Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-02
MIDDLE TENN. FARM NEWS
Prepared Exclusively for the Chronicle by
Division of Extension. College Of
Agriculture, University Of Tennessee,
Knoxville.

Every citizen of Tennessee to whom
has been carried the message of the
country at this hour when war is the
paramount Issue IS busy. Tennessee is
going to feed herself, is gong to help
feed others. and is going to save seed
for next years planting.
In the mad rush to sell from the
farm whatever would bring high
prices, men and women OF the State
have sold the seed that is needed for
this year. Soy beans, the red kidney
beans, legumes of all kinds, and all
other seeds are scarce; expense is
keeping many farmers from doing
what they would otherwise do; they
cannot afford to pay the exhorbitant
price for these seeds.
May we not be found wanting when
another season rolls around.
But this season, every county should
rise to meet the problems that this
war brings to it. We must plant more
of the crops that furnish food for man,
and we must plan for seed for next
years planting. Let the counties or
ganze to see that this is done.
WE NEED MORE PATRIOTISM.
Shall this he SAID of the Volunteer
State that we need more patriotism?
1t Is not more patriotism that we
need at this time of war, but safe
knowledge of how to show the patriot
ism we have. For most of US the sac
ritice we should like to make is to fight
at the front. But for most of US, and
particularly for those who have lands
to till, the sacrifice we are called upon
to make is at home. We are asked to
till those lands as we have never titled
them before. We are asked to make
them produce as they never produced
before. We are asked to drop our
course of farming. If that farming does
not provide food and feed for home use
and furnish a surplus for our fighting
men. The Nation is asked to fight,
not the army.
This is the sacrifice that you can
make. No matter IN what pursuit you
are engaged, you nave part to play
in this great war. If you are not a
farmer, then think we'll how you can
help the farmer do the thing he IS call
ed upon to do. Join your country in
its attempt to do Its share.
WE NEED MORE FOOD.
Into a small village of one county a
new family moved recently. The lady
of the home had been in the habit of
keeping chickens. When she tried to
get SIX hens witt. which to start her
small poultry yard she found that she
could not buy any hens OF any kind
whatsoever in the village or in the
around about.
The poultry of the community had
been sold to high priced markets, and
not even the "seed" of a poultry yard
was to be had.
We need more food and we need it
now. We cannot get it now, but we
can start now to get it.
Will you bend your energy in your
county to help the nation do what it
should to feed the world? That's our
job.
CAUGHT MAPPING, THAT'S ALL.
Other nations might go to war, we
said, but not the u. S. A. We thought
We would be wise and sell our products !,
at the high prices; we were willing to |
sell even the seed we had planned to
Use this year. There would be plenty
II seed, we SAID, tor things were going
20 go along about as usual. no matter
what the rest of the world did.
That s what we said.
But the United States has Joined the
est of the world IN the war.
And now what do we say?
1t doesn't matter what we may say,
he fact is that our disposition to sell
,ot the better of US, and that we shall
ave to scheme and work and cooperate
me with the other in every way that
We can to bring this nation to the point
where she is really fighting nation.
Only well-fei nation is a fighting
alton.
FERTILIZERS THAT WILL HELP
CORN YIELD WELL.
At the present high price of corn
9th acid phosphate and nitrate of soda
nay he recommended as fertilizers for
orn on the average uplands of East
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