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DEVOTED TO L unday NA e T aly
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Plan Includes Systematic Survey
of Country to Ascertain Needs
of Farmers, Says Secrbtary.
By DAVID F, HOUSTON,
Secretary of Agriculture.
The farm labor problem has pre
sented, and continues to present, many
difficulties. It is sufficiently difficult
without the added complications which
arise from the unrest and apprehension
created by the utterances and writings
of misinformed and in some instances
of mischievous persons. Not a few
statements are being made which not
only are not conducive to a satisfactory
solution, but which, on the contrary, are
responsible for additional unrest and
misdirection of effort.
This is one of two or three subjects
to which the department has g’Hvlon
more thought than to any others, hot
only since thie country entered the war,
hut for many months prior to that time.
There has been before the farmers the
question of retaining a sufficient num
her of year-round ckilled laborers, and
also of meeting the urgent needs at tha
planting and harvesting periods.
In very many sections of the Union
difficulties in both directions have been
experienced. This has been particularly
true of communities where there has
been great industrial activity incident
1o preparations for the army and navy.
Farmers in the neighborhood of cities
whera there has been great redirection
of labor and capital, and also where
the cantonments and other special en
terorises have been under way, have
been greatly embarrassed.
(\h\'faus]y. a nation can not engage
in a struggle such as the one which
this country is making in defense of
its rights and for freedom in the world
without disturbances of many kinds,
especially of labor, without inconven
ience, and without calling for sacrifices
from every class of society. Mere com
plaints will serve no useful purpose.
Constructive thought and action ‘alone
will help
In some respects the situation may
hot be quite so acute another year.
Naturally, the disturbances are much
more violent immediately after a great
s«hock has been given the industrial sys.
tem. This nation had been organized on
A peace basis. When it entered the war
it was necessary not only to ereate vast
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additional facilities and machinery, but
also to provide on an enormous scale
for the operation of the new establish
ments sms of those previously existing.
Many shipyards had to be expanded
and others had to be created. Large
cantonments had to be built, and built
quickly. In every direction there were
urgent demands for great expansions.
Furthermore, it was necessary to have
an army, and this ncessarily caused ad
ditional labor drains and dislocations. In
the haste of the first draft it was im
possible to work out a satisfactory clas.
sification of labor with reference to
the national needs.
However, it is well to recognize that
‘thp gituation will continue to be difficult
and that a satisfactory solution wili
‘require the bést thought of the nation
lnnd the fullest and most complete co
ororatlon of all agencies. To this end
‘all plans which give any promise of
real results must be carefully examined
and gut into effect so far as they are
‘ feasible.
| Tried to Give Relief.
~ That the departmgnt and other agen
cies of the Government fully appreciate
‘the seriousness of the situation is in
dicated by the action taken to attempt
to furnish relief. Even under the pres
&sure of the first draft, the War Depart
‘ment held definitely in mind the thought
of lightening the burden so far as pos
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the delicious nut-like
flavor of new corn meal.
A bulletin just is
sued by ‘the Depart
ment of Agriculture ad
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hand mills for. home
use as a means of food
conservation.
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| sible by not calling to the colors those
| essential for leadership and direction.
With the fuller time at its disposal,
that department, which has recognizea
from the beginning the necessity of not
unduly disturbing any essential indus
try, has worked out a system of classi
fication of the men subject to the draft
whiech contemplates the placing of skilled
farm labor engaged in necessary n;frl
cultural enterprises in class 2, assist
ant or associate managers of necessary
agricultural enterprises' in class 3, and
heads of necessary agricultural enter
prises in class 4. The ;J‘;x-rauon of this
new tmn’ement should remove many
of the difficulties previously encoun
tered, and. in reasonable measure, meet
the demands of the situation.
Several months before we entered the
war the Government was giving the
farm labor situation definite attention.
In former years the Department of Ag
riculture, in co-operation with the De
partment of Labor, sought to render,
and did render, assistance to farmers
in a number of States in securing sea
sonal labor. In conjunction with State
agencies, these departments have ef
fected the transfer of considerable num.
bers of laborers from communities where
the load had passed to others where
the need was urgent. This was done
especially in the years of large pro
duction, and, in some cases, from 20,-
000 to 40000 laborers were transferred
to particular States. ‘
After the entry of the United States
Into the war, the thought of the De
partment of Agrieulture, in connection
with the Devartment of Labor, was very
definitely directed to the problem of
farm labor. The matter was thoroughly
discussed at the conference held in S(.
