The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-04-27
FOOD PRODUCTION
Suggestions from Congress
of Workers on Vital
Food Question

After the meeting in Colville In
which regulations for increasing food
production for Stevens county were
adopted, 1t might be interesting to the
farmer to read a partial summary OF
the report of the advisory committee
of producers which met in consulta tion
in Washington for a week with the De-
partment of agriculture and the food
administration.
Seed nnd Grain.
The committee endorsed the estab-
lishment of national seed surveys con-
Quoted twice year by the bureau of
markets and the seed reporting SER
vice. saying that they are valuable in
making 1t possible for both the farmer
and the local scotsman to gain accu-
rate information as to actual available
supplies of seed, thereby lessening the
opportunity for profteering and rec
commended that this service he made
a permanent feature of the work of
the department of agriculture
In view of the increased cost of veg
etable seeds and the consequent dis
satisfaction existing among users of
vegetable seed. the department of agri-
culture was requested to investigate
this condition with Il view of ascerain-
ing its cause and employing such means
as are at it's disposal to rectify It.
Growers of vegetable seeds were urged
to save seed for themselves as far as
practicable and to conserve such sup
plies of seed as may come into their
possession.
taa "a ca m an Il cd ltn
accumulation of clean, moderate priced
alfalfa seed at convenient points in the
northwest. and that the local produc-
tion of this crop he encouraged in
places where 1t can he economically
produced. with a view of producing
home grown seed.
In regard to the wheat situation the
producers resolved that there should he
no alteration in the price of 1917
wheat. that If necessary the food ad-
ministration should requisition the re-
mainder of the 1917 crop. by whoever
held, including the farmers They con-
slider that change at this time in the
price of 1918 wheat could not effect the
production of winter wheat this year
more than ten per cent.
Dairy Products.
The dairy situation in this country
was considered to he such that they
urged special efforts to secure n more
liberal use of milk and its products for
the coming summer The blocking up
of exports of condensed milk and other
dairy products caused, we understand
in part by the reduction in over-seas
transportation together with the pub
lie agitation during the winter relative
to the price of city milk supplies Is
leading to an accumulation of stocks
In excess of present demands.
Dairying enables the maximum per
centage of rough forage and feeding
stuffs that have but little human food
value except as used through the live
stock to he converted into readily
available human food and it is essen
tial that such industries be encouraged.
Conservation must see the complete
utilization of products follows and so II
was recommended that the food admin
istration should give wide publicity To
recommending the liberal use of milk
This is to help correct any misunder-
standing which still fingers in the
minds of people that this food product,
which is so rich in growth promoting
qualities especially for the Young,
should he curtailed in use.
Give Poultry Attention.
Because the poultrymen of the coun~
try have been working under handi-
cap of high priced feeds and made
quate prices the committee recon-
mends giving their problems attention
Because they believed that the passage
of poultry rule No. II prohibiting sale
of hens has resulted in unrest and un-
certainty among farmers and poul-
trymen as to what further might be
done to control the sale of their pro-
duce and curtail their profits. the com
mittee recommended that that rule be
rescinded.
Livestock, perishables, shipping the
allied nations, sugar, transportation
enforcement of state antitrust laws
and limitation of profits were among
the subjects discussed by the commit
too nf pro1uoara