The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-19
FOOD TRAINING CAMP
AT STATE FAIR URGED
"a Knight lenders Us, ,l Grounds IL
Government During the War

The State Fair Of Texas, to be held
Oct 1925, has rendered its services
to President Wilson as a food train-
ing camp, to assist the Government III
its efforts to increase crop production
and reduce The waste OF food, when Is
known TO be enormous.
"Our directors offer the services ot
our fair as a food training camp,
wrote President r n. l.. Knight OF the
State Fair of Texas, in part, TO Presl-
dent Wilson military training
camps are bein established every
where in the country where men m
ncrements Of half a mlulon eaeh
are TO be taught the principles OF mili-
tary tactics However as you nave
pointed out many times, there Is Just
as much responsibility for the success
fnl prosecution Of the war resting
upon the shoulders Of the l00,OOOOOO
persons in private life as there IS upon
the men who are called to the colors,
for IL Is essential that working Amerl-
ca labors hard to furnish our allies
with food and clothing
"rhe men whom you are calling INTO
service are being concentrated IN CEN
trail military training camps, because
/ II Is found to be much more efficient
10 train them in that way than by es-
/ tablishng camps in every little town
/ or village. Ii appeals to the directors
OF our fair that there is just as much
/ necessity for calling the great rank
4 and file of food producers and food
users into central food training camps
4 for a short course in the more 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 if we could hold such q
food training camp during the lul
/ following the harvest season wonder
4 fully efficient instruction in food pro-
duction and conservation could be
given
TO Raise More Live Stock.
"To make this food training camp
unusually instructive, an effort is be-
ing made to induce breeders Of pure
bred live stock to exhibit in larger
numbers of such type and breeds as
will assist the Nation in meeting the
demand for more meat, milk, butter,
cheese. leather wool and horse power
Manufacturers Of farm machinery are
being urged to exhibit all OF Their
latest models and Improvements, that
farmers may learn how to produce q
maximum crop at minimum effort
All the territory tributary to our fan
is being secured to find superior speei
mems Of the varieties Of grain, vege-
tables, fruits, forage crops and corr
best suited to our soil and climate
that encouragement may be given tt
the production of as much Of thes'
crops ais possible.
"Snce the economical use Of food i
Of lust as much Importance as th'
production of food, our woman's de
6araaent is to offer a series Of dem
. oustrations and lecturers by foot
specialists Of national and local repu
tation, to instruct wives and mother!
how to prepare and conserve food
and check the extravagent waste q
food. for which our country Is con
: demned in every other country in thu
: world In an effort TO enlist the chil
dren in the cause II food production
the work Of children ~ the schools
and fields is to be exhibited an dem
onstrations Of interest TO children ar
to be conducted
'Nur Doafd Of nifecHlIa slhctiei'
trusts that The Nationai Government
mindful ol the good which can be don
at such a food training school, VII
: operate to the fullest extent 10 fur
nishing lecturers, demonstration an
I EXHIBITS. 70 assist the fair in accom-
: plishng the mission it has under
, t,4<pn. There could be no better wa,
: lf reach ing the people in this terri
tory with Government propagand
for the increased production and con
I. servati0n Of food