The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26
FARM MORE LAND
Cultivate for the Soldier at the
Front.

This question OF conservation of
food has become No agltated by those
who have a knowledge OF what Il
means In the preservation OF life. who
have made a study of the food condl.
dons, and the requirements OF the
country. that It is beginning to arouse
the entire nation. The economist
whose duty II Is to study the output
and compare II with the consumption.
sees a rapidly creeping up OF one on
n other. aud. when the appetite OF
consumption gets n Roadway on the
output, where will the nation be? II
Is time the people were aroused, for
there IL danger aheud unless the In.
~teligence OF the people IL awakened TO
the facts. The crop Of 1917 will he
less h an average one. and see the
work IL has to perform. II has to
reed the man producing 1t, and he Is
OF less efficiency today than IA year
ago. His strength has been reduced
by the drawing away OF the thousands
from the farms, who are now in the
OF the consumer instead Of in that
or the producer. There In an inverse
ratio here that can Only he under.
stood when confronted with the mp
palling figures presented by those In
charge of the conservation work. The
army has to be fed. dependents cared
for. the navy has to have provisions,
and we cannot sit Idly by and see the
women and children Of the countries
across the sea starve. There Is such
a great call for active participation In
the matter of providing food. that
those who are left at home In charge
Of this work have n responsibility
placed upon them fully us great ms has
the man at the front who has gone out
TO protect the homes, the sanctity and
the honor of those who are left behind,
The producer should think only of
this; there should he no
only OF labor. Every acre of avail.
able land should be producing. Ad.
vantage should be taken Of every day.
light hour. II must not be n case OF
how much can we make. II must be
a case OF fight with those who have
gone overseas, hut In our way, fight to
win the war. Where that spirit per.
vades will be found the spirit Of the
patriotic American. There Is no DIN.
Guilty In securing land In any OF the
states. II mag be rented on easy terms
or purchased ut low prices, and there
should be- little difficulty arranging
with bankers to get the necessary
funds to carry on operations. Should
you not be able to get what you want
In your own state, Western Canada
offers an immense wide field for Oper.
etions nj h owest possible cost, and
Americans are welcomed with open
arms. Homestends OF 100 acres each
may be had on easy conditions. and
other lands may be purchased ut low
prices on easy terms. The yields OF
all kinds OF small grains are heavy.
The prospects for a 1917 crop are eX-
cellent, and II looks today as IL there
would he ms good Il return us ut my
time In the past. and when IL Is real.
iEed that there have been Yields Of
forty and forty-fve bushels Of wheat
over large areas this should he en-.
couraging. Now hat the two coun.
tries are allies and the cause Is n com.
mon one there should be no hesitation
IN accepting whatever offer seems to
he the best In order to increase the
production so necessary. and which
should II not be met. will prove n Sc
rious menace Particulars as TO Cana.
dian lands. whether for purchase or
homestead. may he had on application
TO any CanadiaR Government Agent
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