The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-20
DANGER Of FOOD
CROR SHORTAGE
MEETING IN. NAEoN or FARMERS
BUSINESS MEN AND BANKERS

DOolNESo MENNfAHO GHFNERS
Danger OF stress ~ shortage in
the food and feed crop yieAs i'll Geor-
gia this year is indicated III call is
sued jointly today by j. Brown,
Chairman CT the State CD lncil on
Food Production and Conservation,
ana DR.. Andrew NJ ,Soule, Federal
Food Administrator for Georgia, for a
state meeting CT farmers, banke RS and
business men
The meeting to be held in Macon
February 9th, is intended to insure
so far as possible, DEVIATION of an idle
acre Of tillable land in the stats.
The call is as follows:
To the Farmers, Bankers and Bust
ness Men OF Georgia.
II has become mere and more OBJ
Yious as spring approaches that no
phase CT the situation now upon this
country as whole. presents reason
for that serious consideration demanb-
ed fer enlarged efforts to increase the
food aud feed crop yield OF the land.
In Georgia the previous call to this
patriotic and necessary eIdeayor was
magnitciently responded to and the
net results have been Of untold beniit
to the state Since last spring, how
ever, wCrld conditions have been such
that a greater effort in that line now
is pressing necessity. Unless we
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largely OF those things we need for
both human and animal maintenance
than we did the past year, there is
danger CT a shortage which will likely
be seriously felt before there is time
to prepare to make another crop.
Of special concern to this state.
aside from its interest in danger Of a
serious agricultural condition over the
whole country, is the possibility that
there may be numerous idle acres OF
| Land on our own farms. OF all the
| time in the history of our state. that
mus be now prevented, if possible.
Every available piece OF land fit to pro-
duce any crop that may be utilized
its duty to the limit of its capacity.
Georgia needs production now as it
has not before. Upon our people rests
he responsibility OF thus acquiring
what must be had food.
in order that there may be a clear
insight into this situation, that we
may learn from information acquired
in official channels the existing facts,
and on this knowledge advise together
and prepare 10 meet the situation
squarely, shaping such plans as are
necessary to bring about the fullest
possible yield en- food and feed stuffs,
the undersigned have this day called
general meeting OF the farmers,
bankers and business men Of the state
OF Georgia, to be held in the city au-
ditorium, city of Macon, on Wednes-
day, February 9th, at 8 o'clock a. M
The meeting will be presided over
by His EXcellency, Governor Hugh
M. Dorsey, and every organization in
Georgia at this time, or heretofore op-
Grating in the interest Of agricultural
development and food production and
conservation, the financial and com
mercial enterprises who are directly
or indirectly interested in or backing
he agriculture OF the state, are here
by called upon and urged to be present
by their heads or properly elected rep
reSentatiVes.
The best ultimate success of all eff
orts making to the one end in mind
food crops-will obtain through
close coordination of the work, and
to that end the meeting hereby called
will give special attention.
j. j. Brown, Chairman State Coun-
Gil on Food Production and Conser-
walton.
Andrew NJ Soule, Federal Food
Administrator for Georgia.
The Importance Of the business to
be transacted by this meeting is so
great it needs no special elaboration.
Every organization, patriotic or com
mercial is being urged by Commits
sioner Brown and DR.. Soule to make
what arrangements may be necessary
to be represented by its presiding OF
ficer and secretary or properly seec-
tide representative. This is especially
urged upon the farming organizations
and banking enterprises Of the state.
Data and statistics gathered by the
United States Food Administration
will be given the meeting by DR.. Soule
and commissioner Brown viii make
a plain clear statement of agrjcultu-
raj and farm labor conditions in Geor-
gia as he has found them from thor
ough canvass The danger Of thous-
ands of acres Of idle land is real
enc. unless a movement backed by
proper spirit is put on foot at once
to obyiate it, That must be done.