The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-15
SEED CORN FOR
STATE FARMERS
TO Be SECURED
Will Be Obtained Through
Campaign Starting Week
of February 4.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-Good
seed corn for Indiana farmers is to
be obtained through systematic
campaign. starting the week Of Febr-
uary 4 with a survey Of the states sup
ply OF seed corn.
Under the endorsement and with
the cooperation OF the state and coun-
ty councils OF defense throughout In
diana. and under the immediate direc-
ton of Prof. G. I. Christie, State Food
Director. the state is being divided in
to six districts, each with RESPONSE
BILE director, and the survey not only
will taken in the seed corn situation.
but will include survey Of every farm
and its needs.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture requested that the survey
be made in Indiana rs in other states.
and the Safe Council Of Defense, at
its meeting Jan. 9. approved the sug-
gestion and got busy on the problem.
War Movies Provided.
War movies provided by the Com
mittee on Public Information at Wash
fngton are to be used in Indiana by
the State Council of Defense. These
movies not only are to show American
war preparations, but also are to in
clude french battle pictures supplied
by the Wrench government to the Unit
ed States government. Thirty reels
are to be bought for display in In
diana, and 1t is planned to use other
reels to be released later from time to
time. Robert Lieber, picture man Of
IndiauapoIis. with a committee of fifty
movie mon from over the state, will
direct the work Of putting the war
movies before Indiana people.
Prof. Christie reported that Indiana
dairy men at this timo are negotiating
for thirty car loads of mich cows out.
side the state, and suggested to the
state council Of defense that this situa
ton did not indicate that Indiana far
mers are quitting the dairy business.
Leaders To BE Listed.
II was reported that in some coun-
ties men who have been exempted
from military service in order that
they might continue farm work have
lost interest in all forms of labor. The
food production committee is to work
out plan for keeping those loafers in
productive activities. The committee
Is to recommend plan to the defense
council. One county reported that 400
agricultural exemptions have been
granted, and that many exempted men
were "loafing around livery stables"
Plans for supply large increase in
the number of wool-bearing animals
for Indiana to meet the war emery
ency call for wool. were presented to
the state defense council by William
Holton Dye In general the plan Is to
add to Indiana flocks some 10000 ewes
a number equal to the number of SOL
diers sent to the colors by the state.
The plan was referred to the food COM
mittee. The movement to interest In
diana farmers in increased wool pro-
auction already is in operation, the
ewes being obtained in other states.
The venture Is being suggested both
as good business and practical patriot
ism.
The Indiana State Council of De-
tense has interpreted its recent resolu.
to suspension Of Indianapolis railroad
track elevation during the war so as
to provide for a hearing on the facts
before any recommendation shall be
made to the directorgeneral of rail-
roads. In the meantime, the matter
has been put up to the federal rail.
road administration for It's considers
ton. with all arguments for and
against the suspension. The defense
councils resolution passed month
ago. was in accord with request
made by Secretary of War Baker that
nonessential work be postponed to re-
lease cars and labor for war work.