River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-04-19
GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION
Executive Calls Upon Citizens to Lend
Hand in Production of Food
stuffs During This Year.
REGARDS SITUATION SERIOUS
Urges all Able to Work to Contribute
Their Part in Production of Meat,
Potatoes and Cereals.

II feel it my duty to call the atten
ton of the people of the state of Wis
consin to the sacrifices that we must
make and the responsibilities that we
must assume in order that we may
fully cooperate with the national gov
eminent in UNFOLDING the arms of the
nation.
eve shall be called upon to provide
our quota of troops and feel conf
dent that Wisconsin's sons will re-
spond to the call of the President of
the United States willingly and
promptly and with the same spirit of
patriotism which has characterized
our soldiers in the wars of ether
years.
BATTLES cannot be won with empty
commissaries. No soldier can endure
the hardships Of a campaign unless
he is properly nourished. The most
important problem now is to provide
a supply of food. | regard this as a
serious situation, particularly in view
Of the fact that we must feed an army
in addition to our industrial popula-
ton, and also provide food supplies to
the people of Europe with whom we
are upon friendly terms.
"What the country will need most
are hose plain articles of food-meat,
potatoes and cereals for bread. |
potatoes and ceareals for bread. |
urge every farmer in the state of
Wisconsin to plant enough wheat to
produce the flour necessary for his
own use and surplus if possible. |
urge that he plant sufficient acre
age of corn and if possible increase his
herd of swine to produce pork for the
market. | particularly urge that the
acreage of potatoes be increased.
Every farmer should plant enough of
this vegetable for his own use and
wherever the soil is suitable he should
make his potato field as large as he
is able to cultivate.
II urge our farmers, as matter OF
patriotic duty, to cultivate every foot
of their soil; none of it is too poor to
raise something. White navy beans
and buckwheat will be in demand, in
fact anything which is food for man
or beast will be a Contribution to the
pressing needs of our country.
''There is reported a shortage of
seed in some localities, particularly of
potatoes. All who have a surplus of
seed of any kind are asked to notify
G. p. Norgord, Commissioner of Agrl-
culture, Madison, Wisconsin, and all
who are short of seed of any kind
are also asked to address the same Of
fetal.
''In order that we may conserve Ia
Dor for agriculture | recommend that
public work, so far as it is possible,
be deferred until such time as labor
shall not be so urgently needed for
these purposes as at present.
II ask that all bankers, business
men, farmers, societies, agricultural
associations, labor organizations, and
SO far as possible, the schools of the
state, interest themselves in the mat
ter of increasing our agricultural pro
ducts.
II urge that the bankers of the
state give aid in the form of loans tC
farmers who may need assistance
whether in the purchase of seed or the
cultivation of crops. recommend to
the people of the cities, towns and vii
lagos that they plant liberal crops OF
vegetables on the vacant property, in
order that they may supply them
selves and thereby be protected
against high prices of such commodi-
ties.
Il also recommend that the citizens
practice all reasonable economy in the
conservation Of food