The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
FARMERS INSTITUTE
At Orrum February 4 and Rex
February 57Must Raise Food
Stuffs to Win the War.

IL 6uo CLOltOI O1 i ITO xSODC6OIllaus
Farmers Institutes for this county
February 9TH, and Rex, February 9TH
The following letter has been sent to
many Of the leading men and women
in these vicinities and it is reproduced
here in order that it may have the
widest circulation possible:
ct is needless for me to tell you
that we are engaged in the most de-
structive and far reaching war the
world has ever known. You know
that as we'll as l do. But I fear there
are great many of our people who
fail to realize the seriousness Of the
situation and are not making ar
rangements for large food and feed
crops which will be absolutely nee
essary for US to win in this war. 1t
matters not what our opinions were
at one time in regard to the war,
we are now in it and must either win
Or lose. We cannot ever think of the
idea of losing it, think Of nothing but
winning. Every American who reads
the papers and keeps posted in re-
gard to the atrocities committed by
the Germans on defenseless women
and children, and compelling aged
men to work for them in factories and
on farms so they can send their
own men to fight in the trenches a.
gainst our soldiers and our allies
must be filled with indignation and
be willing to do all he can to win the
war for worldwide democracy and
; freedom Of the people. We simply
must win or suffer indignities un
mentionable and our country made
bankrupt in paying the entire cos
of the war.
''To do our part m winrnng the wa va
J we must do everything possible tt
grow the best crops this year we hav'
! ever grown. Labor will be scarce1
: than ever before, therefore it behoo
2 YES us to make every persons wor]
count for the most. With this in viev
: l have planned to hold some spesia
r meetings or farmers Institutes an
t have the promise of the cooperation
: of the State Department Of Agri
]. culture and the Experiment Static
a to send US men and women to discus
! subjects in which we are all vital
: interested. We want to greet thes
d people with large audiences and ge
{ the most out Of the meetings we poss
e bly, can. To do this it will be neces
d sary for us to do personal work j
n seeing our neighbors and getting thel
to attend, and also for them to sc
d their friends and get them to al
Is tend, also. I am counting on you
n cooperate with me in this wor
J. Advertise the meetings in every wa
i you can by announcing at churche
a Sunday schools and any other gathe
} ings you may attend, also by spea]
le ing to people about them.
J. ALREADY the call has gone Of
,e asking the farmers to prepare Fl
larger food and feed crops for tn
in year In few months there will
,e many thousands of our soldiers
n Europe. These soldiers must be fe
e. and fed by the farmers Of the Unit
+, States, if we are to win the We
~ Neither England, France nor TIA
In are in a position to feed and clot
pd their own soldiers. We must raai
IL enough for our home demands, o
an soldiers and those of our allies. 7
h. meetings that we are going to nc
re- will be for the purpose of conferri
Al with each other as to the best metho
all of growing larger crops and meet
o. expectations of those who are relyi
an on us for food and feed.
av "Please do all you can to ma
ii these meetings a success.
on Yours very truly,
LULU M. CASSIDEY,
lin County Age
81 Orrum, February 4, Rex, February