The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-18
FARMERS URGED TO
PRODUCE FEED STUFFs


have become too scarce. high in price. !
and valuable as food for the human
body to row feed literally in raising
and fattening hogs for the market at
present prices.
This condition may continue for a
long while, regardless of the duration
of the war Grass pastures OF the
north and velvet beans of the south
serve materially i'll raising hogs, but
a quicker and more efficient food IS
needed TO prepare him for the market
in the absence of corn and peanuts.
SWEET POTATOES while high in
price fn value and III urgent demand
everywhere. and being second to none
as a good wholesome, and substantial
food for all classes of consumers, they
are likewise most valuable for stock,
and especially for fattening and pre-
pairing hogs for the market And the
further fact that they can be grown
so much more abundantly than any
other crop in our section on less acre
age and labor makes this particular
crop at this time one of first impor-
lance to be produced in the shortest
time possible.
am obliged to feel under the pre-
vailng conditions that it is very inn
portant that the acreage in sweet pc
tatoes in Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
and South Carolina, be Increased from
! five hundred to one thousand per cent
this year, thereby producing the nee
| essary' home supplies. and if possible
good surplus to be well sold to other
more unfortunate sections of the cOun-
how safn no
| now in urgent demand. And let me
| please urge through you that all class
es of consumers TO request OF their
merchants that they be furnished
sweet potatoes in place Of other va
rietes that are much higher in price
and possibly lower in value than the
| sweet potato.
| No better crop for man or beast
| can be produced in our section, no crop
! can be more abundantly grown on
small acreage and with so little labor
as sweet potatoes, a product that
should be sold largely in every state
! in the Union and if grown the people
will be advised in due season as to the
proper care to be given the crop pro-
| duced. and the necessary preparation
for the shipment to other markets
any surplus.
The increase of 500 to 1000 per cent
over previous production will not ma
terially effect the acreage in cotton,
corn, peanuts, velvet beans, cow peas.
and other crops. New land is very
productive of sweet potatoes; like
wise the planting after grain, and eV-
cry opportunity should be taken in
the planting and setting out as the IA
vorable season from time to time
comes. ana if the rain fails to come
water from the wells, and branch may
be used III the successful planting or
setting out sweet potatoes. | believe
there will be a large increase in acre
age and big demand for seed sweet
potatoes, and the potato Slips at once.
III the language Of the President in
his wonderful appeal to the nation OF
April Is, THE worlds food reserves
are low. Not only during the pres
Pnt emergency, but Cor some time af-
ter peace shall have come, both our
own people and a large portion of the
people of Europe must rely upon the
harvest in this country. Upon the
farmer of this country, therefore, in
large measure rests the fate of the
! war and the fate of the nations. May
! the nations not count upon them to
, emit no step that will increase the
|. production of the land, or that will
J bring about the most effectual coop
! Grafton il the sale and distribution OF
. their products? The time is short
1t is Of the imperative Importance that
everything possible be done, and done
Immediately TO make sure of large
havests."
We are told that we are son to face
an immediate serious food shortage
in our section. With this information
together with the extremely high mar
kets for all food products, | am sure
il will not be necessary to urge upon
the part of the people to conserve what
we have at this time to the very best
and lasting advantage, and | am sure
that they appreciate the Importance
of the situation as 10 not permit care
less, unthOughtful or may be said ig-
norant and eXtraVagant cooks in pre-
/ pairing two biscuits where one would
tully serve. or two slices of meat where
one would fully serve, or two eggs,
where one would fully serve. or two
spoons OF sugar where one would full
" serve, or two of sweet or Irish pO-
tatCeS, where one would fully serve.
or two OF anything else where one
would fully serve and that the careful
and proper cooking and serving Of the
one may serve to better advantage
from the standpoint of health and di-
gesti0n. than the two carelessly and
improperly served. It, however. goes
without saying that this feature will
be regarded and personally supervised
by the good housekeepers. AS l do
not care to get in bad with the cooks,
will close. Yours truly.
r. l.. WALKER,
Farm Product Exchange, Macon, Ga.