New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-06
The Sinews Of War
California Raising Its Crops in Fields Miles in tx
tent and Reaping Them With Great Tractors Is Fart
of World Worth Being Made Safe for Democracy
Bv THEODORE M. KNAPPEN

CAL Aug Sin this coorfu land they love
posters that riot in color We had been commenting on
striking poster in the waiting room OF the Southern PACING
station had lett The railway company has gwen Plo
place in every waiting room to its powerful original
democracy Whoever travels the Southern PACING thus re-
minded by the company the lofty purpose OF this war
The train rounded flank OF the mountana mountain IN he
there before beyond after range OF fruitful
foothills was the glorious Valley OF California
Its world worth being made safe for democracy said my
companion native the Golden Wes as ne MADE sweep
ing gesture toward his sacred valley.
1t is-this Western world-this American world
Presently the region OF the great ranches few
OF them are still conducted almost large scale as IN those
generous days when the OF New Spain divided all ao
grants land that bounded by mountains ana S
Great isn't it," said the Californian.
For miles we passed wheat field typical big held OF Cali
orna which the valley and live oaks remain as nature
placed them. 1t big farm run in big way IL te oa
way-he departing wayhe way the West loves and must lore
go Time when California raised more wheat than any 0er
state Now production OF wheat has srunk to scarce O
COG bushels but still leader barley production and
barley still holds alot the banner OF the big way.
Here thew literally carry the flag the battle OF the produc
tive fields Perhaps is because the favore California tractor
was the prototype the British tanks that flag flies proudly on
every Caterpillar as lays its own track through the neas anu
thus gains the footing and the hold pope the enormous ma
chine that and thashs the grain simultaneously spewng OUT
straw and pouring grain ponderousy advances
# the power not mechanical it that of thirty or forty
horses These mammoth driven with ire
sstbe hill and valley down ravnes and along hsdeS
They stop for nothing go, ,..a 3 81.
East NAV be at work. nowhere the shocks that dot the
harvest fields OF the recruitment In this ainless season the
heave are allowed lie the fields until they are hauled to the
machine There fear OF an untney storm lower
ing the quality OF the unprotected grain r.
Cheered by high prices spurred by the great publicity
to arouse patriotic pride the production OF large crops
California the bon has done wonders this year From the
mountain meadows of the high Srras to the tog oathed hdS
nr Coast country from the pastures below the high eternal
SHOWS OF Shasta the north to the trim orange groves OF Los
Angeles and San Diego from the wide OF the Montezn
b 70 the little Japanese truck fields of Florin Call ecund
Mother Earth lavish varied provder pours out her abundance
this wear as never before.
But food victory that has been won by tremendous eo
ene Of great obstacles The labor problem has been and Is
most perpexing when the victory won its conse
ouences are in balance The may ben some instances
are already being-ost for lack OF labor to save them
"Give us conscrp army for the fields, says California