Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — LIVING AT HOME. [ARTICLE]

LIVING AT HOME.

One phase of the food question that will have a big influence is

that of transportation. We are already experiencing a serious car shortage,

and in case a large army is mobilized this summer conditions have a small chance for improvement. Now the people themselves can in a large measure remedy this matter. This can be done by a substantial effort all over the country to feed all of the people from their own soil and produce a surplus besides. The surplus would be used by the army or shipped to our allies abroad. Every state, every county, even every neighborhood should organize its forces so that as nearly as possible ALL FOOD consumed in any section shall be produced IN that section. '

For instance:, A certain section has never heretofore raised .sufficient potatoes for home consumption. It should be the aim of that section to raise every bushel needed for home consumption, and if possible some to spare. . The same might be said of small fruits, garden produce, even corn itself. The great consideration is to have tile stuff itself on the ground where it is needed for consumption. This would release Targe numbers, of car.-- for. use' in transporting the' army and its. supplies,. If there were any means of accurately. c. teini'ning the number of cars annually m < .led to move foodstuff.- from one locality where' they, are .produced in abundance to others where they are not produced, we would ro dou b t.., be, .asft onished at thy required. But by the plan suggested the matter of distrtbuuoh would be. a small item. You cap not -’now your loyalty in t i.y better?- way? than by . straining 'every: nerve' to make yoursCii inde ndent of any man in the matt ter of food. « ' • About the greatest" commendation that cun be given any .man ‘ this year, will be the familiar old phrase, “iHe .lives at home." . . ' . .-