The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
MORE FOOD STUFFS
Robson County Means to Feed Itself
This Year
INCREASE FOOD
PRODUCTS BY $4,000, 900
Now is Time for Action-Community
Meetings Urged During Next Two
Weeks to Arouse People to Neces-

meetings urged Dur1ng Next Two
Weeks to Arouse People to Neces-
sity of Increasing Food Crops
To the People Of Robson County:
Robeson county means to feed it
self this year-to import no feed or
food stuffs.- This means that we
will have to increase by at least S3,-
100000 such products as hay, grain
and meat. If we were to do this it
would mean that instead of every
man, woman and child having to be
supplied with $50 worth of food pro-
ducts from the outside, this amount
could be thereby released for the
needs of the fighting armies. The
$3,000,000 could be left to circulate
in our own banks and We could feel
that we were not dependents on the
balance of the world at this time when
the world faces so serious a food
j shortage. A great deal better still,
If We could go even further and say
We'll help in producing a surplus to
help feed the millions of soldiers who
/ are at the front fighting our battles.
! We have little time for writing and
talking. 1t is time for action. There
is much that can be done during the
! next thirty days and it is only through
/ organized effort that we can hope to
reach every farmer throughout the
county during the next two weeks.
/ There is great need for agricultural
organization along with the organic
ing of soldiers. The Governor of the
State has urged every school district
to organize, not only for the purpose
/ of assisting in the present campaign
for increased food production now
but goes further to intimate that
there may be other days later in
which they can be of great assistance
to the State and Nation.
! One of the features of the cam
paign is to hold meeting in your
community within the next two weeks
: These meetings will be held in every
.. school district in the county, making
rs meetings. We want to reach ev
} cry land owner and tenant in the
!. county through these meetings. Pos
ters will be sent broadcast over the
/ county, advertising the meeting il
: your community and giving you the
: names of those who will meet with
: you to discuss the suggestions work
) ed out by the executive board in ses
: sion last Thursday with President
Riddick of the a. & E. college; Com
missioner Graham, Prof. Gray Of tht
= A. & E. college, and number o5
) farmers from over the county. These
men will not be sent into your com
munity to tell you how to farm, bu
:. for the purpose of helping to get ev
: cry man, woman and child aroused t,
{ the point of realizing the necessit!
of doing something. What the com
/ mission thinks can best be done nov
l will be discussed with your people.
> A great deal will be done to ad
! vertise these meetings over the coun
ty. We feel that it is the first ste]
E towards getting the people aroused
e We hope to begin the meeting
Monday Of next week. Will you no
! try to see that the meeting in you
e. community is one of the best held il
n the county?
/ We have several assistants work
Il ing out details at the office, and
: there is further information desired
write US or call us over the phone a
n our expense.
J. robson COUNTY FOOD CON
e SERVATION COMMISSION,
e l.. E. BLANCHARD,
It Executive Secretary