Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-18
.FOOO PREPAR' NESS
PEACE PLAN SEC.
DEPT,.ACR|CULTURE

QuctlOn must 20 Aol ol"a4u VIZ 90
creased impetus. For This The Sec
relary of Agriculture has issued III
appeal to the farmers of America
to speed up their agricultural pro
dudtion and 10 perfect the Coun, 3
Farm Bureau organialion throuSh
out The states.
The agency within the county fo!
carrying out the government 1905
production program is The Count!
Farm Bureau so il is necessary ina
these farm bureaus be broaden''
ana strengthened.
The California County Farm bu
reaus with heir 10000 members nav
been devoiinG their entire atlentlo'
during the period of The war 10 IN
requests made upon Them by th'
Federal Government and are pre-
pared 10 go forward during HE cons
ing year 10 merl The large neceSsl
ties thal will arise. The appeal OF
the Secretary of Agriculture is an
attempt 10 brinG to the attention OF
all farmers! whether Farm Bureau
members or moi, ihat The end OF m
war means an increased call 1ol
food and he consequen strengthen
ing of the forces in rural communl
les which have advised farmers 3i,
the lines of production which mlgh'
most help The government durin6 IN
period of national stress.
Counties now included in The Can
fornia Farm Bureau system now GOV
err S5 per cent of The farms of the
state. Land settlement and colonial
ton enterprises in the more lhln!V
settled counties will probably require
That this system BE- cX'ended 10 IN
clude those counties in The staie
which now have no such farm bu-
reauS.
The Secrcary's statement ad-
dressed 10 "thc formers and The ag,
ricurural forces of The UNITED
States," is as follows:
1--WE may depend upon our arm
and navy in cooperation With Lie
armies and navies of The powers WI n
which we are co-operatin9, 10 DO a
that force and strategy can do =
make .our victory on Tie bal 'tlefieins
complete. and we may trust ne
president and the heads OF ihese o'l-
or powers 10 secure a jusl peace Whcf
the proper lime comes. Our part Is
to main ain the agricul lure of fhe
nalion on a sound basis, 10 s'cur
sufficient foods and feeds for our,
selves and 10 meet The demands OF
the foreign nations, and to siren&ll n
en- The foundations of agriculture tol
the future.
During he period since we en-
tered The war, the farmers OF lhe na
lion have responded ma=nificen y
10 he appeals for increased produc,,
lion and all tIe people have compii q
with the urgenl requests for fu'l2L
conservation. During this pres'n'
fall season, our farmers have plan
cd an increased wheat acrcage and a
large acreage in rye. II is 100 earH
now to make detailed suggestions 40r
The spring planning season. We 90
mol know how The fall grains Will
com through The winter and we are
mol now able to forecast The demands
and the conditions Which will prevail
afler the firsl of The year.
"This department, tn agriculture,
COLLEGES and ojher organizations wi'i
conlinuc 10 give definiI' though %
all the problems. and, al he proper
time. will lay The situation before
"Two things seem 10 be clear; One
is thai, for considerable period u,
world will have need particularly. Ci
a larger supply than normal Of live
stock, and especially Of beef and
falls. We should mol fail 'herefor''
10 adop every feasible means of eco
nomic5lly increasing our livestock
products. AS a part of our program
We should =ive due though 10 the
securing of an adequate supply ol
feeds uffs and to The eradication an
control Of all forms Of animal DIS
ease.
"The other is he need Of perfec,
ine HE organization Of our agrlcu'
+ ural agcncirs for The purposr OF IN
lelligently execulins such a program
as NAV seem wise. eW should no
only have the best possible organl
.zatiOn and co-operaiion Of the d."
parlment Of Agricul ur", lhe arr
cultural colleges lhe stale depar'
mcnts of agriculture, and farmers
associations, but we should especial
ly Strengthen he local farm bureaus
and other organizations which sup
rorl so effectively he extension
forces and assisI hem in heir ac'ivi
lies. The perfecling Of this organlza
lion is highly desirable not only da
ring the continuance Of The presen
abnormal conditions. but also for lh'
fuiure. re local as well as lhe sl%'
and federal a@encics are of suprem'
importance 10 The naIioh in al iti
activities designed to makc rural lif'
more profitable, hcalthful and AZ
lractive, and, lhereforr, to secur,
adcquaie economic production eff
cient distribution and necessary con
servalion.
"The main purpose of this appca
is 10 direct attention TO Ane necessit'
of continuing our stale Of prepared
ness and of Strengthening he foun
dalions of our agriculture"
Have cash renters for cotton
grain, cantalOupe and alfalfa land