The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-27

problem than the subsistence OF tn'
soldiers. ii. M. Cottrell agrlculturis
of the farm development bureau Of
Memphis, was asked by the Little Rocl
Board Of Commerce TO estimate th'
amount Of food supplies which will b'
needed at one cantonment. Mr.. Cot
trell Is one OF the recognized agricul
tural experts Of the South, and his con
clusions are made with authority. Mr.
Cottrell took as his unit, In compiling
his figures, the army division Of 2S,
800 officers and men.
"Army rations," says Mr.. Cottrell
wary somewhat with the opportunity
to secure the different foods. In n per
manent cantonment like that TO be es
tablished at Little Rock (Which is sim
ilar to all the others in the country,
the allowance per man will approxi
mate four and half bushels of whea,
and one and half bushels of corn pei
year. The daily rations per man viii
average one-half pound Of beef, one
fourth pound Of pork, one-fourth pound
Of mutton or goat meat, one-haif pint
Of fresh milk IL 1t can he obtained al
Il reasonable price, one and one-fourth
ounces of butter and two and one-hali
pounds of vegetables, including twelve
ounces of Irish potatoes and one ounce
of onions.
"One division Of men will need at
at least 1000 mules and horses. Each
horse and mule will be allowed daily
fourteen pounds of grain and ten
pounds of hay. Three-fodrths of the
grain ration will be oats and one
fourth corn If the price and supply
make this practicable"
TO feed division of American Sc
lective draft troops Mr.. Cottrell esti-
mates the following as the amount of
food needed:
l2S, $50 bushels OF wheat.
A., 100 bushels Of corn.
l46, 69S bushels Of Irish potai oes.
2O,S20 bushels of onions.
Il oJ4, ,250 POUNDS of fresh veget ,bles, other
than Irish potatoes md onions
520l. .250 pounds of fresh beef.
26OO, ,625 pounds OF pork.
2,600,625 pounds OF mutton or goat meat.
65O.OOO gallons OF fresh milk.
$50, ,25O pounds of butter.
$3.50 dozens of eggs.
81, $50 pounds OF chicken.
For the animals required by one d.
vision there will be needed annually
S3S, 400 bushels of oats, 159,690 bushels
of corn and 1878 tons of hay.
with average yields" Mr.. Cottrell
Npin n from
1000 acres of wheat, 10000 acres of
corn, $1,000 acres of oats, 10000 acres
of hay, 1000 acres of Irish potatoes,
40 acres Of onions, and probably 1,OO0
acres of green truck, such as spinach.
turnips, mustard, cabbage, and like
crops. 1t win also require 10000 fat
cattle weighing over 1000 pounds
each, 1900 fat hogs, and $4,000 fat
young sheep and goats. 1t will take
5000 cows to supply the butter and
LOO cows to produce the fresh milk;
1000 hens will be needed to lay the
eggs, 25.000 chickens to supply the
meat needed for hospital extras.
A Problem for the Farmer.
ut will take from 1000 to 1000 men
and as many mules to raise the field
and garden crops consumed directly by
the soldiers. 1t will take 100000 BUSH
els of grain to feed and fatten tie cat
tie, hogs and sheep, Lesides pasture
and cottOnseed meal. 1t will take l.
10000 pounds Of grain to feed the
hens and raise and fatten the chick
ems. To raise the grain for the live
stock and the poultry and to care for
the animals and to market will require
the labor of 1.20O to 1900 men. 1t will
take 1,500 tons of silage to fatten the
cattle, sheep and goats and p, 900 tons
to feed the cows that furnish the milk
and butter-a total of $4,000 tons"
In order to safeguard the morals of
the young men who will form the
greater part of the population Of these
camp cities tie secretary of war has
appointed a commission on training
camp activities, the chairman of which
is Raymond B. Fosdick. Associated
with Mr.. FOsdlck are Thomas ]. How
ellis, Lee F. Hammer Joseph Lee, Nal
colmn L. Mcbride, John r. Mott, now
In Russia with the Root mission
Charles p. NOin, Joseph Z. RaycrOft
and Mai. Palmer e. Pierce Of the regu-
lar army. The duties of this commit
tee, which will have representatives at
all the cantonments in the country,
will be the proper organization Of the
social and recreational facilities of
each community in or near which Is
ocated one Of the government canton
nents.