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Plan Includes Systematic Survey
of Country to Ascertain Needs
of Farmers, Says Secretary.
By DAVID F, HOUSTON, 1
Secretary of Agriculture, |
The farm labor problem has pre-‘
sented, and continues to present, many
difficuities. 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 given
more thought than to any others, not
only since this country entered the war,
but for many months.prior to that time.
There has been before the farmers the
question of retaining a sufficient num
ber of year-round skiiled laborers, and
also of meeting the urgent needs at tha
planting and harvesting periods.
In very many sections of the Union
difficulti»s in both directions have been
experienced. This has been particularly
true of communities where there has
been great industrial activity incident
to preparations for the army and navy.
Farmers in the neighborhood of cities
where 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.
Obvipusly, a nation can not engage
in ‘a struggie such as the one which
this country is making in defense of
its rights and for freedomsin the world
without_disturbances of many kinds,
nsp“r‘inm’ 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
not be quite so acute another year.
Naturally, the disturbances are much
more violent immegdiately after a great
shock 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 create vast
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NEW agricultural conditions in the Southeast from four widely distinetive viewpoints are reflected in the four scenes pictured below. The upper left-hand
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and other sections that are combating the cattle tick. Below, on the left, is the result of a season’s labor by a Georgia pig club boy. The lower right-hand scene
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additional facilities and macln’nery, but
also to provide on an enormous scale
for the operation of the new establish
ments and of those previously existing.
Many shipyvards 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 necessarily 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
the situation will continue to be difficult
and that a satisfactory solution will
require the best thought of the nation
and the fullest and most complete co
operation of all agencies. To this end
all plans which give any promise of
real results must be carefully examined
and put into effect so far as they are
feasible.
Tried to Give Relief. .
That the department 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 lightoning/thn burden so far as pos-
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Uncle Sam Says:
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Grind your new crop
corn at home and learn
the delicious nut-like
flavor of new corn meal.
A bulletin just is
sued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture ad
vises the purchase of
hand mills for home
nuse as a means of food
conservation.
Take Uncle Sam’'s
advice and buy an
APACHE MILL, pre
paid by express or par
cel post, for only $7.50:
or a
BLACK HAWK MILL,
| prepaid, for only $3.50.
' Save the cost in
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x"hnp Hominy Crack
Peas, Grind Coffee,
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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 netessity of not
unduly disturbing any essential indus
try. has worked out a system of classi
fication of the men subject to the draft
which contemplates the placing of skilled
farm labor engaged in necessary agri
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 otreratlon of this
‘new arrangement should remove many
of the difficulties previously encoun
tered, and, in reasonable measure, meet
the demands of the situation.
| Several monthks before we entered the
war the Government.- ‘\\rs 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 doncl
especially in the years of large pro
duction, and, in some cases, from 20,-
000 to 40,000 laborers were transferred
to particular States. ‘
After the entry of the United States
into the war, the thought of the De- |
partment of .fl\friculturo, in connection |
with the Department of Labor, was very
definitely directed to the problem of
farm labor. The matter was thoroughly
discussed at the conference held in Sf.
Louts 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 to select
| and station in each State, in touch with
| the State agencies, the best available
i man the department could secure (1) to
make surveys of farm labor conditions;
! (2) to bring about fuller co-operation in
[ the utilization of labor among farmers
| in the same community; (3) to assist in
Ishiltlng 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 boys of high
school age who knew something about
farming, and to do many other thing;.
After the food production bill Wwas
passed on August 10, an allotment of
nearly SIOO,OOO was made to extend and
,develop the work of the departmenmt in
this direction. Only recently the de
partment held a conference in Bt, 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.
Some 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
jce and that no person from this class
should be permitted to serve in the
army, and criticism has resulted be
cayse 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
ing 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 wigh 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 beginning 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
onperation in the utilization of labor
among farmers in the same community.
Third—The further development of
mac@inery for assisting in the transfer
of labor from sections where the sea
sonal pressure has passed to regions
zvdher(- additional help is urgently need
| Fourth—Making available labor which
heretofore has been fully or regular
1y utilized in farming operations, includ.
‘ing bovs, of high school age who have
"had experience on the farm.
~ The farm labor representatives of the
' department will continue to devote all
their time and energies to these tasks
and they will keep in close touch with
appropriate State and other agencies.
