Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
Head of the State College of
Agriculture Issues a Pros
peCtuS for Community Or
ganization on Production

| gdnIZdtl0n on PRODUCTION
At the request of committees on food
supply and food production throughout
the state, Dr. A. NJ. Soule, president of
the Georgia State College of Agricul-
ture, and his staff of experts have pre-
pared a comprehensive prospectus show
/ ing how TO organize community for
food production. marketing. conserVa-
tion and food survey.
This prospectus embodies a practical
plan for making every community self
/ sustaining in the matter OF food sup
ply. and will be given the widest pos
sible distribution throughout the state.
In addition TO the prospectus, which
| is reproduced below, the college has
I prepared a specimen form of chart for
/ taking a food supply census and these
/ blanks will be furnished on applica-
| ton.
| The prospectus is as follows:
| The following suggestions present as
succinctly as possible a feasible plan on
/ which to predicate an organization for
/ food production, marketing, conserva.
| ton and food survey. Communities
/ may find IL necessary to modify this
/ plan somewhat. AS IL Is merely tenta-
/ tive and suggestive there will be no
/ objection TO their doing so. In the
main. however il will be found basical-
/ " sound and adapted to the needs and
| requirements of the difficult situation
by which we have been so suddenly con-
| fronted.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
! .An executive committee should be
appointed:
| l. To be in general charge.
! 2. The chairman to be general lead
| er and selected, for his adaptability for
| this purpose.
! s. To be composed of seven members
/ including the chairman.
l. Each of the other six selected with
| reference to their adaptability to the
| work assigned TO each of the six sub
committees. Each member of the execu-
tive committee should be assigned TO
! the supervision of the committee 70
which he is best qualified. The mem
bers of the executive committee should
each represent a specialized business or
| Industry of the community such as bank
| ing or farming, ct cetera AS an ex-
/ officio chairman, he should outline the
/ work which can be done by the COM
mittee assigned to him. and means of
| getting things accomplished, thus keep
4 ing up with the activities of his COM
/ mittee so that the executive commit
/ lee may De lILOINlGA DIT al NAAAANS VI
the work that is under way by each
subcommittee. In this plan of organiza-
/ ton the county agents can best be
/ used to supervise the committees on
production and conservation as well as
| in an advisory way with reference 20
| the other committees.
& The accomplishments of this or
! ganization in all matters affecting the
public welfare will be determined by
the activity and patriotism of those Sc
lected for the executive committee.
RELATIVE TO SUBCOMMITTEES.
A committee on conservation should
be appointed, composed of a chairman
and three members from each militia
district.
i 1. Inducing each family to reduce
/ meat consumption by one ounce per day
would mean a saving of more than go
600 head of cattle and $4,000 head of
hogs in the state of Georgia each year
. There are some $4,000, 900 chickens
/ and hens in the state. By letting the
puIlets live, the egg supply of the state
could be trebled in one year. By not
| eating the cockerels as fried chicken
but saving them until practically grown
| $4,000. 900 pounds can be added to the
meat supply of the state. By providing
/ green feed for hens and feeding them
I better the egg supply can be greatly In
creased Surplus of eggs should be
preserved in water glass. The county
agent can supply necessary Information.
3. Introduce the home drier" as well
as the home Gamer" Blue prints can
be had free of cost through the county
agent for making the former. Can only
such fruits and vegetables as cannot be
dried, thus saving cans as they are
very scarce and high in price. Save
and use all glass containers. This is
very important.
T. Learn how to use substitutes fol
flour. such as peanut meal. soy bear
meal. corn meal. Dat meal and sweet po'
tAtoes. These substances can easily be
made to take the place of one-fourth OF
the flour used in the state and increase
the needed wheat supplies for our army
and our allies. The home demonstra
ton agent can tell you how. Potato
biscuits and peanut waters are deli
cious when properly made. The college
! of agriculture has bulletin giving
: full information along the line indi
Gated.
5. BY crushing all the peanuts thai
are grown three distinct ends will b.
, gained:
, Ca) Peanut meal will be made avail
? able as a substitute for flour
{ Oh Each ton Of peanuts crushed will
r yield from IS to so gallons of oil. Their,
Is no better source of fat for human
: consumption,
Cc) Feeding hogs on peanut meal from
! which practically all the oil has beer
= removed makes meat and fat hrmer
, hence such hogs are worth more Il
: the packer and a better price will b
! paid for them. Corn and velvet beans
should be used with the meal in proper
!, amounts in order TO produce the highest
= quality Of meat. This IL very impor
tant. The county agent can tell you how
E TO mix these concentrates.
J, s. BY using carbon bisulphide to Kill
= the grain weevils. thousands of bushel
= Of cereals such as corn, wheat beans
5 peas and other legumes can be oonserv
human and animal food eac
n year.
> :. Induce the ice plant TO put I'm col
d storage rooms in which to cure and saw
e the local meat supply. Encourage indi
Q vidual farmers to build cold storag
e plants in which to save and keep thei
meat. Thousands of dollars worth o
meat spoil every year. Ask the count
agent for blue prints for such rooms
The plans are furnished free Of cost b.
the State College of Agriculture. &c
the town authorities to build an abat
toir Specifications can be obtaine
. | through the county agent. Also saw
, the sweet potato crop by inducing TN