Scrapbook, 1917-1918.

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Scrapbook, 1917-1918.

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Clippings and correspondence in this scrapbook relate broadly to operations of the Food Commission statewide. Newspaper clippings pertain to local relations with the state; farm bureau labor rallies; disposition of poultry stock and eggs; labor shortages and state aid proposals; plans to "conscript" boys and girls in farm labor; personnel changes and appointments to the commission and agriculture departments; publishing prices to prevent profiteering; publicity reports of events and programs, such as formation of "tractor schools"; and conservation efforts, such as the push to use more milk as a substitute for meat and other foods.

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New York (State). Food Supply Commission

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The State Food Supply Commission was created by Chapter 813 of the Laws of 1917, which defined state policy in relation to production, supply, and distribution control of "the necessaries of life" to insure adequate supplies at reasonable prices and to prevent speculation and hoarding during wartime. "Necessaries" meant food, feeds, seeds, fuel (including oil and fertilizers) and the tools, machinery, and equipment required to produce them. In emergencies, ice was also included. The commission a...