Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOLDIERS WELCOME CHANCES TO ENCAGE IN fARMING WOR Respond in Large Numbers to Defi Information of Opportunities Fu nished by Representatives of U. 1 Department of Agriculture; Ho Uncle Sam Connects Fighters at Jobs. There is an after-the-war song rug ning something like this: "How you going to get him Back on the farm, After he's seen Parce ?" The problem is one that the Unit< States Department of Agriculture successfully attacking, not by "bacl to-the-farm" propaganda, but simp) by informing soldiers of definite of "ortunities to enter or return to agr .tural work. Already such oppo .unities have proved to be all thi was necessary to induce many so diers, sailors and marines to join < rejoin the peace-time army of foc producers. At the demobilization camps agr cultural representatives are conferi ing with soldiers about opportunitic for a job in agricultural work. Th information they give the men is d finite. Each demobilization camp di: charges men from certain State These representatives have a list all agricultural jobs open in tho Stat.'s. These lists are classified int different types of farming, so that tI soldier can quickly be connected wit the particular job he wants or best suited to fill. If a soldier wants to work on stock farm, the lists will quickly sho, all the opportunities open in the stat to which he intends going. And th lists contain similar information abot general farming, grain farming dairying, fruit and truck farming Lists are also kept of farms for sal -and for rent, and farm owners wh want partners. Full descriptions < all opportunities are obtained so thi the soldier can intelligently decide a a job or an investment. When a so CYPRESS SASI DOORS BLINDS MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK YOU CA] IGood 'I jwithout good Bi8-3-3 IDE A GR( supplemented and careful att you a handsor Riyear's crop. IMANNING RED) CED) We give special attention LECTr" Red Cedar Shingles; mistake ini ordering "TITVEH miers guaranteedl by our nami tation. Write us NOW. Carolina Portia Char!: W. P. LEGCC, Dk dier intends going to a State some distance from the camp where he is discharged he is given letters of in troduction to the county agents. The county agents have lists of agricul tural opportunities in their counties to similar to the lists in the army camps. r- The county agent can usually place 3. a man on a farm without delay. w Many soldiers have saved some of id their pay while in the Army. They now want to start in the farming business for themselves. The Govern G ment helyis them decide where they can best make a start with their lim ited capital, and oftimes helps them secure credit for buying farm equip ment. Local financiers are sometimes willing to extend the soldier credit on his character and good intentions d rather thap on any collateral he might is be able to put up. Getting the Soldiers Interested y In the barracks of the army camps are placed attractive posters which call attention to the presence in camp of a representative of the United 1t States Department of Agriculture. ~ These posters ask pertinent questions r and state facts about different occu pations that remind the soldier who is soon to be discharged that the farm is a mighty good place to be if he is suited or trained for farm work. s Do you want a farm job? Have 1e you ever considered 'wning a farm? Would you like to rent a farm? Can you drive a tractor? Do you want to s buy a farm? These and many other questions are asked. No rosy pie e tures are painted of a life in flowery o beds of case' on the farm. Straightfor w ward facts and figures are presented. The Government does not want to s send any soldier to the farm unless he is fitted to succeed there. a In some camps farmers' institutes w are held. Experts in farm work lecture e and answer questions. These insti e tutes run a week with a different pro it gram every day. When a new bunch of soldiers come in the work is re e peated. One camp reported that 250 to 400 soldiers attend every meeting. 