Fifth—The releasing of men for agri
cultural purposes, so far as possible, by
replacing them with women and by di
verting labor frmo relatively nonessen
tial enterprises are matters which de
mand serious consideration. Conserip
tion of labor for industrial purposes, of
course, necessarily would present many
difficulties. Powerful influences are
operating, however, to bring about the
release of labor and capital from Jess
essential enterprises and their diversion
into more urgent undertakings. These
will become increasingly compelling as
the situation develops. They will be
aided by the growing realization on th:
part of the people generally of curtailing
expenditures on nonessentials angd of re
directing labor and capital into 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. Tris, of course,
is a matter primarily for consideration
by State angd municipal authorities,
Seventh—The largest possible produc.
Commercial Stationery at
Surprisingly Low Prices
Letter Wleads, 814x11
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Write for prices on all kinds of printing.
GIBSON THE PRINT:cR
ALBANY, GEORGIA
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 transportation 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 dpulinf with
priorities committee of the War Indus
tries Board gave raw materials needed
for farm implements a position of pref
erence over all articles except those ur
gently required for military and naval
purposes, and that the transportation
committee took steps to secure the
prompt movement of the raw materials
#ld of the manufactured articles. This
atter is gtill 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 frultful and
practicable lines of effort which wiil aid
in the solution of the problem, they
should, of course, be followed. The
department has been in constant touch
not only with representative farmers
and farmers’ organizations, but also has
had frequent contact with the State
commissioners 6f agriculture and the ex.
perts of the land grant colleges. It re
ceives many hundreds of letters daily
containing all sorts of suggestions from
many parts of the country. As has been
! indicated, it has gpecial machinery
lv.hrom:hout the Union for the pur{:flM
of receiving suggestions and furnishing
assistance.
Many plans are proposed which are
utterly impracticable, but any construc
tive suggestion always has received and
will continue to receive the most care
ful congideration. The whole subject
involving indultry as well as asfrlcul»
ture, is being given serious attention by
the Council of National Defense through
its various agencies which are actively
at work along many lines to formulate
constructive plans.
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{ ALL AGES FOR SALE
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fact, we alwavs have enough stock on hand to supply vour wants. All
animals registered THE ENOCHS FARMS Fernwood, Miss.
Here's What Pure
Reviewing the ten years in which the
Federal food and drugs act has been
in operation, the annual report of the
Bureau of Chemistry, United States Dol
partment of Agriculture, says the law
has done much to safeguard milk im
ported from Canada or shipped in in
terstate commerce; to control the traf
fic in polluted oysters and practically
to stop the traffic in decomposed can
ned fish; to lessen the shipment of de
composed canned beans and shell eggs,
and to deecrease the manufacture of
foods from refuse materialg, correspon
dingly improving the sanitary condi
tions in food factories. .
Ten years ago, the report says, much
of the baking powder and gelatin and
some of the confectionery was con
taminated with small gantities of lead
l;r arsenic. This is not the case to
day.
The eoloring of canned peas with
copper and the use of a number of dan
gerous preservatives have been sup
pressed. The act 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,
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RMSE 90 7% TO 100,
OTHERS ARE DOING IT; SO CAN YOU
Don't let the chicks die with white diarrhoea,
gapes, going light, weak legs, stunted, not develop
ing; give thetn Wacker’s Chick Tablets in the waler
from the start, then watch ‘em grow; trial size 200
N 0 Tablets, 50c; money returned If not satisfied;
soMd nowhere else WACKER REM. CoO., Lock
Box 157, Newark, N. J.
r WINTER]
S el g
Feed and eggs are worth too
much money this season to let
your hens loaf on the job.
Keep the Hens
Laying with
e ———
y QConke T
Great for Breeding Stock
Tones up the system and strength
ens the productiveorgans. Puts health
and hustle, vim and vigor into hens.
A great money-maker if used regularly.
Use it for {omm. growing, molting and
laying stock. No filler—no cayenne
noror—‘u-! good tonic. ocand 60c,
Pail $1.40
CONKEY'’S ROUP REMEDY
~3oe, Goc, $1.20, 6-Ib. ean $7.00. Just
put it in the drinking water —
chickens doctor themseives.
DAIRY AND FARM SUPPLY CO
“I 7 Trinity Ave.
EVERETT SEED CO.,
29-31 West Alabama St.
H. G. HASTINGS CoO.,
16 West Mitchell St.
LETTON-DEFOOR SEED .CO..
