Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-13
GOVERNORS COMM SSiON PRE-
PARED TO BEGIN WORK IMME-
DIATELY IF GIVEN FUNDS.
PLAN GAINING FAVOR
WITH UNDERSTANDING
Board to Anticipate Possible Wet and
Cold Spring and Loss Of Early
Crops Of Garden Stuffs-Effort to Be
Made to Minimize Loss Thru Waste.

! Des Moines. April 13.--An extensive
plans TO increase the food production
Of Iowa II the legislature passes the
| appropriation recommended by GOV
ernor Harding. will be put in motion
within twenty-four hours after the
funds are available. according to state
ments made by members of the war
emergency food committee. Details for
prompt action have been worked out
during the sessions of the committee
the last two days.
The committee realizes that the
time is now short IN which to in
crease crop production in 1917. and
they claim as much can be done now
in one day toward increasing the food
as can tie done in ten days little
later in the spring.
Gaining in Favor.
The sentiment IL! favor Of an arpro-
priation is growing fast said j. f..
Deems. member of the committee from
the First Congressional district. Mr..
Deems says the people are coming to
realize that bread bullets" are nee
essary Immediately.
The whole proposition is a patr-
otto movement" said Charles &. Cock
Grill who operates several farms nea"
Jefferson and is the committeeman
from the Tenth district. Mr. Cockerili
points out that the governors first
conference was held two days before
war was declared and matters have
been moving rapidly ever since, so
that no time has been lost uEnccCsSar-
lily.
Members of the committee dcnE
any intention of urging farmers to
put in more acres of crops when al
ready they have as much as they can
care for But it is expected that much
help will De extended TO farmers hy
assisting them to find labor. This
would be done thru patriotic appeals
and in cooperation with the state la
Dor commission and thru temporary
concessions granted by patriotic manu-
facturers and business men having
many employees, as is beng done IN
eastern states.
How Farmers Can Be Helped.
Farmers can be helped in case there
is a cold. wet spring and corn seed de-
Gays in the ground. The committee
will anticipate This calamity and be
ready to assist in finding new tested
seed promptly, says Henry Brady Of
the Seventh district Farmers also
would be encouraged To carefully selecr
seed next fall for the following season.
BY this means Il is said the crop Of
1915 can be increased millions of bush
els
The committee points out that some
crops can be started late in the sea
son and by their use some land, can DE
made TO produce two crops in the
season. for example, root crops can
be grown after oats. Rutabagas ana
turnips make good food for people ana
for animals and these roots may be
started as late as the first week in
August.
For Bigger Truck Crops.
The possibility OF greatly increasing
the output Of beans and truck crops is
emphasized by D. II. Culver Of Clear
Lake, member Of the committee from
the Fourth congressional district MI.
Culver is president Of the State Asso-
citation Of Potato and Truck crop
Growers He believes there Will ne
a large increase OF truck crops THIS
year because Of the agitation by news
papers and many clubs as well as be-
cause prices are high, but he says
that "whateYer Is to be done In en-
largine gardens and making new
acres will be enormously Increased
If the legislature provides funds s"
that this work ran be developed
thruout tho state in an organized way.
The state may as well spend few
thousand dollars and thus increase the
garden area a few thousand acres
There is ample time for this TO be &C
complished this year IL we can get our
organized efforts started quickly
Catch crops are advocated FOR areas
not promising to be fully productive.
Plan to Reduce Waste.
But one Of the greatest services
which the committee can render
according to its members Will be
thru reducing waste. Boys and girls
can be taught to save millions OF dol
Iars worth OF fruits and vegetables
ard eggs. according to Peder Peterson
OF the Third congressional district
while the savings possible in the dlet-
AIRY represent one of the chief oppor-
,untties to the state, Is the opinion OF
g % Haines Of the Eleventh congress
sional district. .
Every member Of the committee is
a nractical and successful farmer.
uo,u1 sEavE UNCLE SAM.