South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-22
AGRICULTURE

A Red Cross Pig clu5--the first
one i'm the United states-will send
20 the 81. Louis market in Septem-
Der 1000 hogs from Carroll county
Miss. This will mean more pork for
the country, more money for Car
roll county and a contribution esti-
mated at $4,000 10 the Red Cross
The Red Cross Pig club was organ
lied last winter by -. i. Turner.
county agent in Carroll county. lie
started out TO combine pork prOduc-
ton and Red Cross work and tried
to get $500 people each TO raise one
pig TO be known as Red Cross pig.
Instead of $500 members he got
1000 I'm a county that has only l.
600 voters. Every banker. lawyer,
minister. physician and nearly every
merchant in the county is a member.
The pigs are weighed on the last
saturday OF each month and $50
registered pig is given as a prize 70
the member whose pig makes the
greatest gain each month. Five hun
dred Negroes are members.
Clearing Houses For Motor Truck
Route Information.
The bureau OF markets is 20 open
i'm several cities offices where pro-
ducers and owners of motor trucks
can get information looking toward
the establishment Of motor truck
routes for farm produce. II has been
found that many trucks are idle part
Of the time and their owners are
ready 10 make fuller use OF the
trucks if regular routes can be es-
tablished in producing sections dur
ing periods Of heaviest crop move
ment Buffalo, y. " and Philadel-
phia Pa, are the first two cities
where information Offices will be
opened.
City People Sign Pledges For Farm
Work.
Nine hundred experienced men
were placed I'm regular farm work in
one month this spring in Ohio. large
Is through the efforts OF the farm
help specialists of the L. : depart
ment of agriculture. Records OF a
similar nature are being made I'm
other states where special efforts
have been made 20 bring about a
close cooperation between the town
and country. For this purpose
pledges are being secured in each
town. city and village from men who
have had previous farm experience,
90 devote a few days or weeks of
their time 10 harvest work during
the coming season il their services
should be needed. Farm-help spe-
cialists in Kansas have secured
pledges Of this kind from $4,000 city
residents who have promised 10 de-
vote two 10 L. days OF their time 20
harvest work this summer Similar
results have been obtained in Indi-
ana. Illinois. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Pennsylvania. Georgia and
Kentucky. Campaigns are either in
active progress or are being planned
i'm every state.
Don't shoot Pigeons-They May be
Army Messengers.
The L. ). department of agricul-
ture urges hunters not to shoot pig
cons in air. for they may be homing
pigeons being trained in many sec
tions by the signal corps of the
United States army 10 carry mes
sages across battlefelds. Farmers
and other breeders who allow their
birds "a few hours Of liberty each day
also are liable TO loss from shooting
Foreign Women Volunteer To Teach
Canning.
Many foreign women who have
+ received training i'm food conserva-
tion from home demonstration agents
Of the l.. :. department of agricul-
ture and the state agricultural col
leges are volunteering for special
canning work. One canning class
held i'm Massachusetts was com posed
OF four Firms. two Lithuanians, two
/ Poles. two French. two Swedes. two
Italians and two Armenians. These
women all understand English and
Will spend a large part of their time
this summer giving demonstration
and helping people who speak their
Languages with canning work.
Difficulties i'm Increasing Supplies OF
Hemp.
The cutting off of supplies of hemp
from Russia the increasing Difficult.
+ ties i'm securing hemp from Italy
and also the difficulty I'm obtaining
I jute from India. make il imperative
that more help be produced in the
United States. according 20 L. :. de-
partment OF agriculture officials
Owing 20 low prices for hemp com.
pared with prices o. tobacco and
corn AT the time of planting. the
hemp area in Kentucky is less thar
I 5000 acres, compared with 5000
acres last year. but in Wisconsin
where the hemp fber is all prepared
, 10y machinery instead of by hand. a:
/ in kentucky. the area is :. 600 acres
\ compared with 1000 last year. There
+ has been a reduction also In tn,
hemp for seed planted in .he Ken
lucky river valley. threatening Z
shortage OF hemp seed next spring
The Wisconsin hemp growers ar,
HAVING loo acres of seed hemp grow
u Missouri.
Citrus Cankcr Campaign Successful
The federal campaign FOR tn,
eradication OF citrus Canker in IN,
Gulf states. the first instance OF tn,
use OF federal funds appropriated
specifically for the eradication OF
plant disease. has established a new
era I'M the prevention and control o