The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19
B. M, C, SECRETARY
URGES MORE WHEAT
WE MUST GROW MORE WHEAT
TO FEED OUR PEOPLE
Regrets that Fair Is Not to Be Held
e. A. Bishop Sells Hogs
Good Roads Discussed.

AT the West Tennessee Farmets'
Institute held in Jackson two weeks
ago, two things were especially en-
phasized which seem to be of impor-.
lance to our farmers just now,
In the first place Mr.. James Finnie
a member of the United States foOG
administration, emphasized the ne
cessity of a large increase in the
wheat acreage He told us that after
we had furnished our allies, by our
savings, with 150,000,000 bushels Of
wheat, which was necessary in order
that they might continue in the war,
we came to the recent harvest with
jost two pounds of flour per person
for those for whom we are RESPONSE
BILE, This, he asid, was too close
when the freedom of the world is at
stake. He told US that recently a
high German authority had said that
the last great battle of the war would
be fought out on the American wheat
fields. Said he: 1--WE accept the chaI-
lenge. On the wheat fields of the
United States and Canada the Amer
lean farmer who has never failed his
government in any crises. will fight
the battle which shall end Prussian
autocraey forever" Let Upton coun-
ty do her part.
The next thing of Importance was
that there is a great scarcity of hay
Throughout West Tennessee and all
over the country, and the price is
likely to be skyward. The remedy
suggested by men of actual expert
ence is winter pastures. Rye and
wheat were the favorite pasture crops.
Rye should be sown now, but wheat
can be sown later. With good pas
ture this winter, only half the amount
of hay will be needed, and some less
grain. Rye can be sown III cotton
and narrowed in with an old-fashion-
ed harrow after the cotton has been
picked over. Besides the pasture,
the crop greatly improves the land.
We ought not to miss this point.
1t was a matter of sincere regret
to the Business Mems Club that the
fair had to be called off this year,
but war conditions were such that II
seemed to the committee having the
matter in charge the only thing to
do. The shortage of labor and the
rush Of crop gathering, as well as
the Liberty Loan drive and many
other things, make it almost impos
sible for the people III the country
to prepare and bring in their exhibits.
When the war is over we must go
back to the plan of having a good
county fair every year.
Mr.. E. A. Bishop held public
auction sale Of registered Big Type
Poland China hogs at his farm on
Wednesday Of this week, and sold
I$1,O51 worth, all to Upton county
people. Spring pigs brought as high
as $40 each These hogs are all Of
fine breeding, and our people took
advantage Of the opportunity to get a
start in pure-bral hogs at a much
smaller cost than they would have
paid if they had ordered them from
a distance Mr.. Bishop is one Of our
most progressive farmers, and this
amount of money realized from his
herd Of hogs in one sale is an in
dication of what our people can do
when they will Our people have re-
sponded splendidy to the govern
ment.'s appeal made early in this
year for an increase in hog produc
ton. There are more hosg in Upton
county now than there has ever been
in its history, and they are Of bets
ter quality.
The club is in receipt OF letter
from the Memphis Chamber Of Com
merce complinanting Us highly on
The splendid work beiGS done on the
Jeff Davis highway. The writer had
just finished a tour Of West Fennes-
see, and said that the highway Ia
Upton county was the best road he
found Good work is being done on
several Of our roads Brother Com
missioners and Brother Contractors.
let's keep it up.
We are also in receipt Of letter
from d good colored citizen Of Kee-
ling community pledging co-opera
ton in the wheat-growing campaign
and anything else to help win the
war This war has certainly demon
strated the loyalty, patriotism and
good sense OF a large number Of the
colored citizens Of the county
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