The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-05
ADVISES GROWING
HOME VEGETABLES
DEMONSTRATION SERVICE OiREC.
TOR ADVISES HOME PREPAR-
EDNESS.
PREPARE THOROUGHLY NOW
County Experts Will Head a Move.
mont to Grow More Home Vege-
tables For Table Use.

Columbia W. w Long of Clemson
director OF cooperative extension work
III agriculture and home economics In
South Carolina. has addressed to all
the demonstration agents in the state.
men and women. Il letter urging them
! to impress on the people the need OF
growing vegetables for home consume.
tion.
The letter is as follows:
The conditions. as being reported.
or the food crops of the world if not
alarming are serious. This is espec-
tally true when we realize that the
reserves will be exhausted at the end
OF this crop year
1T is reported that the English
wheat crop is exceedingly backward.
The Dutch crop Is small. The French
crop is very much less than usual and
what is most alarming Argentina will
nave little wheat Or corn to export
The Australian wheat crop is report
ed 3O.00O,O00 bushels less than last
years. The statement Is made that
the English government has contract.
ed for the entire surplus Of this years
wheat crop Of Canada Wheat in the
winter growing states In our country
has suffered much for the want OF
moisture. Early vegetables in the
southern states have been destroyed
by recent freezes. Coming nearer
home. the prospects for wheat and oat
crops is South Carolina are the most
discouraging In years. The season is
very backward and therefore. little
gardening has been done in this state
Grow Home Vegetables.
The country is virtually in state
Of war and we have every reason to
expect that in short time thousands
OF young men may be called from the
fields to arms. Therefore, ii is neces.
sary to impress upon all classes of
our people the urgent need Off grow
ing all vegetables for table use and
for canning purposes.
You should take this matter IN not
only with the farmers but with the
officials and residents Of cities and
villages and bring about organizations
Tor the cultivation Of vacant lois il
! food crops. Chambers Of commerce
womens clubs and every agency
/ should be appealed to assist i'm this
! most important work The production
| OF forage crops OH large areas, partic
| ularly the velvet bean, sorghum. Sou
dan grass. COW peas and soy beans. i.
urgent. The acreage in corn should
be greatly increased.
The greatest care should be taker
with spring pigs. Hogs are now sen
ing In the northern markets at Is g..
cents a pound OH foot; beef cattle
from 10 to IL cents pound on foo
with every prospect Of increasing. The
acreage Of sweet potatoes should be
increased many fold. Every iarme,
should plant a crop Of fall Irish pota
toes-the Lookout Mountain variety
il obtainable
Demand is Assured
with the food supply of the worl,
in its present condition. we may b,
assured Of a profitable demand for al
food crops. We owe it to ourselve
and our country to produce the neces
sary supplies for the family and, il
the event that war is declared, 70
triotic duty. The indications are tina
for the first time since the Civil Wa
we will be unable to purchase sun
plies from other countries Therefore
1t is imperative that we produce the.
at home. This possibility OF shortag
may bring some Of our people to actua
suffering.
''If you think wise have this ar
ticle published in your local paper
Call your bankers. merchants am
farmers in conference so that the mos
powerful influences may be put il
motion for the growing OF necessar
food crops for man and beast"