Louis on April 9 and 10 with the agri
cultural representatives of the various
States. It was also referred to in my
letter to the Senate of April 18, 1917. |
Steps Taken. |
One of the first steps taken by the De.
partment of Agriculture was (o select
!and station in each State, in touch with
’the State agencies, the best available
! man the department could secure (1) to
| make surveys of farm labor conditions;
1 (2) to bring about fuller co-operation in
i the utilization of labor among farmers
in the same community; (2) to assist in
shifting labor from one community or
{one State to another, and (4) to bring
into service kinds of labor not hereto
fore fully or regularly employed in
farming operations, such as ho{s of high
#chool age who knew something about
farming, and to do many other things. |
After the food production bill was
passed on August 10, an allotment of
nearly SIOO,OOO was made to extend and
develop the work of the department in
this direction. Only recently the de
partment held a conference in St Louis
of its farm labor representatives and of |
State agencies co-operating with them
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to consider the work which had been
done up to that time and to formulate
more efficient plans for the future.
Bome hint of the activities of the de
partment along this line is given in
my annual report for 1917.
Some persons seem to be promoting
the suggestion that farmers as a class
‘should be exempted from military serv
lce and that no ?erson from this class
should be permitted to serve in the
army, and criticism has resulted be
cause it has not been acted upon, It
would be unfair to the farmers of the
nation even to entertain the thought
that they would be willing to have the
rest of the population do all the fight-
Jng in this struggle in the defense of
our rights and for world freedom. The
farmers themselves as a whole would
resent the intimation. If farmers were
eexmpted as a class obviously others
would feel the injustice of such action.
It is unlikely that any responsible body
of opinion would sanction the proposal.
Course Adopted.
If we put our minds to the task and
atempt to deal wikh it in a constructive
way, there are many things which can
be done to furnish relief. The Depart
ment of Agriculture, of course, will con
tinue to do everything in its power to
aid in the solution of the difficult prob
lem. The most promising lines of ef
fort seem to me to embrace the fol
lowing:
First—A systematic survey of the
farm labor situation in order to ascer
tain the possible needs of farmers and
to determine ways of meeting them.
The department, before the beTinnlng of
the next crop season, through its agents
stationed in the various States and In
co-operation with the Department of
Labor and the States councils of de
fense, will make such a survey.
Second—The promotion of fuller co
operation in the utilization of labor
among farmers in the same community.
Third—The further development of
machinery for assisting in the transfer
of labor from sections where the sea
sonal pressure has passed to regions
x,here additional help is urgently need
l«‘ourth—-Maklngenanlable labor which
heretofore has en fully or regular-
Iy utilized in farming operations, includ.
Ing boye of high school age who have
had experienee on the farm.
The farm labor representatives of the
department will continue to devote all
their time and energies to these tasks
and tho{y will keep In close touch with
appropriate State and other agencies.
Fifth—The releasing of men for agri
cultural purposes, 8o far as possible, by
replw‘lnfi them with women and by di
verting labor frmo relatively nonessen
tial enterprises are matters which de
mand serious consideration. Conscrip
g;m of labor for industrial purposes, of
urse, necessarily would present many
difficulties. Powerful influences are
operating, however, to bring about the
release of labor and capital from less
essential enterprises and their diversion
into more urgent undertakings. These
will become increasingly compelling as
the situation develops. They will be
alded by the growing realization on the
part of the people generally of curtalling
expenditures on nonessentials and of re
directing labor and capital intp vital
industries.
Sixth--Steps to see that any able
bodied men who are not now doing a
full and useful day’'s work shall be fully
and regularly employed. Thisg, %of course,
is a matter primarily for consideration
by State and municipal authorities
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‘tion and fullest use of farm labor sav
ing machinery. The department has
‘actively interested itself in securing
priority for raw materials used in the
maunfacture of farm implements, and
also in securing favorable consideration
at the hands of trangportation commit
tees to provide facilities for moving the
materials to the manufacturers and the
completed products from the manufac
turers to the distributors and also to
the farmers. Both those dulln, with
priorities committee of the War Indus
tries Board gava raw materials needed
for farm implements a position of pref
erence over all articles except those ur
gently roq;xired for military and ndval
purposes, ‘and that the trangportation
committee took st?n to secure the
prompt movement of the raw materials
and of the manufactured articles. This
matter is still receiving the earnest at
tention of the department with a view
to see what further action can be taken
to make certain that an adequate sup
ply will be available at reasonable
prices.
