La Junta tribune., 1917-05-10
MoBILIzlNG HER FORCES
Colorado Organizing Every Agency In
the state for Increased Food
Production

With true twentieth century eff
cheney. Colorado is mObilizing her
forces for the increased production
OF food and the conservation of food
resources in a manner which will
place her among the foremost OF the
states in supporting the nation in
the present world crisis.
Farmers, bankers, statesmen, bust
ness men, professional men. agricul-
tural experts, housewives, and even
the boys and girls have been enlisted
IN statewide organization the like
OF which had not even been dreamed
of ten or fifteen years ago, before
the advent of efficiency" and "or-
ganization" In the sense in which
they are understood today.
While the ways and means COM
mittee appointed by Governor Gunter
has been building an organization
through which the farmers OF the
state can be financed and given as
ststance in procuring seed, obtaining
labor and otherwise meeting their
problems, the officers of the Colora-
do Agricultural College have been
hard at work making plans for giy-
Ing efficient expert aid In increas-
ing the food supply.
large part OF the agricultural
territory OF the state is already being
served by county agricultural agents,
there being agents In the following
counties: Logan. Kit Carson, Ell
Paso. Morgan. Boulder, Pueblo. La
Plata. Montezuma, Adams, Garfield,
fremont. Rio Grande, Las Animas,
Weld, Douglas and Huerfano. The
sources OF information and other ia
cllities OF the Agricultural College
naturally presents In crisis like this
are all directly available to the far
mers in these counties through their
county agents.
With view OF aiding the entire
state, the following plan is punder
consideration at this time and is set
forth as follows:
The remainder of the agricultural
territory in the state has been divid-
ed into four districts:
District No. l.-sedgwick. Phil
lips, Yuma, Washington and Arap-
ahOe.
District No 2.-Elbert. Lincoln.
Cheyenne. kiowa. Crowley, otero,
Bent. Prowers and Baca.
District No. 3.--Moffat. Routt, Rio
Blanco and Grand.
District No. Eagle. Pitkin,
Mesa, Delta. Montrose and San Mi
guel
Four men properly qualified for
Isyficulturai work will be selected
rom the faculty of the Agricultural
College and sent to these districts.
one man being placed in each dis
trict. These men viii devote the en-
tire spring and summer to cooper
afing with the various agencies with
in their districts In Increasing the
production OF food this summer, the
farmers viii be given assistance In
organizing, the better to meet the
situation. labor problems will be en-
tered into and the question OF mar
keting given attention. These dis
trict men viii be given assistants,
wherever the local interests desire TO
cooperate In the support OF the
work.
The Agricultural College Ia work
ing In harmony with the ways and
means committee appointed by Gov
ernor Gunter. indeed. the one could
not effectively function without the
other. the governors committee Civ
Ing efficient attention To the final.
cial and business side OF the situa-
tion while the college looks after the
actual production.
The college Is In position to enter
upon this work Immediately and the
district men will be In the field M
soon as possible.
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