Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-28
SANDS WRITES FARMERS
ON PRODUCTION NEEDS
Richmond Banker Says America Is
Not Leading Agricultural
Nation.
SENDS 5000 LETTERS OUT
Lists Peanuts, Wool, Honey, Sugar
and Dairy Products as Commod-
itics TO BE Increased IL Farmer
Seeks big Sales.

oliver j. Sands. Richmond banker.
chairman of the agricultural com-
miitcc of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce, does not subscribe TO the
view that the United States is rc:dy
To feed herself and Il good share OF
the world. Production OF all farm
and food crops Will have 10 be very
largely increased III this country.
millions OF acres of untitled land
must be brought into a state of high
development. and the FARMERS made
to realize that the greatest yield per
acre must be obtained before the
United States Will become superior to
all othclS nations as a foou-cNport-
ing country. The soil. the climate
and many OF the people are here 10
help bring about these conditions. and
the United states can become 49,
storcrcom of Il big part OF the worm,
but there must first come - great
chang. in the system OF farm man
aGement and a deeper appreciation
~well-knuwn Virginia farmer-bankcr.
sands Writes Farmers.
Mr.. sands has recently sent u to
several thousand farmers in the
liichmond area u circular letter call
ins, their attention TO our deficiency.
tion OF business rules on the arms
OF the State. lie diSpelS the idea OF
orerproduction. and appeals strongly
for greater production as the surcSt
N-N
man in the country.
crop conditions he says. have
improved so greatly in the last few
weeks that it now looks as though
the farm output OF 1870 in everything
except meat animals Will be fully up
10 and possibly above the tcn-year
average. There is stiil. however. no
ianSer Of II suffering from an over
production of either grains, ' meats,
Neectables. fruits. iibers or dairy
products.
Imports Equal Exports.
Mr.. Sands calls mt to the
tact that during the eleven months
ending June l We exported to other
counties farm products to the valu.
OF $1,000. COZ. 600. lie points out that
with the single exception OF cotton,
We are not exporting any more asri-
cultural products than we are I'M
porting. and We are claiming TO be
tho greatest agricultural nation.
WI. s'1HdS Sa!s; During the liScal
year 1870 Ne imported u billion toll
lars worth OF twenty farm products.
when could nave Uvcu grown ia
America. Whil. our exports OF farm
~productS are large ,t:Ie Importation
OF nearly Il million bushels of corn
per month into the United States from
other countries is like carrying Goals
10 Newcastle During the twelve
months ending July i We imported
"1,uOO.oOo pounds of fresh meats, 35.-
vuo.VUO pounds of butter and cheese,
nearly 100000 gallons of fresh milk
ana cream, over -, OoO.O 600 pounds OF
condensed milk and cream, and 20
100000 dozen eggs.
Some OF our Imports.
W. also imported over 1000. GOO
gallons o! l!nsccd or ~iiaNseed oil,
2c,Ooo.0e0 gallons OF peanu, oil. to-
seiher with 3.5OO,0 600 tons Of sugar.
over 400. 600. goo pounds OF wool, and
nearly l.JoO.OOO bales of cotton.
nd to these Illustrations | have
drawn 5000. 900 pounds OF hides ard
skins and nearly 6O0,0OO gallons o:
honey. and YOU have IMPORTS OF farm
products amounting 10 $1,000, 600. 0U0,
practically all OF which could have
been produced in this country his
year. with the exception of the cane
sugar.
Next year we will nave to produce
more sugar. wool. peanuts. honey.
eggs and dairy products. II We sue
coed in adding cnoush of just these
things to our output every farmer
III America can add $1,000 to his total
years sales. on the average. |, may
mean several Thousand dollars to
som" farmers. and possibly only 500
To some others, bat whatever the
added income may be. II is worth
trying for