The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
ORGANIZE FOR GREATER
FOOD PRODUCTION


Organized effort is the quickest and
most efficient means of relieving the
food shortage. This is the attitude
taken by the Missouri College of Ag-
riculture in concentrating all its fore
es on a great food production cam
paign. Since the responsibility Of
feeding the United States and other
nations rests with the American
farmers, every Missouri farmer is
asked to cooperate. Efficient produc-
ton, efficient distribution and food
conservation, such as can be effected
only by organization, are necessary
in this crisis. Farmers must organ
ize solidly to carry forward their part
of the national defense program.
The College, through its Agricultur-
al Extension Service, is ready to help
every county in the State form per-
manent and active farm organizations.
The following plan of organization is
recommended by A. j. Meyer, secre-
tary of the Extension Service:
"First, form local farmers clubs in
communities where there are no or
CARNATIONS. Where clubs are already
organized or where there are Grang-
es, Farmers Unions or local bureaus
all that is necessary is to expand the
membership.
Second, all the local organizations
in county should then federate in
to a County Farm Bureau, with the
secretaries of the different organiza-
tons as a county committee.
Third, the county committee should
elect from it's own number an execu-
tive committee of three members.
"With organizations effected, what
can this group of men do? Here are
three of the biggest things they can
accomplish:
81. Increase production of crops
without increase in acreage by (a)
planting only tested seed of good va
rieties; (b) use of the right fertiliz-
ers at the right time and in the right
way; (d) united fight on insect pests.
"2. Increase the production of
pork, beef, mutton, poultry and dairy
products by the proper use of forage,
pastures and silage, by balancing of
rations, by use of productive breeding
stock, by elimination of star board
ers from the dairy herd and by eff
cient methods of prevention of ami
NAL diseases, especially hog cholera.
"3. Establish complete, efficient
we'll organized system of marketing
surplus crops so that the producer
will get the maximum of profit, the
consumer will be best served, and no
food products will be allowed to go to
waste.
"The foregoing simply gives a
. farmers of Missouri may accomplish
for the national good in this critical
hour.
| "Write to the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Columbia, Mo-, for any
or all of the following leaflets:
/. How to Form a County Organi-
cation.
2. How County Farm Bureau
Works.
8. Increasing Crop Yields and Net
Profits.
| A. Increasing the Meat Supply by
Cooperation.
5. An Exchange System for Farm
ers.
o. MdrkeIiHB tHe surplus.
| 7. Maximum Meat Production at
Minimum Cost.
8. Doubling Poultry Products and
Reducing the Cost.
8. Raise the Beef Calf-Stop Eat
ing Veal.
10. A Productive Garden on Every
Farm.
1.-THE Farm Woman's Contribution
i to the Nation.
IL. The Farm Boy and Girl in the
National Crisis.
eff you have a good place for a
poster, ask the College to send the
4 new wartime poster, Increase the
Nations Food Supply"
All the foregoing are in process OF
preparation and will be ready for dis
tribution in time to be of great SER
vice.