Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
GOVERNOR ASKS FARMERS
TO PRODUCE FOODSTUFFS
Ten Per Cent Increase in Pork
Production Is Specially
Urged

Governor Dorsey has issued a procla
Georgia the fact that the produc
ton Of food on a very large seal,
people Of Georgia the fact that the pro
duction OF food on a very large scale
is vitality important TO the success o
the war. and especially urging the farm
ers and others engaged in hog raising
to make an increase OF 10 per cent IL
the production of pork this year, ha!
been issued b. Governor Hugh NJ. Dor
sey. The proclamation reads as fol
lows:
To the People Of Georgia:
Whereas. the government of the
United States has definitely an
nounced the fact that our soldiers
at the front are dependent on our
soldiers at the pillow, and that food
and feed supplies win win the war,
and officials of both the govern
ment and the agricultural organi-
bations Of the nation have directed
attention to the fact that ii IS i'm
Perative that the production of
these crops be increased this year
beyond the yield of 1917, but more
particularly that it will be disas-
trous to permit any decrease in the
yields Of last year; and,
Whereas, It has been found neces-
sary to bring these facts clearly
before the people Of Georgia that
they may realize fully the food
shortage which confronts us and
prepare to meet the situation and
avert calamity. to which end the
farming, banking and commercial
interests OF the state have been
called upon to assemble in the city
Of Macon on February 81, at 3
o'clock. a m, TO advise together
and devise plans and means for
concerted agricultural effort with
out further loss of time; and,
Whereas. the Importance of in
creasfng at the same time the pork
production as one of the chief es-
sentiaIs OF the food supply has been
realized, and plans to that end have
been already put in operation,
through a series of cooperative
meetings to be held by the extern
sion division of the Georgia College
of Agriculture, the United States
department of agriculture. the fed
eral food administration and the
farm demonstration agent, with the
county school superintendent and
teachers OF each county. to bring
about a minimum increase by each
individual of 10 per cent Of the
pork production over that Of last
year-dates and locations of these
meetings to be made known through
announcements in the local county
newspapers; and,
Whereas, these preliminary meet
ings TO be held during the week Of
February is to % are so potent a
factor in accomplishing the gener-
al purpose aimed at through the
meeting to be held in Macon on
February 81
Therefore, I, Hugh NJ Dorsey,
governor of Georgia, call on the
people of Georgia to attend these
preliminary meetings to be held the
week of February 1923 in every
community. and urge upon you the
duty of doing your part in bringing
about a minimum individual in
crease of 10 per cent over the pork
production in Georgia in 1917. L
further call upon all participating
in these preliminary meetings to, at
that time, select representatives, IL
DOSSlDle each IUAlltld ulSNIANls
and charge them with the duty OF
attending and participating in the
general state meeting called on Feb
ruary %. especially appeal to the
bankers and business men of the
state to lend their unstinted coop
Grafton to the efforts making, to
obtain the necessary increase in
food production, bS aiding the farm
ers and those engaged in animal
husbancry in financing their opera
tons.
In witness whereof, 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal Of the executive department to
be affixed
Done at the capitol IN the city
Of Atlanta this, the 18th day Of
February, IN the year Of our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and
Eighteen, and Of the independence of
the United States, the one hundred
and forty-second-
(SeaD HUGH NJ. DORSEY,
Governor.
BY the governor.
G. A. WEST.
Secondary Executive Department.