The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
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. OF THE WORLD WAR
PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR TENNESSEE
FARMERS FOR PURCHASE
OF MACHINERY.
RECOMMEND FARM TRACTORS
Many Laborsavlns Devices Can Be
Used to Save Man Power-ProbabIs
That implement Dealers win Be
Organized as Auxiliary Of Food 40
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minstratlon.
Nashville, Tenn.-"The important
feature Of the new wheat and flour
regulations announced today" explain,
cd DR.. H. A. Morgan, federal food ad-
ministrator Of Tennessee, lis that the
price at which mills must buy wheat
Is no longer fixed. The mills can now
compete in the purchase Of wheat,
paying whatever price they desire, but
limited by the prices at which they
must sell their flour and mill feed.
The agreement between the mills ami
the milling division Of the food ad-
ministration no longer exists and in
stead Of the prices being fixed on
wheat the prices Of the finished pro-
duct have been fixed by the food adj
ministration.
In effect the government, through
the United States Grain Corporation,
guarantees that wheat will not sell at
a less figure at certain terminal points.
That is done in this way. The grain
corporation will buy all of the wheat
offered it at NE prices named. Neces-
sarily the mills must pay substantially
this price or more in order to obtain
wheat
I'm practical effect, due to the read.
Justment, the farmers of Tennessee
will receive somewhat more for their
wheat than they obtained under the
old schedule. The price of wheat is
fixed at certain terminal points, the
price the farmer receives being that
price less the cost OF transportation
etc.
There ig no very material change
in the price Of flORT, but we have not
yet had the time nor opportunity to
work out a schedule OF flour and mill
feed prices for all OF the counties OF
the state. This must be very carefully
done, so that both the miller and the
consumer will receive fair treatment.
At very early date this office expects
to submit to the people of Tennessee
a statement at which flour and mill
feed should sell In retail quantities in
their several communities. The strik-
ing feature Of the new prices is a very
substantial reduction in the cost Of
mill feed as compared with the prices
that have obtained during the past
season.
I'VE are hopeful that with fixed
selling price we may be able % moro
effectively enforce the regulations
against profiteering upon the part OF
flour retailers"
Farm Machinery.
Realizing the necessity for increas
ing, through the use OF machinery
man power on the farms Of Tennessee,
to meet the demands of war and war
industries, the farm power and ma
chinery committee Of the federal food
administration met on Monday at the
office of Joseph H. Judd, chairman, TO
plan campaign to encourage the pu.-
chase by farmers Of more labor saving
devices AS one OF the primary steps
in this direction it was recognized that
the farm implement dealers of Ten
nessee should be organized and
brought into closer relationship with
the food administration and other war
agencies, to the end that a patriotic
campaign to encourage the use OF labor
saving devices might be promoted.
1t is planned to use an organization
of the implement dealers as a sort Of
Of the food administration,
just as the grocers. bakers and other
are being used. 1t is ex.
pected that as the result Of this move.
ment not only will the farmers be i'm.
pressed with the need for machinery,
but the dealers will be encouraged to
order for the next season an adequate
supply Of implement and tools for crop
1t was reported to the com.
mittee that in several counties Of the
state the supplies of certain labor saw.
ing devices had been inadequate for
the demands and, owing to freight con.
gestion and other causes, these dc.
ficiencies could not be promptly made.
To prevent recurrence of this situa.
ton win be one OF the main objects Of
the activities Of this committee.
It is particularly planned to encour-
age the purchase of farm tractors
on the market that will go far toward
solving the labor shortage IL used on
the farms, There are many other la
Dor saving devices that can be used
to save man power. The food admin
istration, recognizing that the labor
problem on the farm Is going to grow
more rather than less acute as the
war progresses, and for that reason is
trying In every way possible to in
crease the efficiency and productive
ness of the limited man power in food
growing
Or. Colby At Columbia.
DR.. Everett Colby, Of the United
States Food Administration. Washing
ton, will be one OF the chief speakers
at the Middle Tennessee farmers con-
yention to be held at Columbia on July
Is, "A and %. DR.. Colby has had a no.
table career as : lawyer. business man
and political leader. He has visited
several Of the warning nations and
comes with y message from the people
overseas.
sugar Regulations.
On July / new sugar regulations 70
Btricting consumers 20 not exceeding
three pounds os sugar per person per
month went iRtg effect. Retailers can
purchase only kAe amount of sugar
mat they have averaged IN the past
and can sell only Be- consumers for ar.
diuary domestic eensumption, unless
sth0r purchasers have a written per.
nit from the foaa administration. Re
EaiIers should be careful In their sales
that they euuitatE distribute amounts
allowed them amamg their customers.