Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-28
IMPLEMENT DEALERS
DISCUSS FOOD SHORTAGE
See in Light Farm Tractor Onl,
Chance to Meet the
Situation.
ILLINOIS EXPERT spEA * s
Noted Authority on Soil Tells OF
Problem of Securing Adequate
Farm Labor-NIust Meet Conlpc-
iition OF Munition Plants.


The implement dealers Of Virginia
and North Carolina met yesterday in
the auditorium Of Murphys Hotel with
the object Of discussing plans 10 he
pursued under present war conditions.
The principal address on the pro-
gram was that delivered by Or. -. w.
Taylor Federal food administrator to
Illinois. and one OF the most noted soil
experts in the country.
we are not ut war with Il nation"
he said. "but with gigantic war ma
chine equipped with every device
known 10 man 20 Kill and main. In
addition TO this machine. America must
combat with tho prolitcers within her
gates. In the shadow OF the White
llouS" where the doctrine Of economy
is being spread. there are hotels vast
Ing food and charging cyorbitant rates
While We are entitled 10 and must have
= fair amount OF prohi, am urging
YOU not to be u loadstone around the
neck OF your country
II, is YOUR patriotic duty TO urge
every farmer 10 raise live stock at
least TO balance the crop raising fca-
ture. and TO advise him upon the
science Of feeding. Again. you should
keep in mind the indisputablc fact that
manure from live stock is The shce,
anchor Of fertility The farmer who
does not observe the live stock feature
of farming is not a farmer. but a
miner
I'VE might as well look the truth IL
the FACE now as later. Last year the
cereal output of the United States was
3ooOuo,oO0 bushels short Nine hum
drcd and scvcnty-one million bushels
OF wheat are required annually for
consumption Last year, there were
on'H 335,poO.Ooo bushels produCcd
every person in America would save
ono pound OF wheat -four per week.
l5".oooooo bushels could be added, but
there would still lie the app.llin-
shortage of some 100000 bushels
The remedy for this is undoubtcdlv
the small tractor. II has come 10 STAY
ana hrmly believe it will be used in
the fields few years from now AS is
the automobile on the road to-day. '.bc
average small tractor will do tho same
WORN ina, seven or eight horses viii
40 and the amount accomplished in :,
day is much greater. The tractor ncrd,
no rest.
In the past year. there have been
l. -"'c"" men taken from the farm ana
only $4,000 have been drafted. rhe
rest nave been taken by the niunitinn
Plahts ana Tho manufacturing concerns.
II inc farmers arc to get these rncr
"ach' inc! must 20 on the labor Inarkc,
against the manufacturers and hid TO-
them. This, however, Will make ,p,,b
or serious obstacle 10 be comh,,ct
owing to tho fact that tho mon if :,
cured VIII come back 10 tho land wits
me idea that eight hours make a WORK
l"S "dE. Needless 10 say. this idea is
not compatible with farming"
other features OF yesterdays session
We're Inc lniorma dinner at oc,oCl-
and the patriotic and inform,,i,o
speeches by -Coycruor Huch
ahan. Colonel H. H. White. food al.
| mnls'rat"r for Wis mia: Norman \.
Johnson ana Grant Wright.
Spcakins TO the 700 bushes. men
Sa'h"rcd around tho tables Lieutenant,
GOVERNOR Buchanan told them Of tho
great work they had before trom NM,
the implicit confidence which the GOV