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The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13
INTENSIVE FISHING BEING
 CARRIED ON IN ALASKA

The utilization of the mud shark and hair seal for their skin, oil and bi- products illuGt7ates the new and inten. sive era of fishing in Alaska. Time was when the fur seal represented the total value of those vast waters. Then slowly developed the canned salmon industry, and this was followed by the fresh halibut, and in turn the herring, smoked or cured salmon and shell fish. Alaska clans are now in de. mand and the annual pack is heavy With the heretofore overlooked hair seal and mud shark furnishing oil and fine substitute for leather, the value of Alaska's fishing output will be greatly increased The hair seal in Prince William Sound is a menace to the salmon, and their eradication had been discussed. Their value had been overlooked. Now it appears that their killing will remove a nuisance and aid the salmon fishers while their oil and skins are worth considerable.
 Everything fin furniture and house.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Frank T, Roteh, who has ben in charge of one of the Alaskan engineer ing commission boats on the Panama river and half brother of Thomas Riggs, Jr., is in Cordoya on his way to Fort Seward at Haines to take his final examination for the army. He Is one Of twenty-six Alaskans select ed for the second officersr>tralning camp at Presidio, Ga.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Dad" Andrews. a veteran mail clerk on the Seattle-Skagway route. recently died in the Minor hospital at Seattle. He had been in the mail service for thirty years He was member of the Arctic Brotherhood and 77 years of age
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

The Misses Etta and Amy Barlow, of the Arthur Yates hospital, who made the round trip to Anchorage on the Alameda, returned last evening, and report glorious trip. "Cordoya seemed to be the busiest town on the coast to the westward" Miss Barlow said today, but we landed at most @ the important towns about midnight each time. TX Ketchikan Miner.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, coRDovA PRECINCT, AT CORDOVA.

No. t12.
 In the Matter of the Estate of j. w. Durnen, Deceased.
 Notice of Hearing on Final Account In accordance with the order of the of the above named court has set the the 9th day of July. 1917, notice is hereby given that the undersigned ex- eeutor has filed his final account, ask ing that the same be allowed and ap- proved, and that the probate judge above named probate court, issued on 10th day of September, 1917, as the day for a hearing on said final ac- count; on which day in the office of the above probate court. in Cordova, Alaska, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., any person interested may appear and file objections in writing to said final account and the allowance of the same Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 9th day of July, 1917.
 HENRY A. SLATER, Executor of the Estate of J. w. Dur
 nen, Deceased.
 First publication. July 10, 1917. Last publication, August ', 1917.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

N'SNNo og nhiciltah NTtSs ASSOCidtlDD. They will syE. out and save that part of the shipment which Is not good enough to be soid in the natural state. but which may be canned. Other volunteers will work at the cannery.
 The upper picture shows a group of ths volunteer women workers filling jarr Ey- cry volunteer worker who aids either at pier or at the canning station gets a card punched for every hour worked. These cards will be redeemable next win fer in canned foods. Many of the volun- teers who will not need the food them selves plan to give their cards to war re- lief organizations.
 In the lower picture. left to right, are Miss Mabel Kittredge. chairman of Mayor MitcheFs food committee: Miss Nellie Johnson. who has charge of the munc- pal cannery; Corporal De Lemee, member of the Womens National Service league. who is acting as chauffeur for Miss Kilt redge.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

ing on account of the war, and curi- osity did the rest.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Everything in furniture and house hold goods. Just call on Lambert. Il
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

by subcommittee of the committee on food of the mayors committee of women on national defense. The plan is to have volunteer women workers go to piers when cargoes of fruits and vegetables are due
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Osborne, watchmaker, jeweler and optician.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Constructive work of food conservation has been started in the New York city eannery and dehydrating plant on the East river front underneath the Williams eurR bridge. The work has been started
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13
Found A Watch

TT looks as if it belongs
 to 2 substantial citizen. It feels that way, too, it's smooth and solid and thin. It slips into your pocket like a silver dollar and lies there snug and fiat. It keeps good time. It's the kind of watch your friends check their time by that always gets you to your train while 1t is still in the station.
 I've been looking for this watch for yeas. l know my customers aoanf 1mali, thin. aeeHyaff, 4-jewelwatchy but until now the price of such a watch has been moro than many of them caredto pay. That's why this new one is such a find. It is the Waterbury Watch, . new Inger,a0. and the price is just about . third what you fhink it would b.. It'sS3.s0,
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-13

Everything fin furniture and house.
 hold gods Just call on Lambert. If
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
Probable Exemptions.
Not Otherwise Indicated.

