The commonwealth., 1922-02-07

us easily ana cheaply as 1t can be ,
done anywhere in the Union. We !;
must increase our meat supply through ;
hogs and poultry. We can raise vege- .
ta ables of almost every known variety; !
and keep and maintain milch COWS
probably more cheap1y than it can be !;
would but realize the Importance Of
this matter, we could make hog mea+,
chicken, turney and other fowl meat,
eggs, butter and milk so plentiful in
the State, particularly on the farm,
that our food bill would be tritilng
compared to the enormous outlay, with
the business hazards accompanying i,
which we now annually pay.
independently of the Boil Weevil
threat, because of the periodic slumps
in the prices of cotton and tobacco.
now raised at such enormous hazard
upon purchased supplies, the State
ought to tremendously increase hog
and poultry raising, home gardening,
and the supply of milk, butter eggs
in the State, not for the purpose OF
making them our money crops, buc
order to have abundant, wholesome
and cheap food, whatever vicissituGes
may overtake the money crops; onr
the approach Of the Boil Weevil makes
it absolutely folly not to do SO.
And further our illiterate and un1n-
formed people ought to be made more
generally aware Of the supreme impor-
tance to health of the balanced ration,
and of an enli lightened world s knowi
:, edge of the necessity Of nutritious ar,-t
varied foods.
IN furtherance of the foregoing
State College Of Agriculture and En-
ginering, the Board of Agricultu
the Department of Health, and rne
Department of Education, l appeal to
the people Of the State to have com
munity meetings, and give considera
ton to this important matter; and to
quickly organize for the purpose Of
promoting a Statewide program ror
r1n
increase of the poultry and eggs and
milk and butter supply, and the ra:s-
ing Of more hog meat in the State.
2 We urge the people Of the State to
careful study Of how to make this
increase in food in the State economi-
G cally, and that they adhere to it, not
: only during the threat Of the Boil
Il Weevil disaster, but until North Caro-
t State, independent Of the threat Of
e periodic disaster through failure II
: make profit on the money crops.
y do rot think it will be wise foi
I our people generally to undertake al
/ first to raise food stuffs for the mar
ket, they will not be successful al
9 first in making money, and will be
= come discouraged and stop. In course
I of time, through study and experience
t, we are quite sure these foods can bt
e raised bv our people for the marHe'
profitably; but present efforts aa(
= best be confined to supplying IN
&c family, and feeding the labor raising
e the money crops.
t We ought also to raise every pounH
N of food necessary for our ANNA rs
:, The annual bill of North Carolina 70
'e food purchased elsewhere for ous an
TO mails is enormous. WE MUST RA1Si
1T 1T ALL. Tt is pure speculation
lg buv food for men and animals upo'
Ia which to raise cotton and tobacco Il
y. North Carolina Let us organize an
lc learn how to raise all the food we nee'
in to feed the animal life of our State
as well as the people. For years W
e have known this would make the STAT
II rich ana independent, and yet W
TT have failed to do it.
ys We suggest no new thing, but w
IN are moving with great hope that W