The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-19
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Secretary Houston to Address Iowa
Bankers
David r. Houston, Secretary OF
Agriculture, will address the Iowa
state Bankers Association at Dubu-
que, June 20.
). Raises More Pork aud Helps Red
Cross Too
A Red Cross Pib Club-the first one
in the United States-will send to the
st. Louis market in September 5000
hogs from Carroll county, Mississippi.
This will mean more pork for the
country, more money for Carroll
County and a contribution estimated
at $4,000 to the Red Cross. The Red
Cross Pig Club was organized last
winter by o. F. Turner, county agent
in Carroll County. He started out to
combine pork production and Red
Cross work and tried to get $500 peo-
ple each to raise one pig to be known
as a Red Cross pig. Instead of $500
members he got 5000 in county that
has only 1000 voters. Every banker
lawyer, minister, physician and nearly
every merchant in the county Is a
member. The pigs are weighed on the
last Saturday of each month and a $25
registered pig is given as prize to
the member whose pig makes the
greatest gain through each month
Five hundred negroes are members.
Clearing Houses for oMtOr-Truck
Route Information
The Bureau of Markets is to open In
several cities offices where producers
and owners of motor trucks can get
information looking toward the estab-
lishment of motor-truck routes for
farm produce. 1t has been found that
many trucks are idle part of the time
and their owners are ready to make
fuller use of the trucks If regular
routes can be established in produc-
ing sections during periods of heav-
lest crop movement. Buffalo, N w.
and Philadelphia, Pa, are the first
two cities where information Office
will be opened.
City People Sign Pledges for Farm
Work
Nine hundred experienced men were
placed in regular farm work in one
month this spring in Ohio, largely
through the efforts of the farmhelp
specialists of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture Records of a similar
nature are being made in other States
where special efforts have been made
to bring about close cooperation be-
, tween the town and country. For this
purpose pledges are being secured In
each town, city and village from men
who have had previous farm expert
ence, to devote a few days or weeks
of their time to harvest work during
the coming season If their services
should be needed. Farm-help special
lists in Kansas have secured pledges
of this kind from $4,000 city residents
who have promised to devote two tt
fifteen days Of their time to harvest
work this summer. Similar results
have been obtained in Indiana, I'LL
nois, North Dakota, South Dakota
Pennsylvania, Georgia and Kentucky
Campaigns are either in active prog
ress or are being planned in ever!
State.
Don't Shoot PigeOns-They May B'
Army Messengers
The U. s. Department Of Agricul
ture urges hunters not to shoot pig
cons in air, for they may be homini
pigeans being trained in. many sec
tions by the Signal Corps of the Unit
ed States Army to carry message
across battlefields. Farmers and 9th
er breeders yho allow their birds
few hours of liberty each day also ar
liable to loss fom shooting.
Foreign Women Volunteer to Teacl
Canning
Many foreign women who have re
ceived training in food conservation
from ome-demonstration agents o
the U. s. Department of Agricultur
and the State agricultural college
are volunteering for special cannin
work. One canning class held in Mas
sachusetts was composed Of fou
Films, two Lithuanians, two Poles
two French, two Swedes, two Italian
and two Armenians. These women al
understand English and will spend
large part Of their time this summe
giving demonstrations and helpin
people who speak their language
with canning work.
Difficulties In Increasing Supplies
Hemp
The cutting on Of supplies Of hem
from Russia, the increasing difficu
ties In securing hemp from Italy. an
also the difhoslty In obtaining 1u'
from India. make Il Imperative thu