The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18

each of sorghum and early yellow
drnt corn cleaning variety suggest
edl per horse or COW owned, and this
VIII furnish ample food in July and
August. Every farmer should put in
at least one acre Of sweet potatoes
pc" horse, end land owners should
Construct pOtatO houses. built accord
llS TO government Specifications, for
crTinS and $tolir% This CROP lor their
tenants.
Cow Hcas ana SOY beans should be
tlDcrally planted for human and ami
may rood. i.ary y"lictics o. COW peas
IIantcd II once VIII furnish delicious
green peas in eight or ton weeks.
Every farmer should Dc induced TO
increase his acreage OF field corn ana
early velvet beans should be planted
not later than May ! in every acre OF
corn. They will not reduce the corn
yield and may be expected TO produce
10 to 30 bushels per acre OF a splendid
nitrogcnous food
bulletins on velvet beans, potato
houses, etc, will be furnished by The
iarm demonstration agent in each
county.
me merchants o! your county muSt
be made to realize that their co-opcra-
ton is absolutely necessary for The
success OF this campaign. Unless sup
pllcS ol the the necessary seeds and OF
cans and Jars for canning arc avail
able, much OF the effect OF our work
will be ncutralizcd. Wholchcartcd
cooperation from all the people. in
fact, Is vital if the state is to do the
necessary and patriotic work which
the national and Stnto authorities
have called on us for.
Inerc is great shortage of some
KINDS OF seeds, and the merchants
may be unable to secure a full as
SortMcnt OF those recommended Sub
StltutlonS, however, can usually be
made without seriously affecting the
program.
The two most effective agencies
which may be used for our campaien
are the churches and the schools. Gov
Manning has asked all the ministers
IN south Carolina to take up and ad-
Nocalc In their sermons, food produc-
iion and conservation. 1t would be
we'll to hold a meeting Of the county
teachers associations (both white and
colorcd) and urge the teachers to en-
ter Yholehcartcdly into the work.
Patriotic songs should be frequently
sung by the schools. short talks on
the war and the national situation
should be given and the patriotism of
the children should be stimulated in
every possible way. 1t must be made
plain to each child that he has a part
in the program for national prcparcd-
ness for war. We suggest that a So
cioty be formed in each school called
the Volunteer Service league, into
which shall be enrolled all children
VINO viii volunteer fer the production
and conservation of loodstuffs. Each
member OF this society should pledge
himself or herself TO cultivate a small
garden CT corn patch or to hclp $50
many hours per wcck) in the cultiva-
tlon OF The home vegetable garden or
In attention to the live stock on the
farm or to raise pig or some chick
ems.
In addition to this. they should
pledge themselves not to waste a
crnmb of food and to use their innu-
cnce to stop all food waste in their
homes. They should be made TO un-
dcrstand that now. when the nation
needs every ounce of surplus food
for war purposes, it is nothing less
than criminal to throw away pr0vi-
'sions of any kind. 1t is common
sight around most Of the school
houses Of the State to see children cat
half OF their lunches and dumpt the
rest on the ground. No more food
should be prepared for the family or
brought to school than can be entire
ly consumed. If this were done, prob
ably % per cent of the food consump-
ton of the State would stop.
Your committee should corporate
with the negro preachers and teach
ers to secure the adoption OF this
program. Without their help our
campaign can be but partially success
ful. Meetings should be arranged at
negro churches and school houses
and white speakers should be furnish
ed wherever desirable. In some
counties 1t will be necessary for you
to appoint subcommittecs in different