Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — PERTINENT TO FARMERS [ARTICLE]

PERTINENT TO FARMERS

Every hour seems to draw this country nearer to war. No man can assure us that we will escape, for no man knows. \ The year 1917 may see us shut off from all source of supplies from the outer world, and dependent entirely upon local production. Facing such a possibility, it is incumbent upon every farmer to cultivate to the limit of his acreage and ability, and the town person who has a vacant lot should do the same. The time to begin is now. ' If X© Place armies in the field those armies must be fed—and the products come from the farms. A characteristic of Christiania is the presence of youth. Many children and yonng men and women attend educational institutions in the city.. ■ . V

j The capitals of Norway, Finland and Russia, as well as the I second great Norwegian city, Bergen, are in the sixtieth degree of latitude.