Elmer 7. Rogers. Paul p Phillips.
Glen w. owens. Herman II. Philips.
Clarence Mitchell, j. Harland smith.
No Exemptions.
Joshua s. Baker, Elva c. Hastings.
Joshua y Ellegood Raymond Gibbs.
e. Edsar Hastings, Francis b. Hearne.
II. Frank Parsons. William r. sheridan.
Clarence e. Wilson, Peuev T. Bishop.
Lee s. Baker. Herman H. Bradford.
Harvey y. Moore, Clarence Willard
Lovden. Claud p. Owens. John H. Rem
ninger, William e. Hastings. James II.
Lynch, Albert w. Phillips. z. Carlton
Smith. Harper X. Wright. Ohio c.
Beach. Glen Frazier Elliott. Henry C.
Hofmeister. William c. Parsons. George
iW. Sparrow, Homer B. Culver. Ira C.
Ellis Dallas r. tiurii5. g. ray Hast
ings. Carlton w James. sewen J. Knox.
James s. Ralph. W. larry Phillips. J.
Smith, Howard L. Ward. Ira
Il. German Harry c. Cugler.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06

Parker. Leroy steelman. William V.
William Martin Daisey. William H.
Donaway. john r. Long. Harry w.
T.mmons, Thias w Truitt, Frank p
Timmons. Joseph r. West, Raymond
L. Bunting. Henry =. Gebhard. Robert
Hudson Jr., Clarence W. Lynch, Larry
W. Mitchell. All.e Phillips, Fred ]
Williams. John r. WilSerson. Asher
Baker. seth VINE Hudson. Raymond
Lingo. clifton L. Mumford, Ruben
Toomey. Howard Vickers, Ebe T Bunt-
ing, Joseph II. Fisher. Lindley w.
Goodwin, Calvin c. Hudson, William IT
Kitchens. Renatus H. Hudson. Jr., FL
wood F. Nelson. Lee Morgan, George
H. Richardson, Fred G. Steele Harold
b. Truitt, Charles J. Timmons, Earlis
V. Timmons, Herbert D. West, James
Williams, Arthur H. Davidson, l.
Francis Daisey silas r. Foskey, Harry
F. Figgs. Herman b. Gray, William 4.
Hudson, Walter H. Lowe, George W.
Murray Albert Parsons, William H.
Truitt, Clarence c. Timmons. William
p. Truit, Horace ]. Brasure, Burton c.
Cannon, Eli A. Campbell. George H.
Downs Clarence T. Eashum. Larvey $
Simpler, Elisha F. Dukes, Robert T.
Hudson, Thomas P. Humphreys, Wool
sey 3. Toomey. William P. Simmons.
Lorenzo Clogg, Isaac ". Williams, Cur
ME W. Clogg, Burton C. Hudson John
Kitchens, Atwood F. Lynch. George I,
lIumford, Frank E. Timmons, William
r. Brittingham Elijah C. Carey viii
liam E. AIears, Lee c. Mumford, Fred
W. Miller. Walter L. Rogers, Aaron W.
Timmons. Phillip Henry West
Probable Exemptions Not
Otherwise Indicated.
Walter r. Timmons, clifford E.
Timmons Benjamin EIlinesworth. John
F. Moran, James L. Wells. Frank T.
Bunting, Eli H. Bunting. William p.
Bunting.
No Exemptions.
Ottie Brumbley, George r. Donawav.
John Poole Gum. Lloyd %. Hudson.
John Edward Marvel, James Mumford.
1oldsboro c. Parker. Gilbert Sylvester
Ross, T-ben Alden Townsend, Carl C..
Frank T.. Gray. CasseI
Parker. Aunos W. TuH, ARENAS Reese
5etts John H. Hudson. Jesse W. Par
ons William Vickers. Ward Long.
-ohn F. Parker John Z. Layton.
-harles Reed Davis, Jr Conrad T.
harmon. William 5. Long. J-.
CoLoRED
Dependent Relatives Indicated
John f.. Andrews, Edward Beckett
William Jarmon. Alden Rle=, Lee RoIe-
rs, William r. Shovel, William C.. An
rews. John w. Kollock, Alexander. w.
Continued to paee seyeu)
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
Probable Exemptions
Not Otherwise Indicated.
Oliver Smith, George NJ.
no Exemptions.