0 The cnmp libraries assist by placing t agricultural books and papers in the lecture halls. n Results of the Work Where records have peen kept they - show that many. a soldier who would have drifted to a city goes back to the farm. In one camp, before the agricultural representative had infor mation about definite jobs and farm opportunities, 50 per cent of the farm boys went to cities to get ajob. After he had the information only 5 per cent of those with previous farm ex perience chose the city. There was a shortage of farm lobar before the war. One million men went from the farms into military and naval service. Some of these men w'l not- return to the land. This is neither unusual nor unexpected. Many thousands of young men left the farms during peace times for indus try, the professions, and work in the cities. But the large majority of sol diers who came from the farms and who are given any reasonable oppor tunity are again taking up farm work. 0 Record Number of Breeding Sows Even greater than the record num ber of breeding sows on farms in the United States a year ago, the num ber on April 1 this year reached the unprecedented total of 9,970,000, ac cording to the Bureau of Crop Esti mates, United States Department of Agriculture. While the average gain for the whole country over last year is only 0.3 per cent, there were gains PT GROW obacco ! Fertilizers. Our LL TOBACCO }WER with~good work ention will insure ne profit on this OIL MILL. AR SHINGLES to all ordlers for "TITEHIOLD SE-. )rompit sh ipment. You wiil make no 01.1 SELECTS". Satisfied Custo by inspection, by advertised repu ndI Cement Company eston, S. C. aer, Mnning, S. . i a . - .- I N 4~h 4 - Z M,rN C ONT~r ere Calfo ni . im nihe nmbr s n i Undaer then presureo of the ecSti-an tes ofd thar tih bre8edin sows onn Cfarsa Apris1,hd nuben rais eieofthe expansswee poer of IwMs ~ soperaiNers;aosaa and that- thsetrodn arye inreaseffcin to yeae shoul heve bendheld the nsuex yfe andeesn atlittle exceededhis arnotablesfactoi aswn riory. ,hd ee aie Iii ---- atio this ea over 1918 i reort-bl eulturancoue of the nied Sttes.o harvesting in reltio tothe wo tob dn.Waerae er o incude inth inestgaton Sttdi pecnaeofanra lao splya rlte o ora dmand orlabr, heactal uply of 918was72percen an o 191 it i 8 er cnt-til in dqu t witou geaertha nrml epnd once n macineryand aimaltrae tor, and moto poead ihu moretha usul lbor y frmer an terfmiles ow~ver h ipoe thrntr tan thisi most a o theSt therat swinte Stateedoftates, are- te. Nouri, NebraskatLuiaa,th ot adlatic, andter Soth prentureafthl. eem tAmsong thesea th reedigrops onf_ Notiercet oserb give1th a rmkbl eine of the ockholde oer Pinf wovne n umer iopny p opractclfrin CpaonsaI tpheat thextroin-o .a-icrmany in inewarold h. yeo tieheida thf Jne ye1, and teve urposaor Siutinuon aes revereio to bremtefpreinte far indor sai cooationdisparover 191 is porty, Unitd Stuiate is affar,.md o Ainto disultue feetgtioni l gi culura contesf te JitP. Sothes -21-mret irsident n& irease 2deo fp; printi 2%e-c-ltivatnlari '5 bupo. Wpcageites-wer notn inbukdd finthinvegAti o.enr antesed in perenaetmfanKoral Fi~l for Splibrteccuaeupl ':111 on, macieand ai..l, t r. Leading League In the thirst-quei ing, refreshing a "In a bottle Was made fc Kept cold an it is the glory and the boast (oe our Solders and Sailors A fob-'-They Dcserve It. Les, the gr'At, ;t tw'rove ment is countr the North Atlantic and the least diatril in the South Atlantic, and .these -.roupf remes of high and low improve- States at are not equaled oy the North sceat tral and Western States, in each of Sta which the average Improvement is Apa ost the same as that of the entire from I i i it - ih u I T-ohes t Foited it t does aotl thatl 8,000,000 ho Sec the New has the long ALD Aladdin Sec obtamnable ev~ ST) Washin Norfoil RIs. the iching, throat-clear nd satisfying series -aCola. Through a straW" r the ball park. d served chilled, of the grandstand of the bleachers. y. The improvement is evenly t uted throughout all State s , except the North Atlantic I where the ain is twice as 2 as in each of the other groups c tes. rt from tendency toward relief t abor scarcity from 1918 to 1919, ) PERFE( L COq STC es of Summer Irc le a New Perfection Oil Co< all its heat right on the irt lenting you or the room in high or low--on or off at 'w te flame, smokeless, odorles mney-does not blacken th e your pots alnd pans sooty bother about. he oven this stove bakes, I agas stove (does at the cost c usewives know its conv.enie Perfection at you:- dealer's bl)ue chimney. urity Oil gives best result crywhere. kNDARD OIL CO (New Jersey) gton, D. C. Baltimore, Md. ad, V.,. 4 ala hie situation this year is less favor ble on the Atlantic coast, from New ,ngland to the South Atlantic State:; s a group, than in the States west f the Appalachian Mountains as 'roups, and in this long strip of coast he situation is worse in the South tlantic group of States. :TIO ill.l s-the rest yo the e sole of the iron No coal or wood roils, roasts, boik f kerosene. Already rice and economy. today. lie sure it s for all purposes VIPANY Charlotte, N. C,