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Food Requirements Of
The People of Georgia
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture,
In order to properly appreciate the seriousness of the present situation,
It Is well to consider the annual consumption of foods by the population
of Georgia, numbering 2,700,000 persons.or 640,000 families of five each.
The consumption of wheat flour has increased rapidly during the past five
years and some allowance must be made in the following figures. For
inslance, If the per capita consumption of flour is four barrels, the amount
of wheat required will he 9,536,000 bushels, if six barrels (which is nearer
the present consumption), the total wheat consumed will be 50 per cent
greater.
Food Consumed Annually By 540,000 Families
Requirements Produced in
based on ration. 1916.
Wheat 9,536,000 bushels 3,808,000 bushels
Corn 7,600,000 bushels 64,000,000 bushels
Potatoes, Irish 18,750,000 bushels 1,000,000 bushels
Potatoes, Sweet 18,750,000 bushels 7,800,000 bushels
Fruit, all kinds 7,500,000 bushels 4,482,000 bushels
Eggs 135,000,000 dozen 35,000,000 dozen
Milk, including butter 393,120,000 gallons 100,000,000 gallons
Meats, all kinds 687,500,000 pounds 310,000,000 pounds
Syrup, cane and sorghum 13,500,000 gallons 10,300,544 gallons
The reader must lrear in min* that the above figures represent foods
required for human consumption only. In addition there must be sufficient
grain and forage to suppply the requirements of 4,135,000 head of domestic
stock within the state. The com surplus of between fifty and sixty million
bushels is not suffieieint for stock feeding purposes, hence 36,000,000 bushels
additional must be grown in Georgia this year to supply the full require
ments of the state and thus offset the reduction in grain acreage due to
the February freeze. In all other commodities tire production is far below
the requirements of our population. This shortage must be eliminated
through the adoption of intensive methods of farm management and the
utilization of all lands fit for agricultural purposes.
Public Abattoirs As An Aid
In Marketing Live Stock
Many cities, especially in the South,
i either own or control public abattoirs,
thus providing for centralized slaugh
tering of live stock under sanitary con
ditions and proper inspection. Often
there Is operated a cold storage plant
In connection with the abattoir where
meat may be cured. Farmers in the
neighborhood are in this way given
Corn Is King
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture
For the period of the war, cotton is dethroned aud coni is crowned—
we must have our "pork and hominy” if we’re going to keep up our end of
tlie load. There is considerable cause for alarm when we realize that the
slate faces a deficit of 15,000,000 bushels of com—that is, unless the farm
ers of the Stale Increase tlie acreage very materially. The responsibility,
however, Is not altogether on tlie fanner but on the business man also. There
must bo a change in the credit system. The deficit in wheal amounts to
7,000,00(1 bushels ; uaid 111 oats, to 5,654,785 bushels, in order to balance the
shortage of former years it will be necessary for the fanners of Georgia to
grow this year approximately 100,000,000 bushels of corn. This will neces
sitate a considerable Increase in the acreage, a considerable expenditure for
fertilizers, the growing of velvet beans in the corn, and the making of cor;
a major instead of one of the secondary and supplementary crops. It is
quite possible to increase the yield of corn in Georgia by 36,000,000 bushels
this year if the farmers and business men realize in time the seriousness
of the situation. Corn and velvet beans can'be planted in Georgia until July
1. Get us realize our duty and responsibility in this direction, thus solving
one phase of the food problem which Is perhaps the most serious and diffi
cult with which we have to contend. With plenty of "pork and hominy" for
the boys at the front and sufficient to go around for the folks at home, we’ll
win the war. ,
Is Your County Organized
To Do Its "Bit’' In
Winning the War?
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia
State College of Agriculture
In each county there should be a
representative executive committee to
direct the work, of which the County
Demonstration Agent should be an ex
officio member (since he represents
both the State College of Agriculture
and the United States Department of
Agriculture). This committee should
have a representative of every Interest
in the eounly, and should consist of
from seven to twelve members. Its
duty is to formulate plans in the pro
duction and conservation of food sup
plies.
Working with and co-ordinated with
the Executive Committee there should
be n Food Conservation Committee,
whose duty il will be to discover ways
and means by which waste may be
Weevil Control
J. G. Oliver, Field Agent.
Rapid, shallow cultivation is necessary in pushing the development of
cottton so that a good bottom and middle crop may be achieved before the
migratory period of the 801 l Weevil, about August 1. The fertilizers should
have been mixed with the soil at or before the time of planting although
a top dressing may be applied as late as July 1. Keep the plants gregn
ami fruiting until (X-tober, thus furnishing squares for the weevil’s food
supply and he will not attack the bolls until iater. Keep in mind; first,
seed selection from early maturing sorts; second, rapid, shallow cultivation!
Naturally, the two-horse cultivator is much more efficient than the one
horse; besides conserving energy and time.
; Pick and burn the infested squares once a week until the middle of
July. This is imperative.
There are many devices on the market for destroying the weevil. The
t ollege of Agriculture makes a standing offer to test out any such inven
tion. Do not buy any such device before seeing your demonstration agent.
Not Wheat But
Potatoes the Staff Qf Life
The experience of European belliger
ents in the present war proves the
statement that "the potato is the staff
of life,’’ since people have worked and
fought on a diet of meat and potatoes.
Even before the war the chief diet of.
many peasants consisted of potatoes.
Georgia shows a marked deficit in the
production of this valuable crop. In
fact the requirements in Irish pota
toes exceeds the annual production by
17,760,000 bushels; of sweet potatoes,
by 10,950,000 bushels. The farmers
of the state can easily treble or qua-
excellent facilities for slaughtering and
curing at a very nominal charge ($1.25
per head for cattle; $ 75 per head for
sheep, hogs, etc.), thus enabling them
to dispose of their hogs In the form
of cured meat. Naturally the market
ing of cured meats is not only a sim
pler undertaking, but is more profitable
than marketing on the hoof. Seventeen
cities in the South own or control mu
nicipal abattoirs; there should be such
a plant in every county. Let the busi
ness men of the county provide the
market; the farmers will produce the
live stock.
eliminated, food crops saved and ani
mal production stimulated.
In order to keep the people inform
ed there may be a Publicity Commit
tee, whose duty it will be to spread in
formation through (he press or by
circular letters. This committee
should keep in touch with the College
of Agriculture and the Department of
Agriculture at Washington. In fact,
there is no reason why this commit
tee should not constitute a bureau of
information.
In addition there may be a number
of other committees whose work will
be quite specialized. In each commun
ity there should be a Committee on
Marketing, whose duty It will be to
gather information as to shipping fa
cilities and possible outside markets
for surplus products. In every town
there should be a Committee on Gar
dens, whose work it will be to stim
ulate interest in home and school gar
dens, to supply information as to
where seeds and plants may be ob
tained. and to encourage the utiliza
tion of idle lots.
druple the present production of
sweet potatoes; only they hesitate be
cause they fear they cannot store them
successfully. Usually the flue system
of curing gives very good results.
While entirely desirable, the small
farmer will hardly be able to erect a
curing house, even though the Col
lege of Agriculture supplies plans and
specifications without cost. As a mat
ter of patriotism and business sagac
ity the business men of a community
should undertake the erection of large
storage houses to take care of the
surplus crop of potatoes. Scattered
over the state, in every community,
there should be storage houses for po
tatoes, just as there are buildings for
the storage of cotton, wheat or corn.
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