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of Farmers, Says Secretary.
By DAVID F, HOUSTON,
Secretary of Agriculture
The farm ibar problem: has pre
sented, and continue 1O preéesent, many
difflculties ") ifficient difficuly
Without the ndded ymplicatior which
&rise from the nre nd apprehension
ereateyl by the utterance and writings
of miginformed and in some ingtangees
of mischievous persons Not a few
statements are being made which not
anly are not conducive to a satisfactory
solution, but which, on the coptrary, are
respongibie for sdditional unrest and
mindirection of effort
Thig i# one of two or three subjects
@ which the department has given
more thought than to an others, not
agly since this country entered the war
Jut for many months prior to that time
There has been hefore farmers the
question of retaining a sufficient num
Ber of vear-round skiileadl laborers and
Alsa of meeting the urgent needs at th
splanting and harvesting periods
In very many sections of the [Union
difficulties in both directions have been
experienced This hag been particularly
true of communities where there has
been great industrial activit incident
to preparations for th trmy and navy
Farmers in the neighborhood of cities
where there has been great redirection
of labor and capita ind also where
the cantonments and other special en
tarpriges have been under way, havg
been greatly embarrassed
Obviously, a nation can not engage
in a struggle such as the one which
ANis country (& making in defense of
s righte and for freedom in the world
without disturbances of many kinds,
r.r-ofllll,\ of labor, without inconven
ence, and without calling for sacrifices
from every class of society. Mere com-
Rlalnlk will serve no useful purpose
onstructive thought and actlon alone
S help :
In some respects the situation may
not he quite so acute another year
exaturally, the disturbunces are much
ore violent immediately after a great
{m(-k has heen given the industrial sys
m,. This natior hgd been organized on
# peace haxls. When dt 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 iscale
for the operation of thesnew establish
ments and of those proviously existing.
Many shipyards had to be expapdod
and ophers hfl" to be created. = Large
cantonments Hd 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 (o 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
oPormlnn of all agencies. To th‘g end
all " plans which give any promise of
real results must gv carefully examined
and put into effect so far as they are
feasible,
Tried to Give Rellef. ’
That the department and other agen
cies of the Government fully appreciate
the seriousness of the sitpation is in
dicated by the action taken to Mlmpgt
to furnish relfef. 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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Grind your new crop
corn at home and learn
the delicious nut-like
flavor of new corn meal.
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sued by the Depart
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vises the purchase of
I hand mills for home
!\\av as n means of food
| conservation.
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gible by not calling to the colors those
essential for leadership and direction.
With the fuller time at its disposal,
that department, which has recognizen
from the beginning the necessity of not
unduly disturbing any cssential 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
‘ngri(-ultural enterprises in class 3, and
heads of necessary agricultural enter
prises in class 4. The ulwrullon of this
new arrangement should remove many
of the nllmru*m»n previously encoun
tered, and, in reasonable measure, mee!
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-operatioh with the De
partment of Labor,, sought to render,
and «id render, asdistance to farmers
in a number of States in securing sea
sonal Jabor. In conjunction with State
agencies, these departments have ef
fected the transfer of considerable num.
bersg of laborers from communities where
the load had passed lo 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 Agriculture, in conneetion
with the Department of Labor, was very
uefinitely directed to the problem of
farm labor. The matter was thoroughly
discussed at the conference held in St.
Louts on April 9 and 10 wjth the agri
cultural representatives of the various
States, It was also referred to in my
,h-m—r to the Senate of April 18, 1917,
] Steps Taken.
l One of the first ste(\s taken by the De.
partment of Agriculture was to select
and slation 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;
!n“a’) to bring about fuller co-operation in
the utilization of labor among farmers
'in the same community; (3) to assist iW
shifting labor from one communily or
Inm\ State to another, and (4) to bring
into service kinds of labor net hereto
fore fully or regularly employed in
farming operations, such as hoys of high
school age who knew something about
farming, and to do many other things.
After the food production bill was
passe on August 10, an allotment of
nearly SIOO,OOO was ma“h- 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.
Some hint of the activities of the de
partment along this line is given in
my annual report for 1917,
Some persons scem to be promoting
the suggestion that farmers as a class
should be exempted from military serv-
Il(‘v and that no peyson from this class
should be permitted to serve in the
!arm_\', and criticism has resulted be
cause it has not been acted upon. It
would e unfair to the farmers of the
nation even to entertain the thnufhl
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, ot\'tously others
would feel the injustice of such action,
It is unlikely that any resvongible body
of opinion would sanction the proposal.
Course Adopted. |
if we put our minds to the task and
atempt to deal wih it in a constructive
way, there are many things which can
be done to furnish relief. The Depart
ment of Agriculture, of coursey 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:
‘l"irsl A s_\'stlnmli(‘ survey of the
arm 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
s 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
“",here additional help is urgently need
ed.
Fourth—Making available labor which
heretofore has been fully or regular
41y utilized in farming operations, includ.
ing boys of high school age; who have
had experience on the farm.