12 South Broad St.
Irish Potato Scab
Warning Is Issued
Directions Given by Louisiana Hor
ticulturist for Treating Disease
With Formaldehyde Solution.
Irish potato growers are cautioned
by G. L. Tiebart, of the Louisiana Stah-l
University, against buying and planting
potato seed that are badly infected wllhl
potato scab
Seed potatoes badly infected with
scab are not fit for seed. Do not plant
them. The eyes are likely to be destroy
ed or seriously injured and, even though
the formaldehyde treatment be used,,
the pits caused by Q’w scab disease are
too deep to permit’ satisfactory dlaln-‘
section,
All potato seed should be treated with
formaldehyde before cutting,
The formaldehyde treatment is sim
ple, and when the seed tubers are not
seriously infected with scab discase 1t
is very effective. As a matter of pre
erution 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 seed in this solution
for two hours before cutting. Commer
cial formaldehyde can be bought of the
druggist. Some days before it is need
ed inquiry should be made of the drug
gist to make sure that it is kept in
stock. If it i 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 loses its strength.
Mean Loss of Money
kile ncres onsthe farm may mean
financial logs to the farmer, Dr. Theo
dore Macklin, in charge of rural eco
nomics in the Kansas Agricultural Ex
periment Station, points out,
I'ncultivated land indicates that so
many dollars of the farmer's invest
ment are unutilized and that the farmer
or operator is paying 8o much rent or
interest on capital from which he re
celves 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 per cent of the total
land area, but of this acreage only 54
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 used for the
production of food supply. To tl‘(' 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 is lying idle on almost every farm.
This has been true because farming has
not been considered a business, subject
to regular principles which affect other
lines of business, In the planning of
farm buildings. the location and build
ing of fences and mapping the shape of
the fields and lanes, much land has
qun rendered unworkahle. With in
rereased prices, greater profits can be &h.
tadned by farmers who apply themselves
lm better planning of farm organization.
“Two outstanding features are seen
in the present food crigis brought on by
the war. The supply of food production
is short or insufficient to meet the de
mands and there are possible ways of
increasing the food supply. This pos
gible increase can come only when
greater efficientcy is practiced by the
farmer.”
FARMERS ARE BUSY..
St. Johns County, Florida, farmers are
busy hauling fertilizers and seed pota
toes. A tremendous acreage will be
planted to this crop in the spring. On
account of weather conditions planting
will not begin for a week, although fer
tilizer was applied in December.
Year Round Grazing, Water
Live Stock Pay in Florida
No cold to fesd againat: fertile lands produoce hig
crops corn, hay, forage local markets pay well for
fat stock and dalry products. South Tampa Gar
den lands, close to Tampa banking, manufactur
ing and shiphullding eity; paved roads, rural de
Vivery, telephones; fertile, well-located, reasonable,
Completr satisfaciion or money returmed on inspec
tion. Terma if dewired. Booklet free
TAMPA BAY LAND C 0.,, Desk 6, Tampa, Florida.
40 ACRES farm in Marion County, Filorida:
rich land: 30 acres clsared and
under hog-tight femoce: 9 acres |n woods: | aere
prairie; 6-room house; barn 20x35; barm 20x36,
with 9 ft. shed on two sldes; furniture, wagon,
bugay, tools, 10 cattle, 9 hegs, | mare 5 years oid,
| mule, 1,200 Ibs.; 200 bushels corn, 30 tons hay,
syrup house, cane mill and twe boilers; 150 fowls;
on R. F. D. routs;: half mile from church and
school. Price $3.750.
L. M. MURRAY, Ocala, Fla.
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| Make all the cotton possible
~next season and get 25¢ to 35¢
. while you can
Labor is scarce, so force your
acres to produce a maximum
vield—it costs no more to cultl
vate 1 two-bale acre than a half
bale acre
Plant the variety that thou
sands declare produces five bales
where others produce three—the
two extra bales are extra profit
Fight the weevil by planting
the earliest knowr variety, the
KING
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Let ell you all about the
King Cotton, the earliest wnd
most productive variety known
For twenty years the leader.
King Gotton Seed Company
LOUISBURG, N. C.
1 Ry
, TOM WATSON MELON SEED.
| have a limited quantity of Geguine Tom Watson Melon Seed for sale,
| They were gathered from 1917 crop. The vroducer of these seed has for the
pagt five years marketed first car of Watson Melons in Georgia. The prodi
| of these seed receivegd last season 40 per cent more for his melons than
nefghbors on account of their large size and early maturity. Will seld
| long as they last at 5¢ per pound. £
| Reference First National Bank, Quitman, Ga.
