The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
8. M. C. SECRETARY
URGES FALL GARDEN
ALSO DISCUSSES OTHER TOPICS
OF VITAL INTEREST
of Wheat Progressing Fa-
vOrably-SOme Should Move Up
Timepieces-Stamp Campaign Also
Comes in for Discussion.

CVhANo az AOA DAoNuooAVHs
The secretary of the Business Mems
Club again contributes some of his
notes to our columns after an abb
sence of some weeks, and discusses
some topics of vital interest to Tip
ton countians:
Wheat
Thr%hing of wheat is proceeding
rapidly, and with few more days
of good weather the crop will BIZ safe
ly in store. The yield is good and
the quality is far above the average,
but even with this condition, Upton
county lacks quite a good deal of pro-
ducing enough wheat 70 supply her
citis/ls with flour The consumption
Of wheat is usually five bushels per
capita, or 10000 bushels for the
county. Under the rules which the
food administration has had in force
during the past few months, if strict
ly followed, our consumption would
be about $4,000 bushels. The county's
crop tbaz year will be $4,000 or 49,
900 bushels. Now, with the present
shortage of labor, should not Upton
county produce enough wheat to sup
ply itself with flour even with the
normal consumption 1t may be ar
gued that this is not wheat coun-
try, and therefore we should not go
into the wheat business as a money
crop. This may be true, but with
the shortage of labor we will not be
able to cultivate all our land in the
crops which require more labor, but
may be able to handle it better in
grain crop The food administration
Is being asked to make a ruling
farmers in the non-wheat-
producing sections may be assured of
Pelng able to keep enough wheat To
supply themselves with flour res,ard-
less OF any shortage that may occur
elsewhere. This seems like a selfish
request to make Of the government
and whether it is granted or not. It
would seem to be good business for
our county to produce enough wheat
70 make its own flour. Now is the
time to think about it and begin to
make preparations.
Run Your Clock Up
Quite good deal of COMPLAINT Is
made IN the county about confusion
on account of having the "old" and
new" systems of time. The fact Is
That we have only one "time," and
that is standard time as adopted by
our government, and this should be
followed and understood in fixing the
hours for public meetings and ali 9th
sr purposes. If $3.50 is too early
sor night meeting, then fix the
line at $3.50, but let it be understood
o mean standard time always. and
his will avoid confusion.
War Savings Stamps
At this time it seems that when
he follow-up work is done our coun-
y will have gone cover the TOP" in
he great stamp sale. About four
districts are yet behind with their
quotas, and some individuals are vet
o be seen in the other districts,
nut when this work is done we hope
o be able to report that our county
las fought good fight and kept
he faith" Too much cannot be said
n commentator of the committees
hat had this work in charge through
ut the county, or of the patriotic
'eOple who made the subscriptions,
nd we do not believe that the few
eighborhoods which did not reach
heir quotas will be satisfied until
hey have done as we'll tSir
eighbors and aienl oth pqr-
ions Of tn county. Whether this
Z aic o. ~1t. however, will be re-
ealcd in the follow-up work WHICH
) to be done imemdiately.
Fall Gardens
The government is reminding us
hat we should plant fall gardens.
he weeds should be kept down and
early anything that is crown in the
pring garden can be grown success
1lly in the fall. Vegetables for
aiming may be planted to come in
hen the weather is cooler and the
'ork Of canning is more pleasant.
he prospects are that we will have
great food crop in The south and
Upton county should have more food
n next years rge than it ever had
/ its history. We viii be glad to
lrnish government bulletins on gar
ening, canning or any other subject
slating to the production and con-
arvation of foods and fnnde