I . The farm labor representatives of the
department will continue to devote all
|lheir 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 rglatively nonessen
tial enterprises are matters which de
mand serious consideration. Conscrip
| tion of labor for industrial purposes, of
course, necessarily would present many
| difficulties. Powerful influences are
| operating, however, to brlnsf 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
aided by the growing realization on the
part of the people generally of curtailing
expenditures on nonessentials and 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 emplo{ed. This, of course,
is a matter primarily for consideration
by State and municipal authorities.
Seventh--The largest possible produc.
Commercial Stationery at
Surprisingly Low Prices
Letter Heads, 816x11
Envelopes, No. 63;. .. 2
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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 se¢uring fa\'or:?e consideration
at the hands of transpoOrtation 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 dealing with
priorities committee of the War Indfs
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
|nurno§en. and that the transportation
committee took steps to secure the
prompt movement of the raw materials
and of the manufactured articles. This
matter is still receiving the earnest ai
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, X
If there are any other fruitful and
prfitlcahln lines of effort which will aid
in "she 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 zyso has
had frequent contact with thé State
commissioners of 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
'mdk-ated, it has special machinery
throughout the Union for the purpose
of receiving suggestions and furnishing
assistance.
Many plans are proposeds which are
utterly impracticable, but any construc
tive suggestjon always has received and
will continue to receive the most care
ful consideration. The whole subject
involving industry as well as agricul
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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Heifer, six months old. price $125: or the pair for
S2OO If interested, send for catalog
ALSO PERSIAN KITTENS FOR SALE
WICKWIRE & HATCH, EPES, ALA.
9. —FOR SALE— ey
A 550 Extra Choice 50 ;é’
- ; -HEREFORD BULLS- &R
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E Eight months to two years old: ot ~
oB Yo also one car open and bred heif- 3 B P
S ers, cows with calves at side; in R
fact. we always have enough stock on hand to supply your wants. All
animais 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 De.
partment of Agriculture. says the law
has done much to safeguard milk im
ported from C(anada *or shipped in in
terstate commerce; to control the traf
fic in polluted oysters and practically
to ston the traffic in decomposed can
ned fish: to lessen the shipment of de
composed canned beans and shell pggs,
and to decrease the manufacture of
foods from refuse materials, 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 qantities of lead
Sr arsenic. This is not the case to
ay.
The coloring of canned neas with
copper and the use of a number of dan
gerous preservatives have sbeen 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.
o 7 07.
RAISE 90 % TO 1007
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 them Wacker's Chick Tablets in the water
from the stari, then watch 'em grow: trial size 25¢;
200 Tablets, 50c; money returned if not satisfied;
sold nowhere else WACKER REM. CO., Lock
Box 157, Newark., N. J.
I AR I
- EGGS
Feed and eggs are worth too
much money this season to let
vour hens loaf on the job.
Keep the Hens
Laying with
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Conkeys .
LPOULTRY f,.gfl'c‘]
Great for Breeding Stock
Tones up the system and strength
ens the productive organs. Puts heaith
and hustle, vim and vigor into hens.
A great money-maker if used regularly.
Use it foruiounl, growing, moiting and
laying st . No filler—no cayenne
po;ro'—juot'ood tonic. 30cand 60c.
Pail $1.40.
CONKEY’'S ROUP REMEDY
—3o¢, 60¢, $1.20, 5-Ib, can $7.00. Just
put it in the drinking water —
chickens doctor themscives.
DAIRY AND FARM SUPPLY CO..
17 Trinity Ave.
EVERETT SEED CO.
29-31 West Alabama St.
H. G. HASTINGS CO.,
16 West Mitchell St.
LETTON-DEFOOR SEED CoO.,
12 Seuth 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 State
University, against buying and planting
potato seed that are badly infected with
potato scab. <
Seed potatoes badly in{éoted 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 the scab disease are
too deep to permit satisfactory disin
fection.
All potato nseed should be treated with
formaldehyde before cutting.
The formaldehyde treatment is sim
ple, and when the seed tubers are not
seriously infected with scab disease 1t
is 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 seed in thi€ solution
for two hours before cutting. Commer
cial formaldehyde can be bought of the
druggist. Some days before it s 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 loses 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 farmer's invest
ment are vnutilized and that the farmer
or operator is paying so much 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 walue.
‘““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 utii
ized in the production of live stock,
there is far too much waste land.
“Obviously, if this land were put ‘o
proper use it would constitute a vast
acreage which could be used 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.
*‘lt is easy to overlook the fact that
land is lying idle on almost every (a}r\z.
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
been rendered unworkable. With in
creased prices, greater profits can be ob
tained by farmers who apply themseives
to better plannine of farm organization.
“Two outstanding features are seen
in the present food crisis brought on by
the war. The supnply of food production
is short or insufficient to meet the de
mands and there are possible ways of
increasing the food supply. This pos
sible increase can come only when
greater efficientey is practiced by the
fa\rmer."
2% S R
FARMERS ARE BUSY..
St. Johns County, Florida, farmers are
busy hauling fertilizers and seed pota
toes. A tremendous acreage will be
planted to this erop in the spring. On
account of weather conditions planting
will not begin for a week, although fer
ltilizer was applied in December.
