The evening herald., 1917-04-11

I''"uuWNH th4t prevail IN ttfuan,
or Austria. or that are present IN les
aggravated form in France and Eng
land. win be felt here--even thouel
prices get higher hut one way q
keen prices near the present ivei Il q
increase our production. and with th'
cupboard of the world approaohin'
emptiness. American farms win hav'
To produce as they never have before
America. In spite of the submarine
warfare. has been sending millions oi
bushels and millions of pounds OF
foodstuffs to england aGA France. u
must scnd more. II has beer brought
home 10 the government here that
what our aliscs--for they are fighting
our fieht as well A. their own now
need more imperatively now. even
more than munitions or an army Of
American soldiers is foodstuffs and
assistance In getting tho foodstnffs
over 20 England and France.
Herbert Quick. member of the Fed.
eral Land hank board. and probably
the best informed student OF American
farming conditions In the coutry. was
asked recently what part the American
farmer would play in the war. He re-
riied:
''rhe American farmer can win the
war He can right with his corn and
wheat and hogs: and he will have to.
for corn and wheat and hogs and
foodstuffs OF ali kinds are to have az
important a part in winning the war
and nov that the United states 10
in we are going through until We have
won--as the bis guns In France. II is
going TO be up 70 the American farmer
to farm and produce as he has never
farmed and produced before.
The world has never had such
food shortage as the last two years
Last year there was short crop in
wheat. in potatoes. in nearly every
thing IN the way Of foodstuffs. II was
short here. Il was shor; everywhere.
and the worlds big cupboard has
been drained until II Is approaching
n degree OF emptiness 4 has never ex-
perlenced. You can't take millions OF
men from the farms and produce big
cor crops. You can't put in explosives
your nitrogen and potash that the soil
needs as fertilizer and grow bumper
crops. The demand on us. with a
short crop ourselves, has drained this
country as never before.
Air. Quick was asked 10 give a few
suggestions whereby the cities and
towns could cooperate with the farms.
They are.
by conserving much or the waste
in foodstuffs that now exists.
Every state should have a commits
sion or committee headed by the com
missioner Of agriculture TO bring about
cooperation in distribution as well asl
production. But that is being taken up
by the department Of agriculture.
Every city. large and small. should
have one. There Is hardly a year but
on farms only a few miles from cities
and towns that large amounts OF fruits
and perishable products go to waste.
The farmer may intend 10 grow Just
enough for his own Use and decide II
doesn't pay 10 fool with the surplus.
Often IL may not. But everything will
be needed this year. Every orchard
and every tree in the orchard should
ho stripped bare. The same should
be true OF tomatoes ana articles OF
such kind. The cities and towns CO.
operating with the farmer. should
scour the country for miles around to
see that nothing goes TO waste. There
should be canning and drying OF fruits
and vegetables both on the farm and
In the city home as never before. The
tin can Is the best preventive OF waste
that has been found. There should be
no carloads OF peaches or any form
OF foodstuffs rotting In ears. as often
happens TO be temporarily glutted,
only TO find the price up again in a
few weeks.
'"rhe committees or commissions OF
the cities and towns should see that
the farmer. IL he doesn't have the
money for seeding. should get IL at
fair rate OF interest Take potatoes;
it takes the heaviest kind OF an In
vestment for seed potatoes to plan n
crop this year and take chance on
getting profitable new crop. But We
must have big potato crop next fan
even az the price OF eating fewer 20
tatoes today that there mas be plenty
Tor seed
r While ON big scale the production
Of hogs and beef cattle must be stimn-
lated by every means possible. tho
farm wife can do wonders with poui-
Try. Instead OF Matching out l5o eggs
IN the incubator, there should be is00
this year Poultry is about the quick
est food product that can b~ made
ready for market"
\ FITTING RESPONSE.