Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-17
COMMISSION FOR.
FOOD IS FIRST.
MOVE FOR STATE

Sumter county is outlining plans for
meetings and movements over the
foodstuff situation.
Governor Harris has named Food
Commission for the state of Georgia,
following the request of Secretary OF
Agriculture D. F. Houston. The mem
ters of the new Georgia council are:
J. J. Brown, chairman, Atlanta,
state commissioner of agriculture; A.
NJ. Soule, Athens, president State Col
lege of Agriculturde; H. G. Hastings,
Atlanta, president State Chamber of
Commerce; J. H. Mills, Jenkinsburg.
president Farmers Union of Georgia;
James D. Weaver, Dawson; r. C.
Rerckmans, Augusta, member state
board of entomology; L. P. Marquardt,
president Georgia Federation of La
bor; T. NJ. Swift, Elberton, A. p.
Brantley, Blackshear, banker; Mrs. w.
Lawson Peel, Atlanta, president Geor-
gia branch National League for Wo
mems Service; Mrs Eugene B. Heard,
Middleton; Mrs. Nellie Peters Black,
president Georgia Federation of Wo-
mems cubs.
That portion of the general plan
adopted by the St. Louis conference
under which the above appointments
we're made, is covered in the report
OF ire st. Louis meeting, as follows:
Organization Needed.
"The council of national defense is
i charged with the duty of mobilizing the
uSesources of the nation, having as one
its members the secretary of agri-
culture. We recommend additional
machinery as follows:
"A relatively small central agricul
tural body, whose services and pres
ence might be required in Washington
constantly, to be composed of men who
have wide knowledge of agricultural
matters and executive experience. In
selecting these men attention should
be paid to geographical distribution.
"A larger national body, composed
of representatives of the leading agrf-
cultural agencies and associations con-
cerned, not only in production. but in
distributing and handling commodi-
ties.
"A small central agricultural body in
each state, representing various agri-
cultural interests, including agricul-
tural officials, representatives of agri-
cultural colleges, bankers, business,
farmers and women's organizations,
etc, concerned in the production, dis
.tribution and utilization of food sup
plies, and agricultural raw materials.
This body should be designated by
ahe governor, and, if the state has a
central safety council or defense,
Should be G -ordinated with it.
Such county, urban and other To-
cal bodies as the state authorities, in
cudin gthis central agency, may see
4, to suggest.
The national central body aud the
state central bodies will be expected to!
keep in intimate contact and to work
in close cooperation.
Appeal is Made.
J. ]. Brown, state commissioner OF
agriculture; Dr. Andrew NJ. Soule,
president of the State College of Agrii
culture, and Bradford Knapp. chief of
the office of extension work in the
South, states relation service, have is
sued the following joint tatement, ap-
pealing to farmers and farmers organ |
izations, bankers and merchants of
Georgia to give the most earnest con.
sideration to increasing Georgia's food !
crop acreage:
1.-THE food problem in the state Of
brgia seems so very important to US
that we want to urge upon you during |
the planting season its earnest consid- |
GRAFTON
I'VE fear too many of you will be
deceived by the supposed high price
Of cotton. Cotton is not high in pro-
portion to other things. A bale OF cot /
ton at its present price viii not buy as
rauch food and feed, on the average
AZ a bale of cotton would buy before |
the war began in Europe. Meat, flour,
corn, potatoes and other foods and
feeds have increased in price as much
OF more than cotton. hence it will not
pay the farmer this year to grow cot
;on to buy expensive food and feed, if |
he can produce these things himself
with a normal acreage and fav-
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