El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-11
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FARMERS LAWS
County Demonstration Ora
ham Issues Command
ments" for Valley Men.

A4OnUo 4O4 eN4AN 4ASAAs
Following are the ten war com
rnandments for the farmers or the Il
Paso valley. prepared by county farm
denonstrator y. g. Graham
l. Make every available acre pro
duce a crop this season
the very earliest date.
;. Plant. cultivate and wate- prop
erly the staple crops adapted 20 this
locality.
Z. Plant crops for which the produc-
ton Of this county does not equal the
consumption, such rs fri5eles. lima
beans, sweet potatoes. garden truck,
etc.
. Plant enough feed crops, such IS
corn and grain sorghums, 10 feed the
livestock in this county
o Plant gardens large enough At
least 20 supply the needs of your own
/ Eliminate the waste Of the home
garden by canning and preserving the
surplus fruits and vegetables
$. Prepare containers for canning
early, for there is a scarcity Of tins
.. See that the crop - prepared fo-
the market in proper shape, without
waste.
10. Cooperate. Farmers should CO
operate with one another, and bank
ers and other business men should CO.
operate with the farmers in the face
of the war.
~PrePare or Feel Pinch says.
Not only military efficiency. but
agricultural preparedness, is necessary
II we arc 10 prosecute this war sue
ceSsfully- This is not IN abstract
- a ~nw he 1rr ~Ia1rr
where else in the country. but II is di-
rected 10 every single farmer right
here in me Il Paso valley. Il Paso
county must prepare 20 be virtually
cultural standpoint or well all feel the
pinch OF war q great deal greater"
So said - o. Graham. county farm
demonstrator, Wednesday.
Mr.. Graham has issued a call for the
cultivation OF every available inch Of
yards Of city residences, where small
gardens may be grown
Looking into the agricultural future,
he has seen a possible crop shortage,
lack of many Of the products az pres
ent shipped into the county from out
side.
Food Preparedness Very Important.
We need a far greater production
OF staple crops which have been grown.
under the Elephant Butte project said
Mr.. Graham Preparedness in raising
food crops is fully as important as
armed preparedness has been demon
strated-
Under normal conditions, this coun-
T.. and even the nation. is far from
self supporting. Each community, such
as FL PasO county, should become by
next fall. 50 far as crops which may
be raised here are concerned. self SUD
nil - + Ha i
upon foodstuffs shipped in from with
out.
staple food crops which grow in
given locality should be raised in SUI
ficient quantities TO al least feed the
people OF that locality, and II possible
to have a surplus TO ship away 10 other
sections which cannot grow these
crops.
Texas Crops Below Normal.
The report Of the bureau % crop es-
Inmates for March shows that the pr.n-
cipal food ana feed crops OF Texas are
below the normal In nearly every in
stance The livestock production is
below normal
In the crisis the country IS facing,
farmers can hardly show their patriot
Ism. better than by producing more
foodstuffs.
There are hundreds Of acres OF good
land under the Elephant Butte project
which have been under cultivation up
TO the last few years This land. espe-
cially where there are bitches, could
and should be placed under cultivation
this season
Owners Must Cultivate.
Owners OF these tracts should make
every effort to see that these lands
should be cultivated this year. either
by hired help, or upon the crop. rental
plan, TO tenants who will put in some
staple crop. which II is known Will be
short Of supplying the local demand
this year.
that from 100000 10 100000 pounds
Of frijole beans were shipped into FL
Paso from other sections -ast season
There were approximately 100000
pounds OF frijoles harvested IN the e
Paso valley during the season. Il may
be readily seen that this county is far
from self supporting IN this case.
Another important crop that should
be grown is lima beans Acreage
enough TO feed FL Paso and the raisers
themselves should be grown
Feed for Stock Scarce.
Farmers should not neglect the
growing OF feed crops for livestock. II
is known at present that corn. milo
maize and other grain sorghums will
be scarce. and even now cannot be
bought in large quantities
Bankers and other business men OF
the city should cooperate with the
farmers 10 see that This county be-
comes self supporting. II they don't
they can hardly be interested in the
growth OF this city and the surround
ing section
Farmers should maintain gardens
during the war, and arrange 70 can as
much OF the products Of the garden as
possible. Cans and other containers
are scarce. STEPS should be taken to