Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1919 — Scarcity of Scythes. [ARTICLE]

Scarcity of Scythes.

Before the' war Russia’s need of scythes was estimated at 6,000,000 annually, of which about half were required in Siberia. To fill these require* ments about 4,000,000. scythes were imported annually and the remainder manufactured in Russia. According to latest Information there are hardly any scythes to’be found, Russian indnstry being at a staudstili-and the Importation closed. < •