The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-28
GET INTO THE CORN FIELDS

There are more ways to help your
country at the present time than en-
listing in the ranks and contributing
money to carry on the war. The
world must be fed and clothed, espec-
tally fed, and upon America, more
than any one country is placed the
burden of supplying the world with
provender.
The one article of food essential to
life is bread and the world bread sup
ply is short.
Fully three-quarters of the popula-
ton of the world know nothing Of any
bread-making material except wheat
and rye, and this years supply OF
these grains is meager and the hold
over supply is we'll night exhausted.
The great rye producing regions Of
the world are war torn and all agricul-
ural operations languish. Fall or win
ter wheat production is much below
the usual average. In Nebraska and
many portions of other winter wheat
states all hopes of crop were aban-
doned last spring and the wheat
ground was planted to other crops.
Market experts predict an unheard OF
price for wheat and flour next year.
Spring wheat is in fairly promis-
ing condition but much may happen
before the harvest. The most opti-
mistic viewer of the worlds bread sit
uation regards it as precarious to say
the least.
Here in the United States we grow
an excellent bread substitute for wheat
in corn, or more correctly speaking,
maize. Corn bread is as palatable,
nutritious and really more healthfuI
than white bread made of wheat. Prior
to the Civil war, corn bread was the
principal article of diet for the slave
population of the south and they were
physically the most healthful people
in the world.
1t is a fighting food. In all the
American wars the Johnny-cake war
riors were the most desperate ano
successful warriors of all the Ameri-
can fighting forces.
Corn bread enables the southrons
to withstand the north's overwhelm
ing superiority of men, money and
material, for more than four years.
Had it not been for the hoe-cake, reb-
eldom would have been crushed in four
months instead of four years.
If we could have our way, an exc
cutive proclamation would at once is
sue calling upon the American people,
at least during the war, to observe tive
corn bread days each week when the
only bread served upon our tables
should be made of corn. This, instead
of being a hardship, would be OF SUBJ
stantial benefit to all of our people ex-
cept the doctors.
We would have military arrange
ments made to furnish all our war
riors on land and sea, at home o.
abroad with corn bread rations twice
each week. --"'-"ss - aE''
This is a heaven sent opportunity
for Yankedom, not only to proclaim tc
the myriads of old world population
the American gospel of freedom, but
also the American gospel of corn.
Thus far the season has not beer
very favorable for this great Amer,
lean cereal. 1t is at least three weeks
behind schedule. The spring and early
summer have been backward and cold
but much of natures handicap can bt
made up by intense cultivation. Al
expert corn grower has stated thai
one thorough cultivation is as benefi
cial to the corn crop as shower Of
rain.
The man who gets into his c6Fnfiel'
and works his cultivator early ant
late is not only piling up for himsel:
goodly store of dollars, but he is rem
dering his country patriotic service
and benftting the world.
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