The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-10

~. In respect tn the Lever act,
@ Witch President Wilson specifically
MKT HA1Sed 10 have continued and ex-
&AndAd Senator afonna is OF the
'%F cptnion that the removal OF all re-
81 lotions will tend TO lower prices
a net only az -four but Of other
Ess necessities.
III Preeidert Wilson in His message TO
tsrcngrexS nasde the statement that In
nrny Instances there were on hand
larger stocks OF food products than at
~.hts time last year.
He cited hutter. eggs. owl and
offjeiai reports of the depart
saent cf agriculture indicate however.
that although an increased acreage
iurinr the current year than in 1915.
there will be a lessened crop pToduc-
lion.
nexrite the claim that labor was
unwilling 10 work on the farm, or
that by reason 81 such lack az
labor there exists shortage ~
food s.a-y,Ies. the crop reports OF
the department Of agriculture
show that natural causes due to
food arouebf and plant diseases
are the resp0nstbie agents for the
decrease ia production
carn. wheat oats. barley. rye, rice
and potatoes are PERHAPS the most rep
resentatlve and sjsple Of an farm
products The acreage devoted % their
production and the yisia per acre NJ
such area NAV No taken Sc representa-
tive Of agricultural conditions gem
srally
! devoted - the cultivation - these
;even staples.
In 1sla there were 2s7.$s7,$oe acres
In seed planted to the above crops
This represents an increase IN eutii-
vated area 81 5.2+f53h acres.
The total yield ia 1918. the last
rear or the great war. tn tho products
m which these figures are based, was
APPROX !u9ateiy 5,Se4.o9e. $40 bushels,
In i0stfce 10 amy comparison which
NAV he made however, II must be
stated that the year 1913 was one Of
she most productive wears in the ~his-
tory Of the United States and repre-
sensed the apex 0f agricultural pro-
srctlon after intensive farm propa-
"a nda had gotten into fail swing to
meet as far as possible the eNtraor
ainary demand made on she United
States for its domestic needs, the feed
Ing OF our army and the relief or star
ration "a FH~0oeah countries, besides
the necessftv Of provisioning the coun-
sriss associated with America IN the
War.
re fEUF#T~ %f4D@ itA3t t4*E4'hA' NV an
sreased RcYeaRes planted amounting to
over saoa0 eo acreas there was a
shortage over last year II more than
~ 900 Geo bHshels
Regulation of Cold storage.
In the house Chairman HnuEen. of
he. agriculture. announced he had
ctuea = mseting Of his committee for
Monday tr take NJ the Hutchinson bill
nrpva1ine for regulation OF cold stor-
re Representative Hutchinson. au-
thor, OF the measure. Is from New
Jersey. Mhase cold storage law was
recommended by President Wilson as
a model on which congress could base
Is legislation.
This bill however. does not provide
for the marking Of prices on packages
taken from storage
The only development in the house
today In connection with the presi
dents high cost Of living program was
the announcement Of Chairman Vol
stead Of the judiciary committee that
he was sending the bill submitted By
the vapEtal issues for regulation Of
security issues TO the department OF
justice for its opinion The president
specifically mentioned this bill as one
J.iece Of legislation that congress
should enact speedily as possible