Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21

supply before q new crop comes in
VIC will throw away great amount
cf food 4, time when food is vital
20 victory.
What can YOU do?
Potatoes for Breads.
: Ia. more POTATOES and less bread.
thereby decreasing domestic consun,3-
ton Of wheat and conserving II for
military needs. And, IL YOU are hold
mig potatoes. you can commence -
market them gradually but steadily.
upon such a basis that eli Your stock
n,ilI bc consumed before the new
crop comes in ncXt June.
In order to bc effective. this pro-
gram must he initiated without dclay.
and must receive general co-opcra-
tion throughout the country. Tho sup
My of potatoes We now have on hand
is 30 c--l5j.jS3,ooo bushels moro
than last ycar--and there is such =
shortage OF cars and So many trans
port3 ton difficulties that j; will be
Impossible TO move the potatoes from
storage and production points to CON
Stunning centerS unless il is done grad
rally all during the winter. and unless
potatoes are marketed and consumed
as near TO tho point OF production or
storage as possible.
If marketing isn't handled on this
basis. and il consumption isn't in
creased. it will mean "A sheer waste OF
much OF this food supply--food that
IL eaten hero AT home means moro
wheat for the lighters III Franco. We
can't wait until next summer or next
winter to cat these potatoes. A new
potato crop will start coming in about
tho middle OF Juno If the Drcscn,
supply is not cleaned out before tina.
time Il may result in a Eluttcj mar
.kot aud transportation conS cs,ion. be-
cause all tho holders may attempt to
unload "a Tho % &c
clean out the hin during tho Winter
and spring.
II we fail 10 consume the presci.
supply during ihc winter the producer
will not be disposed to plant anothr
big potato crop. This might result in
- limited supply next winter a, a
time when our food problem viii be
much more serious than /; is now
season OF 1914.
y few years ago the potato pcop!c
had An experience by which they
should now profit. The lal4 crop was
cry large. bu; j, was held during tn,
winter and moved slowly into con
sum p,ion. jus, as is the case With The
n'escnt crop. In the spring OF 1915
everyone who was still holding pota-
tors tried TO unload a; once and he
clear before the new crop came in
This swsmpcd the na-hct. hammered
Town nriees And caused the absolute
't'-s7 VI ID ,NIditltitS OF
that spoiled as result OF ;rarsporta.
ton delays or Of reaching already over.
stocked markets In addition 49, this
spoi!aEe, large quantities were used
IoF other purpose than human food.
thousands OF barrels were sold To starch
factories at % ana 50 cents pc. barrel,
The present crop is 39.Sij.0Oo bushels
more than the 1914 crop. and ear sho-l-
'Se and transportation limitations are
and vii! DC more pronounced this win
ter than they were two Years ago
.Accordinsly :here is an increased like
lihood Of repetition Of the former
unfortunate experience II VIC do no,
commence now 10 sell storage po,a
iocs and continue to sell ,ht.n steadily
during the winter
The potato loss i~o wars ago was
bad th!ns-bu, i; didn't inDcrn
"tH"rican independence. !, was az.
economic loss 10 the nation ana j.
r"n"ia loss 10 individuals Blu, i,
G'dn threaten ,he perpctuity OF FREQ
dom. y - DO not prom, by the cx.
ncritncc, u &c PERM. IL to bc repeated
10 1918. i; viii be- more than an CO.
nom:c loss - The ration ana moo
han financial loss 70 individuals I,
VIII hc wcahe0Wr OF our VA re
sources. red.ct!o" Of our possible
var winning strength. Ana our war
lob is big c9ouEa without h,nn,r.
disspa,c any potential force Than car,
POSSIBLY be directed against tile IA.
scr. or 70 divert 20 other channels or
10 permit - become u;roDh;c. anv
strength that can Je used ia the ngh.
Lnr freedom.
Csc YOUR potato weapon
Eat more potatoes and les, DREAD
sell gradually The potatoes you're
"olding' thereby protecting you, own
pocketbook and preventing iool was.
next year.