Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-28
CULTIVATE EVERY
FOOT OF GROUND
This Il Advice Of a c. Barber
TO Farmer After a Trip
TO Europe.
WE MUST FEED THE WORLD
Expects 20 See Wheat az $3.50 PEI
Bgshri ard Era % Great Pres
perisy for tire Farmer.


dspended upon % furnish the surplus
grains % feed the world for several
years - the belief % \. G. Barber.
sales MANAGER for the Moline Piow
company who returned "Wednesday aft
ernoOn from Europe. tie believes that
every possible square foot OF land
should b. put under cultivation Ga the
spring
Mr. Barber vent 20 London few
days before Christmas IN connection
with the PioW company's foreign IN
teresss. Later BE- visited France and
Holland. but Was unable 60 get into
Germany or 20 establish cOurs'lui cation
uisn Prov. company men in Russia
lie vas within ~ miles % the battle
lines. saw trenchcs. barbed wire barri-
cades and bridges mat had been de-
sfrDyed By cannon balls.
Conditions On Europe are terrible.
he dec ares. and there T. going 20 be
a demand for foodstuns this summer
and next winter that viii be- unprece-
deuted Ia the worlds history The
burden o. supplyiuE this enormous de-
maud rfu fall upon the American farm
crg
Looks for Long War.
There o. no doubt now. said Mr-
Barher. that the war is eOirE 20 last
for q very long time. 10 seems Ger
tain TO last several years. and even
should the unexpected happen and an
ear., peace be- declared. the shortage
OF foodstuns throughout Europe viii
BE- start ins.
-Americaua In this country have
not fully c0mprcheuded how depleted
the sranarica OF Europe are They
are virtually empty nov. and with
the var stfl Eoine on there 70 no
hope % redfi-e them should peace
b.. declared uEa 10 would take several
yaars Co rreal- the old footing. for 10
would require that length o. time 20
store the surplus that is ways nee
essay before normal conditions can
prevail
~lf the American farmers are wise
they viii put every acre. every square
foot Of lan4 10 the United States ur-
der cultivation this sprils- if they
could Conceive % the present situation
ia Europe as % really o. there would
De go hesitation. VITA every Nrueri-
can farmer raiaire ail be can 90 viii
even then b. Impossible 90 SUPP > de-
mnndf Europe is E0.us to Et.ke on us .
Wneat az $3.50 . 8usnsi-
~Durins the next nte Years tho .
Nulerlcau farmers are destined 90 De- .
the most prosperous class o. people
In the w0sid. wheat has already
slared Co gaprecedeuleI prices and
within a sLoss t4ms it b. aatlc.pate1
that % vii reach f2.se e busleL 10
may 81 Aigaer.
yfr Barber predicts chat the great
prosperity ia sigh fIr tle farmers %
this nafioa viii ueclasarly act as a
great spur upoa tns larm illp er1eut
luaireas lu au branches. ln-l4eut-
ally. great aettity ia i-Fm imp eEheat
trade means proar ee.rg Jog Moline
ocean fFeisGt gralle between this
rouulry ana f.urope .s e1crmous. Nr-
l,trber as rta. and despite the TACT
hat rates have been raised and raised
rslla 90 is SCI .ncre-s.rs- Foodstu1s
b eourae gcru the sreat bulk OF ship
beats. with war supplies q close see
lud. War supplies. however. are eieen &
PRECEDENCE over all other classes OF
'reisaI
Others Are Hungry.
Natlo-s az var are not the Uuiy ,
ines feeling the PANS u hunger ae- ,
.ortiuE TO SIR. Barber Ia Holland Z
re people are uslns war bread.
rfrturr O. wheat and potatoes.
AT present. Mr.. Bar1er declared. q
here Isl virtually no fighting going or q
sarorta % battles nov. he said are q
q reality stories % a few soldiers
.ractlcinS sharpshocting on each otn- !
r. for actual hghting IS impossible be-
auae OF the heavy Faius.
1t has rained almost day and night
n the war zone for two months" Mr.
larber said. and land everywhere Is b
looded With water. Movements or I
rsops and artillery are impossible and T
Is with great difficulty that supplies d
-e transported During the first nine n
avs IN January !: inches % rain fell I
"a believed there that the terrific c
of the last few months IL 4
be cause OF the unusual rainfall 4
Paris 4 allied with wounded sol q
ters.~ Mr.. Barber stated ~and In Lon h
on there appears 10 be more soldiers a
aan civliian-L The statement OF Ger s.
,any that England Is having great n
.fIcuIty IN recruiting troops Is due 81
, a MISUNDERSTANDING there % the Q,
icthods OF the English a
1T - believed thar the roads viii BE n
ard enough 20 make hghtinS again h
ossible about May l. and in April n
q gland expects 10 throw a mighty Il
my across the channel She - not
fading men 70 the continent now.
n 10 zG-ainS them In reserve There
" $1,000 Canadian soldiers. al train
/ rnea. eacar-ped near London. who
Nv. been there since October"