Show I I Why a Farmer Should 1 f x and War Bonds I Buy an Keep b by Paul A A. Eke I 1 i Agricultural Economist College of Agriculture I I Moscow Idaho I II I I THE HE American farmer is ready now to make personal sacrifices sacrifices flees beyond what the government has asked him to do by direct taxation He will do this to hasten the end of the war and in this way save lives and the mental anguish anguish anguish an an- which comes from separation separation separation tion of families and living under strange and uncomfortable conditions conditions condi condi- both on the battle fronts and andin andin andin in defense centers The most logical log log- ical sacrifice for the next few months is to operate the farm as economically as possible consistent consist consist- exit ent with high production and to toI I spend as little as is consistent with good health and spiritual alertness for living costs and then put the I balance into War Bonds The farmer will in 1944 be more able than during the past 2 or 3 years to buy Bonds Up until 1941 most farmers had gone through 10 years of acute agricultural depression depression depression depres depres- sion and 20 years of below normal incomes Most of them had longtime longtime long long- time and current indebtedness forcing their hands at all aU times Now in the thc main these debts are in a shape in which the farmer is master or they are completely paid oft off and forgotten The farmer has at last a free choice as lS to what he will do with his modest and well earned earnings From the standpoint of good business there are many good reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons for lor buying Bonds now and keeping them 1 It is better to buy Bonds than i to bid against other farmers for lor what few farms are now I for tor sale and thus Inflate land landI I prices l 2 2 It is la better to reduce large Inventories in inventories inventories In- In of livestock and put the money moncy in Bonds now when meat is much needed and high priced than to carry carryover over into the postwar period or into the next drought when there willbe will willbe willbe be rapid liquidation and probably probably probably ably packing house gluts and lower prices 3 3 Farmers are all aU familiar with the wisdom of saving savine now to replace equipment wearing out but not being replaced 4 Saving money as Bonds will make possible new homes barns and conveniences after the war when the boys need a ajob ajob ajob job installing these things 5 6 Perhaps we wc need to mention the high pressure stock and town real estate salesmen and sellers of other gold bricks Buy Bonds and be out of ready funds when these gents appear ap ap- pear Of course there is the thc matter of retirement for many farmers soon after the war War Bonds will be bea a place where the best interest rates now available for savings can be made Perhaps the children children children chil chil- dren will need more education after after after aft aft- er the war or the boys may need some financial assistance in starting starting starting start start- ing in farming or in other lines of business It Ills is hard now to buy any anything thine except pt necessities and get our moneys money's worth For that reason let us go along with the patriotic citizens of our country and ond put our financial power back of Uncle Sam bam U. U s S. Treasury Department |