If there are any other fruitful and
practicable lines of effort which will ald
in the solution of the problem, they
shauld, of ecourse, be followed. 'The
department has heen in constant touch
not only with representative farmers
and farmers’ organizations, but also has
had frequent contact with the State
commissioners of agriculture and the ex.
perts of the land grant colleges. It re
celves many hundreds of letters daily
containing all sorts of suggestions from
many parts of the country. As has been
indicated, it has special machinery
throughout the [Union for the purgou«
of receiving suggestions and furnishing
assistance,
Many plang are propoged which are
utterly impracticable, but any construc
tive suggestion always has received and
will continue to receive the most care
ful consgideration. The whole uuhlject
Involving industry as well as uqr cul
ture, is being given serious attention by
the Councll of National Defenge through
its various agencles which are actively
at work along many lines to formulate
constructive planas.
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Reviewing the ten yvears in which the
Federal food and druge act has been
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ned fish] to lessen the shipment of de
composed canned beans and shell eggs,
and to decrease the manufacture of
foodg from refuse materials, correspon
dingly improving the sanitary condi
tions in food factories.
Teén years ago, the report says, much
of the baking powder and gelatin and
some of the confectionery was con
taminated with small qantities of lead
r;r arsenic. This is not the case to
day.
The coloring of canned peas with
copper and the use of a number of dan
gerous preservatives have been sup
pressed. The aet also has made it pos
sible to control a number of other prac
tices more or less dangerous to health,
KEY TO TREASURE,
The plow is the key to the earth's
treasury, and the key should not remain
idle in the hands of the farmer,
o 7 or
RAISE 90 7% TO 1007,
OTHERS ARE DOING IT; 80 CAN YOU
Don’'t let the chicks die with white dlarrhooa,
gapes, going light, weak legs, stunted, not develop
ing; glve them Wacker's Chick Tablets in the water
from the start, then walch ‘em grow: trial size 25¢
00 Tablets, 50c; money returned if not satished ;
sold nowhére else, WACKER REM. CO., Lock
Box 157, Newark, N. J
WINTER
[_Esea]
Feed and eggs are worth too
much money this season to let
your hens loaf on the job,
Keep the Hens
Laying with
y T&l2) L34S >
AR CLDY
Great for Breeding Stock
Tones up the system and strength
ens the productive organs. Puts health
and hustle, vim and vigor into hetr.
A great money-maker if used regularly.
Use it for {wng, growing, molting and
laying stoc .'No fl‘lz:a.-m”c:z’osgo
r—just good o X
eared
CONKEY'S ROUP REMEDY
=3O, €oc, $1.20, 6-Ib. ean §7.00. Just
pot it in the driaking water —
chickens doctor lunflv'.
DAIRY AND FARM SUPPLY CO
17 Trinity Ave.
EVERETT SEED CO,
29-31 West Alabama St
H. G. HASTINGS CcoO.
16 West Mitohell St
LETTON-DEFOOR SEED CO.,
12 Seuth Broad 5t
Irish Potato Scab
Warning Is Issued
Directions Given by Louisiaha Hor
ticulturist for Treating Disease
With Formaldehyde Solution.
Irish potato growers are cautioned
by G. 1. Tiebart, of the Loulsiana State
Unliversity, against buying and planting
potato seed that are badly infected with
potato scabh,
Seed pots#toes badly infected with
scab are not fit for seed. Do not {flunt
them. The eyes are likely to be destroy
ed or geriously injured and, even though
the formaldehyde treatment be used,
the pits caused by the scab disease are
too deep to porr‘fl! sotigfactory disin
fection,
All rntntn geed should be treated with
formaldehyde before cutting.
The formaldehyde treatment ig sim
ple, and when the seed tubers are not
serfously infected with scab disease it
i 8 very effective. As a matter of pre
caution all seed should be treated even
though some lots may appear to be free
of scab, since slightly infected tubers
may be overlooked.
The formaldehyde treatment is sim
ply made by mixing 1 pint of commer
cial formaldehyde with 30 gallons of
water. Soak the sead in this solution
for two hours before cutting. Commer
clal formaldehyde can be bought of the
druggist. Some days before it m need
ed inquiry should be made of the drug
gist to make sure that it Is kept in
stock. If It is not have the druggist
order it
The formaldehyde solution may be
used again and again. It is not advisa
ble, however, to keep it several days,
as it gradually ioses its strength,
Idle acres on the farm may mean
financial loss to the farmer, Dr. Theo
dore Macklin, in charge of rural eco
nomics in the Kansas Agricultural Ex
periment Station, points out,
Uncultivated land indicates that so
many dollars of the farmefs invest
ment are unutilized and that the farmer
or operator is paying so mueh rent or
interest on capital from which he re
ceives no returns.
