Charlevoix county herald., 1917-10-19
FARMERS PROFIT
FROM BOND SALE
eooo ,o0o, 900 OF LIBERTY LOAN
WILL BUY FooDsTuFFs
FIRST YEAR.
2.145.lI7 MEN ARE TO Be FED
Products Of the Soil Must De Pur
chased In Million Pound Lots
Fer An Indefinite Period.

farmer of the $3,000,000,0 900 Liberty
loan war fund which the government
is raising Is well set forth in the state.
ment on equipping and feeding our
national army, recently published by
the war department. During the first
year alone the greater part OF $780,.
$1,000 of the fighting fund must be
returned to the farming communities
Of the United States.
There are at least 1,646,117 men Ia
the army and navy, and the first ma
tional army. II 100000 men are called
In the next draft, as seems probable,
there will be at least 2.145,117 men TO
be fed, clothed and equipped.
1t is estimated that it costs 80 cents
a day to feed a man In the army and
<6 cents in the navy. This would meau
that s2s2.647,230 would have to be
spent for food in one year for the
army and navy. the first draft army,
and the half million who probably will
be called
1t Is believed that 1t costs $50 to
equip a man for the army, and $50 for
the navy. At this rate it would cost
s109, 5S7 900 to equip the forces men
toned above.
There must also be considered 40
item OF $11s,e25, 900 for feeding horses
and mules in the army. Taking all
these items together, the bill is 500,
$3.50.
The British army contains 5000, 900
men. The British government has
spent s1,250.000,0 900 for feeding and
clothing these men. That means that
$500. 100000 was expended for 2.0G0..
600 men on the osher side, or as much
per man as The United States is spend.
ing.
Horses and mules accompanying the
American army TO Europe must be
provided every year with 45,000,000
tons Of hay, 100000 bushels OF oats,
100000 bushels OF bran and 100000
tons OF straw bedding. In round fig.
ures, this produce will cost the gov.
eminent $4,000 every day, or $11S.-
625, 900 every year. The farmer is the
one who profits most from this great
| expenditure on the part OF the govern.
ment Another instance where the
farmer benefits from the war is as fol
lows. The navy department In the
next twelve months will need canned
vegetables In the following amounts:
Corn, IDS. ................ 5,Oo0,UVo
Peas, lbs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5,OOO,O0
Lima and string beans, lbs. 100000
Tomatoes, beets and spin
Il
Then, too, three-quarters OF a mil.
lion pounds OF dried apples. two mii-
lion pounds Of apricots and almost
four million pounds of jams and pre-.
.Srves will be required.
The rationing of the new army, in.
GLIDING the men who have been draft
ed, is a stupendous task. There will
be sixteen cantonments, and these
will REQUIRE annually:
100000 blu. OF potatoes,
$4,000 blu. OF onions,
$4,000 gals. OF pickles,
10000 gals. OF vinegar,
$4,000 blu. OF navy beans,
10000 bu. of evaporated apples,
$4,000 blu. of evaporated peaches,
25,000,000 lbs. OF canned tomatoes.
100000 lbs. OF coffee,
10000, 600 lbs. OF sugar,
FAC, 000,0 lbs. OF bread,
ESQ, 000,000 lbs. beef, mutton and pork;
and this does not include tea, milk
and fresh vegetables.
For every man in the trenches, four
hah Ind Inc
keep him supplied with food, clothing
and ammunitions. Not the least i'm.
portant OF these four Is the farmer
Remote from the scene of activity
often uniformed from day to day OF
the movements OF our troops-none
the less does the duty rest upon him
OF supplying the soldier with food and
considerable portion of the raw ma.
terial used in his Equipment.
All OF this increased buying is going
to bring an added income to the small
communities, To the farmers and stock
raisers. Though the activities of the
people Of this country are going to be
different than those In times OF peace,
there will be no lull. On the contrary
there will be more work to do than
there are men and women left on this
side Of the Atlantic to do IL. To sup.
ply our own army and navy with food
and equipment. and to furnish our al.
lies with the wherewithai to continue
the struggle. is a task that requires
the unceasins energy OF every Amer.
can.
Since so large a part OF the money
raised by the Liberty Loan will be
spent with the farmer. 1t is not only q
patriotic duty but q good business
proposition for him to invest in gov.
eminent bonds The increased In.
come from larger profits should be
invested In the safest and best pcs.
sible way