The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-18
How H : iowa May 1 !.
DOTS PART
War Emergency Food Committee Pro
poses Plan Whereby State Can 4
y Help ssslteve Situation :, s,4e.i
URoEs ssMo RE n FARM Z AsoR

III i" u Y
lowassshouid Lead Her Sister States
insT,his Great Patriotic Move. =
assnk Says Governor Harding
"A plan ofacfion whereby the people
A Of Iowa may do their part in the pres
ent Var foods emergency has ] been
agreed Apoh blythe war food emer.
81 Governor Harding On the recon,
mendation al tie State conference 81
agriculturaE Organization officers and
business men called together by him
The plan suggests ten steps that may
Be taken at once and it gives .oppor,
tunity for both country and town to
take part. 1t was adopted this week
at meeting of the committee, called
by Its chairman, President r. A. Pear
son of Iowa State college, and at
tended by its full membership, which
includes one representative from each
congressional district.
The formal statement Of the com
i mittee to the people of Iowa follows:
Statement Of War Emergency Foot
Committee. a
The highest authorities of our M
& tAOAAs OAu many POA oOAA<5ssV an 60, 20
pert on the questions Of food supply
and conservation are calling attention
to the great food shortage throughout
the world and the great need of: In
creasing production to reduce star
walton in some countries, and u
check the increasing cost of food ii
this country. u
1t is the duty of every state to- cod
tribute its share toward the national
welfare and our legislature has recog
mixed this duty and has pledged the
resources Of our state. The prOduc
tion of food is duty that rests heav.
lily upon this state because Of our
great area of productive SOIL
The farmers of Iowa are doing as
much as they can. They are limited
Dy shortage of labor and other con.
ditiOns which they cannot control.
The limitations should be reduced and
removed as much as possible.
To Immediately increase agricul-
tural production Iowa needs:
1. More Farm Labor
Many persons are able to work, but
are not X nsefully employed. Many
want to do their share. Some who are.
now employed In cities and towns can
be induced to- help on farms, at least
for short periods when help Is most
needed. Agricultural labor should be
mObOixed. County agents Offices may
be used Ia lOcAtd and place farm labor
In cOuiitiessn0t having agents, county
wide organizations should be formed
ard farm labor bureaus established.
business men and manufacturers
should be asked to cooperate by en-
COur0ginH omplOyes tn helm On fa3noAt
Id rush periods. BOyg Of school sage
in towns can be easily trainedsto3 do
farm work. A sentiment against fdte.a
ness should be developed and schools,
churches commercial :organiEa tons,
ana alfsprkanizafions should help to,
develop this sentiment. n The time n
likely IL come soon when IT. will ~.
considered unpatriotic Tor any able.i
bodied person to be unemployed.
z. More Vegetable Gardens. q
Many thousand vegetable gardens,
can be made and cared for by Iowa'si
patriotic young people and by many
older people who cannot leave home,
hut can help some. Here is an op.
pOrtunity for many persons to enlist
for useful service. Committees in
cities should list vacant land that is
suitable for gardens and this should
be made available for the public. With
good supervision, very many children
and others can be induced to- make
good use OF this land. By special
efforts the area in vegetable gardens
In Iowa can be increased more than
1000 acres.
8. More Poultry. &
Poultry offers the quickest way to
Increased meat Flocks can be in
creased and new flocks started. Much
kitchen waste can thus be saved. An
increase of 12,000,00O chickens could
be made in Iowa without overburden-