Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-01
70 MEET DEMANDS
OF THE WORLD WAR
PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR TENNESSEE
FARMERS FOR PURCHASE
OF MACHINERY.
RECOMMEND FARM TRACTORS
Many Lahor-saVlns Devices Can BE
Used to Save Man Power-Prohable
That Implement Dealers viii Be
Organized az Auxiliary Of Food A.
ministration.

Nashville, Tenn.-"The important
feature of the new wheat and flour
regulations announced today" explain.
| ed Dr. H. A. Morgan, federal food ad.
ministrator uS Tennessee, sis that the
| price at which mills must buy wheat
is no longer fixed. The mills can now
compete in the purchase Of wheat,
! paying whatever price they desire, but
| limited by the prices at which they
must sell their flour and mill feed.
! The agreement between the mills AMI
the milling division of the food ad-
! ministration no longer exists and in.
stead Of the prices being fixed on
| wheat the prices OF the finished pro-
duct have been fixed by the food ad.
| ministration.
"In effect the government, through
| the United States Grain Corporation,
| guarantees that wheat will not sell at
a less figure at certain terminal points.
That is done in this way: The grain
corporation will bry all OF the wheat
offered 1t at the prices named. Neces.
sarily the mills must pay substantially
this price or more in order to obtain
wheat
"In practical effect, due to the read
justment, the farmers of Tennessee
will receive somewhat more for their
wheat than they obtained under the
old schedule. The price of wheat Is
fixed at certain terminal points, the
price the farmer receives being that
price less the cost of transportation,
etc.
There is no very material change
In the price of flour, but we have not
yet had the time nor opportunity to
work out schedule of flour and mill
feed prices for ell of the counties of
the state. This must be very carefully
done, so that both the miller and the
consumer will receive fair treatment
At a very early date this office expects
to submit to the people of Tennessee
statement at which flour and mill
feed should sell in retail quantities in
their several communities. The strik-
ing feature of the new prices is a very
substantial reduction in the cost OF
mill feed as compared with the prices
that have obtained during the past
season.
1--WE are hopeful that with fixed
selling price we may be able to moro
effectively enforce the regulations
against profiteering upon the part OF
flour retailers"
Farm Machinery.
Realizing the necessity for increas-
ing, through the use of machinery,
man power on the farms Of Tennessee,
to meet the demands of war and war
Industries, the farm power and ma
chinery committee of the federal food
administration met on Monday at the
office of Joseph H. Judd, chairman, 10
plan campaign to encourage the pu"-
chase by farmers of more labor saving
devices. AS one OF the primary steps
IN this direction it was recognized that
the farm implement dealers of Ten
nessee should be organized and
brought into closer relationship with
The fooG administration and other war
agencies, to the end that a patriotic
campaign to encourage the use of labor
saving devices might be promoted.
1t is planned to use an organization
Of the implement dealers as sort Of
auxiliary of the food administration.
Just as the grocers, bakers and other
organizations are being used It is ex-
pected that as the result of this move.
ment not only will the farmers be i'm
pressed with the need for machinery.
but the dealers will be encouraged to
order for the next season an adequate
supply of implement and tools for crop
making. 1t was reported to the COM
mittee that in several counties OF the
state the supplies of certain labor saw
ing devices had been inadequate for
the demands and, owing to freight con-
gestion and other causes, these de-
ficiencies could not be promptly madc.
To prevent a recurrence OF this situa-
ton will be one of the main objects OF
the activities of this committee.
1t is particularly planned to encour-
age the purchase of farm tractors
on the market that will 60 far toward
solving the labor shortage IL used on
the farms. There are many other la
Dor saving devices that can he used
to save man power. The food admin
istration, recognizing that the labor
problem ON the farm is going to grow
more rather than less acute az the
war progresses, and for that reason ID
trying in every way possible to in
crease the efficiency and productive
ness Of the limited man power In food
growing.
DR.. Colby At Columbia.
DR.. Everett Colby, of the United
81" ties Food Administration, Washing
ton, will be one of the chief speakers
at the Middle Tennessee farmers con-
vention to be held at Columbia on July
%, "a and 25. DR.. Colby has had a no.
table career as lawyer business man
and political leader. He has visited
several of the warning nations and
comes with message from the people
overseas.
Sugar Regulations.
On July ! new sugar regulations 70
stricting consumers to not exceeding
three pounds Of sugar per person per
month went into effect. Retailers can
purchase only the amount OF sugar
that they have averaged In the past
and can sell only to consumers for or i
dmary domestic consumption. unless
other purchasers have . written per- !
init from the food administration. Re- ,
taflsrs should be careful in their sales
that they eQuitabiy distribute aneaAte
allowed them smong their custsmssv. |
sss otherwise zze2y - ksre - - !