The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-12
FARM.AI|RE LAND
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. Front

-. This question of Conservation of
food has become so agitated by those
who have a knowledge of what II
means In the preservation Of life. who
have made a study Of the food condl.
lions, and the requirements Of the
countrysitsat Il IS beginning to arouse
the entire nation. The economist
WHOSE duty II is TO study. the output
and <onipafe Il With the consurnp tion.
sees rapidly creeping up Of one on
the other, and. when the appetite OF
consumption gets a headway on the
output, where will the nation be7 II
Is time the people were aroused, for
there is danger ahead unless the In
telllgence OF the people Is awakened to
the fncts. The crop Of 19N will be
less than an average one. and see the
work Il has. TO perform. II has to
feed the man producing 1t. and he Is
OF Tess efficiency today than year
ago. His strength has been reduced
by, the drawing away Of the thousands
from the farms, who are now In the
ranks OF the consumer instead OF in that
Of The producer. There Is an inverse
ratio here that cnn only be under
stood when confronted with the ap-
ralling figures presented by those in
lr,harge 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 IL 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 responsibility
placed upon them fully as great as has
tire 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 be economy. not
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 case Of
how much can we make. It must be
case of sfght' with those who have
gone overseas, but 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 diff.
Guilty In securing land in any OF the
states. 1t may be rented on easy terms
or purchased at low prices. and there
should be little difficulty arranging
with bankers 10 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.
ations at the lowest possible cost, and
. Americans are welcomed with open
arms. Homesteads Of 100 acres each
may be had on easy conditions, and
other lands may be purchased at low
prices on easy terms. The yields OF
all kinds OF small grains are heavy
The prospects for a 1917 crop are ex-
eellent. and II looks today as II there
would be ms good return as at any
time. In the past. and when It is real
ized that there have been yields OF
forty and forty-nve bushels of wheat
over large areas this should be en-
couraging Now that the two coun-
tries are allies and the cause Is com.
mon one there should be no hesitation
In accepting whichever offer seems to
be the best In order to increase the
production so ne "essary. and which
should II not be met. will prove n Sc
rious menace. Particulars as to Cana
dian lands, whether for purchase OF
homestead, maybe had on application
to any Canadian Government Agent
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