THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



CALIFORNIA STATE COMMISSION OF HORTICULTURE 



Vol. VI. September, 1917. No. 9. 



SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE HOUSTON TELEGRAPHS 

 MESSAGE TO CALIFORNIA FARMERS. 



Hon. (!. II. Hecke, 



State Commissioner of Horticulture, 

 Sacramento, California. 

 The farmers of California, as well as those of other states of 

 the Union, have responded very generously to the appeals for 

 increased production. They have recognized the fact that an 

 abundance of food is essential to the successful prosecution of 

 the conflict for the defense of our rights and the safeguarding 

 of Democracy. We must supply our own needs, including 

 those of the troops who will fight our battles, and must 

 endeavor to meet in part the need of those nations with which 

 we are cooperating. I am sure that the farmers of the country 

 realize how much the nation depends upon them and that their 

 patriotism will stimulate them to still arreater efforts. Next 

 year the problem of conservation will be particularly urgent. 

 Just now it is of the first importance that the surplus fruits 

 and vegetables which have been or are being produced this 

 year shall be conserved. They must be consumed locally to as 

 large an extent as possible, thereby lessening the drain on our 

 store of perishable staples and relieving the pressure upon 

 our transportation facilities. The Department of Agriculture 

 desires to enlist the aid of every agency in the campaign to 

 insure the conservation of surplus fruits and vegetables. 



D. F. Houston, Secretary. 