no Exemptions.
Curtis E. Brewington. Amos F. Brown
Todd c. Barkley. Otis Cornish, Lloyd
L. White, Lorenzia Boyce, Lee Norris
Solomon ]. Stewart. Willis ]. Waller,
Levin Walker, Leslie W. Cannon, Gro
yer C. Gibson. Herman H. King. Au--
berry Cuff. Cornelius B. White, Hanson
H. Gibson.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06

troubled with cramps and lee IKE a
different woman. cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and ] am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as l did. -
Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box Y,
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fdentiaD, Lynn, Mass Only women
open and read such letters.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
Samuel J. Wilson & Son,
Funeral Directors and Embainers

Funera7 Directors and EmhalmerH-
We have added TO our funeral equip
nent O new Motor Funeral Car, for
which we make no extra charge. We
nave still retained our Black ana White
norse drawn hearse. which therefore
places us in a position 70 furnish either
horse drawn or motor hearses.
We are the best equipped and carry
-he largest stoch of funeral supplies
south OF Wilmington
Can phone. Office No. %. residence No
% Phone service day and night. In
,ailiug after 10 p. m. call No %. An
.alls promptly answered. No extra
,harge for distance. use Of hearses or
gife's services.
We also carry a large and complete
sss0rtmeut of Furniture Carriages, Run
.bouts, Farm Wagons, Rack Wagons and
Farming Implements
MILTON. DELAWARE.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
MCCORMICK BINDERS!

The Mccormick Binder is heavier than most
binders in this section and that is the reason that there
are so many NlcCormicks in use.
When the straw is light almost any binder will
handle it. but-you don't always have light straw and
in heavy straw the Mccormick will do your work to
perfection yet not be any harder on your team.
See US about a Mccormick if you need a binder
this season.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06

man. Rufus D. Bryan. Chares Henry
( Elliott. John W. Hall, John F. Jones.
( Charles H. Massey George North,
{ Harvey A. Parker George ". Phillips,
Cecil W Reed, clyde w. Rogers. Har-
I ley p. Steen. Arthur n. Walls, Hoyt J.
Carmine. Edward p Collins. John p.
Dukes. William L. Hudson, John H.
Jones. Ira H. Lamden. Stephen L.
Moore. e.. A. short. Baldwin b. Moore,
sidney Wheatley.
Probable Exemptions
Nos Otherwise Indicated
Maurice Ableman. James O'NeaL FL
mer ". West. HarHe W. Hudson,
Ephraim Elingsworth. walter a. King.
No Exemptions
Larry Baker, Charles H. Bush,
Johnsie Z. Carmean. Francis Donaway,
John T. Franklin. Fred Holstine, Walter
ter Hudson, Eby Jones, Henry B. Mitch
ell, Jr, Carl R. Niblett, George o.
Gordy, William H Hudson. George W.
Toppin, Walter A. Gordy, James E.
Hickman. Curtis Hudson, William D.
Norris Eldridge J. Wilson, William
Blaine Atkins. Walter L. Brasure,
Charles R. Conway. Roy W. Mitchell,
Jahes Corbett Steen, Clarence E. Wilk-
ins, Everett Conaway. John L. Monroe, |
Frank NJ Coffin. Greensbury Elliott, |
Charles J. Hall, Harold B. Short Martin
W. Jones, John Isaac Short, Howard H
Williams.
coLoRED.
Dependent Relatives Indicated.
Houston, Ananias Rogers, !
John N. Hopkins, King Harold Selby, |
Harry Houston, George W. Massey, /
John Leon Dale, Daniel A. Roberts.
Probable Exemptions Not
Otherwise Indicated.
Joshua J. Ingram.
No Exemptions
Elmer Andrew Duyan. Warren 5. Rob
srts.
Second c. the sixth-Fraukford.
WHITE
Persons TctoHy Disabled
Toledo IT. Tingle. oscar Hudson. Hen
~ Gore. John F. NcCabe, Joseph Day-
dson
Dependent Relatives Indicated.
Irving Wheatley Chaires Peter Ray
nond Hudson, Herman Kitchens, Willie
Hudson, Elwood f. Sturgis. D. Gram
lille 1IcCauley. Elbert B. Moore. Clar-
nee Goldsboro Baker, Otto Baker.
William b. Davidson, Charles c. II
Downs Arthur Hail, Joseph NJ Frank
.n, Jr. Benjamin Robinson 3Iears.
'larelce Moore. Clarence E. Murray.
raymond Toomey. John H. williams. h
,rlest Z. West, CASHIER c. Brittingham.
harvey o. Bunting. Ebe H. Chandler. ,
'aniel g. Carey. Chester L. Clogg.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06

