The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27

ministration Division, representing the
United States Food Administration.
While the meeting was primarily for |
the fostering of the live stock industry, |
the discussion took broader scope. |
Final action made the following the
main program of activities for the COM
ing year:
1. A sll0 on every farm.
?. The encouragement of pig and
poultry clubs in addition to the corn
and canning clubs.
3. That resident and nonresident
land owners be pledged to secure the
production of sufficient food and feed
to support the persons and stock on
| such lands.
4. That supply merchants, factors.
banks and other loaning agencies Sc
cure pledges from those to whom loans
or advances are made to produce, az
far as possible. sufficient food and feed
to support the families and live stock
/ on their respective places.
/ ). The consideration of methods by
which pasturage areas SHOULD he en-
larged, this being of vital Importance
to the live stock interests.
4. Placing representatives in the
leading live stock markets in the coun-
try. in order that there may be re
distribution of stock, calves and lambs
hack to the places where such animals
are in demand.
1 Z. Recommendations looking to
lessening of the destruction of live
stock by the railroads Of the country.
s. Placing u Federal war tax upon
dogs.
q .. Thanking the newspapers for the
effective service which they have rem
dered to the Food Administration, and
recommending continuance thereof,
especially with reference to making
farms self-suporting.
The war measures offered by T.. A.
peden. of Texas, We're adopted. One
looked to the relief of the labor short
|. age by removing the head tax and
bringing laborers over from Mexico.
The other issued warning that imme-
date plan be made to secure and CON
serve all necessary seeds for planting
next seasons crops.
e The California Council of National
e Defense has issued a decalogue for live
:. stock breeders which is heartily rec
commended to the Southern States. The
n ten commandments follow:
: l. Use pure-bred bulls.
e 2. Feed cattle in winter with silage
d 3. Fatten steers for marketing Al
= 4. Prevent blackleg; vaccinate i
necessary.
). Use better rams ION the sheel
IS range.
6. Build lamhing sheds.
N Z. Save old ewes by sending them t
II the valleys.
: s. Use better Boars.
q 8. Feed grain to hogs while they ar
n Young. 4 well bred hog cam be force
to maturity when six or seven month
of age.
10. Stamp but hog cholera.
John NJ Parker. Food AdministratO
for Louisiana, is receiving and film
the license cards for this state, and til
= licensing system is in full swing. On
p of the provisions compels food advel
- Users to insert their license numbers
- their advertisements. Several late I'll
ingS are important to the cotton see
industry. One says that planters VIII
buy yearly between August 31st an
!, September LIST $50 tons or more of CO
i hot,
= or others, are subject to license All
g must conform to the rules and regul
ii Of the Food Administration. Anoth,
= emphasizes that crlshers should II,
y purchase cotton seed from any sex
q merchant who requires license and h,
q not obtained it. Also, that no licens
3 shall sell any cotton seed in car lots
= more than s. per- ton, inclusive Of Gu
tonlary loading charge, over the Tri
a which he paid for said cotton seed.
81 The bakers throughout the sta
have complied with the regulation ma
q ing the minimum loaf 16 ounces. II
~ minimum was set at the urging of t
q bakers, who claimed that the ecoiol
Of the excess would permit reducti
g in price. Louisiana has not made t
q reduction as general as ipsother stat
8 in a number of which the whOless
= price of the pound loaf is cents a
the retail price s cents. For the be
q eft of the poor people, who would 81
q fer through the Ill clifton Of the 5-ce
= loaf, the Government permits cutti
the larger loaf in half and selling 1t
half price.