The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-29
UNCLE SAM IS
NOW FACING A
FOOD BATTLE
EXPERTS SAY NEW METHODS
NECESSARY TO PRODUCE SUI.
FiclENT roop TRAINING A
MIGHTY ARMY TO INCREASE
FARM YIELDS.

washington Dec Wv Al NAo
United states eventually hud ltaelf
face 20 face with starvation. and n 20,
wheug These two questions. fantastic
and impossible as they may seem 10
the average citizen. are nevertheless
90 such real import that they are
rapidly involving the country in tho
greatest struggle Ia lts histlry--the
battle for food
The mere fact that this lght Is
being waEcd practically without the
knowledge OF thc aFcrage l.tiEeu, and
that thosc who talk elinly % tle high
cost of living laugh 90 The possibility
OF eventual starvation. and point 90
This years bumper crops a. an iudi-
Catiou 90 security. does not change tha
issue. A very few figures must con-
vince The most skeutieal These hH-
urea show that while tlc population
has practically doubled lu the last
thirty years. the rural population aul
.Ue persons engaged m agriculture
sas been rapidly docreaslug Add 20
this tho facts that for years the yield
go staple crops per acre has shown
HJtIe OF no increase and that we are
rapidly approaching the time when
there wIu be no more uneuluvated
land available Tor The production %
l00dstuns and the battle Cor food az
sumes "a VERY much greater Eignlh-
eauCe
Other Countries Successful
with these facts ln mind the outlook
lf uret rIauee would seem dark. but
The battle is hv no means hopeless.
other countries have confronted a
similar elfuaflou and come out with
tying c0l5rH notably Germany Ia
Deed Or lF the opinion of authorities
here that this country on now facing
thf same condition which Germany
7 recognized Hfty years 1Eo when star
1uunu seemed imminent ~ home pre-
drciion were t1 be depended on and
Cor that reason particular interest De-
z being taken In tlt methods By which
. Germany has solved this problem and
has increased che yields of her acres
until they arr practically double thoHe
which tHfs country uEeureE. ln a4-
vlur.rN Iu e quarter 90 g century from
r. point where home produced foods
were lnEuM clent for HTr needs lo that
hitch shr now occupies a. probably
I lHe foremost agricultural nation in the
world. Germany has relied chiefly upon
thr cultivation ot the EuEar beet In
4 frHt. f.nn had shown chat This crop
when properly cultivated sreatiy In
/ creased tur yield 1f au others Frown
Ir rotation With 90 Decides having On
itself cash value far higher than
I most others. Bearing this iu mind
/ Germany proceeded t1 encourage fts
cultivation hy bountiga and protective
Z duties with zoe result that that cuun.
I frv now not only exports 10000 0oa
7 worth ~ sugar annually but hes
I doubled and .rebIed her Yields Iu other
Z crops 90 point 100 per cent In ga.
I vance 40 the United sthteF Win lhil
I example Oh view then Uncle sam ia
I batrIng with good chances FOR victory
Army q Mighty ona.
TIE army upon watch the burden
1 Hf attack mast fau o. a. mighty ons
numbering not univ an TIE armerl
i fuf recruits az every are and walk "a
life Already TIE campaign "a UrEans
Led AID under way along nation uId'
lines Youngsters not ycf Or thei.
teens ere EIeinr with girls o. guallfy
7 frr tne ranks OF fHn army uf nI
American system 81 agricultural elu.
oatIaa which must HEhr the battle fr.
f.Hl And wonderful system O. De-
n calculated ta produce an army while
can aehieve victory H auythinE can
Z. "a trained br Institutions ~ tarI1u.
classes which taken together nratid,
.aU grades az agricultural education
from arrdHatr courses leading f8 ~
UHctora degree ta elementary course.
fr hlndrrgaFteuE ard primary schools
n. has taken time and pressing real
Iafiru ~ #ar diminishing fnuI sop
plies ta bring about .l.s system lu
deed fUr Owe. graduate rucI Cd
HFrl guitar. dates back oa.E Boz 100.