“Formerly land was exceedingly
cheap,” said Dr. Macklin, “and then the
farmer could not be criticized for not
having used the land to its fullest ex
tent, Now, however, conditions have
changed and land has a high value,
“The farm acreage of the United
States comprises 46 {‘wr cent of the total
lland area, but of this acreage only 064
per cent is improved land, While much
of the unimproved land actually is util
ized in the production of live stock,
there is far too much waste land.
“Obviously, if this land were put to
proper use it would constitute a vast
acreage which could be uséd for the
production of food supply. To the indi.
vidual farmer any procedure which
would bring into use the idle acres
would result In greater profits for the
farm business.
“It is easy to overlook the fact that
land 1s lying idle on almost averi' farm,
This hag been true because farm n‘bhul
not been considered a business, subject
to regular principles which affect other
lines of husinese. In the planning of
farm buildings, the loeation and bufid
ing of fences and mapping the shape of
the fielde and lanes, much land has
been rendered unworkable, With In
creased prices, greater profits can be ob
tained by farmers who apply themselves
to 'fi'" planning of farm organization.
“Two outstanding features are scen
in the present food crisis brought on by
the war. The supply of food production
i# short or Insufficient to meat the de
mands and there are possible ways of
increasing the food supply. This pos
gible Incrense can come only when
Fronar efficientey is practiced by the
armer.”’
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FARMERS ARE BUSY..
St. Johns (’mm'{. Worida, farmers are
busy hauling fertilizers and seed pota
toes. A tremendous acreage will be
planted so this crop in the spring. On
account of weather conditions planting
will not begin for a week, although fer
tillzer was applied In December.
Year Round Grazing, Water
Live Stock Pay in Florida
No cold s fesd againet; fertile lands produce hig
rops corn, hay, forage local markets pay well for
fat stock and dairy producta. South Tampa Gar
den lands, close to Tampa banking, manufactur
ing and <::r'uuhllh¢ eity: paved roads, rural de
lvery, telophones; fertlle, well-lpcated, reasonable.
Complete satisfaciion or money redurned on inspec
tion. Termw if desired. Booklet free.
TAMPA BAY LAND CO,, Desk 6, Tampa, Florida.
40 ACRES farm in Marion OWMT Florida ;
rich land: 30 acres cleared and
under hu:-mm fenee: 9 aores In woeds: | aore
prairie; 6-. room house; barn 20x35; barn 20x36,
with 9 ft. shed on twe sides: furniture, wagen,
buggy, toels, 10 cattle, 9 hogs, | mare 5 years old,
| mule, 1,200 Ibs.; 200 bushels corn, 30 sons hay,
syrup house, oune mill and twe bollers; 150 fowls;
on R. F. D, routs: half mile from churoh and
school. Price $3,750,
L. M. MURRAY, Oecala, Fla.
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Make all the cotton possible
next season and get 26¢ to 35¢
while you can
l.abor is scarce, so force your
acres to produce a maximum
10l t cost no mors ) At
vate WOo-bale acre nhan v halt
bale acre
"lan the wriety that thou
sands declare produces tive bales
where others produce tLhree-—the
two extra bales are extra profit
Fight the weevil by planting
he earliest known variety, th
KINT
e 0 B O R e A
ee e M .AOG. ie i e
l.et us tell you all about the
King Cotton, the earliest and
O productive variety Kknown
r twenty years the leader
'
King Cotton Seed Company
LOUVISBURG, N. C.
TOM WATSON MELON SEED. %
I have a limited quantity of Genuline Tom Watson Melon Seed for sale,
They were gathereéd from 1917 crop. 'The producer of these seed has for the
past five years marketed first car of Watson Melons in Georgia. The producer
of these seed received last season 40 per cent more for his melons than h
neighbors on account of their large ¢ize and early maturity, Wil sell o
long as they last at 75¢ per pound. . ""l'fi‘
Reference: First National Bank, Quitman, Ga. v
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A. B. WILLIAMS, Qultmans(}a. o
& . 1 e
Poultry Supply in
Georgia Is Short
Possibilities in Chicken and Egg In
dustry in State Pointed Out by
Professor Wood.
