Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-04-17
RAISE FOOD FOR THE WAR
A PROCLAMATION

country engaged with the central
powers of Europe possible magnitude which must under
estimate feel duty to call the attention OF the people the
make and the
that fully cooperate with
uphong the nation What
disagreement there may have been about the necessity OF
y engaging thing of the past War is
upon every of the State of Wisconsin to aid the
made meet and to enable
our state share the support of government
Military preparations necessity controlled by the United
States We shall upon provide quota
troops will respond to the call
President of the United States willingly and promptly and with
spirit patriotism that has characterized soldiers the
of former years.
Soldiers alone carry successfully Battles cannot be
empty Troops equipped Armies must
be fed hardhps campaign unless he is
properly noushed 1t with view OF awakening our ehan poPua
full realization of their duty the situation therefore
that this message the people of Wisconsin.
important problem that cononts and which must
provide supply of food The high
than The available stocks OF food have been gradually
depleted until find ourselves practically without surplus
country absolute shortage exist all Europe
The commodities because this shortage has risen
place them of REACH the of the people
the the
grain partial failure and that
country wneked the Canadian north
labor which will materially the
acreage of wheat that large
young production coupled
further fact that large numbers of aborng will be
ured the factories that other supplies
similar shortage of labor
al districts.
regard situation particularly
provide food supplies to the people OF Europe with whom we
upon friendly terms.
foregoing perfectly apparent that
will be the service of his country,
urge their
shall
ured for their own support What the country will need most
plain articles of food potatoes and cereals for
urge every the State Wisconsin
enough produce the
surplus possible that he sufficient
possible his produce pork
particularly that the potatoes be
the so suitable he should make his potatoe large
he is able to cultivate
farmers duty cultivate
of their SOIL it poor raise something White navy
buckwhea will be demand fact anything
will contribution the pressing
country
require greater
prices all farm produce them the cultivation
every abe SOIL The fact that large
carried in itself that the price
will be high for another
declared.
reported exists shortage of seed
particularly potatoes Department Agriculture
stands ready to act as clearing house the matter OF
supply all who have surplus of seed of kind
Mr. c. P Norgod Commissioner OF Agriculture Madison
and all who short OF seed kind should address the official
who stands with his department
fullest the securing
agriculture the
industries recommend that public possible
deferred until such labor shall urgently
these purposes it present
again impress upon the people The food
situation so that we will commit moral wrong AGAINST our
unnecessarily production
successful harvesting of u agricultural products
that bankers farmers societies. agricultural
labor organizations possible
increasing our agcu
tural products
urge give the form of loans in
chase o in the cultivation of crops.
the villages that thew
vegetables the property that
supply themselves thereby protected against
prices of commodities.
that the citizens practice economy
bearing present cond
tions food taken from it.
testimony whereof and caused the
of the State of Wisconsin be affixed
this thirteenth April A. D. nineteen
EMANUEL l.. Philip
BY the Governor Governor of Wisconsin
L. B.. NAGLER
of State.