The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-06
SUBMITS PLAN SHOWING HOW THEY CAN BE OF SERVICE TO
 GOVERNMENT
Plan Win Be Submitted to State Council of Defense for Their Fur. ther Consideration

odtuuei M. samson, or Amlt}, who suggests that when tn next diversi- fled and intensified farming campaign is inauPurated that each farmer be asked to set aside a plat Of ground, one hundred feet by one hundred fec and raise on that ground food that can be shipped to the soldiers. The farmers, Mir Samson suggests. should be asked to undertake this feature and give all food products that are raised on such plats of ground to the government with the understanding that said food be sent 10 the soldiers.
 The proposition is a big one, in Mir. Williams opinion. but contains an element of value that will prompt him to place it before the state council Of defense. To successfully work out campaign suggested in Mir. Sam sons letter it would require that special committee consider the proposition from all angles.
 Mir. Samson's letter 10 the fod ad- ministrotor Is as follows
 "lt is conceded by leaders and thinkers that our success in the pres ent war depends mainly on the food supply. Hence it seems to me that every effort possible should be ex- erted to Insure an abundance of food for next falls harvest
 The present outlook is that there will be q great decrease in all farm crops except the cereals, which do
 not require much cultivation. This
 decrease will be due to a scarcity of
 farm labor The idea I want to sub
 init to you to meet falling off ot
 farm crops next fall is this:
 Let movement be started to get concerted action all over the state for every farmer tO plant a plat of 100 feet bQ loo feet, and put in that a crop that will be devoted exclusively
 to feeding the soliers The only re- striction to be placed upon the farmer
 in this patriotic effort ought to be
 that he will plant only that which
 results in food for the boys in khaki. For example. Mir Jones agrees
 to part ieipate in an effort of this kind He takes his plat of ground and | plants one-half of il in Irish pota- l toes and the other half in tomatoes. Then he replants In sweet potatoes.
 peas or navy beans. In the event he has planted all in Irish potatoes after harvesting he can replaut with peas, sweet corn or in sweet pota. toes
 Let every community organize it. l self into a club to promote this move l ment, Let that club have officers especially president and secretary. who will keep record of the re- sults that are being obtained by the patriotic farmers for the soldiers IL is my opinion that if this plan is
 properly presented, placed before the
 people in the systematized manner
 that characterized the Red Cross campaign, that nearly every farmer
 would readily take to the plan. of course, such vegetables as tomatoes
 would have to be canned In that event each can could be labeled in such manner as to show where the product came from.
 Now, MT Williams. if this scheme could be lnaugurated all over the state you can readily see what great amount of food it would produce for the soldiers Since so much depends upon the food supply, should not an extra effort be made 10 produce it at | the producing time?
 Tine state food administrator could i fix date when rhe products raised | In this manner could be assembled | and all could be gotten together at l one time If this were carried out l what showing it would moke for Arkansas! That would be the result | of the direct effort the farmers of the state made on their little plat of ground, cIe hundred feet by one hun ired feet for the special benefit of the soldiers
 This is an idea that came 10 me and it seemed quite feasible. and that Is why l am submitting 1t to you for yonr consideration lt needs 10 be worked out more fully in detail. 'eadily understand that. but it does seem to me that the outline of the lian, as it were. is all right"
 Referring 10 the letter Mr Williams aid
 Tt is certainly good to receive of this nature. tj hows men are giving their best bought to the war. trying to ascer- ain what they can do to help the overnment. and getting an idea they 'elieye will be valuable they lose no ime in putting il before the proper uth0rities
 The first duty that all Americans 2 we their country in this crisis is to i've serious thought to the war and 3 ascertain In what manner they can ' @ of service. and that is why I ap- reciate MT Samson's commuuica- ! ion. believe that his plan has feat res that could be developed into in- 6