Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1919 — FUTURE LOOMS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

FUTURE LOOMS FOR FARMERS

PROF.' G. I. CHRISTIE URGES AGRICULTURISTS TO GROW BUMPEft CROPS. [Lafayette, Ind., March 31.—Milk in Russia now costs $1.14 a quart against a price of 7 cents jn 1914; sugar is $16.77 a pound; ham, $8.46 a pound; butter, $11.29 a pound, and black bread, $1.58 a pound, against 14 cents five years ago. These figures were given today by Prof. G. I. Christie, assistant secretary of agriculture, in a letter to. members of the Indiana Corn Growers’ Association, emphasizing the importance of maximum food production and support o£ the Victory Loan. The figures were gathered by a representative of the Department of Agriculture, who only a few days ago completed a trip through Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary. Correspondingly high prices are reported with the central powers. The people are flocking from the country to the are not producing food, said Prof. Christie. The population of Vienna has increased $1,000,000 in the last few months, he said, and the milk supply has decreased from 900,000 to 90,000 litres a day. “It is reported that the first Amercan foodstuffs have reached Germany within the last two weeks,’’ said Mr. Christie. “The American flour was sold to the people in pound lots at 87 to 90 cents a pound. There is every evidence that every pound of food that can be produced on American farms will be needed to feed the hungry people of Europe.” He expressed the belief as soon as the treaty of peace is concluded arrangements can be made to meet the European situation and that because of the demand the prices of farm products will remain high. He plosed the letter with an appeal to every member and every other farmer in the state support the Victory Loan.