Warren sheaf., 1917-04-25

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PRODUCTION
Farmers of Marshall County Will
Do their Share TO Feed
Hungry World.
Assured High Prices of Farm Pro-
ducts Make Golden Opportunity
For the Tillers Of the Soil.
At a meeting of the Red River
Valley Development Association
held at Crookston last week the
important question OF increasing
the acreage Of food production in
the valley was taken up and dis
cussed. It was decided to form a
new organization to be known as
the Minnesota Red River Valley
Crop and Public Welfare Associa-
tion, the object Of which will be
to. mobilize the agricultural re-
sources and encourage crop produc-
tion by every possible means. A
ten per cent increase in acreage
will mean at least $4,000,000 more
in the pockets Of the farmers this
year. The world needs the food
and the farmers will get the money
it is the farmers golden oppor-
tunity.
General Committee. :.
e. G. Selvig, Of the Northwest
School of Agriculture was named
chairman Of the general commi tee,
the Other members being R. C..
Mathwig, Warren; w. w. Pritchard.
Thief River Falls; Thomas Gun.
ness, Barnesville; and P. B. Gaass
Red Lake Falls. These gentlemen
together with county committee
man from each county form the
general committee. D. Robertson,
Of Argyle, is the county committee
man for Marshall county.
AOCd1 OOmMlCLeeS.
Local committees will have
charge of the work in the various
communities. Each county chair
man will be the head of five sub
COMMITTEES on seed and increased
acreage, labor, schools and churches
women, and i've stock and pouIt y
On Friday afternoon Mr.. Rob
ertaon addressed a gathering al
the Commercial Club Rooms. rela.
tive to the work here. In Argyle
local committees were already at
work assisting in various ways to
obtain seed, labor, live stock, etc
At meeting in the Club rooms on
Friday evening a local organization
for Warren was appointed to look
after the needs of the farmers in
towns east and west from the city
and adjoining towns in Polk county
This committee consists of the fol
lowing gentlemen. Seed: H. L.
Wood; Labor: c. L. spaulding;
Livestock: L. Lamb person; Women:
Mrs. A. Melgaard; Schools and
Churches: E. NJ Mitchell; Finance
c. p. Lundquist..
The local committee on the follow
ing day addressed circular letter
to all fafmers in this territory with
a view Of ascertaining their needs
as to seed grain, potatoes, beans
ETC., and whether they were able
to seed additional acres, also
whether they had any seed to spare
for others. Replies to these circu
lars are coming in and all who need
it, will be given assistance. The
committee will also do all it can to
furnish labor for planting and har-
vesting the crop. BY cooperating
with this committee a great deal
can be accomplished to insure a
full crop being raised in Marshall
county this year. Now, right now,
is the seed time, and crops should
be planted as soon as the weather
and soil conditions warrant it.
Plant the seed and look to the
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due season. Special attention should
be paid to gardens this year in
both town and country. What we
can't eat, we'll can, and what we
can't can, We'll let somebody else
can that can. Plant all the pota-
toes you can. Warren will build
a potato ware house that will be
ready to take care Of the crop in
the fall, thus insuring better mar
keting facilities. It is the patriotic
duty of every farmer to produce
more food products than he ever
did before, as there is a food
shortage all over the world Not
only will the farmer be we'll paid
for his labors, but he will at the
same time render a definite ser
j'vice to our Country.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the Crookston meeting:
Whereas, the world faces a ser
ious shortage Of food stuffs, due to