Show raising pop corn may be overdone As a result of attractive prices interest Is gaining momentum prepared by tho the united states department t of 0 agriculture AINU servi service indications now point to the file pos possibility sl that pop corn growing mv inny he overdone in 1931 say specialists of the united states department of agrical ture pop corn prices they point out are very sensitive to supply ond price depressions due to overproduction have occurred in the past after ft a few years of fairly normal production if a short crop occurs as the result of unfavorable weather or other causes the price rises to a figure attractive to growers immediately many new producers appear who hood flood the market with disastrous effects to the old growers as well as to themselves relatively rein lively high current prices for pop corn and low prices for field corn have combined to make pop corn appear a desi desirable ralle crop says sppmal alst ests of the bureau of plant industry judging from current correspondence they say pliny many old growers are expanding their acreage and others attracted by stories of their neighbors profits are planning t to 0 substitute substitute pop corn for part of their field corn acreage interest gains momentum the present interest in pop corn has been gaining momentum tum for more than a year as he be result of attractive prices the unbalanced situation would have corre corrected correct ctet ei itself before now but the weather of if 1030 coi conspired to reduce the yields of pop corn as well as vf of field corn and so put off the day of price rectification stocks of old ai 0 o corn were pretty well cleaned up luring during the winter of 1020 1929 30 and prices rose considerably in response to this stimulus acreage was expanded in 10 1930 1030 30 hut but the effect was offset by the unfavorable prices of pop corn have hae declined somewhat lately partly at least in sympathy with general I 1 price levels but they are still relatively high as compared with field corn the he specialists point out what Is happening may be illustrated by the situation in iowa they say which is the lending leading state in the production of commercial pop corn in 1030 iowa increased tier her pop corn acreage to nearly twice that of 1929 and nearly three times that of 1027 if instead of the heat and drought 0 of last summer the weather had been favorable for corn enough pop corn would have been produced to glut the market and overproduction such as that of 1925 would have occurred pop corn acreage the pop corn acreage of the united states Is only about one tenth of 1 I 1 per cent of the total corn acreage the department workers comment although althou thou gh the growing of pop corn Is concentrated in certain districts to a considerable extent much of the best land in the heart of the corn belt Is suitable for jor growing pop corn it can he appreciated therefore they say that the acreage of this crop can cisily be ed the unusually unus jally high prices of a year ago together with the relatively high prices at resent present as compared to other grains may easily lead to the production of too much pop corn in ila 1031 if the season Is favorable it may be well for those who tire are planning to increase acreage and especially for those planning to grow pop corn for the first time to consider the situation carefully before plunging too deeply the bureau warns |