Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-02
EAT AN APPLE, IS LATEST
DEFENSE COUNCIL SLOGAN
Would Use Bumper Crop as Substi-
tuto for Other Needed
Foods.
WILL NEED MANY PICKERS
Council Suggests Family Vacations
in Country Mt Apple Picking Time,
So That City People Can Help
Save Enormous Crop.
WILL NEED MANY p1CIzEKs

The State Council of Defense gave
out yesterday a new war slogan In tho
food conservation movement. 1t is, Eat
an apple and send biscuit"
The idea involved in this sentence is
discussed In a lotter to the council
from the food administration in WASH
ington. referring particularly to the
bumper apple crop I'm couple OF
weeks" says the letter. I'VE shall begin
harvesting all over the United States
an apple crop equal to two bushels
for every man. woman and child in
the country. This is n war crop. The
consumers Of the United States will be
urged to use apples in tho food saving
campaign by which we are increasing
the amount OF wheat and other staple
foods sent to our fightin allies. Eat
an apple and send biscuit Is the
motto this year.
war conditions also confront the
apple growers. for there is n scarcity
Of pickers and careful preparations
must now be made to see that this crop
is all safely harvested and put into
storage. Now is the time to begin
organizing picking crews in every
pple-Growing section. survey Of
the situation shows that the farmer
will need cooperation from business
men in the towns and cities round about
at which he trades. and which have
just s great an interest In this crop
as the farmer himself This is emer-
Cency organization work to be taken
up Immediately by chambers Of COM
merce. boards OF trade. States and coun-
ty councils or defense, and business
men generally.
MUST RECRUIT NEW
KIND OF Fuckers
The labor supply to harvest this
crop exists right i'll the cities adjacent
to the upplc orchards in most cases.
but the draft and demands of fac
tories and railroads for labor have dis
turOed the normal suppl of workers
upon Which the farmer usually draws,
and 1t is necessary TO recruit new kinds
Of workers. People who l:ave never
regarded themselves as apple pickers
may this year he asked to go to the
orchards and help get in the crop for
patriotic reasons.
The organization work should take
the form OF an Immediate survey Of
labor resources to see where a picking
force is 10 be recruited. Stores and
factories can often release clerks and
workmcn for this service II notified in
time. Families who would like week
or two of vacation in tho country with
light. healthy outdoor work at salts
factory wages, may also be induced to
Join tho picking army. 1t has been
suggested that the schools might be
opened later this year SO that boys
and girls can be sent to the orchards,
but this will not be necessary in all
eases. One very good source OF pick.
ers can be found among the women's
organizations OF this country.
Much is heard about the scarcity Of
labor, but there is not as great scar
city as most people imagine. Workers
upon whom the farmer depends in ordi-
nary times have simply been shifted
into other occupations. and war con-
ditions demand that business men step
In, locate other classes of workers who
can no shifted to tho orchards for this
emergency. and see that the farmer has
plenty of help"