Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-01

duction Of food.
The food supply committee will at
states food production from every pos
sib1e angle. It has announced en-
plaatically that it will in no way inter
fere with the many organized local eff
forts throughout the state seeking to
gain the same end It's object, it is
declared, will be to encourage all these
efforts and to ordinate the work
throughout the state. Practical ad-
vice on food production and conserva-
ton will be provided through its ef-
Practical Plan Evolved.
The committees carefully prepared
plan Of handling its biggest problems
through the agency of the town clerks
Is now announced for the fist time
The method to be followed differs, SO
far as can be learned, from that being
followed in similar work in other states
and is considered the most practical
plan for handling the problem get
evolved in the country.
Pledge Blanks Ready.
Thousands Of pledge blanks are be
ing printed by the committee bearing
the state seal and a call to agriCul-
tura1 service signed by Governor Ho1-
comb. These will be obtairable in
every city, town. village and hamlet
throughout Connecticut. Drug stores.
department stores, churches, schools.
will be the distribution points. The
newspapers, too will have supplies of
the blanks available for their read
ers
Having obtained one Of these blanks,
volunteers for the agricultural army
in Connecticut-1nen women, boys and
girls all are eligible for this service
VIII sign pledge for service under
l. farm production; =, planting home
gardens 5, labor; (. home canning; 5,
garden supervisors.
The next step viii be the signing of
the pledge by the individual. This
done, it will be returned to the town
clerk who. in turn. will forward it to
Hartford for recording by Governor
Hofcorn bs food production committee.
To Solve Problem of Help.
THE Connecticut farmers greatest
problem IN food production is labor
according to a statement by ire food
Nor Agricultural Army and by means
Of the labor pledges we expect to have
signed and returned to the town
clerks We hope to solve this prob
lem. We want every town clerks of
flee In Connecticut to become the 10
cal labor bureau for farm helps in
this food crisis. We want every man
who will devote his summer or even
q certain number Of hours weekly to
farm work to register with the town
that can readily be obtained and we
want every farmer in the state to 20
to the town clerk and lay before that
official his labor needs.
There are 1ovaI patriotic citizens
enough n this state to insure the cuI
III this state to insure the cultivation
and harvesting Of all the crops plant
ed this year. Governor Holconab feais
through this method we can get the
man who needs help In con1rnunica-
ton With the man who IS ready to do
his bit through agricultural service
Tbs question of wages viii be settled
between employer and ernp1oye to
their mutual satisfaction"
Insignia For Volunteers.
Service in increasing and congerv
ing the food supply Of the stats IS
not TO &C urrecognized, for Governor
Rolcoinb has directed his food pro
duction committee to order a vast
I1ur1ber of service buttons. and this
insignia will be given to each person
who volunteer under any CT the
headings on the blanks to assist in
this vital work. These buttons have
been ordered, and VIII be put in the
hands of town clerks without delay
when they are received.
The pledge blank which the 1ndi-
v1duaI signs is divided into Eve parts
as follows: Farm production. plant
ing home gardens. labor, home can
=
the top 1t has the state seal with the
words. state OF Conn ectic11t Commit
tee Of Food SUpplv.' The blank bears
this message, Every man. woman.
boy and girl in the state Of Connect
cut not enlisted for military or naval
service is called upon to volunteer
TO sign this pledge. Do your duty
The following statement by Governor
Marcus TT. Holcorlb occupies 2 prom
i1ent place On the blank Above all
things our country needs in This ma
tions1 crisis. men to serve their cour-
try in the military and naval forces
snd men and women to serve their
country BY producing and conserving
allies"
The section of tire pledge blank
which the individual signs is address
ed: TO the Hon. Marcus H. Tol-
comb. Governor" and says I'm order
to do my part to meet the crisis nofr
faced by my state and country. II
hereby volunteer to perform the fol
lowing services
. Under each of the i've headings
there is space for the Individual to
Of the Information asked has to do
with the service performed in food
raising year ago. and this Is con
sidered important by the governors
committee as the desire Is to show
Just what is accom- shed this year
in the way Of food crop Increases
throug h the efforts Of the many agen-
ctes which are now at work in the
state trying TO solve this problem"
Under the head of farm produc-
ton" the individual signs pledge
saying 7 agree to increase my acre
age of food crops as follows" Plsc- |
es are provided in which figures Cor
1915 results and 1917 estimates may
be given under the head of corn. buck !