The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11
SEES NO REASON TO Be GLOOMY

teer movement. The proof of all his
lies In the fact that our present pros
poets indicate an increase Of prOduc-
ton Of cereals by SJ0,O00,000 bushels.
Our farmers planted an increased
acreage of wheat, but the weather has
not responded for this product. Liter
ally millions Of new gardens have
been planted or extended everywhere.
We have the largest supply OF yegeta-
bles in III history.
Women Respond Nobiy.
The wolf is at the door of Europe,
and with all these SURPRISES, our stock
Of foodstuffs would still have been too
the coming year If our people had not
responded to the call for wise and eco
nomical use of food and for the elm
ination of waste. The response not
only in planting, but also IN conserva-
ton has been of such spontaneous,
magnificent order as TO justify conf
dent optimism In the ability of our
people to prepare and to preserve. In
the matter of our great surplus of per-
lshables, because OF inability to
ship these to our allies, a call was sent
u from Washington asking that our
people should the perishables
during the summer and fall months
in substitution for the great staples
which should be held for the winter,
and for shipment to our allies. They
were asked to substitute corn for
wheat and to conserve the waste of
meat and fats by the use of substl-
tutes. That this Is being done Is al
ready evidenced by reports of dealers
In cereals and In meats, which indi-
cate a most remarkable decrease in
increased demand for substitutes. A
call also was sent out asking that all
~perishables that could not be consumed
should be preserved and stored. This
call, since the arrival of pe~rishables in
May, has been met by the response of
millions of ome In the country, not
only In the matter of preserving I'm the
household, but also by the creation OF
innumerable committees. clubs, demon
stration trains and instructors provid-
ed by our educational institutions,
making a complete system throughout
the country. Although we are only
half way through the canning season,
we ear begin to see magnificent re-
suits. II is obvious enough that the
American woman has not lost the
Will Supply the Deficiency.
Our American anners will this year
produce about 1,700.000,O00 cans of
fruit and vegetables. Our government
and the allies will require about 200,-
O0O,O 600 Of these cans. The returns we
have from various state organizations
based upon the results obtained for the
first half of the season indicate that
the American women will preserve
200,000,000 Jars and cans OF f'uit and
vegetables this year, and will thus
supply any deficiency called for by
the armies.
"A lV" aaNS a6O We oNhb Vbt "a NoaA
to the women of the country that they
sign a pledge to us to accept our sug-
gestions as to substitutes and waste
elimination In their homes, so far as
their circumstances would permit. AL
ready we have over 100000 home
pledges en- route TO Washington, Phil
adelphia leading with 100000. st.
Louis, for example. has had over $50
mass meetings of women In arrange
ing the enrolment. There are 2,400
organized women In Virginia making
a h~ouse-to- house We shall
have the millions Of homes In the
United States enrolled as members of
the food administration. joining us in
volunteer regulation within sixty days.
This in response TO u simple request
and with no extended organization on