Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-23
FOOD GROWING MEETINGS
People Urged to Observe Seed Economy
and Increase Food Supply.

"fd Hill ouoO WV SuPpiJs
The series of Farm and Garden
meetings that have been held at vari-
Gus points over the county, urging the
farmers to grow all the food and feed
possible. have not brought out nearly
so many people as the Importance or
the problem would demand. We think
the failure of the people to attend
more largely is due to two causes,
mainly: Our people are now aroused
to the vital Importance of growing ev-
erything possible to feed man and
beast and being very busy pushing
that work, do not feeplt wise or need
tul to devote to these meetings time
that they feel can be more wisely EN-
ployed working for the production OF
the crops they are beng urged to pro-
duc6.
That oul peop are aroused over the
question of food production as they
never were aroused over any other
subject, Is beyond d shadow of doubt.
The editor OF the Chronicle has made
inquiry OF hundreds of persons from all
parts of the county and nowhere do we
learn that the production promises to
be less out from every section of the
county comes the assurance that food
production is being greatly increased.
MEETING AT CROSSVILLE.
The meeting held at CrossviIe FRI
day night was to some degree disap-
polntment, IN that Miss Conway. who
was expected to be present and address
the ladies' on the subject of canning
and economy IN handling and preparing
food, failed to arrive; for what reason
we have been unable to learn.
She was expected to visit several
other points IN the county also. At
each place where she was to have
spoken there were marked evidences of
regret anu disappointment at her fall
ure to be present.
At the CrossviIle meeting a county
committee was formed with Judge c.
K. Snodgrass as chairman and Miss
Jospehine Rupp, Llnarla, as vice CHAIR
man. j. E. Converse was named as
the head of the committee on Increased
Pro uction; Labor, Judge G. F. Bur
nett; Finance, Cashier j. S. Reed
Distribution. j. l.. Burnett; Publicity,
S. Z. Bishop. At Crab Orchard T. II.
Aytes was chosen to cooperate with
the county committee tor that section
and at Llnaria J. A. Hale was chosen,
while Grassy Cove will be represented
by &. W. Davenport and Miss Frances
kemmer. Meetings were held at lay
lors Chapel and Pleasant Hill Monday
and at Mayland yesterday forenoon.
but we have been unable TO learn who |
were appointed az those pClats.
Prof. X. J.. Neal, one of the editors
of the Southern AgucutGrlst, Nash
Vile, was here and gave very inter- /
estlng talk to our people. Saturday he .
was at Linarla and Grassy Cove, ac-
compauled by. the editor Of the Chron-
lcle. While the message he carried |
was rece ived eagerly anu made a very
strong impression on those who heard
him, the number IN attendance at the
meetings was much less than should
have been.
He brought out the fact that the
supply of food now on hands in the
United States is sufficient to feed our
people only eight months as against a
two year supply at this season in nor
NAL tunes. He further warned the
people Of this section that they should
make a special effort to grow beans,
as they are one of the strongest sources
of food of any thing grown. He also
show ed them that since New York,
Michigan and California arc the prnci
pal bean-erowing states and that those
states are sure to send their surplus
food to the allies and to our army, we,
in Tennessee, need not expect beans to
be shipped into this state in any guam
tity and for that reason we must grow
them or suffer a severe shortage in
that important food item.
Prof, Neal said that it is little short
of a crime, at this time of extreme
shortage of soy beans and cane seed,
for any farmer to sow them broadcast
for hay. He urged that every one
plant them IN the row and cultivate
and especially see that an abundance
of seed is saved for next year. Any