The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-21
SURVEY OF ALL
FARMS IN STATE
BEGINS FEB. q
Ask Cooperation of Every
County Council of Defense
In State. -

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21.--A survey
of every farm and it's needs, particu-
larly as refers to seed corn, the short
age of which was described as Gin
creasiugly Serious" Will be made in
Indiana during the week Of February
4th.
state, presented the request for such
survey from the United States depart
ment of Agriculture, at the regular
meeting of the Indiana State Council
of Defense today: The State Council
Endorsed the plan and recommended
the cooperation Of every county coun-
Gil of defense in the work. The plan
involves dividing the state into six
districts and placing capable men in
responsibility for the complete sue
cess of the survey. Prof Christie de-
clared the problem of good seed must
be solved cor the prosperity of Indi-
ana and her ability to do her share in
helping the nation prosecute the war
in 1918 will be nullified."
The State Council of Defense, at the
suggestion of the Committee on Public
Information, will purchase and display
thirty reels of moving pictures show
ing various forms Of war preparation
The showing will be under the direc-
ton of Robert Lieber, a picture man,
of indianapolis, and an auxiliary com
mittee Of fifty men in the business
from over the state.
The council went on record with an
Interpretation of it's resolution favor
ing suspension of the elevation of
railroad tracks in Indianapolis, which
obligates 1t to a hearing on the facts
before it recommends action by the di-
rector general of the railroads on the
subject ...
Mayor Charles w. Jewett, represent
ative of interested civic organizations
and others, appeared asking that the
council revise its position as set forth
in the resolution adopted a month ago
favoring a suspension OF this work,
in accordance.with it's pelicy1aid down
previously by Secretary of War Baker
in a letter to the council, calling for
a suspension of all non-essential work
that may interfere with the most effic-
lent prosecution of war preparation.
Trying To Buy Cows.
In connection with a statement that
farmers are quitting the dairy busi-
ness, Prof. G. |. Christie stated to the
council that such would not seem to
be the case lin view of the fact that
we now have an agent in Wisconsin
trying to buy thirty car loads of dairy
COWS for Indiana mixers"
A plan for keeping men exempted
from military duty for AGRICULTURAL rea-
sons. interested and engaged in the
work for which they were relieved
from bearing arms, will be considered
by the food production committee and
recommended to courty council Of de-
Tense 1t was reported that in one
county where 400 men had been eXcus-
ed from the army, many had lost In
terest in f3rm work and were loafing
about Che livery stables" On account
of tae need of farm workers an effort
will be made to keep these men in pro-
ductive activity.
proposition that has for its OBJ
iect adding to every flock of sheep,
one eve, to the total of the number of
soldiers that have gone from Indiana,
presented by William II. Dye, was re-
ferred to the food committee. DR..
Dyes plan is to interest the farmers
in greater wool production and pro-
vide the ewes from other states, both
as a business venture and a patriotic
way Of helping clothe the men in the
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