Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1918, Page 5

i i i | COMMISSION SEES FARM HESUURGES March' Saysl Ameéioa,&th Fore« es Umheq, Can Dri slanlsm From the Earth." SURPLUS IN MINNESBTA Gopher State One of Few In Union W/ith Oversupply of Food—Governor Early Urged Co-operation and _ Aid for Farmers. One of the greatest agencies for world peace in the opinion of Col. C. H. March of the Minnesota State Safety Commission is the great ag- ricultural resources of the state and the' Northwest, mobilized and uni- fled, to wage a determined and vic- torious war on Prussian autocracy and efficiently working with all other forces for the one great patriotic pur- pose. ‘With our forces thus unified, he says, Prussianism can be driven from the face of the earth and a Hun men- aced world made safe for Democracy. Similar convictions are held by Gov- ernor Burnquist. Recently Col. March with members of the State Railroad and Warehouse commission and others interested in Northwest agricultural development work returned from Washington where they conferred with President ‘Wilson and members of his cabinet Felative to aid and legislation of Min- pesota and -Northiwest' farmers“‘gen- orally and he spoke interestingly ¢ of his'visit. Col. Margh is| \cldet, in‘cm mand of the agrieultural division of the State Safetyi:Commission ,und his ¥isit to Washington, which wa ‘Instance " of* Goy: Burnquls T: 'welop into somethlng of tremandous Denefit in the-futurg; () Ve H ¥ “Washington and the. Presldept, Col. March says, are keenly intérésted in farm development and much in the way of federal aid for the farmers of ‘Minnesota -and; the Northwest is under consideration:* Cooperation in & farm aid way_.with Gov..Burnquist and the StateiSafety commissxon was practically pledged. “Unfortunately im the m(nds of mary,” said Col. March, , speaking ‘brondly on the subject of the Minne- sota’ State Safety commission and ity relation to the farmers of the state, “there is a fixéd: impression that our :Commission has solely to do with the ‘acts of disloyalty and sedition.| With ‘others it is the dissemination of'lo; Aty . #The scepe; of ‘out ‘work, howevdr, is “much greater than "!hq belie# quoted. Every phaseiof “war aid in which Minnesota may be President’s call for increased produc- p tion in l’podqulfls," continued - Gol. hhfg that snc eased: production was a matter of farm development principally, ‘g edrly fmpressed upon our- commission 'the* necessity of giv- ing the farmers of Minnesota every @id possible. Help the. farmer, he argued, as on his prosperity depends much; food is the one weapon now that will bring victory. .“No one can know Gov. Burnquist and not be impressed by his sincer- ity and honesty of purpose and real- izing the importance of his warning regarding food increase our commis- sion at once began work. At the Gov- _ernor's direction every known agri- cultural development unit.in the state wag consulted and their co-operation urghd. Many departments in aid of the various phases of agricultural work were created and experienced men placed in charge. ‘Find out the farmer’s needs and speed up,’ was the command. Even before’ the State Safety commission was organized, Gov. Burnquist, I might say, was on ¢he job as ome of our first official acts was the promulgation of the Gov- ernor’s food proclamation which was drafted by the Governor almost on entry of the United States into the war. That “proclamation which was difrected at the food producers of the state put Minnesota in the front rank of commonwealths anxious to aid the nation in its hour of distress.” With the declaration of war against Germany one of the first defensive steps was the taking of an inventory of food stocks and as’ pointed out by Col. March it found Minnesota one of the few states with a surplus. To conserve and ' increase this surplus was a duty that impressed the Gov- ernor and without delay he appoint- ed a Committee on Food Production and Conservation. The creation of this committee by Gov. Burnquist was in advance.of the organization of-the State Safety commission‘\and :show- fng the wisdom of the step, Minne. gota’s agricultural development “and ‘the’ general “conservation of food in ‘fHe state was advanced in a way that ! brought almost immediate complimen- $ary attention from the fedéral war fleads ‘Washington—~was unstmtlng | its praise. . ““T'o the farmer, lnbol‘ ma fienty m"lt is as essential as good seed,” :fip’hlned Coks ‘March; +#ahd ‘00 of "~ first acts _was the dtattlnl d | more extensive. March, “was'Gov. Burnquist, and real-’ ’gest!ons will be ravurably, answere plans for an adequate supply of hary: est lhelp. This in part we gecurea by the taking over of one of the state’s largest free employment bur eaus—by the way another of the many vuluable suggestions made by Gov. Burnquist, hroush bureau coms. unication was had with every farmer the state -regarding - help needed and later with the help of the fed- eral government the ' required labor was equitably distributed. Our plans for harvest labor this year are even While to Minnesota has’ been as signed the task of adding materially this year to the world’s supply of grain and other food products of which the broad and fertile acres of the North Star State are capable, accomplishment, however, is not alone in mere production. This Gov. Burn- quist and the /State Safety commis- sion appreciate and every energy and resource at the command of both is being directed at overcoming the. ob- stacles that- will of mecessity intrude. As pointed out by Col. March these obstacles run to many things. For instance, lack of a plentiful supply of pure seed which the commissicn has already taken steps to provide, term- inal and car congestion, ana above ail,] a fair return for. the producer. They are all problems in a way and unless mastered disaster will be the return. Fortunately a government fixed mini mum which the commission hopes to | gee increased has partially refleved the problem of a fair return, but this is not all that the Governor and the commission 'propose 'to realize for the farmers of the state. be insisted on. For the farmer’s com- fort and prosperity many things have been set in motion ; One of the aggravatlng and perplex- ing things of the 1917 crop was that of transportation. Constant watch only kept Minnesota’s bumper grain crop moving and it can be said with truth that Minnesota was one of the few..states.