East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1918-10-18
FARM PROSPERITY
CAN Be PERMANENT
IN BOND HOLDINGS
HIGH PRlcEs OWING TO WAR
CONDITIONS MAY NOT CON.
TiNuE INDEFINITELY.
BONDS WILL GAIN IN VALUE
Drouths nnd Bad Seasons win Not
Affect Income from United
statcs Securities,

The argument Ia being made IN,
many sections OF the country--and It.
Ia one based on solid truth--thut out.
OF the great wealth the war has
brought to the farmers OF the United
States, in high prices Of products, tna
wisest thing he can do is to invest In
Liberty Bonds that will increase In
value.
Droutha may come IN other years
and spoil his crops; prices may 90
down nearer the normal, and II prices
should remain secure at the present
figurea the chances are he viii not
have the present abundance 10 eell.
Farmers Of Tennessee, jntucky
and Southern Illinois are getting a
higher price than ever hnowa since
Civil War days for their tobacco, nni
some think that the preBent,day prices
beat the record Of '61'65, Farmers
Ere now getting from 20 to 90 cents
pound and making more than 1000
pounds to the acre. This means from
$500 to S4O0 per acre--more than the
land ever brought In any section of
the country. /!
High Prioss for produets.
On account Of the shortage OF wool
! and the demand for its use IL knitting
for our soldiers the cotton crop OF
mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Ten,
/ nessee, Texas and other S.atns will
bring d record price or the EIarket.
foodstufis are + ore Ia dem-LJ Than
ever before. Not even the dcn.and Gf
! Civil War days can equal tiIs JcLiand
Of America and E4ropo for our ho4a,
cattle, sheep. corl. wheat, potatoes
and other food prodsc;a
The reason FOR this property, It Is
! pointed cut IL BECAUSE miil3as of
mon are chew Ing end smoking tobaccd
and not making II; mill.UD5 are wca..
, Ing clothes and Uniforms end are not
! raising cotton; sheep are being eaten
for mutton and are not making wool
and the Countries of Europe that onco
produced In abundance raw re5ound TO
the noise OF battle an! tho lraE:j,
tramp, tramp Of cnnGtleas E.il!nnj Of
cur men OF war.
That IL the tesaon Of TIE present
nigh prices, and Il Is wi.''y D.cait.ri
they VIII rot las icrcvcr. VIII iar,l.
ers be prcflisste with t,ieir tlcraNsed
wealth at h time when conservation Is
The ~atchword OF on, country, or WI
they Rct The part oi ne wige man WHO
i2ys By him IN store tur The fuLure1
Put surpiu5 In sgrds
! Another Liberty Loau Gu" pa en- Is
ieing |aunc1ed, 'ha, ~, g3err. a,eni
lLay have money I! ~ l. u cita . 7c#
linuo to pr3s"cG q ,4e Ill H.rn,tF
cannot DO be ,er, the SOL .nrsa'meHt
&drice is gwen, ihan 80 boy bouti
ind to cont.1ue 10 buy then. Until tGc.r
turplus wealth i6 all Invested
Aft The val these bonds will 10.
crease Ia ySiue na Dae years so -.
Governments bonds have always pJa9
80 a prem ~ in a short t,Ele. B,ai u
Ill, Ii Will l. y to w,p the unrisht.
,ousEc6s cut ui -" i1l tri rtEiGrF
iFecG "A, peace TN. A. Fpnes4 to the
ord.
Just as t@cyps t3nno break ir o
!lenrca ana q eai rl, treasures tnHt
IRE thc:e, 10 j NJ g. jH1ch or lower
ne Go"h oi L.onG. i]oada i)rou,ns
nd vet t,aE5Is, .r g are nE1lGatrn,
"nyr.'aia inYeatr."..g hua 0iner
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