The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-28
FOOD TRAINING CAMP
At STATE FAIR URGED
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Inc state fhlf OF lcNhh, 10 ne neln
Oct. 1928, has rendered It's services
10 President Wilson rs food train
ing camp, TO assist the Government In
rs efforts to increase crop production
and reduce the waste Of food, which IL
known TO be enormous.
"Our directors offer the services Of
our fair as food training camp"
wrote President r. y. l.. knight Of tho
State Fair Of Texas in part, to Presi-
dent Wilson. Military training
camps are bein established every.
where in the country. whore men in
increments Of half a million each
are TO be taught the principles Of mill
tary tactics However, as you have
pointed out many times, there Is just
rs much responsibility for the success
full prosecution Of the war resting
upon the shoulders Of the l00,000,OOO
persons in private llfe as there is upon
the men who are called to the colorl,
for Il Is essential that working Ameri-
en- labors hard 10 furnish our allies
with food and clothing.
"Thc men whom you are calling into
service are being concentrated IN cen-
trail military training camps, because
Il Ia found 10 be much more efficient
to train them In that way than by es-
all. hnr camps In every little town
or village II appeals 10 the directors
Of our fair that there is Just a8 much
necessity for calling the great rank
and file Of food producers and food
users into central food training camps
for a short course in the moro effic-
lent methods Of food production and
food conservation. II could hardly be
done now. for the Nation is working
hard TO care for the crop already
planted, but II we could hold such a
food training camp during the lull
following the harvest season wonder
fully efficient instruction in food pro-
duction and conservation could DO
given.
To Raise More Live Stock.
ITO make this food training camp
unusually instructive. an effort is he
ing made to induce breeders Of pure.
bred live stock 10 exhibit in larger
numbers Of such type and breeds MS
will assist the Nation In meeting the
demand for more meat, milk, hutlcr,
cheese. leather, wool and horse power.
Manufacturer Of farm machinery are
being urged TO exhibit oil Of their
latest models and improvements, that
farmers may learn how 10 produce q
mnyImum crop al minimum effort
All The territory tributary 10 our fair
Is being secured To find superior spcci-
mems Of the varieties " grain, vegc-
tables, fruits, forage crops and corn
best suited 10 our soil and climate,
that encouragement may be given to
the production Of as much Of these
crops as possible
"Sinco the economical use Of food Is
Of Just as much Importance as the
production Of food, our woman's de-
pnrlmont is TO offer a series Of DEM
on5traiions and lecturers by food
specialists Of national and local rcpu-
tati0n. to instruct wives and mothers
how TO prepare and conserve food,
and check the cxtravagent waste Oh
food, for which our country Is con-
domued in every other country in tho
world In an effort to enlist the chill
drcn IN the cause n food production,
the wor, Of children in the schools
and fields Is to be- exhibited. nm dem.
olgtrations Of interest to children are
to be- conducted
"Our board NJ directors sincerely
trusts that the National Governments
mindful of iho good which cam ha done
al such % food training rahool, w.l
operate 10 the fullest cg.aHl 100 fur
nifhIng lecturers. demonstration and
exhibits, 10 assist the fair Boo accom-
pl.H hinr the mission It has under.
taken There could be mo- better way
of reaching the people In th.g terri.
tory with Government propaganda
for Che incrca OH production and con
scryatiou of food