Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-27
BIG RUSH NOW ON
For Western Canada and the
160-ACre HomeSteadS.

''In war like this, they also serve
and gardens.
1T cannot be repeated too often that
the world needs every ounce of food
it can produce this year. and that the
growers of that food are sure of good
prices. When men now of middle age
were casting their first ballot, dollar
wheat was the farmers ideal of pros
perity. Today, we have twO-dollar
wheat, with other grains and meats
and vegetables in proportion; and indi
cations that any shift from these
prices is as likely to be up as down.
Every acre must work. The farmer
who increases his crops is performing
national service. as well as assuring
prosperity for himself There cannot
he too much, and unless Il united and
consistent effort is made, there will
not be enough. "-Chicago Journal.
Now that the United States has
joined with the Allies, the sentiment
of the past has merged into the per-
Sonal interest of the present. The duty
of the loyal and patriotic citizen is to
bend every effort to bring the great
Worlds War to a satisfactory COnClu-
sion, to assist in all ways the forces
that have been fighting at tremendous
odds the giant power of autOcraCy.
Victory is now assured; the union of
the great fighting force Of the United
States navy, its military, its financial
cooperation, its full and complete SYM
pathy, will eventually bring about a
peace that will he solid and lasting.
Canada, just across the border line,
that has no mark of fOrtification. no
signs of defense. welcomes the assist
ance that the United States is render
ing, welcomes this new partner into the
arena that is battling for disruption
of the forces that breed and beget tyr
amy and oppression. and fighting for
Il democratic and free world What a
sight it will he to see the American
and the Canadian. with the Stars and
| Stripes and the Maple Leaf of Canada
cmblaZ0nrd in one fold and cntwined
in their effort to rid the world of an
! incubus that has disregarded all laws
! human and divine.
There is Il necessity for the greatest
effort ever was made, not only on the
| battletieldS of Europe, not only on the
mined and summarized seas, but in
! carrying out on the peaceful fields
of agriculture, the plans so urgently
| requested by those at the head of
| the departments of resources. The
recent reports by the Government
show a great falling off in the amount
of grain that may be expected from the
CrCp as of recent date, being only a
little over 60 per cent, 1G per cent
less than the average. Every patriotic
American will bend all his effort
towards increasing this. He may not
shoulder Il muSket, but he can handle
Il hoe, he can drive n team and man.
age pillow. He will be doing yeOman
service in this way, and assist in q
wonderful manner the man who is
fighting in the trenches. If he does
not now own piece of land, by all
means get one-rent it, buy it-get it.
J There is lot of vacant land that will
give ample return for his labor.
The desire to possess a home, to i'm
prove it and to prosper, is natural to
every American, and today unprece
dented offers are being made to secure
! ~ rnSiIaprn of thn hpnn- hnntnr The
war condition is draining the continent
of its foodstuffs and economists are
endeavoring to meet the rapid deple
ton of the nations stores of grain and
other farm products. Western Canada
has proven her claim to being the natu
raj producer of economically grown
foodstuffs and is indeavoring to over
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