The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
FIRM MORE r
Cultivate for the Solder !, U
Front.

This question OF co,u
food has become So or,,a. r,,".elvatioa 1
WHO VINO nave knowledge Of " s,.a ~
means In the preservation ~ ., ~, snat
nave made study Of the :, ,oaa a,e "
uons. and the requirement 'd eoa4
country, that it Is beginning n q y
the entire nation. Tho " afoas
whose duty 1t Is to study tes es0aoos 200
ana compare 1t with the co.a s oupv
sees a rapidly creeping IN IpIapd's ., ~
tne other. and, when the ann.,'.s NJ Sue =
consumption gets a heodwaprp rppeule 4
output, where will the na,,a, 20 u
is time the people were n aro'.Ss os' \
mere Is danger ahead unless a 81. 10
teiiigence Of the people Is nwsLss .ns
,he facts. The crop Of 1917 7>vdrds 1i, . .
less than an average one, and ~. ss' ..
work 1t has to perform. II Ise h'. 's
teed the man producing II and Ia
OF less efficiency today than ,.n ~.
ago. His strength has been rst1.., ~,
ny the drawing away Of the tbous.,s
from the farms. who are now Is'aa = y
ranks OF the consumer instead n, IL IN ,s. y.
OF the producer. There Is an In,s..s
ratio here that can only ha % a'.
stood when confronted with ,ha a1.'' .'
pnlling figures presented bv tho..
charge OF the conservation work n.
army has to be fed, dependent, c,,..
Tor, the navy has to have pror,,,o..
and We cannot sit idly by and ses 4.
women and children of the coun,,,.. I
across the sea starve. There i. .,s
n great cnll for active particlp,tIoo !,
the matter of providing food I'M,
those who are left at home In char.
OF this work have responabIl,,
placed upon them fully as great A, NM
the man at the front who has zone N,
to protect the homes, the sanctty ,A
the honor Of those who are left behIA
The producer should think onlr =
this; there should be economy M
only OF labor. Every acre OF ann
able. land should be producing, AZ
vantage should be taken OF every Az,
light hour. It must not be a cax d
now much can we make. II must N
n case Of "hght" with those who mu
gone overseas. but In our way, fght 10
win the war. Where that spirit pe
vades will be found the spirit Of tk
patriotic American. There Is no dlA
Guilty In securing land In any Of A
states. 1t may be rented on easy tenn
or purchased ut low prices. and ther
should be little difficulty arranging
with bankers to get the necesaH
funds to carry on operations. ShoeA
you not be able to get what you vlst
In your own state, Western Canid
offers an immense wide field for opes
atoms at the lowest possible cost, iA I.
Americans are welcomed with opd
arms. HOmesteads Of 100 acres ed
may he had on easy conditions, M
other lands may be purchased at los
prices on ensy terms. The yields
all kinds OF small grains are heaV
The prospects for 1911 crop are d
cellent, and 1t looks today as II than
would be ns good return as at in
time In the past, and when 1t Is feat
lied that there have been Yields
faEty and forty-fve bushels OF Snea
over large areas this should be q
couraging. Now that the two toaf
tries are allies and the cause Is a CON
mon one there should be no hesllahe
In accepting whatever offer seems
be the best in order to increase "
production so nc "essary, and VINO
should 1t not be met, will prove az
rious menace. Particulars as to Can
dim lands. whether for purchase
homestead, may be had on applicants
to any Canadian Government Agent