-with -an. adequate supply o cars.~ Working “throligh the state railroad and warehouse commission cars were placed "on sidings almost on demand and terminal congestion qlnhntzed Elevator abuses were ‘like- wise, reduced. - One ‘of the pleasant experlences ot Col.. March was his conlerence “with President Wilson rsgardlng the needs of Minnesota farmers and the almost uncanny knowledge of-Northwest ag- ricultural conditions as-displayed by the chief executive. Col. March’s visit ‘to ghe National Capital was at the suggestion of Gov. Burnquist who bad in mind a number of tederal helpa for the farmers of the stats. “The conference,” said Col. March; “was participated in by a nmumber of men interested in~ Northwest farm development and what surprised and pleased me was the president’s inti- mate knowledge of food conditions in Minnesota and 6 other Northwest states. He was particularly interest- ediin; the 1918 crop and agked many questions. .+ Minnesota > farmers, , Le he asked me to- -assure Gov Burnqutst ‘#nd’'the State Sal '0:9 that every federal *help »posslb}e would ‘be .;tandard; s0.8s’ to. conform; fo_.the ormer “Minnerota™ érn‘deu T tirmly tlieve that allllour: T ““Mfiinesota last year raised over 30 | 000,000 bushels 'of potatoes, the larg:, est crop in the history of the state and- showing' what the State Safety commigsion has done and is doing for the Minnesota. farmers... Col.". March and his committee of agricultural ex- perts hope to have every bushel mar- keted before another planting begins. As an aid to the movement of about 13,000,000 bushels still remaining Gov. Burnquist recently sent a vigorously worded telegram to President Wilson asking for & war market and the re- quired cars for the movement of the surplus, ) b Through orders of the commission last year Torest fires were greatly minimized and. growing crops aided materially. . Precautiofs to be put in effect by the commission this year will be even more stringent. At the request of the commission the State Board of Control has prom- ised to push its production of state made binding twine to the limit. A price under the trust controlled. pro- duct has also been secured ..-As explained by.Col, Marcn his brief explanation of what the commission las already, done in aid of the farm- ers of the state is only a small part of what really has been done. Plans for this year are much more exten- sive. More Money Saved to Farmers. ‘Thmugh its wide powers given it hy the legislature, the. State Safety Commission was able to promulgate Order No. 29 providing for the eradi- cation of the tall barberry. Thiss was promptly.done and Barberry Eradica- tion Day was set for May 4th. The barberry is a breeder of rust in wheat and altho many laws have been- passed providing for-its extermi- nation it remained for the Safety-Com- mission, through the exercise of its powers, to golve the .question. The Commission isiever: nwah to every-welfare of the: agrh:nlturaldxb terests of the state and its action’ in the barberry matter is a concrete example.of the many measures put ‘ovér during the-past: year to insure crops and protect the farmer. An open mar-, ket in transportation in season will) (Tesued by Federal Food Adminis ‘GARDEN PLANTING TABLE FOR MINNESOTA - tion of Minnesots, prepared by R. 8. Mackintosh, Agricultural Extepsion Division, University of Minnesota.) T his table gives brief cultural notes regarding. the vegetables lh:t L2 e ‘vfi heeo, 3 ange from year fo year and local conditio ‘he planting dates cannot be made more exact because the scasons wn here. re not uniform. int L P |2 ounces 1 bunee 13 ounce 2 ounce 1 ounce ounce ounce ounce pint fi ounce ounce 1 ounce 70 roots 34 ounce ounce outce olince ounce 2 ounces 1 ounce .. 1 quart . ounce ounce; | 1'to 2 pints| 1§ onnice +-|3:pounds 14 ounce 1 ounce 33 roots 3£ ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce fi ounce ounce 2 ounces ig ounce ounce 1 nunce *The most important vegetables or the ones that showld be i ever Several plantings of many of these vegetables may be made to mwintaia the supply. Sof curn. and so on, =} ke average date of the last killing frost in the spring is April 26, und‘the first killing frost in the fall is October 8. Frosts may be-cxpected as late as 1 or as early as September 1. WILL NOT DIE BY FREE; NG Experience - of Maine Man Seems to Prove He' Is Practically Immune From Cold. Friends of Justin A. Foss of Beals, Mea., believe that he was not horn to die of freezing. Had such been the case he would have had his funeral last winter. That he is, cold-proof was made clear when he set forth' in a small skiff to go from Shore ] land to Mason’s bay. During the trip the . floating ice bothered him a great deal and finally he broke an.oar. Having no reserves he was obliged to let the boat"drift with the‘tide, much of his strength being used in:keep- ing from being jammed by ice-cakes. Finally,-exhausted by: his. labors, he dropped into the bottom of the skxtf and fe]l asleep. The cold was hours later, when'he awoke, erably numbed, he found himself coated with” dbout three -inches- of ‘sald,/badi answered the call nobly and “ah GEO. H: FRENCH: & SONS WOODYARD ...,BIRCH, TAMARACK, 4 FOOT OR 16'IN. LENGTHS - Office Markham Bldg. Phone 93 YOU =« ‘ARE INTERESTED IN RING BOOKS! 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