The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-19
FOOD ARMY FIRST
 IMPORTANCE NOW
AUTHORIZED STATEMENT OF CARL
 TARA OF AGRICJLruR

The South needs ty be a-rIgufurauy prepared and #eHHfzed at thl- efltJeal moment In eur history. because the south .s. dependent on tho rest of the country for her food -appry The south must develop her food resources and her system a# food distribution to ihe highest point of effieieHey The south this crisis must lead the Way by feeding herself. tAu- releasing $6po,- 009,0ou or SIeHH.a6n p64 worth of food to thn-. vha ale lighting with Us for democracy and human liberty. War means that tHe pHrstnt. serious short agt of freight Haf- NH become s*en more serious. and The south WIll suffer eee7H~v of l.ss dependence on the North 3e=t for meal and flour.
 + .~ essential that every possible food 1.e-ourrt- u# the Southern states ht ds}eiaped ea #ts= fullest capacity this Sf5HH.. and that reliance he not pIas.l .n The cotton crop alone II taat h, .Hat substitutes for staple SeHt.efu dlet- Sav hcans and caWreas. faa example. would ease I'D the tSeat =1## +#t'n. iaE aaHt are excellent pro tstn sources far human food. and if wheat flour l. difficult to get. bread can he made IH conjunction with pota- t9rs. corn HgFf. rice. peanut meal s9y heeu meal ete
 raaer normal conditions there would hF at this tune eHaH-H food in tHe eoHut-E ID feed tho entire p0ruiaft9n and aa 3 hIs export ba-5n,s- in addi- t9u. iiut Was tx rat 2 unrw4E g4ndi- -=.. "Ir aIlia- are hun-rN. and Nc I-ast feed tham our winter wheat saaH l. small and =tHe=aaffd wheat crop tz 54EeE, I-H #fH15# There Is every reu- son f.r --t=zata=t economy fin the a=e ar food ahe striet,~t efficiency n e=a=t u~e gt IsHts#e principles in the production of foad
 The responsibility for adequate food production itez Eith tLe individual eft TE#T NnE planter 9r farmer HHb. Tn thf= na'i.uif ettz#s faHl= tn unt H=sEe haa=.,tt4-e =a H#==A#Ha it food crops is HH===a- sa##= #a patriotism and iH Ham= mon ufa1aH#e w eau uot Viu fhis &at i. "e pgtmtt tn hoNs at the front tAa ar-t dafV - the saurH and t6a ma saf 'a -et f-ad EE,rv loyal man. RzH auG aatd auzf share in tEIs =aa...r #HH.taf# nd PFtNfI-r..
 aT rTF-,== Aandasan.r as We}l as .9=t r,. .t.. and want tp -..s n nsH= z=Hts @at# ze the landowners af tEe
 *HH atrd.#y u,#rs fr tha South who live ta f#, .#,fa= and rgnt rfair Ilu5s ta tenants owe 2 }HtE ta their C.Hutre in HHE finn. sE ss#z Heaa=aItv raf food =t4ffs Ftez Haafa eiFe tH,fr tenants sess fa.Ill- za= z1laz4 ing mol aHtz= HHa =5#HhaIr~ usf as=t= m thelr faHE#=5 HHt= H#sH# They =feH5d Hree every tenant 10 ataR E -Hreia= ef faoH crops Local ##s=r~ -L"utd Ha=afza nizsd 70 fuanzsh t###s -s-t at reasonable rftrcS fer These fe=4 crops. and fHaz insure profit on the crops produced
 tns landowner who. by eNaHbjtant rent- a" bE pressure of any sort Cau~rS hts tenants 10 plant on his lands lang" "I"p If cotton at fhe expense. of fae1 prndrrtiau iz mt doing his part and ha- -iunafIN failed to nea sun. UP ta tb" requirements of a good citizen. ! have said before and ' saE a1aiu. tAai tht south can and must feed her eetf. and this can only be done when aur city landowners and those whe eap- tEai laud- actively support and use all their influence 10 secure the production of food.
 Contracts for rents and for methods Of cropping may already be made but no landowner. true 10 his country, will stand in the way of production of food zlaiis because af selfish considerations. Even from the selfish financial point of view. to put all your land in cotton this year is poor business judgment In all likelihood food crops will be more in demand in the South than even cot ton. Much largcr acraa"es must be de i tatn"~, Forage home gardens, and this : fal' the gra inz-1ll af which is impos- zfhle if the land F. in cotton.
 The rc~puu=t bflltY of this crisis on tho jnd3viduaf= andaWneris is as great as upon the indiYida@l farmer the ind- er the iudiE5dHai soldier in the trenches. If our mutton f- te exert her full might in her splendid crusade for democracy and liberty. the same inNincihl. pint l af patTiotism must animate aiize all classes of our citizens Landowners of l Tennessee. the time has com. fer vou tn sign your pledges and "do your bit' for the South for the nation and for l the successful termination of this war.
 Carl Nraoman