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Show thrift and conservation ' f Lsst year at thii time the great cry was conservation. This year It la thrift. Last year the nation .was arf ed by the Government to conserve the natural resources snd the products of the forms and field and factoriee, Oroator orop wore urged, and canning1 otabs sad etty gardens were the order of the dsy. This year the nation is sssac taofht the lesson of spending Us meeoy wttoly. The nstlon Is being' shows the Importance of putting every pent whore It wUl do the mot good, i Conservation and thrift go hand la sand. The fact that the farmer is being told this year to be thrtfty does aot meaa he is not to plant every aero available and till hla crops carefully care-fully aad harvest them when they are. roasy for the reaper. It meaa that bo must Invest wisely the money ho ais lor the splendid crops ho has domoaotratod he U able to raise. Tho faraer, as a rule, can Ond something some-thing for whleh to spend almost every dollar he gets. There always Is ma-' chlnery to ba . bought Or repaired notes te be met. fortillior to bo purchased, pur-chased, harnooa, lubrlcatiac ell . aad. groceries and do thing to bo psid for' In the neighboring town. But In the last few years most of the thrifty' I farmer have been so well paid for their produce that they are now "on their feet." or more nearly to than ever before. This country has been good to thera,;, Ui they have lived In peace and have Wn provided by the Federal Loan' Bureau with cheap money with which to pursue the arts of peace. Any, economies they can practice at this time will give them additional money with which to lend finaucial aid to the Government in its great war for rlght-eousness rlght-eousness and fair dealing. Kvery dollar loaned to the Government Govern-ment Ib a practical protest against the ;lans of a greedy, unscrupulous, soulless soul-less power Intent on world conquest, and every dollar thus advanced serves to shorten the period of war and bring nearer the day of, universal and ndiiring peace. |
