Evening star., 1918-01-17
TO OCREATE RESERVE
SUPPLY Of WORKERS
Plan for Increased Production
Campaign of Department
of Agriculture.

As a step toward the Increased pro-
duction campaign Of the Department Of
agriculture. volunteer movement has
been launched to Great . reserve supply
Of trained agricultural workers from
which farmers may draw. It is proposed
to establish day and night schools Of
agriculture throughout the country to
instruct men. women and boys in all de-
tails Of farm work. Special stress will
be laid on training women for those
tasks on the farms which they may per-
form.
Mrs. Sophia Lamb Of Chicago has out
I lined a plan which she has submitted
to officials in Washington. They have
indorsed 1t. She already established q
recruiting station in Chicago for stu
dents.
Women especially. It II stated. will
be needed to assist farmerg' wives. when
| unskilled farm labor IL taken through
the operation OF the draft Arrange
ments already have been made in Chi
cago to use the Coliseum, scene Of ma
| tional political conventions and other
gatherings. for an instruction school
An outline Of the plan includes the fol-
| lowing features:
TT IS proposed to provide farm ma
chinery of every description. including
farm tractors. with practical instructors.
Dairy machinery will also be pro-
vided, and the various grains and seeds
| OF every variety, the amount to be
planted and the soil adapted to each
are to be furnished.
| Farm animals. including cows. will
| be secured and instructors in feeding
milking. the economic modern and sani-
tary methods of caring for the milk and
In the making of butter and cheese.
I'm the commodious basement of the
building schools may be arranged to
give instructions in the economic
preparation and saving Of food.
| 1t is proposed to call on the various
agriculture colleges and on experienced
farmers and dairy mon to provide in
work"
eugene Davenport, dean of the Aari.
cultural College Of Illinois, says: sHThe
great thing is that the boys should learn
70 handle teams. and farmers and team
sters generally through the winter sea-
son could be secured, am sure without
any great difficulty. 1t would not reouire
eoliege man for this work. Indeed.
do not think he would do as well In many
respects as actual farmers"
In the spring and summer land will be
securea where actual farm operations arc
| 70 pc carried on and the farm products
produced are to go to the national state.
CITY or local organizations that are fnanc.
ing and conducting the industrial work
After the graduating exercises have
peen held, all the scholars" that have
demonstrated their fitness for the various
farm duties will be given their diplomas
ana their names turned over to various
agencies conducting farm bureaus and
| furnishing the farmers with the RESPONSE
Die help they are so sadly in need Of
w. 2. Skinner. secretary of the Ma
tional Dairy Council. says: There must
De many city boys and girls with a cali
In their blood for country life and a lot q
men who have never Just fitted into town
life. or those whose families should have
| tho open-air life.
| Surely .he need for producers now
| makes OF every movement to create pro.
ducers as holy cause as filling the flrst
] line Of trenches