The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22

which we are at war was talking
peace terms and conditions but the
successful conquering of Russia has
made the war leaders more conf
dent than ever that they will win
and for the time being at least they
have abandoned all thoughts OF
peace. 1t is up to every man, wom-
an and child in the state of Wash
ington, Mr.. Hoover declares, to re-
alize the seriousness of the situation
which confronts US and get busy.
Owners of dairy cows in the state
of Washington are fast coming to
realize that in. this day of Hoover
izing it is absolutely essential to
get rid of the drones in the herds
and to substitute cows that will not
only earn their keep, but yield the
owner a nice annual profit. Cow
testing associations have come to
be recognized as absolutely essen
tial. 1t is only by having the cows
tested monthly that the slackers can
be found and weeded out of the
herds. In almost every dairy sec
ton of Washington today up-to-date
dairymen are organizing COW testing
associations and employing men Of
known ability to test their herds.
Reports from these cow-testing as
sociations are all to one effect,
namely, that they are doing more
than any other thing to improve the
efficiency of the herd. Washington
has more than quarter of a mil
lion of dairy cows and it is con-
coded that dairying is now one of
the real industries of the state and
is destined to be even greater fac
tor in the commercial life of the
state. Owners of pure-bred stock
report that never before has there
been so much inquiry for good stock
as at present, this Notwithstanding
the fact that COW feed was nevr so
high as at present. This high cost
of feed is being Offset to some eX-
tent by the efforts of the govern
ment through its various agricul
tural representatives throughout the
state to educate the farmer to the
Importance of raising more of his
own food. Dairymen are thus COM
ing to understand that if they wish
to make the business of dairying
financially successful they must
make their acres produce more and
better crops, which can be fed to
their COWS, thus enabling them to
reduce to some extent the big grain
bills. The fact that the nutritive
contents of this green feed can be
preserved by storing it in silos has
made the latter a popular feature of
many farms.
State Director Robert Moran of
the public service reserve, has is
sued the following timely statement
of interest to every community in
Washington;
eve must register the man pow
er of the country so the government
need not have a moments delay in
summoning to its aid artisans and
workers of every kind, whatever the
call may be, to halt the Hun.
"This means carrying forward our
work on a broader and more COM
prehensive scale than ever and calls
for the enthusiastic support of every
man in America. Regardless of
present occupation, we want to list
every able-bodied man in the United
States above 16 years of age, and
classify all this vast man power so
that it can be drawn upon as
great reservoir for the promotion of
war work.
Enrolling in the public service
reserve doesn't mean the immediate
leaving of present occupations; it
means staying on present jobs I'M
til such time as the government
may call, and means responding
then if wages and working condi-
lions are satisfactory.
But there can be no more patri-
otto act for the individual right now
than putting down his name with
the public service reserve as ready
to do his share in hating the Hun,
right here at home"