The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
DEFENSE CAMPAIGN
CREATES MARKETS
Food Problems Are Expected
In Areas Where Population
Has Expanded
BY MRS. CORNELIA C. MORRIS
Extension Economist in Food
Conservation and Marketing
N. e.. State COIJeSe

n. L. State College
There are certain problems today
growing out of specific defense ac-
Invites that farm families can help
to solve, and, by solving them they
can place themselves in more favor.
able financial circumstances.
For example, there will be very
definite food problems in e
where the population has expanded
rapidly due to defense industries.
These problems offer a real oppor-
tunity to poultrymen, dairymen, gar
deners, and to farmers and farm
women in general who live near
army posts, shipyards, and manu-
featuring towns. Everyone has a job
to do this year and everything that
makes for better living is a vital
part Of defense. So whether the job
is growing a garden, baking a cake,
carrying a gun. or making a crop, it
is participation in the program to
make America and Americans strong
err for defense.
February is a good time to make
plans for bigger and better gardens,
more poultry, a better herd Of COWS,
and whatever else is needed to meet
the demands for increased food sup
plies during the coming year.
Curb Markets
Farm women who sell products on
the curb markets find that it pays
to add a few new vegetables to their
gardens every year. Cauliflower, egg
plant, Brussels sprouts, and brocco-
Ii are a few that are in demand, and
a good asparagus bed brings in a
steady income after it is we'll estab-
lished. A. hot bed for forcing early
radishes and tomato plants will in
sure better prices for these products
than they would bring if produced
later in the season.
In 1910 there were 2,045 farm
women engaged in selling home pro
duced foods on the 4S organized curl
markets in North Carolina. Thell
total sales amounted to $401,lOS.l9
Poultry and eggs were the best sci
lers and brought $175,434.63; cakes
bread, and other home products
brought Sis, 332.81; and fruits ane
vegetables, 8 O,299.4O. Handicraft:
and miscellaneous items account fol
the remainder. In addition to the
sales made on the organized mar
kets, other sales to merchants, in
situations, and individuals amounted
to s29S. 1878 or a total for both types
Of marketing of $699,S95.99.
The marketing program offers 6
measure of security to all farm faml
lies with vision and a willingness tt
work. 1t provides for their physica
and intellectual needs through in
creased income; and the spiritua
life of the family, too, is dependent
largely on income, for it is hard tt
have a hopeful and courageous out
look without money. Curb marke,
money provides for better housing
efficient equipment, comfortable fur
nishings, protection from disease
travel, education for boys and girls
books, music, entertainment, electrl
city, water, heat, and many other
comforts and necessities too numer-
Gus to mention.
Larger Demand
Predictions are that there will be
more money in circulation TINS year
and a greater demand for the things
that farmers produce. Farm faml'
lies who take advantage of the op'
portunity to sell their produce on the
curb market can to some extent offer
some of their losses from cotton and
tobacco due to the closing of certain
export markets.
Five or more new curb markets
will be organized in 1871, bringing
the number of markets up to fifty
three. This still leaves forty-seven
North Carolina counties without this
means of disposin3 of their nome
produced goods to consumers who are
waiting and eager to buy them.
In the current issue of the Pro
gressive Farmer, DR.. Clarence Poe
commenting on our "crops only sys
tenn that can properly utilize the
labor of farm workers a total of only
1870 days a year, says: LAS j see
it there is absolutely no hope for US
to maintain proper living standards
on Southern farms unless we fine
NOR income-producing days in win
ter. We must all be earning some