Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-12
WILL MAKE FOOD SURVEY
FOR LOUISA COUNTY
State Council OF Defense Projects
Comprehensive Study of
Food Production.
WANT GREATER FOOD CROP
Campaign in Rockingham for In
creased Hog-R aising- Many
Farmers Promise to Seed Larger
Wheat Area Next Fall.

In the prosecution of it's ambitious
| plans to increase the food production
or the State and to effect correspond
Ing decrease in waste and duplication
or enort, the state Agricultural Coun-
ell or Safety will, within the next ten
days. make a food survey of Louisa
County. with the end in view Of ascer-
taining just how much OF certain food
stuns peculiar to that county are pro-
duced and under what conditions they
arc made.
Forms which the farmers will be re-
qucsted to fill out will be gotten out
by tho council and mailed to 100 men
In Louisa County who have consented
to see each farmer personally and Sc
cure the desired information. 1t Is
planned also to declare a holiday for
the county. so the people may be i'm
pressed with the Importance of the oc-
casion and have an outlet for patriotic
spirit.
This survey is deemed by the coun-
Gil to DO OF prime Importance. and, IL
1t Is productive of the good results
which II is designed to effect. the coun-
ell Will make similar surveys in every
county in the State. An exact idea
OF what tho farmers are producing. un-
der what conditions it is produced and
related information is considered nee
cssary to the best effort Of the coun-
u
production. but In effecting the elimi-
nation OF needless waste and misdl-
rected effort.
EVERY FARMER SHOULD
PRODUCE HIS OWN FOOD
Many farmers in this section of the
State and in the tobacco-raising area
of the South Side are known to pro-
duce their money crops at the ex-
pense Of those which constitute their
1,p No
this to be false economy. and will adj
wise that every farmer. wherever pos
sible. produce enough food. certainly
for the consumption of his family and
his domestic animals.
The council also will inauEurate at
an early date campaign in Rock
ingham County for increased hog-rais-
ing. This section Of the State is pc
culiarly adapted to growing these ami
mails. and II is already an old and pro-
ductivc industry The council. how
ever. believes that each farmer of the
5000 in the county can we'll afford
to raise ten more pigs each year than
he is now raising. and thus increase
meat production in this one county
alone by several million pounds.
Increased wheat acreage this fall
will be recommended by the council
to farmers throughout the State. In
single county, not included in the
CcSl SeCllOH Ol INC
State, 1t has already the assurance
that 5000 acres above the usual acre
age will BIO seeded for next years
crop. The Importance OF following
this step everywhere will he urged
upon all who possess the extra ground.
FARMERS LOAN FUND
IS BEING RAISED
Owing to the Increased Importance
Of funds to the farmer as the harvest
time and general busy season" of the
farmers draw near. the Council Of De-
Tense has been exertinG every effort
to put into execution it's plan for the
pooling OF the so-called farmers loan
fund"
This plan contemplates tho raising
OF $25o,00o fund by pro rata loan
from every bank In the State, based
upon the aggregate of the capital sur
plus and undivided profits OF each
bank. Loans are to be made in small
amounts to such farmers as a local
committee appointed by this council
shall think are deserving. without re-