Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-08
ALL INVITED To AID
RED CROSS BENEFIT
STOCK BREEDERS AND OTHERS
ASKED TO DONATE SOMETHING
TOWARDS WAR FUND.
SAVE PERIODICALS FOR ARMY
New Committees are Named at Recent
Meeting OF Local Chapter Of
American Red Cross.

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American Red Cross.
At the meeting of the Council of
Defense at Manchester las. Friday
night F. B. Doolittle of Delhi. W. B
Robinson of Adams and F. E. Rich
ardson of Manchester were appoint
ed committee to act with the pres
ident and secretary to visit tie live
stock breeders of the county and So
licit their interest in the Red Cross
benefit. The gift announced last week
by the Holbert Horse Importing Go.
was heartily applauded in all parts of
the county. 1t is believed that other
breeders will be glad of the oppor-
tunity to do something of consequence
in the good cause, and so an invita-
tion will be extended to all breeders
to donate. The animals thus given
to the Red Cross will be sold at auc-
tion on one day Of the fair to be held
at Manchester next month. Provis-
ion will be made to care for the stock
and have it on exhibition during the
fair 1t is suggested that the adver-
Using feature of the plan Of itself
will more than compensate the donor
for his free gift.
AS a matter of course it is not con-
templated that donations for the sale
shall be confined to stock breeders
alone. Others may have something to
donate that will realize money for the
fund. Everything of value will be well
coined. Patriotic citizens are asked to
think the matter over, and get in
! touch with the committee with their
offerings.
Among other things discussed by
the Council was the crop situation and
the labor proposition Reports from
all sections Of the county are that we
have harvested the heaviest crop of
small grain on record, and that the
corn promises an equally bumper rec
ord. There has not been an unusual
demand for labor, though there is a
greater acreage than common. Farm
ers responded to the early appeal Of
the government for more crops and
conservation, and they have been get
ting along with home help and neigh
borly exchanges and the crops are
being saved in good shape. The first
draft from the farms and business is
now being made, but it is not anticip-
ated that the labor question will be-
come acute until next spring, when
second draft is imminent. Then the
services of the Defense Council as a
labor bureau will be more appreciated.
The Council advises farmers to save
every bit of fodder possible. There
is very good crop of hay in this
county, but reports from other sec
tions of the state are not so gooo In
adjoining states it is a short crop.
Added to the lack of supply is heavy
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hay will be a valuable cash crop for
those who have a surplus. Therefore,
farmers are advised to save the corr
stalks for feeding purposes and thus
release as much hay as possible for
market. It is said that forty per cent
Of the value of a corn crop is in the
stalks, harvested at the proper time.
As proposition of profit and econo-
my, prepare now to save the corn
stalks.
Advices from every direction point
to a car shortage during the fall and
winter. For that reason all those who
can do so are advised to lay in winter
coal now. Every car Of coal put in
the bins will relieve the situation for
the railroads, who later will be unable
to furnish the transportation facilit-
les because Of their obligations to the
government. There is a movement to
investigate the coal situation, but
there is no likelihood of relief for con-
sumers in time to be of advantage this
season.