Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — FARMS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS [ARTICLE]

FARMS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS

Bill Providing for Big Subsidies to Be Introduced in Parliament. London. —Plans have been perfected for the Introduction In parliament of a bill granting subsidies amounting to millions of pounds sterling for the purchase of small farms for men discharged from the British army, according to announcement here. The measure will be given precedence In parliament, it is said. While the government will bear the cost of the work, 1| is said, local authorities will be * asked to assist in carrying out de-, tails. The first American grammarian to attajn distinction, Lindley Murray, died 93 years ago. He was a native of Pennsylvania and a Quaker, and his famous “Grammar of the English Language” was the first text book of its kind written by an American to be used In the schools on this side of the Atlantic. It first appeared in 1795, and for more' than half a century was the standard work on the subject throughout the United States. .

Though an agricultural state, there are Important branches of agriculture that are all but wanting in Cuba. Thus cereals are not raised on a large scale, the hay crop is unimportant, and large quantities of flour, potatoes, meats, beans, canned goods, apples and other agricultural products are imported. Though many cattle are raised on the island, the dairy Industry is as yet undeveloped, and much milk, butter and cheese are brought from the United States and other countries.