Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-01-22
Urges All Out
Mobilization
SAYS CARVER SHOULD
BE INSPIRATION TO ALL


of the Nations 6,00O, 900 farmer,
to meet the increased wartime de
mands for food and fiber, Secre
tary Of Agriculture Claude R
Nickald said this week that tn,
Job calls upon all of us, small
farmers as well as large farmers
colored farmers as well as white
farmers, women and youth as wei
as men to make every hour count
for more in farm production.
Referring to the $4,000 Negro
Americans on the farm, Secretary
Wickard said that they had played
and important roll in the 1941
agricultural production record.
Continuing he said, "However. the
job will he more difficult this year
because at the shortage in farm
production facilities. And as sold
iers Of the soil they will need in
creased courage and perseverance
The example in perseverance set
by the late DR.. Gee. Washington
Carver, who contributed so much
to the agricultural research,
should be an inspiration to them
and to other farmers as well
Following Farm Mobilization
Day, highI;ghted by an all-network
broadcast on which secretary Vic
kard spoke, and ON viii n a mes
sage from president Roosevelt was
read by james F Byrnes, director
of Economic Sterilization, the Ma
tons farmers colored and white
alike, began enlisting their farms
in the 1913 Food-for- Freedom
drive Between now and January
80 1t IS expected that almost all of
the farmers will sign up with the
committeeman who will he calling
on them with the 1913 farm plan
sheets
While the farmers set an all
time record in production last year
the 1913 goals call for even more
ct certain crops 70 meet the needs
of our enlarged fighting force our
own civilian population. cur allies
and the half starved whom we are
ibera'inr from ANS aggressors.
Among the products for which
sharp increases are required are
cattle and calves for slaughter
100 million; 122 billion pounds Of
milk, nearly GO billion eggs, and
3,712,000,000 pounds of peanuts
Last year thousands of Negro
farmers increased their poultry
flock, enlarged their home gardens
and added a few pigs and milk
cow or two. There are indications
that many more will either start
a garden, and begin raising chick
ems and pigs for home use this
year, or will enlarge their pres
ent live-at-home program.
While many Negro farmers have
only sufficient facilities to grow
food for home consumption, the us
ands are producing extra pigs
chickens, eggs and milk which find
their way to the cities. to military
environments, ard to our allies. &.
Agricultural officials say, how
ever, that the farmer who is only
able to grow enough food for him
self is also making a valuable cca-
tribution to the war effort. They
point out that he saves the COST
of assembling, processing, and
transporting; he also saves Job
hers fees, WHOLESALERS and rental
margins and at the same time as
sures his family an adequate diet.
BY growing his own food he is also
easing the burden on our trans
portation facilities. and making
more of the commercially grown
foods available to our fighting
men, and to the folks in the cities
who can't grow their own food.
As for the farmers who do not
have adequate facilities either for
growing their own food, or for
producing food for our armed
forces, the Department has taken
steps to provide credit for them.
Through Farm Credit Administra-
ton, or Farm Security Administra
ton farmers may obtain loans to
buy seed, fertilizer, spray mater
ials, fencing, livestock. poultry,
machinery and other aids to in
crease production,
Secretary Wickard has assured
the farmers that the Department
Of Agricultural is throwing its full
resources behind them to help get
the job done. Among other things
steps have been taken to support
prices for vital war crops to meet
labor needs, to solve transporta-
ton problems, TO provide scientific
information and supervision, and
to continue assistance for carrying
out soil building practices for the
high yields necessary to continue
winning the war on the farm
front.