would have TO stay
in bed several days
every m on tn. /
tried all kinds of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
/ read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. / tried It
and now I am never
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
First Of the Fifth-Laurel
WHITE.


Totally Disabled.
William j. Davis. Harvey J. Stephens,
Raymond Carmine, Harry Ouphant.
Robert ". Lamden.
Dependent Relatives. e.
Granvin l. Joseph. Harold Hearn,
Albert Kendall Wiley. Charles H. Win
gate. Ollie Z. Carmine, Isaiah G..
Mitchell. Archie X. Ralph, Henry l..
Bohn, James H. Edie. Wnber p. Ellis,
Charles H. Oneal. Clarence w. Roy,
Stephen G. Wootten. Phillip T. Win
gate, John H. Windsor, Roscoe J.
Maddox, Harold Mason, Howard 3.
Olphant, Ollie ". Short, Phillip 1.
Short, W. George Wroyen, Ebert c.
Bailey, Clinton W. Culver, Asa Hill,
Wood V. Messick. E. Roscoe Whaley,
Arthur F. Figgs, Herman d. Lowe.
Raymond Z. McGee, Howard L. Ward,
Arthur T. Windsor, Elmer H. Work
man, Daniel f. Ecker, Charles c.
Hearne, Walter f. Horsey, Harry L.
Ralph, Emory ]. Ralph, William Z.
Taylor Frank a. Alvarez, Hiram ".
Culver. William H. Donaway, Leroy
Davis. Harry r. Smith. Harrison r.
Wright, John Clark Abbott, William p.
Boyce. Victor Z. Collins. Thomas L.
Downs. William p. JosephS, Merrill q.
King. SeIby /. Lowe. Vernon F. Alarvil.
James T. Oliphant. L. Ray Otwel,
James c. Walls, Clarence W. Mitchell.
Probable Exemptions
Not Otherwise Indicated.
Willie r. Davis. Harry T. smith,
Harry r. Thomson, Earl L. Calhoun,
Everett Lee Waller Ira E. Hastings,
Charles W. Mitchell Howard B Hearn,
Herman r. Ward
No Exemptions.
william NJ Boyce. Raymond w Elliott,
iranvil Martin Elliott, Emory F. Fos-
ley. Albert y. Montgomery. Jr., How
lrd II Melvin, Harvey Lee Oiiphant.
Fred L. Ward. Franklin A Windsor.
van Z. Co-drey. Samuel B. Foskey,
,arl Z. 2lagee. John Kenney Co-lrey,
linden C Cordrey. Reese O. Gordy,
saiah j. Hearu. William y. Masten,
Io-ace r. Waller, While H. Mitchell,
'aul c. Wright. John Il. Arvey, Joseph
ryin White, William Thomas Hill Earl
r. Sirman. Harry r. Galloway, Samuel
+ Dorman. Walter Lee Rodney Solo
CON Mitchell Cola G Dolby. James
taIorl. Claude E. Windsor.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
First Of the sixth-Miilsboro
WHITE
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Officers
80 -4--al4aa -AANhl GO
pependent Ralatlves.