Georgia is an ideal State for Itry,
vet the State is importing from m:r{_’
per cent of the.poultry and poultry
products consumed, says Professor J. H.
l\l\”c_)od, Georgla State College of Agricul
e
It is almost impossfble, at the present
time, to buy good fresh e in Geor
gia. The reason for this dcmmbh con.
dition is simply because farmers have
been neglecting their chickens. In the
past it has been a simple matter to get
fresh eggs and good eating chickens at
reasonable prices. Therefore, 1t was
cheaper and easier for most persons to
purchase what they wanted.
While the demand is constantly in
creusing, the supply 1s growing smaler.
Many poultrymen have e out of busi
ness because of the hléaonprhn paid for
grain compared with the low price re
ceived for eggs.
As chickens have brought a good price
on the market many farroers simply
robbed thelr own roosts and sold nearly
all the stock they had. Mr. Hoover has
asked consumers to use more poullry
and save beefl and pork for the soldiers.
Yet in order to eal tmore the farmers
must ralse more, [t is the patriotic
duty of every family that has room to
raise a few chickens, It is not neces
sary to have an elaborate house for
poultry, but it must be airy and have
an abundance of fresh air and sunlight.
There is a great shortage in all kinds
of meat. The food administration real
izes that one of the quickest methods
of improving this condition is to raise
poultry, as the time taken to reproduce
;l‘ul mature is comparatively short. Mr.
Hoover has, therefore, asked ail farmers
to increase their flocks and also asked
every individual that can to do his bit
and ralse a few chickens.
Chickens may be raiged in the dt%
and town as well as in the country. I
the husband has not time to w.'fm
the birds, then the wife or children
find pleasure as well as profit in doing
sO. Many of the table scraps that Aa
thrown in the garbage cans lhouLl
producing eggs and meat if fed to chiek
ens.
National Champion
For the first time in the Natox of
the International Live Stock Exro tion
in Chieago a championship prize was
awarded to an animal bred and devel
oped in Tennessee and shown by a
flnnauna breeder. The animal so hon.
ored is Ames Plantation Beau, a year
ling Aberdef'n-)\nr\ll bull, owned by
the Ames plantation, of (jrand Junc
tion, of which farm C. E. Buckle I 3
manager.
.~ This i& the seeond chnmplouhig ever
awarded to a_Southern entry in the fif
‘teen years' history of the exposition,
the other one Mln% awarded to Poi'a
Comfort Fourteenth, the Mississi
Hereford bull, in 1913,
The winning of this precocious {ount
ster will do much to attract the at
tention of the llve stock world to tno
South's advantages as a producer of the
best in beef animals, ag well as of ot%-
er classes of live stock, says C,
Lowe, live stock speclalist, division of
extension, University of Tennessee.
ORDER FARM SUPPLIES NOW.
~ln the spring there is always a rush
made by fn.rmerfn to mle! fnr'till:‘en. md
and equipment for spring planting. g
adds to the business 01 the rjh’:él
greatly by making the spring, lx.
a busy time for them. The rail 5
will be so busy next spring in Govern
ment service that farmers can not de
pend on the pmm#t deuverz of any
commaodity. That there may be no de
lay in having fertilizer, lime, seeds, tools
and all supplies, farmers must order
them now.
one-quarter or one-half
Buv geetion best Canadian
wheat land on one-half
erop-payment plan at $2.21 per
bushel, Government guaranteed
price.
Owner of several seetions of
best wheat land in Saskatehe
wan, Canada —mo btush or
slonghs—near town; six eleva
tors: will sell above terms. '
C. E. THOMAS,
Bruen-Webb Bldg.,
Tampa, Fla.
puval County offers every induce
ment and advantage for the man
who wighes to follow farming,stoek
raising, poultry raising or kindred
lines. Cheap lands, hard-surfaced
roads, excellent transporiation,
steamsehip and railway lines, larg
est creamery and largest packing
house in the South, Fine schools.
Healthful climate.
Write for offictal booklet.
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT,
Duval County Commissioners,
Jacksonville, Fla.
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Self-Supporting
Florida Homes
You will be surprised to know how little yom
can buy a Florida bowe trom which you can make
a living and lay by mooey.
Here cotton matures early, avoiding boll wee.
vil. Year-round grazing makes live stock profit.
able; truits and vegetables are quick money creps,
Lands Now Lower
Than Ever Again
Much good Florida land can be bulafl mow
below real value, on reasonable terms. Fimd out
about some of this property before all of it is taken
Write for particalars of Dixie Estates, Silver
Take Fstates and other good jnvestments. Doa’t
delay--Florida Jand was uever so in demand.
J. B. Ransom, Vice-President
2801ST NAT. BANK BUILDING
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