Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1919 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

MUST PROVIDE FOOD Duty Devolving on Farmers of This Continent ~ Meet th* Need* of the Old World—- " The Earth li a Machine Which Yield* Almost Gratuitous Service to Every Application of intellect”— Emerson. Speaking with one of the commisto make -Wguevey of the food situation in the battle-torn countries of Europe the writer was told that the depletion and shortage of food was far greater than anybody had expected. With the investigation, which at that time had rterely started, much had been brought to light that had only been surmised. Herds of live stock were completely wiped out, fields that had been prolific ylelders of grain, roots and vegetables were terraced and hummocked by bombs and shells, many of them still lying unexploded and dangerous. Until this land can be gone over and cleaned nothing in the way of cultivation can De carried on, and even* where that is done the work of leveling and getting under cultivation will take a long time. Much more devolves upon the farmer on this side of the Atlantic than was at first supposed. Herds of live stock will have to be replenished, and this will take years; the provisioning of the people in the meantime is the task the farmers here will be asked to undertake. Producing countries will be taxed to their utmost to meet this demand; all that can be provided will he needed. This need will continue for some time, and during this period prices will be high. The opinion of those who have given the question most careful thought and study Is that food scarcity will be greater than ever ‘before. The Allies will have to feed •Germany, Austria, Turkey and Russia end this in addition to the requirements of European neutrals for increased supplies now that there is no submarine menace. To the Canadian and American farmer jhls means a demand for his grain fully as great as at any time in the gmst. Wheat will be needed, meat will be required. The slogan “don’t stop saving food” is as necessary today as •ever. The purpose of this article is to ■direct attention to the fact that hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Western Canada are still unoccupied, and this land is capable of producing enough to supply all needs. On its rich grasses are easily raised—and cheaply too—the cattle that will be sought; in its soil Ilea The nutriment that makes easy the production of the grain that will be needed, and in both the farmer will be assured of a good profit on his Investment. The land can be purchased at low prices, on easy terms, and with the abundance of returns that it will give, it does not mean a matter of speculation. The facts as set out are known, and certainly are guaranteed. These facts, the low cost of the land, and its great productivity, combined with "the admirable marketing and transport facilities at the disposal of the farmer make farming in Western Canada an attractive proposition,—Advertisement.

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