The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13


Z "eTIais Is the big job back Of the
lines. We have now 1900, 900 men
under arms; millions more are en-
gagged directly or indirectly, in work
related. to war, and while the farm
has lost only q small percentage of
its man power. in the draft it has
lost q considerable share Of it's labor
by the demands Of industries and by
the lure Of cities, and yet it is called
upon to increase its harvests, and
the harvesta must be increased or
There willsbe prtvation, here and may
tbe hunger over there, while hunger
SspellssECtnaGo civilization.
Need Is Great.
'TThereais need for the mobilization
fof additional labor to supply the
farmers for the seasonal" strain in
FcultfyaSf0n and harvest, Reports
come to the, department OF agricul-
ITUre that inBnlany regions the farm
Eers are working until dark, they are
foregoing their Saturday half holi-
day and their families are making
1.-THE most Of every hour Of daylight.
What additional help can be provided
In these circumstances? Additional
help must, be provided. We cannot
afford to default In food production.
E. There are thousands Of men
checking hats, brushing clothes,
Carrying hand baggage, running
pleasure automobiles, sprinkling
lawns, announcing visitors, who rep
resent q almful waists OF energy It
fa against the fashion in England,
Trance and ITALY to employ useless
asswsl iteEe are Thousands o.
gneaE d0ing Things fhat women can do
ss we'll There are men cocks men
fla
fsr8 whose places might well 1e fflled
thy women.
with the relief Of man. power by
the suspension Of useless service and
Iby the substitution Of women in
tasks which women can readily per-
form there will remain more to be
done upon the farm, and there is
opportunity from time to time for
women to work on the land.
A Spur 60 Idle Men.
81 will despise American manhood
&G the great body of our men permit
our women to be- drafted for these
hard tasks Of agriculture until we
have sent every abIe-bodied creature
4 in breaches to the trenches or drive
him to the fields; but women are to
be encouraged, as far as their phys1-
cal condition win permit or the CIR.
oumstanees advise, to engage in the
/ lighter tasks Of the farm-dairy
work. vegetable cultivation and fruit
harvesting.
| There is considerable army of
women already in the field Of Hagri-
culture. This department in co-op-
GRAFTON with the land-granG colleges
in the States, maintains a service OF
home, demonstration In domestic sci =
ence and arts in 1876 out OF 2,59T
! counties in the United States. This
service is conducted by 1850 trained
women, who are In the homes of the
farmers, teaching them better ways
OF living, showing them new meth
DDS Of conservation and making the
9arn1S home a point of as much con-
Germ I'm the interest Of health and
comfort as the farm establishment
from the standpoint of profit.
last Years Achievement.
'These leaders last year taught
4, 800, 900 women and girls to can and
dry vegetables and fruits. The girls
under instruction canned over IA
100000 containers, and the women
more than $4,000, 900 containers. At
the minimum wholesale price Of
these products their value aggregat-
ed more than 100000; and the
recorded activities represent only a
part Of what was accomplished I'M
der the leadership OF these women
employed by the department Of ag-
lTiculture and the land grant colleges
last year in the production and con-
servation Of fruits and vegetables
There are in the pantries of the
United States today moro Of such
products than there ever were be-
fore, and every container represents
an equal amouni OF commercial pack
released for transportation across
the sea.
'aThe service that we most need
now is the service OF Individual per-
torrance I'm our own homes. in our
own business and In our own neigh
beeHaeds. Too many people are try.
Ing to serve the country by doing
something spectacular, especially by
coming to Washington or by going
TO Europe"
operation Of country and city
women will bring the end OF the war
quicker, with less suffering, is MIR.
Qalsley's opinion.
THEY HAD TO EXPLAIN.