Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-28
HUGE FORCE OF VOLUNTEERS
REsPoNDs TO CALL FOR
LABOR.
RANKS MAY Be SWElLED
TO MORE THAN $4,000
Campaign Results in Cos, Fields Of
Iowa Being Increased by 10000
Acres This Yea-Commerciai Club
Members and Bankers 10 Assist in
FieiGs-Fivs Hundred Leave Ames.


Special TO Times Republican,
Ames. May 2S-Thirty thousand vol
unteer food producers have already re-
spoudsd 70 the call sent out by the ag-
riculJural extension department al
Iowa state College. and some sixty
farm labor bureaus have been estab-
lished in the state in some forty-t;ve
counties Enlist menIs st!N pour in by
the hundreds daily and IL is expected
that 10000 volunteer food producers
next few weeks.
OF the 3QQe0. some 1000 have signed
up for farm work: 5000 for garden
work: 3,0Go for canning; >, 600 Tor poul-
try production. and the remainder for
active work in seed selection and stor-
ing. pork production, fighting insect
and other pests and health conserva-
ton. Each person enlistiag IS sent a
". +. P" BODICE OF honor and printed
instructions to help him in his parti-
cuiaT i.Ti5 .: fcod production. Two hum
dred Thousand emergency leaflets have
been printed for this purpose.
Million Acre Corn Increase.
''I- means that with favorable wealth
nous crops his year" say the extern
sion men. she VIII have an increased
corn acreage % a. least 0n1, 400 acres.
which means 81 0n0 600 bushels in
crease at the lowest estimate"
Labor bureaus are being formed daily
over the state. OF the sixty or more or
gained Delaware county leads with
Q. ght, Page. six Dallas three. and
Lee three. From thirty 10 sixty men
have been placed for farm labor by the
bureau In each Of the twenty eight or
gained counties i farm Labor. hurea u
in every community in the state is the
aim and expectation Of the department
within the next few weeks.
Club Members as Farmers.
The commercial club OF Bloomfield
has promised that all Of lis $50 mem
bers will donate their services on farms
for two days this summer: banks IN
Creston viii allow their employees two
weeks extra vacation in which to work
on farms and will pay the difference
between farm and bank wages: some
manufacturers have signztied that they
would probably ALLOW some Of ;heir
employees leave Of absence TO work on
farms.
About 1900 boys and girls have en-
rolled IN the acre corn contest and l,l60
in tire pig club
Fvie Hundred Leave krres.
Practically $50 students have left
Iowa state College since war was De.
cleared in this country, according 10 the
statement. made Friday morning at q
special student convocaticn b. Acting
President E. ". Stanton. or these, some
eco have enlisted for active military
service and about 800 for work In az
ricu!tlre and industrial fields OF
those who have entered military serv-
:ce ninety five have enlisted in the reg
ulsr army, f.fty-.hree have gone ~ Of
ficers' training camps. th!-ty-si1 have
entered hospital un.t ard four the ma
ssonal guard.
IN mis- address Dean Stanton en-
D7as3zed the fact, ,bst the great call
.harc viii Or tor men and women spe-
c.ally trained 81 agriculture the indus
ersss veterinary -edlr!re- science ard
nome economies demands ina. Ftu-
dents remain in 81 hrcl u9tl called ny
the govern rner.t 70 other Lies Of serv-