OUlEETa
William r. Moore
Dependent Relatives.
Theodore b. JONES, Howard Is.
Lynch Edward Custus Norris. Colds
bury Reyel, Americus Betts, Harold p
Carmine Harry Esham, Leroy Joseph,
Joseph b Mitchell Of H.. Lowder II
Mitchell, Alfred H. Williams Ebe H.
Atkins. It. Conaway Lee Donaway.
Milton =. Graham, 1Iitchelmoore J..
Houston. Frank Holstin. William C.
Joseph. John o. Mumf0rd Everett T.
Mitchell Frank C.. Murray. john II
Marvel John Frank Marvel Leibran
Lee Parker. John Hopkins Steele, ira
short Philip Z. West william 4
Downs. Granville B. Coslee. David Hem
r. Aiears. Clarence E. Phillips. Phillip
Harvey Belts. Robert W. Cooper.
Larry T. Conoway. Mack Z. Hudson.
= ilill.s.ifi Il. Hudson, Ernest North. Ed
ward B. Outten. Otha J. Pepper. Gussie
T. Rust. Alfred L. Rogers. Harley T.
Timmons. George s. Dixon, Joseph r.
Long. Perry R. BIears, Leroy Marvel
Norman II. Short, Goldey Smith, Joseph
e. Traitt, Marvel Toomey. Robert WI
son, Isaac r. Atkins. John L. Cannon.
James a. DRYDEN. Charles Is. DonaWay
Thomas W. Donaway. John F. Dona-
way. Eenry Aydelotte Houston. Jr.
William II. Layton. Peter Otre Mitch
Ell, Walter n Rogers. Cyrus T VIII
liams. julius Henry Joseph. Harry
y ermoat Loaand, Nehmeiah ~. Pretty
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
FT0DaUIs -NsVIFLIoHs'
Not Otherwise Indicated.

Marion Lee Ells. Jesse Ohrum Small
ChaWcey aI. Bacon. Joseph IT. MarviL
Erasmus =. Massey. Granville j. Ellis
William Virgil Davis
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
Second Of the Fifth-Delmar.
WHITE.
peseneent RsLatLves Indicate

Dependent Relatives Indicated.
Harry i. Elliott, Charlie E. Fosley,
William II. Jones. Elmer X. Parsons.
William Stanley Shipe. George r.. Dick
erson. Paul K.nzer Ellis. Clarence II.
EU3ou. Everett ". Hearn. John r.
Henry, Gardener H. Hastings, George
; W. Foskey, Joseph r. Locates. Chas.
~ Laudon, Otis r. Birmingham. H
Ray Burton. Hurstou r. Collins, Sher-
man T. Cooper, j.. Thomas Elliott,
Charles F. Fryer, Glen Il. Hastings,
carl II Hollaway Lewis Pratt Phillips,
j. Herman Parsons. William r. Baker,
Kendall 3. Beach. o. Ephraim Carey.
George W. Hearn. Herman w. Hearn,
Chauncey L. Hastings. John W. Hearn,
John T. Killman, Cowen W. Layheld
Harper C. Locates George c. Richards.
Frank d. Rupert, John ". Sturgis.
Albert F. Schee-, James Jackson Austin.
E Herman Bri,tnsham, Oliver Lewis
Cook. Daniel H. Culver. Mark ". Cooper,
Thomas Edward Darcy Norman H.
Elliott. Handy z Evans, Walter Wright
Hastings, Harry T. Jones, John P
Journey, J. Bayard Morris, Roland d
owens, Ignazio Serapielia, John T
Tomlson. Luther W. Workman, Will
lam H Aydelotte. Carol 3f Beach,
William F. Carmine. L. Pratt Cooper
Randall c. Davis, Edward NJ. Gmis
Harry E. Hastings, Whitley J. Hearn,
Edgar K. Hearn, Walter II. Lowe, En-
ory F. McNelia, Daniel + Oneal, J.
Fred Stevens. Dallas w. Wooten, Ollie
E. Bennett Michele Bulzoui, William H.
Barnes, T. Ellis DicSerson, Roland f.
Foskey. Emory l. Foskey. Herba o.
r egs Carl Edward Gordy. Fred A
Maddox. Norman Elliott McAnister,
Rodney C. Moore, Hayward A. Pollitt.
John J. sheridan, Frank W White.
Clarence c. Workman. Harry T. Beach
John NJ Cleary, Samuel J Ellis Harry
II. Ellis George $. Hastings. John Will
liam Moore, Wesley Elmer Hastings,
George $. Mills. Walter Herman Nit
cheu Charles r. Moore, Carl Arvi
Paasi. George F. Sullivan. Henry Syl-
vester Wooten. Harley J Bailey Hol-
land H. Cooper, John H. Dulaney,
Earl b. Elliott. Harvey H Foskey, W
Walter Hastings. J. Ira Hearn Nathan
Gordy West. Herbert j. Birmingham
Christopher o. Baker. George William .
Elliott Herbert W. Johnson. William
c. Littleton. F. Lee Phillips Fred o. I
Parsons, Norman b. Suulne. Harrison +
Taylor.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
coLoRED,
ospandent Relatives Indicated

