The commonwealth., 1922-02-07
Governor Calls On People TO
Prepare For Boil Weevil
Situation In State
Appeal by the Governor
o in The Thereby
Supplies
Elsewher

ElS0WQero.
North Carolina has been pushed to
high comparative position among the
States Of the Union in the producu1on.
on our farms of money crops for the
market: but our whole agricultural life
is weakened by the fact that we have
neglected the production Of sufficient
food on the farms Of the State to
make our agricultural life independent,
and give It strength TO stand the PEI
iodic ycisstudes of misfortune 70
the money crops, due to slump in
prices, or other causes sure to occur.
Mach improvement has been made Ill
the last few years IN this we'll under
stood weakness of the State, but
there is yet much 10 be done. It IS
hard to get out of rut.''
\ highly competent authority de
s.Iared recently: ''There is not a sin
oil, county in the State in which there
is raised enough food IN value or guam
titv for the human and animal life
nt the county
Independently of the approach Of
abe Boil Weevil, this phase of our ag-
aicultural life should be strengthened
throughout the State; but the ap.
rroach Of the Boil Weevil threatens
4 serious blight to a large area Of the
State, particularly the great areas de
voted largely TO the growth Of cot
ton. If the Boil Weevil should nave
the devastating effect upon the crops
this year in the cotton sections OF the
State that it has had in OF the
states to the south of us, and If tnn
people in the cotton sections of the
State do not raise more food supplies
for themselves and their animals tHan
they have heret ofore raised, it will
certainly result in widespread suffer
inc and ,lestitution This threatened
danger and distress can be Largely
ayerted if it comes. as there is reason
able ground to fear it may, and at the
same time, policy adopted in the
arricultural life of the State which
viii greatly strengthen the whole IFS
of our people, not only in the cotto?
sections. but in the entire State.
We must so order our agriculture
not to require the immense outlay
OF money rendered necessary largely tt
buy the food upon which The people
live who grow money crops in rh'
State for the market. The small
periodic slumps which occur from var
ious causes, and the weather. mel
and large land owners cannot with
stand the Boil Weevil blight, if
comes, and feed their tenants an
farm laborers through it. Buyin-
sur fool elsewhere an~i raising none
rrops requires too much capital, an
is TOO hazardous for our people to e'
p cage in on an extensive scale.
Y have made every effort to excit
Tie interest and active efforts of tn
state College Of Agriculture and Eng
neering, the Agricultural Department
the Department of Education, and tn
Health Department of the State GOV
and prepare without delay to increas
the production of food raised IN I'll
State for homo consumption, no
only in the threatened areas, but
the whole State These great depar
lnrnts Of our State Government al
aplendidly organized and equipped
help the people in this all-lmpof'al
matter, and they are now movii
with energy through tne.r splend
organization Of expert men to hel
appeal to the people OF the VINO
State FOR their active cooperation
The movement.
WE MUST INCREASE OUR HON
sVPpi.Y OF MEAT We cannt
1ssN fa'se beef profitably in large pa
4fMJf thr Atat huf can raise no!