Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-24
Georgj0ns Asked to GrOU
Larger Crops Than Ever
During Year Yet to Come
DR., SouIe Praises Farmers for
Past Efforts and Points Out
Growing Needs of Our Ar
mieS-Women Commended


Addressing an urgent appeal to the
people of Georgia to increase food pro.
duction and continue the splendid CO.
operation that has thus far been given
the government and the food admins
tration in providing for the needs of me
allied military forces as well as for the
civilian population, Dr. Andrew NJ
Soule. federal food illustrator for
Georgia, has issued a call in which he
asks every man, woman and child in the
state to assist in the work of feeding
the world.
DR.. Soule addresses himself to the
PEOPLE of the state as a whole and par
ticularly to the farmers and the rural
population generally, emphasizing the
fact that great opportunity is present
ed for the rendering Of an all-important
service during the coming two seasons
the fall and winter of this year and the
spring and summer of next year.
He pays a high tribute to the Wor1el
Of Georgia, who have shown their zeal
by actually entering various phases of
agricultural activity and going into the
peach orchards, the notato patches and
the cotton fields to do their part in Gull
tivating and harvesting the crop.
Three Things to Remember
For the next fifteen months the Geor-
gia farmer is asked by the government
TO keep these three things in mind" says
DR.. Soule.
First determination to do as well
next year as we have done with Divers
fed production this year, and improve i
If possible.
Second, grow more corn than we have
ever grown before.
Third, make every pound of meat be
tween this date and December 1919, that
can possibly be produced Make the hog
Weld the biggest it has ever been and
take care of the cows-let them multi
ply
81 am trying to impress upon the
mind of Georgia the fact that this IS
not an ordinary boost but is rather a
direct and urgent appeal with a very
great reason behind it, and that il inay
be so read and accepted, the public IL
going to be taken into the confidence OF
the food administration. This is tnc
reason:
I'VE are safely through the first year
of our work, and have successfully dis
charged the primary duties of the fooa
administration in sustaining the allies
and insuring sufficient supplies for our
home population. 1t is Of the utmost
products to Europe continue without in
terruption. The demand upon US is i
constantly increasing one. Our armies
are opening up Il larger territory which
becomes dependent upon Us for life. and
as their measure of success continues
that territorial dependence becomes
greater and will continue TO enlarge
until the war is over. The demands foo
the armies abroad are heavier, and Will
become more so as our CW ar ny III
Creases These are the expected eIe-
ments of war from the standpoint Oh
food and supplies. They are the things
we want to meet, and meet successfully
i'm the time to come as we n We done N
the past year In the measure of sue
cess with which We do meet them, SO
shall the prospect Of an lrly victory 'e
measured.
In the south. the railway systems
are overtaxed in handling our army
and our war materials, and the trans
portation of foodstuffS and cotton tC
the consuming centers and to the allies
has become one of the most difficult
problems the national government has
to contend with. 1t is, indeed, very
serious matter.
Extra Effort Needed
II realize keenly that, with the de
crease in labor. due TO the draft to'
Industrial war purposes. the farmer Is
greatly handicapped. Yet, if we viii
All but realize it, a little extra effort
a little added endeavor on the part OF
every one of US, men and women, is d
service and a sacrifice far less than
we are asking from those boys we have
sent to the trenches on the battle fronts
I'm appealing last year for an In
creased production from the country as
a whole emphasis was laid on the
importance of a greater yield of wheat
In that the state of Georgia was called
upon TO play its part, that being II
the effort to produce her own flour
To this appeal for an increased wheai
acreage the Georgia farmer was not
always in position to respond, but il
was true of this state that the response
as has always been the case when ar
appeaI has been made by the govern
ment was a liberal one. The yield oil
wheat was increased considerably over
that of the preceding year and thou
sands and thousands of biscuits anC
loaves of bread which have gone OF
Georgia tables this year were made
from the wheat grown on the place
The United states government now ap'
peals to the Georgia farmer to re-
double his efforts at this time, and dC
as much more with the next crop AZ
| he possibly can.
Message Prom Hoover
In conclusion. DR.. Soule transmits
personal message to the farmers o.
Georgia from Herbert Hoover head OF
the federal food administration, ir
which Mr. Hoover says:
Gentlemen Of Georgia: this is your
! country's call. You who are farmers. i
says to you: Plant, plant every avail
able acre: plant for your wives anC
your children. for your table. IS wei
| IS for your money crop Grow hog
hominy and biscuit as YOU have nevel
grown them before Thev are to make
your independence and to liberate hu
mainly from a yoke abroad