Reese Cordy. Caleb J. Byrd, Walter
r. Cook. Howard Gordy, William Ben
jamin Taylor, Hooper j. Williams,
George Davis. Arthur Lee Burris,
Charles z. Game, shockley Hotten,
Brittingham Kenuey. Charles a. Long,
Giea Truitt. Herman DuTey. Daniel IT.
Freeaey
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years
suffered with terrible cramps. J.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
psoerdent Relatlvas

Edward u. Jefferson. Elwood Jones,
Matthew Shelton George Cove-lale.
Harry C.. Cannon.
No Exemptions
James II Waller Harry Miller.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
Profit in First-class Seed Corn.
INa,,ona, crop Improvement Service

1
! have been able to raise 30 bushels
of choice seed corn on an acre seed
plot For this seed received an
average of $3.50 per bushel, which
makes return of s105 for this seed
alone, in addition to 40 or 50-odd
bushels left for feeding purposes.
/ have black loan soil that has al
ways been in the highest state OF
fertility. apply heavy coat of stable
manure in the fall, plow the field early
IN the spring. disk four times and har-
row until firm seed bed is obtained.
For seed, l used eighteen of the
choicest, highest testing seed ears
which could secure.
On May 21st l planted checking
corn into hills forty-two inches each
way. At this time | drilled in 450
pounds per acre of high-grade fer
tiAzer. The corn was given the very
best of care, and as result OF this
Intensive cultivation and the balanced
Iptant.food ;lation. it matured by the
18th of September, at which time
picked the feed corn and put it on
drying raeb N"ated drying house
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
Somebody Must Take the Initiative
Are You Willing to Serve?
National Crop Improvement seryles.l

National Crop Improvement ssryIes.l
Many agricultural plans are like
sky rocket. They make a fuss going
ND and blow up a few stars and
descend like the stick. The reason of
this is because few men can make
continued effort They will get up
little scheme but at the first discour-
agement, their energy wanes and
there is nothing to show for their &C
tivity.
Yet It cannot be said that this sort
of energy is wasted. Like the over
tapping waves of tide. public opin.
ion is being formed. Things which
were ignored when crop improvement
began it's propaganda. are now adopt
ed as matter of course.
Local leadership is the weakest
spot in this work. Somebody must
take the initiative but it is not neces-
sary that one man should undertake
the whole thing. In every community
there are bankers, commercial clubs.
farmers clubs, oranges, institutes, mill
ers grain dealers and public lead
ers of various kinds who can unite
their efforts on a few specific things
and after successfully tackling one
problem be strengthened to tackle
| others.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-03
THE DEMAND FOR FOOD.

With the opening weeks of March
the farm season begins in Iowa and
the Mississippi valley states. What
IOWA and the Mississippi valley states
should have brought home to them is
the need as we'll as the profit of utiliz.
ing every acre of available land.
Whatever the ultimate effect of war
the immediate effect is enormously to
stimulate business The demand for
everything in the United States will
grow greater during the present year.
Prices, instead of returning to nor
NAL, will go higher Food will be
scarcer and dearer as the months pass.
With all that can be raised in Amer
lea there will be no surplus of any
agricultural product year from now.
The National City Bank OF New
York emphasizes the Importance of
farm activity in its review of the sit
uation. Iowa and states similarly sit
uated should recognize their duty as
well az their opportunity as they read:
"At the moment no other factor In
the national situation is of greater i'm
portance than intelligent, precautlon-
airy preparations to secure the largest
possible acreage of land under cuIti-
walton, and particularly in the food
crops, during the coming season.
Whether we are to have war or peace,
the population must be fed, and If, un-
fortunately, weather conditions should
DO unfavorabIe, and the yield no bet.
ter than last years, the food situation
next winter will be so much worse
than 1t is now that we may we'll take
alarm while there is yet time to pro-
vide against the possibility"
The National City bank whose re-
ports come authoritatively from all
parts Of the world. declares that the
present crop year will end without re-