Year Round Grazing, Wate
j g, Water
Live Stock Pay in Florida
No cold to feed against: fertile lands produce bhig
ecrops corn, hay, forage Local markets ray well for
fat stock and dairy products. South Tampa Gar
den lands, close to Tampa banking, manufactur
ing and shipbuilding ecity: paved roads, rural de
livery, telephones; fertile, well-located, reasonable
Complete satisfaciion or money returned on inspec
tion. Terms if desired Booklet free
TAMPA BAY LAND CU., Desk 6, Tampa, Flerida.
40 AcREs farm in Marion County, Florida:
rich land: 30 acres cleared and
under hoa-tight fence: 9 acres in woods; | acre
prairie; 6-room house: barn 20x35: bgrn 20x36,
with 9 ft. shed on two sldes: furniture, wagon,
buggy, tools, 10 cattle, 9 hogs. | mare 5 years old,
| mule, 1,200 Ibs.; 200 bushels corn, 30 tons hay,
syrup house, cane mill and twe boilers; 150 fowls;
on R. F. D. route;: half mile from church and
school. Price $3,750.
L. M. MURRAY, Ocala, Fla.
00LNY2P1TR AARSR AR AP < 7
Make all the cotton possible
next season and get 25¢ to 35¢
while you can.
Labor is scarce, so force vour
acres to produce a maximum
vield—it costs no more to culti
vate a two-bale acre than a half
bale acre
Plant the Vvariety 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 nown variety, the
KING o
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T ST 75
Let us tell you all about the
King Cotton, the earliest and
most productive variety known.
For twenty years the leader.
King Cotton Seed Company
LOUISBURG, N. C.
I have a limited quantity of Genuine Tom Watson Melon Seed for sale,
They were gathered from 1917 crop. The proaucer of these seed has for the
past five years marketed first car of W atson Melons in Georgia. The producer
of these seed received last season 40 per cent more for his melons than his
neighbors on a€count of their large size and early maturity. Will sell as
long as they last at 75¢ per pound.
Reference: First National Bank, Quitman, Ga.
A. B. WILLIAMS, Quitman, Ga.
.
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 poultry,
vet the State is importing from 60 to 75
per cent of the poultry and poultry
products consumed, says Professor J. Hi
‘\l\lood, Georgia State College of Agricul
re. .
It is almost impossible, at the present
time, to buy good fresh eggs in Geor
gia. 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 in
creasing, the supply is growing smaller.
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 stock they had. Mr. Hoover has
asked consumers to use more poultry
and save heef and pork for the soldiers.
Yet in order to eat more the farmers
must raise more, It is the patriotic
duty of every familv 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
pouitry, as the time taken to reproduce
and mature is comparatively short. Mr.
Hoover has, therefore, asked all farmers
to ingrease 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 -husband 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 Ixposition
in Chicago a championship prize was
awarded to an animal bred and devel
oped in Tennessee and shown by a
Tennessee breeder, The animal so hon.
ored is Ames Plantation Beau, a year
ling Aberdeen-Angus bull, owned by
the Ames plantation, of Grand Junc
tion. of which farm C. E. Buckle is
manager.
This is the second championshly ever
awarded to a Southern entry in the fif
teen vears' history of the exposition,
the other one being awarded to Point
Comfort Fourteenth, the Mississipp!
Hereford bull, in 1913.
The winning of this precocious young
ster will do much to attract the at
tention of the live stock world to the
Seuth’'s advantages as a producer of the
best in beef animals, as well as of oth
er classes of Hve stock, says C, D
Lowe, live stock specialist, division ot
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 de
pend on the prompt delivery of any
commodity. That there may be no de
lay in having fertilizer, lime, seeds, tools
ahd all supplies, farmers must order
them now.
one-quarter or one-half
B“v section best (lanadian
wheat land on one-half
crop-payment plan at $2.21 per
bushel, Government guaranteed
price.
Owner of several seections of
best wheat land in Saskatche
wan, (Canada —no brush or
sloughs—near town:; six eleva
tors: will sell above terms.
C. E. THOMAS,
Bruen-Webb Bldg.,
Tampa, Fla.
l Duval County offers every induce
! ment and advantage for the man
who wishes to follow farming,stock
g 4 raising. poultry raising or kindred
lines. Cheap lands, hard-surfaced
roads, excellent transportation,
steamship and railway Jines, larg
est ecreamery and largest packing
house in the South, Fine“schools.
Healthful climate.
Write for official booklet.
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT,
Duval County Commissioners,
Jacksonville, Fla.
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Self-Supporting
Florida Home
You will be surprised to know how little you
caa buy a Florida home from which you can make
a living and lay by money.
Here cotton matures sarly, avoiding boll wee.
vil. Year-round grazing makes live stock profit.
able; fruits and vegetables are quick money creps,
Lands Now Lower
.
Than Ever Again
Much good Florida land can be bought now
below real value, on reasenable terms. Fiad 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--Florida land was never so in demand,
J. B. Ransom, Vice-President
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Lo TAMPA, FLORIDA
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