The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-05-10
future meat and dairy sr
the country and result In
of rOughage for military

future meat and dairy sr
the country and result In
OF roughage for military
saddle animals. In regi<
dairying dominates, the fu,
OF clover, alfalfa, and the grasA Az
Is In productive condition shomj .le
maintained. Under the conditions pre-
vailing In most dairying sections these
crops can be carried with less man
power than that required for titled
crops. The older, thinner and less
productive grass lands, however, fire.
quently can be made to produce much
left as they are in unprOductive grass.
"Seed potatoes should be conserved
by planting on the best lands available
for them and planning for thorough
tillage and protection of the crop
against disease and insect pests. Po-
tatoes can be grown most advantage
ously near the ccnters Of population
In the Northern States where trans
portatiOn cost may be reduced to q
minimum. This crop Is capable of
quick and large increase Of produc-
ton when conditions are favorable.
"Such vegetable crops as carrots,
rutnbaga, turnips, onions, and cab
bage are worthy Of much more atten-
ton than they generally receive, eyye-
cially In the eastern United So4tes.
All these crops are capable Of large
production on suitable land under in
tensve culture throughout the more
densely populated portions Of the
country.
Vegetables and Poultry.
"The high prices for foodstuffs that
have prevailed during the last few
months have stimulated interest In the
Increase of home supplies of vegeta-
bles, poultry, and dairy products on
farms.
"Through Increased attention to
poultry on farms it is possible, to add
quickly and materially to the food
supply.
"When conditions render 1t feasible
small focks of poultry should be kept
by families in villages, towns, and es-
pccially in the suburbs Of large cities.
The need for this extension Of poultry
raising Is particularly great where
consumption exceeds production, as In
the Northwestern states. ---->
Consumers living In villages and
In the suburbs of cities do not appre-
ciate sufficiently the possibility of add
Ing materially to their food supply by
utilizing suitable idle soil in yards, va
cant lots, and unused outlying fields.
The total contribution to the food sup
ply Of families and communities which
can be brought about through such at
tivities is great. Gardening is pecu-
liarly nm activity in which the family
and the community may share with
resultant mutual helpfulness and
benefit.
Duty Of tho Farmer.
"The duty OF the individual farmer
Mt this time is to increase his produc-
ton, particularly Of food crops. If he
has control Of tillable land not in use,
or money lying idle, or labor unem-
ployed-he should extend his opera
tions so as to employ those resources
to the fullest extent. This does not
mean that he should rob his land,
waste his capital, or eXpend his labor
fruitlcssly, but that by wise planning
and earnest effort he should turn out
greater quantity of food crops than
ever before. He will not lose by 1t;
and he will perform an Important serv-
Ice in supporting his country in the
task that lies before 1t. The agricul-
tural suiicicncy of II nation is not at
tanned unless rs the units which COM
pose 1t are efficient. Those agricul-
tural workers who produce, conserve,
and market wisely will help toward
the achievement Of national agricul-
tural suiiicicncy, and thus will perform
valuable service for the nation"