The Arizona copper camp., 1917-05-05


ent farmers, stockmen and agricultural
workers of the state. 1t was easily
the most notable gathering of farmers
brought together for many year in
Arizona. Fully 25 farmers organiza
tions sent delegates. All came to the
meeting with a grim determination to
give to others their best thought and
to take back to their respective COM
munities the epitomized conclusions
which are to be at once put into ac
tion for the production of more food
stuffs and the conservation of our
present agricultural resources.
The reports were brief and we'll
thought out beforehand. There was
an earnestness and spirit of unity
manifest All showed the realization
Of our food supply shortage and fine
sense of duty to our nation at critical
moment.
So valuable were the suggestions
made that digest of the entire pro-
ceedings is to be published by the
Agricultural Extension Service in a
circular at an early date
The resolutions adopted are of such
Importance to all farmers food pro-
ducers and consumers in the state
that they are herewith given in full
Agricultural Extension Service
WHEREAS, 1t has been shown
that the present agricultural exten-
sion organization of the College of
Agriculture, University Of Arizona,
cooperating with the u. s.. depart
ment of agriculture, is the most log
ical agency through which field work
for increased food production can be
accomplished, and
WHEREAS, 1t is considered advis-
able to add to such organization such
other field workers as will meet the
present emergency.
BE 1T RESOLVED, That it is the
sense of this body that county agri-
cultural agents should be added to
all agricultural counties not now rep
resented, and that other field spe-
cialists may be added to Immediate
ly facilitate food production, and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That all schools, both town and rur-
al, where teachers are available as
local leaders, do organize and pro-
mulgate boys and girls clubs; that
school boards or other organizations
make immediate provision to finance
and authorize such supervisors and
local club leaders to at once CO o-ordin-
ate such work with the state and
federal organizations of boys and
girls clubs of the agricultural extern
sion service of the university.
Increase Production and Reduce Waste
WHEREAS, The United States is
now at war with great nations and
there will be increased demand for
all kinds Of necessary foodstuffs, as
our President Wilson says
1--WE must supply abundant food
for ourselves and our armies and our
seamen, not only, but also for large
part of the nations with whom we
have now made common cause in
whose support and by whose sides we
shall be fighting
BE 1T RESOLVED, That the dele
gat attending this agricultural mob
ilization conference make the follow
ing recommendations to the members
of our associations and the producers
of our state, and pledge ourselves to
use our best efforts to see that they
are carried out to the fullest extent
possible
!. Cereal Foods. With a view to
producing increased supply of GER
reals we urge that every available
tract of land be planted as soon as
possible to Indian corn, milo maize,
feterita, Kafir, beans and other crops
which can be used for food for man
and beast.
z. Silos. In order to make the
best use of cereals produced, silos
should be built to preserve this feed
as experience has proven that such
crops made into ensilage increase
their food value five-fold.
means for rapid increase of the meat
supply we urge the more extensive
breeding of swine, and increasing the
egg and poultry production.
q. Pests. AS the various insect
pests and fungous diseases of the
state cause great losses to our pro-
ducers we urge that all farmers seek
the assistance of the state and Unit
ed States chronological departments
for advice, which will gladly be Civ
en-, and cooperate to reduce this loss
to the minimum.
8. Home Economy. We urge that
the men Of our state cooperate with
the women in reducing the great
waste and extraFagance in our homes
and willingly accept simpler living,
mad of home grown products as far
as possible so that we as Americans