Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
Soil Service Meetings.

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Soil Service Meetings.
The Hamilton County Farm Bureau
has arranged with the extension de-
partment at Ames for a soils specialist
to be in Hamilton county during the
first week Of January. Soils meet
ings will be held in each town Of the
county.
The farm bureau has arranged these
meetings in order that the farmers can
get together in various convenient
places throughout the county, and the
numerous questions concerning soils
can be discussed.
The soils of Hamilton county We're
mapped in 1917. Two men worked the
entire summer in the county, and the
soils were examined and mapped in
every forty acres OF land. Since then,
the soils department at Ames has been
studying the soils of the county. They
have prepared a report which the soils
specialist will give at these meetings.
The day is past when the Iowa
farmer considers that he has no soil
problems. 1t used to be thought that
Iowa soils were inexhaustible, but at
the present time the farmers Of Iowa
know that in certain localities the
yield Of crops has been reduced sew
eral bushels per acre from the yield
which was obtained ten years ago.
Make it point to arrange your
farm work so as to attend the soil
meetings in your locality. The sche-
dule for the different towns will be an
nounced later.
Defense Council Praises Farmers.
The following communication has
been received at the Farm Bureau
Office from the secretary Of the State
Council of Defense in regard to the
record which the farmers OF Iowa
made during the war:
'This state has made splendid
record in it's support Of governments
war measures--a record for which we
are being commended everywhere. We
have Loyalty and generously supported
the Liberty bond and Red Cross drives
and have largely increased our prOduc-
ton of foodstuffs. Our boys at the
front, lover there" have brilliantly
upheld the best traditions of American
arms and have won the admiration Of
the world.
Our Great Fighting Army-the
flower of Americas manhood-march-
ed away with a grim smile that told
the kaiser's doom. Over there i'll the
shell torn wastes Of No Mans land
they are doing deeds that startle the
whole world and all that these heroes
(our boys) ask of us Is clothing to
protect them, plenty of steel and plen-
3ty of good things to eat.
"Our Great Feeding Army, farmers,
dairymen and stock raisers-many of
whom have seen sons or brothers
march away-cOmp0se this grand army
extending over the whole country. On
you rests the responsibility Of furnish
ing good grub for our boys our brave
fighting army. With true American
spirit this great task will be carried
out and now is the time to start for
1919.
To-day the Government of the
United States is Everywhere Urging
Conservation of Feed and FOodstuffs
More Vigorously Than Ever. 1t is not
sufficient that we produce mOre--we
must also save money i'll order to ac-
tomplish our task of feeding the
world
"As the silo is recognized as the
most valuable single means for the con-
servatiOn of feed and increased produc-
ton of meat and milk, the government
now urges the erection and use Of
silos wherever possible.
"Since the war began the worlds
livestock has decreased in round num-
bcrs-cattle 2S,OOO,OOO; sheep $4,000
600 head; and hogs 32,OOO,0OO head
This shrinkage must be covered; it's
up to the American farmer and there's
only one way to do tia silo on every
stock raising farm for 1919
"You are just as much in this war
over here as the boys are over there
Your work is not SO dangerous but
it is every bit as important. With
your honest, whole hearted cooperation
they will carry our nag on to victory