The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-07
FARMERS MUST Do
MORE NEXT YEAR
Secretary Houston Urges
Larger Production of
Crops and Livestock
COUNTY AGENTS OF
GREAT ASSISTANCE
Special Survey to Collect Irish Potato
Seed Stock Now Being Conducted i'll
Several States, Including Vermont
and New Hampshire.

WASHINGTON. Dec. With roe
ord crops grown this year the nation 5
farm md livestock production must
br stimulated 70 still higher eli
rCncy during the coming twelve months
If domestic demands and the need, Of
the allies arc to he adequately met,
Secretary Houston SAYS in the annual
report to congress today
'That t3c farmers Of the nation
have generously responded - the ~.
peal, for increased production, and
that much ha already been done TO in-
sure large supply Of foods and feed
stun. saws the report, ''iustifics no
lr,.dovn IN their activities on in those
Of an agricultural agencies. On tn
contrart. oven greater efforts must toe
put forth i'm the coming months.
''Thprr must hc no breakdown on
the farms. no failure of foods, feed
stutls or clothing. | cannot emphasize
too strongly the urgent necessity Of
doing everything possible to bring about
% s.ill further increase in the prodJr-
ton Of all essential commodities, par
titularlv Of the staple crops and live
stock.
ConGdcnc' in the ability OF the farm
yrs 10 meet the unusual emergency
caused hy America ) entrance into the
war IS reiterated by the Secretary.
Their willing cooperation since April
has been prolific Of encouraging cr0n
increase, he SAYS, and there il no doubt
but that tacy have complete and
ready comprehension Of the demands -
bc supplied as the war proceeds
THE spirit revealed ~ the farmer.
and the results oil their efforts during
She present wear" he saws, "indicatc
that thcv rccogniz1 the responsibility
resting upon them in this emergency.
am confident that they Will patriot.
ically continue u assume and 10 Dear
tucir full share Of the country 5 0uI.
dem
"Iuc farmers Of the nation have al.
vav, shown their devotion to the cause
OF freedom and have not been slow Ia
rr ou1 60 the countrE's call for mon
and means 10 defend It's rights.
As il becomes more Obvious that TN,
arrest way 10 force n righteous pcac,
is ~ employ effectively all the ne
sources OF the nation. the farmers VII
increasingly put forth their strength
send their sons 70 fight III the front
and a.e 20 il that neither this nation
nor thcst with which We are associa;".
lack anything in the way of materiaH
for food aud clothing.
While the precise fgltcrs for mca.
poultry, dairy products and vcgetahi,
oils are not vet available, the secrctar,
estimates that the quantity Of thcs,
commodities is greater than for 1871,
aud 1916.
An increase Of q billion bushels Owe
the five year pre.war average was cf
Ecctcd in this ycar = crop Of staples
Cnrevised estimates contained in tn
report ~ follows 3,l9l 100000 busl
cls of corn, Gj9,797,O0O of wheat
1850 100000 Of oats, pol $4,000 O
barley, 5G,0Oo.010 of rye, l6,Sl3,0o0 0
Iuckwhcat, 33.o56,00o of rice. 1880
oo0 Of kaGir, 439,GS6,o00 Of Irish pots
tees. -l.7"7,uo0 of sweet potato.;, II
$4,000 of commercial beans, 1900
ou' uf ae5e tl,llo01o If pears. III
$4,000 Of apples, aud 80 1000 of SIC
ar hects.
The number Of milah COWS and oil