Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-17
GREAT FRENCH OFFENSIVE IS NOW IN FULL Swing
BARLOW COUNTY OPENS
GREAT FOOD CAMPAIGN
Farmers, Merchants, Schools
Are Visited in Prepared
ness Movement
Special DISPATCH to The Journal.

Perhaps the most extensive movement
ever inaugurated in any county in Geor-
gia for the production of a food crop
has been set in motion by the citizens
of Barlow county.
Several mass meetings have been held
I'm the county court house. attended by
citizens from every part of Barlow coun-
ty and a plan has been worked out 10
bring 20 the attention of the people
of the county the great necessity Tor
raising a food crop for this year.
Several thousand circulars have been
sent broadcast over the county appeal
ing to the people TO plant corn, peas,
potatoes, early maturing grasses, vel
vet beans and an early garden, and then
TO plant fall gardens, raise hogs, save
the fruit and berry crop. and otherwise
conserve and better their condition, pre-
paratOry to meeting the great war emer-
gency now confronting the people In
the United States.
This morning a committee OF cltizens'
about fifty i'm number, visited every
county school and every merchant ana
farmer i'm Barlow county possible for
the purpose of bringing the attention
OF the people TO the emergency exist
ing.
schools will hold their commencement
exercises in this city. and there will be
over 500 county school children in
attendance besides their parents, and
upon this occasion an earnest appeal
will he made to the patriotism or the
people to prepare themselves and there
bv help the government to prosecute the
war to a successful end. The Fifth reg
iment band has been secured for the
occasion and it is planned to make this
a grand preparedness and food rally for
the county.
APPEAL Is ISSUED.
The following circular has been sent
to every household in Barlow county:
IAN APPEAL To THE CITIZENS OF BARLOW
COUNTY.
DO vou realize that you are now living IN
der wpr coDditiops-that the first call from
the armies Of the world must aud will he FED
And did you know that the great drain upon
America for the last two years mas left US
with an alarming shortage OF food and that
there is not enough food In tie south to last
ut q short time: And did you Snow also tnat
the armies fthe world must shd VIII De REQ
and that every facility will he dIrevted TO di-
rect transportation of food and supplies to keep
them going
end retail merchants cannot get certain food
articles All are higher and scarcer. III you
doubt IL, try to buy. Make diiSent inquiry
and investigate the situation before 1t Is TOO
Georgia has been buying annually $s5,cOo.Ooo
Of food products from the west Your govern,
hs. NO food and grain for you to bay.
The government has been for many months
appealing to the people to wake up ana meet
the Situa tion before il is too late, by begin
ming now and plant plenty Of food Supplies for
Vow that our nation has entered into war. no
one knows how long the struggle will last, or
how much suffering we will he called upon TO
endure.
food With the great railroads being called
uuon TO supply the armies and allies with all
kinds Of supplies IL is said il will he imposSi-
bic to ship fOodstuff from the west. even II
ihey hsd 81 To spare. and most certainly they
PLANT NOW AND SAVE.
- call has been made for men for the army
and usvy But a greater call has been made
by the government tn prepare and preserve IN
this time OF waste and destruction. With the
west pouring all Of her resources into the nun
sry and ramilhed conditions Of Europe. there
j. no possible way for the south 10 meet the
situation hut by planting now and saving all
How can We meet the condition:
..I'Iaut an carly garden; "an and preserve all
tho vegetables aud fruits possible; do not sell
ar ship out of your county any live STOCK; nut
increase their yield: raise chickens aud hogs,
ami keep vour milch COW; on every one horse
farm there should he planted five acres 10
corn snd velvet beans. five acres m peas TOT
hay. ten acres In cotton, one acre IN peanuts
on pc~ount Of high food value for hogs; one
and ono half acre in sweet potatoes ana some
carly maturing corn and grasses for stock; good
=ar,eu containing beans. cabbage, collards, okra,
onions. tomatoes turnips. lettuce, squash, Gu
rumherS. etc
whether tenant. wage Garner. farmer. husl-
ness man. teacher. professional or moneyed ciu-
zen nIant a garien. work II well; repiant
and make n fan garden.
Every article TO eat will command n good
rri~. And il Transportation is upset viii
be preserved in our own foresight and efforts
Already this county has been called upon for
seed Of any kind, and yet we find shortage
in seed for our needs.
'sw. A. Dodd. W. +. Burton, ]. W. Vaughan,
r e FIemister. Paul Gilreath. ]. Z. McTier,
6. NJ Boyd. G. II. Cox. committee.