A. B. WILLIAMS, Quitman. Ga.
Poultry Supply in
Georgig, Is Short
Possibilities in Chicken and Egg In
dustry in State Pointed Out by
Professor Wood.
Georgia is an ideal State for poultry,
yet the State is importing from 33 to %5
per cent of the poultry and poultry
products consumed, says Professor J. .
(\‘\l;""i. Georgia State College of Agricul-
Q.
1t is almost impossible, at the present
time, to buy good fresh eggs in Geor
gla. The reason for this deplorable 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, it was
cheaper and easier for most persons to
purchase what they wanted.
While the demand is constantly ins
creasing, the supply is growing smalier.
Many poultrymen have .gone out of busi
ness because of the high price paid for
grain compared with the low price re
ceived for eggs.
As chickens have brought a good price
on the market many farmers simply
robbed their own roosts and sold nearly
all the stogk they had. Mr. Hoover has
asked consumers to use more poultry
and save beef and pork for the soldiers.
Yet in order to eat more the farmers
must raise more, It 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 hava
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
‘or improving this condition is to raise
pouitry, as the time taken to reproduce
and mature is comparatively short. Mr.
Hoover has, therefore, asked all farmers
to increase their flocks and also asked
every individual that can to do his bit
and raise a few chickens.
Chickens may be raised in the city
and town as well as in the country. If
the hushand has not time to care for
the birds, then the wife or children will
find pleasure as well as profit in doing
so. Many of the table scraps that are
thrown in the garbage cans should be
producing eggs and meat if fed to chick
ens.
National Champion
For the first time in the history of
the International Live Stock l'}xroslflon
in Chicago a championship prize was
awarded to an animal bred and devel
oped in Tennessee and shown by &
Tennessee breeder. The animal so hon.
ored is Ames Plantation Beau, a year
ling Aberdeen-Angus bull,. owned by
the Ames plantation, of Grand June
tion, of which farm C. E. Buckle is
manager,
¢ This is the second r-hann'vi(m!!hi?l evar
awarded to a Southern entry in the fif
teen years' history of the exposition,
the other one being awarded to Point
Comfort Fourteenth, the Mississippl
Hereford bull, in 1913,
The winning of this precocious young
gter will do much to attract the at
tention of the live stock world to the
RQouth’s advantages as a producer of the
best in beef animals, as well as of othe
er classes of live stock, says C, D
Lowe, live stock specialist, division of
extension, University of Tennessee.
ORDER FARM SUPPLIES NOW.
In the spring there is always a rush
made by farmers to get fertilizers, seed
and equipment for spring planting. This’
adds to the business of the railroads
greatly by making the spring, normally,
a busy time for them. The railroads
will be so busy next spring in Govern
ment service that farmers can not des
pend on the prompt delivery of nnx
commeodity. That there may be ne de \
lay in having fertilizer, lime, seeds, tools
and all supplies, farmers must order
them now,
one-quarter or one-half
B“Y section best Canadian
wheat land on one-half
crop-payment plan at $2.21 per
bushel, Government guaranteed
price.
Owner of several sections of
best wheat land in Saskatche
wan, Canada — mo brusi or
slonghs—near town; six eleva.
tors; will sell above terms.
C. E. THOMAS, :
Bruen-Webb Bldg,,
Tampa, Fla.
Duval County offers every induce
ment and advantage for the man
who wishes to follow farming, stock
faising, poultry raising or kindred
lines. Cheap lands, hard-surfaced
roads excellent transportation,
steamship and railway Jines, larg
est creamery and largest packing
house in the South, Fine schools,
Healthful climate.
Write for official booklet.
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT,
Duval County Commlssioners,
Jacksonville. Fla.
.
Self-Supporting
Florida Homes
You will be surprised to know Row little you
can buy a Florida home from which you can make
a living and lay by money.
Here cotton matures early, avolding boll wee.
vil. Year-round grazing makes live stock profic.
able; fruits and vegetables are quick money crops,
Lands Now Lower
.
Than Ever Again
Much good Florida land can be bought now
below real value, on reasonable terms. Find out
about some of this property before all of it is taken
Write for particulars of Dixie Estates, Silver
Lake Estates and other good investments. Don't
delay--Jlorida land was never so in dewand.
J. B. Ransem, Vice-President
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