Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1917 — Emergency Exists! Tend the Corn Crop! [ARTICLE]

Emergency Exists! Tend the Corn Crop!

Kentland Enterprise. An emergency exists for the doing of extraordinary things in order to insure a good crop this year. The world war, and the shortage of food stuffs make it absolutely essentiaL that every bushel of grain be grown, and saved, that weather conditions and labor make possible. Farmers are handicapped by the scarcity of help, and the heavy and frequent recurring rains of the past two weeks have retarded the proper cultivation of corn, and.made replanting necessary in some cases. Weeds have been given a good start, and even if weather conditions permit of cultivation now it will be necessary to keep the plow going every hour to overtake the weeds and get the corn crop in condition to grow and mature a good yield. It may be true that crop conditions are no worse than in former years, but the need for success is greater, and nothing must be left undone that will tend_ to assure a bumper crop. If necessary, farmers would be justified in keeping tjie plow running on Sundays. The proposition to cultivate corn on Sundays, if conditions make it necessary, is approved by many of our leading men, and the Enterprise is authorized to publish the names of such men as Will H. -Ade, C. C. Kent, Warren T. McCray, A. D. Washburn, George Ade, Dr. Collier, Bennett Lyons and other supporting the proposition. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ray started for their home in Minot, N. Dak., today. They have been visiting relatives here and in other parts of the state. They were accompanied to the train here by Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Lewis, of Barkley township.