The midland journal., 1917-07-13
FARM MORE LAND.
Cultivate for the Soldier at the
Front.

ThlS question of conservation Of
food has become so agitated by those
who have a knowledge of what it
means in the preservation of life, who
have made study of the food cOndi-
tions, and the requirements of the
country, that it is beginning to arouse
the entire nation. The economist
whose duty it is to study the output
and compare it with the consumption,
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 be? 1t
is time the people were aroused, for
there is danger ahead unless the in
telligence of the people is awakened to
the facts. The crop of 1917 will be
less than an average one, and see the
work it has to perform. 1t has to
feed the man producing it, and he is
of less efficiency today than a 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 can only be under
stood when confronted with the ap-
palling figures presented by those in
charge 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 is 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 a responsibility
placed upon them fully as great as has
the 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. 1t must not be a case Of
how much can we make. 1t must be
a case of fight" 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 to 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 160 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 1917 crop are ex-
cellent, and it looks today as If there
would be as good a return as at any
time in the past, and when it is real
lied that there have been yields of
forty and forty-five 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 whatever offer seems to
be the best in order to increase the
production so necessary, and which
should it not be met, will prove Sc
rious menace. Particulars as to Cana,
dian lands, whether for purchase or
homestead, may be had on application
to any Canadian Government Agent
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