Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-06

tainly logical that the same orEaniza-
| ton. discipline and efficiency should be
| used In the production OF food as is
applied to actual military operations.
TwO difficulties Arc Great.
FROM whatever angle the problem
OF Increased food production Is con-
sidercd. labor and transportation pre-
| sent tho two great difficulties. or
hcial$ Of tho Interior Department arc
proceeding the assumption that
these difficulties will be overcome. En-
listmcnt of men TO work In the fields
Is certainly IL way Of solving the labor
problem. and they do not believe that
food Will be allowed to rot on the
ground this year for lack of means Of
transportation. American railroads
have shown before what they can do
In an emergency. When tho Colorado
KiNcr broke its banks aud threatened
to drown tho wealth OF tho Imperial
valley. Of California, for example. the
southern Pacific railroad showed that
IL was miShticr than tho Hood. Every
bit OF It's rolling stock was put into
service carrying rock to dam the tor
rent. Passenger service was stopped
Tor time. 1t Is true, and most OF tho
best building stone in The city or Los
Angeles WAS carried away and dumpcd
in the path Of tho river: but millions
OF dollars worth OF property were
arcd from destruction.
Tho production OF food i'm the United
states is now being stimulated in every
transportation arc found. millions OF
dollars worth Of II viii rot on the
ground. But those means can ANA
must be supplied. our immense motor
industry. and our greatly improved road
| system Will ably supplement The rail-
roads in this WORK In "a land Of good
roads motor trucks can do almost any
thing that railroads can
In addition 10 tho lands in rcciaina-
ton projects that arc no, cultivate,
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mere arc great areas in small hold
ms which have not yet been made
productive because tho farmers have
not yet gotten around TO IL. or because
,ncS ar. unable I" employ the ncccs-
sarE labor. These lands tho Interior
Department. nopcS to get cultivated b.
pointihE out 10 the farmers the ncccs-
sit% for doing the work at once. and
for organizing To do IT,
Co-Uprration Is Ncccnsary
Secretary Lane wants II War Main
tcitancc Corps organized upon cyory
ProJcct 'or the purpose OF seeing hat
every arabic acre is used. ana that
| i"Ehl iahor Is organized As u NJ
tam Inc highest possible cnicicu,v
Airca"y IN msny parts Of the West il
rs customary fur'thc farmers to or
SaniHc ana do their harvesting IN :,
cooperative way, roinc in Ircn, gangs
from ono farm TO another using the
same rcapcra ana binders and other ma.
cilncrE on each. Thia game method
Is I" he applied to planting and all
! the other processes Of cultivation. ana
INC "rEah!Z,ti"n is 10 bc carried s.iil
ihrthrT Tho farmers arc urged 10 &C;
al the gang p!owS. harroSSs ana seed
'rS 'Hal thcE possibly can, TO organize
'"rps TO operate ihcm. just as i!cid
llc"cS arc operated in battle Tti5
WIZ develop efficiency and corps .p:.|,
an" VIII make IL 10 -itlc to M, IN.
maximum amount OF labor-Sayiny ma
: 'hincrE INTO use. One man working
as unit ~ ar organization, cuuippc.l
VAN tic best OF modern labor-sayin-.
farm ma.h'norA can dS a. much as
twenty mon working alone win
Single horse plows and noes I'm ;.
Word. organization is just as rrccy-
SarE IN agriculture a. in battle In
addition 10 hi" saving by tho organ.
Yea use OF machinery, farmers can club
together L" bus their seed. instead OF
COMPETING: with each other for u; thcv
t"n organize camps 10 maintain thor
forces IN tho nclI and auton!obiIr corn.
TO transport them
There ar: t"o WAYS Of getting tho
necessary oTeantGati"n: by the yoI,j,,-
t"r!' efforts OF intelligent mon and bv
INC forcc OF government authority
"hcrcvcr the iirs, method is uycd tho
second VIII not be necessary Tho
WoSi Is using the first method Thn
west, which has bccn called naciOt,
aud accused Of Lacking interest in ,bo
Mar is no" awake TO it, rcsponsi-
biiiticg