Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-13
EARN MORE LAND
Cultivate for the Soldier at the
Front.

This question Of conservation Of
food has become so agitoted by those
who have a knowledge Of what Il
means in the preservation Of life, who
have made "a study Of the food condi-
lions, and the requirements Of the
country, that II Is beginning to arouse
the entire nation. The economist
whose duty II Is to study the output
and compare 1t with the consumption.
sees q rapidly creeping up Of one on
the other, and, when the appetite of
consumption gets a Roadway on the
output, where will she nation be? II
Is time thel 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 1t has to perform. IL has to
feed the man producing It. and he is
of less efficiency today than Il year
ago. His strength has been reduced
by the drawing away " the thousands
from the farms, who are now in the
ranks of the consumer instead Of In that
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ratio here that can only be under
stood when confronted with the APP
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 sen stnrve. There Is such
n great call for active participation in
the matter Of providing food. that
those who are left at home I'm charge
of this work have a responsibility
plnced 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 he economy. not
only Of labor. Every acre Of avail
able land should be producing. Ad.
vantage should be taken of every day.
Hight hour. II must not be Il ease of
how much can we make. It must be
II case Of fight" with those who have
gone overseas, but In our way, fight to
win the war. Where that spirit per
vades will he found the spirit Of the
patriotic American. There Is no diff
Guilty In securing land In any Of the
states. II may he rented on easy terms
or purchased mt 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
I'm 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. HOmcstends Of 100 acres each
may he had on easy conditions, and
other lands may be purchased at low
prices IN easy terms. The yields OF
all kinds Of small grains are heavy.
The prospects for II 1917 crop are ex-
cellent. ana 1t looks today as II there
would be as good II return MS at any
time In the past, and when II is real.
iZed that there have been Yields of
forty ana furty-tive bushels Of wheat
over large areas this should he en-
Courugiug. Now that the two coun-
tries are allies and the cause Is Il com
mon one there should be no hesitation
I'm accepting whatever offer seems Ia
he the best in order 10 increase the
production 81 ne eSsarY, and which
should It not be met, will prove n Sc
rious menace. Particulars rs to Cana.
dian lands, whether for purchase OF
homestead, may be had on application
TO any Canadian Government Agent
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