duction. In view of the fact that cotton growers will vote on the question of marketing quotas on December 13th and wheat growers will go to the polls next Spring to decide the same issue, we think it pertinent to urge all farmers to think carefully care-fully before abandoning the system sys-tem which has undoubtedly helped agriculture. It is true that cotton and wheat prices are higher than they were when former referenda were held. This seems to be a strong argument argu-ment in favor of retaining the restrictions res-trictions which boosted the prices. Certainly, it is hardly wise to throw away the medicine that improves the patient's condition. Moreover growers of wheat and cotton should carefully consider the surpluses that exist and the benefits that they derive from loan programs which peg prices. If control con-trol of production vanishes, it is only a question of when there will be other mammoth crops which will prove to be unmanageable, even with the government loans. The fact that the government advises expansion of production in certain agricultural products is no argument for hog-wild expansion of cotton and wheat production. It is only an invitation for farm- |