The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
INQuIRY ASKED FOR


 government seems to have It's sights | too high with reference to feeds. We
 have made investigation and find that 1 government specifications require i clipped oats and No. 1 timothy hay 1 for cavalry horses. We will have in 1 this section thousands and thousands l of tons of peanut vine hay which, in 1 analysis, Is second to alfalfa. We f must find a market for this hay i MT Adams appealed to Senator Bank head as one of keen interest in the pros perity of our state and its people, to make an investigation and find a mar ket for Alabama crops
 This investigation the senator has made. Personally, he discussed the prob I lem with Secretary Houston, MT Hoover and others in authority, The brigadier lgeneral of the quartermasters' corps, In 1 one respect, found MT. Adams in error. l It is his testimony that the government 1 for It's horses is not in Its buying re- stricted only to timothy hay He said; | Tn this connection, it may be stat l ed that the department authorities
 are not prohibited from buying pea I nut vine hay for use of horses in l their departments, and it is suggested that those in Alabama with peanut N vine hay for sale take the matter up direct with the department quarter
 master southeastern department, Charleston, S. C., and the department II quartermaster, southern department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas" H More in respect to the Alabama crop of peanuts and velvet beans, Secretary Houston writes the following letter to Senator Banl1head:
 SECRETARY HOUSTON REPORTS
 " have your letter addressed to this department and also that ad- \ dressed to MT. Herbert Hoover and by him referred to me for considera- N tion, and note your request that steps be taken to assist the farmers of Alabama who will have surplus crops ! of corn, velvet beans and peanuts, in N locating markets for their products. 'The bureau ot markets or this de- \ partment will inaugurate during the \ present crop season a market report ing service on grain, seed and hay, K and through such service reports of the prices, demand, receipts and ship
 ments of different crops, will be is- \ sued weekly, or semfweekly, to pro- \ ducers shippers and other interested H persons. We hope to extend the serv- ice during the present crop year This service will be handled to cover the | crop movement in Alabama and other more distant points We feel that ma terial assistance to the farmers of Alabama will be afforded through
 
 ing to secure the services of an in- vestigator who will devote practical ly his entire time to the marketing of velvet beans, and who can give some attention to the marketing of the peanut crop.
 FEW ALABAMA FIRMS Considerable attention has already been given to the marketing of velvet beans and peanuts in the south. and we find that many of the cotton oil mills are now making preparations for the crushing of peanuts, and that many of the larger mills are grinding large quantities of velvet beans for feed. The McGowan- Bennett Milling company, Georgiana, devoted all its time last year to the preparation of velvet bean feed, and we under stand that number of similar mills will follow the same course this year. The following firms in Alabama bought and crushed peanuts during 1916, and these, along with additional mills. M will handle this product during 1917. Scale Peanut corporation, Scale Pioneer Peanut Milling company, Midland City.
 "Hightower oil company. Brun-- didge.
 Pioneer Peanut oil company, Abbe- ville."
 BANKHEAD IS HOPEFUL Senator Bankhead feels as a result O the movement he has initiated that tn patriotic response by Alabama farmer te the premature cry for food, nor, food will not have been in vain At the present time however. the situa tion is apparently serious.