The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-05-23
B, M, C, SECRETARY
DISCUSSES TOPICS
DISCUSSES THINGS OF INTER
EST TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Increase Sheep Supply and Plant Less
COttOn-Better Roads Mentioned
Good Meetings in Demonstration
Clubs-HeIp Wanted on Farms.


Clubs Help Wanted on Farms.
The United States government,
through the food administration, is
making strenuous effort to revive
the sheep-growing industry in this
country. Sheep furnish both food
and clothing for our fighting men.
and their meat product is two-thlrds
Of their value.
Here are a few quotations from
the bulletin sent out by the food adj
ministration: "The number of sheep
in our farming sections has declined
nearly one-third since 1900" "The lack
of attention to sheep has not only
affected our meat supply, but it has
rendered us dependent upon foreign
countries for the major part OF our
wool supplies" 1T requires the fleece
Of 20 sheep for every man IN the
military service" "Only 10 per cent
Of the farmers Of the United States
now keep sheep" "The cost OF Ia
Dor per dollars worth of product from
sheen is less than that of any other
live stock" "What is your choice,
dog meat or lamb chops?" In the
United States in 1914, 100000 sheep
were killed by dogs. Comparatively
few dogs are really valuable, Most
Of them are rowing, unsanitary, Vo-
raeious, disease-breeding animals
dangerous to human life and a con-
slant menace to vested rights" who
ever allows his dog to run at large,
especially at night, fails in his duty
III his neighbors and to his coun-
tav." "The necessities Of the war
demand stern measures and prompt
action" -,
our food administrator Mr.. Nc
Bride. is trying to get UP an organlza-
ton Of Upton county farmers to carry
out the plans Of the geernment. hep
him all you can.
The large stock of cotton carried
over IN This country, the prospect for
q large crop this year and the de-
crease in shipping facilities IS giving
our cotton people much uneaslness.
The matter Of asking the government
II fix the price of the 1913 crop rs
hai,3u considered, and a meeting has
been called for next Wednesday, May
Doth. At the Chamber Of Commerce,
Mamnhis. and our club is asked to
invite large number OF actual col
ton growers to be present. a SEN
fence from the letter of the Memphis
Chamber Of Commerce to US IS as
follows: ut is important that the
south safeguard itself against cat
astrophe such as that of August, 1914,
and endeavor to obtain for the cotton
grower certainty of loan value OF
his crop in order that his financial ar
rangements may be secure" Farm
ers desiring to attend this meeting
from Upton county can 60 down
Wednesday morning and return the
same evening, as the meeting is call
ed for 10 a. m.
The JEFF Davis highway is in very
had condition all the way from Cow
ington to Memphis, except the sec
ton from Kings Hill to Brighton,
which IS presided over by Mr.. J. =.
Bell. This piece Of road we would
like "a point out as a model OF what
can be done with Upton county DIRT
roads. The bitches need OPP
ening and some grading needs very
much to be done; but in spite OF
this handicap, the road has been kept
smooth since the bad weather last
r.s;r,+ar with a drag, While we are
on the subject Of good road work,
let us report that prominent clti-
zen came to the office of the club
to say that the Mason road from near
Hogan's store to Mason was the best
road he ever drove over. Some more
of that good work may be found
On the Stanton road between the
home Of Mr.. George D. Green and
the Haywood county line.
We have the Shelby county section
af the highway up with Mr.. Holmes,
chairman Of the Shelby county COM
mission, and expect good results.
our first district people are at
work on this end of the job, and
some Improvement is noted
Some allowance has to be made for
weather conditions and shortage of
man power. An instance is this:
one hundred and thirty-seven bridges
and culvents are reported to have
beeh washed awey in the lower end
e districts Z and during the recent
rains. But it seems that washouts
.;;lxe the one south of ESQ. Tinkler's |
home. which has been there since
last winter, are inexcusable. We are
81 correspondence with the state
HIGHWAY commission in regard to
some special. work on our highway.
This road must be improved.
II response to our inquiry about
ma overhead bridge at Atoka, Mr..
i Nj Hoar, assistant engineer Of the
q railroad, writes: Work on this
h,.;doe win be started within the next
10 DAYS and rushed to completion.
This will be good news to the people
Of Tipton county, who have dreaded
this dangerous crossing for years.
Miss Moffatt reports a good meet
mo with the Mason ladies last Mon
sav and also at Covington on Tues
aav At both of these meetings
fhe work was canning spring yege-
Sahles and the uses Of lries toes.
On next Tnesds CoSIngIe