Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
Little Rock

The Arkansas Profitable Farm ing Bureau received the following message from Representative w. s. Aooiwin of the Seventh Arkan- sas district, who now is in Wash ington: aln less than a year, the world will be on the verge of starvation unless greater feed and food crops * are grown. Fullest cooperation between business men and farm CTS now is imperative. No time should be lost in seeing that far mers receive all needed assist ance. Command me at all times" * < |
 Organization of county committees to push the campaign for the raising of more food crops in the South dur ing the war will be begun in every cotton growing county in Arkansas by the end of the week under the sched- ule arrange by the Campaign Com mittee. Many business men and spe- cialists of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture left Little Rock to start the campaign over the state. Leading men in several counties have started the organization in their own territory.
 The appeal being made IS that all and feo't crops to supply their own needs and small surplus and then raise all of the cotton possible be- cause of tie demand that will arise later. l. IS recommended that far mers plant their food and feed acreages on basis of possible adverse wearh- CT instead of basing it on the expec- tation of a favorable season.
 s. L. Mckay, owner of the Home stead plantation, near Wrightsville. notified the committe that he would plant along the lines suggested by the committee for agricultural prepared ness" He said he has arranged to raise more corn and hay and that he has instructed his tenants to reduce their cotton acreage by one-third in
 
 which to raise more corn, beans and peas
 Members of the Scott Cotton Grow ers' Association have arranged to in- crease their corn acreage and to raise feedstuffs beyond their own needs in if an urgent need arises in other sec tions of the country or if aid is ask ed by the government.
 At Fort Smith, following a meeting conducted by C. W. Watson, state agent for the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, the Reynolds Davis Wholesale Company of Fort Smi..sa sr ed to provide $5,OO0 to pur- chase seed to be sold at cost to the farmers in the Fort Smith territory.
 A resolution urging conservation of food and urging women to refuse to serve veal until the meal supply is adequate was adopted at mass meet ing at the Hotel Marion at Little Rock, called by Miss Mary McCabe, chairman of the womans committee. The meeting was held to consider plans for assisting in the campaign.
 The resolution was drawn by the Arkansas branch of the National Council of Women in a meeting at the Board of Commerce. The resolu- tion follows:
 Whereas, The Nation is facing a shortage of meat and milk products; and,
 Whereas. A large part of this shortage is due to the sacrifice of calves for veal; therefore,
 Be it resolved by the Agricultural and Thrift Division of the National Council of Women of Arkansas, That we pledge ourselves not to use veal un- til provision is made for an adequate and permanent supply of meat and dairy products for the nation, and urge the women of the country to do their bit for production of morn meat and milk products, and we hereby call upon the women of the country to pledge themselves not to use veal in any msnpnr~until our meat supply is auequate to meet the needs of the na- tion.''
 Copies of the resolution will be seat to the national headquarters of the council at Washington with a request that the action he taken by organi- zations in other sections of the coun, try.