Show Call to Beet Growers A J LETTER FROM FROU THE U. U S. S FOOD CO COMMISSIONER GIVES OUT THE III FOLLOWING IN IX- FORMATION FOR One of the most vital problems confronting this nation is that of procuring sufficient sugar to meet the requirements of oC our people and of ot the nations fighting our common battle The l production ro of cane cana sugar In this hemisphere can and will be Increased to a limited degree but we must rely upon the farmer in sugar beet producing sections sections sections sec sec- of the country for a 0 part of the tho needed supply and therefore ear var- vary I y nestly neatly appeal to ev every ry farmer so situated situated situated sit sit- to come In this country's aid in this hour of need Without the cooperation of the American beet grower our task tusk will be very difficult difficult difficult dif dif- and our ability to respond to the calls to be ma made e upon us for or this very essential commodity will be cur cur- tailed It is at least the duty duly of every every every ev ev- ery beet grower to maintain In nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen eighteen his normal acreage of I sugar beets heets It Is his ge to increase that acreage to the extent that a well balanced production of crop will permit and In this manner manner manner man man- ner ner effectively demonstrate his pa pa- Herbert Hoover Seven years ago a famous European European European Euro Euro- student of history prophesied that the next great war of the future would not be won by fighting but by that war and famine Is indeed threatening to be Its arbiter The men of England Scotland Ireland France Italy and D Belgium Belgium- our allies arc ames are fighting they are not on the farms arma The production of food by these countries has therefore therefore therefore there there- fore been greatly reduced reduce Even before the war it was much less than the amount consumed The difference difference difference differ differ- ence came more largely from other countries than from America Now this difference Is greater grealer than ever and at the same time supplies can canno canno canno no longer come from most of the other other other oth oth- er countries They must now come from America Therefore our al allies allies al- al lies lles depend on us ua for food as they have never depended before and they ask us for It with a right which I they have never had before For today they are doing the fighting the suffering buffering and the dying In ln our war We Ve must send th them m the food they have to have We Ve WILL send it But we can only do It by a wise and and- loyal economy of food on the part of every everyone one of us We Ve must stimulate stimulate stimulate our food organize our food handling eliminate all the I waste possible substitute as largely I as possible other foods for or wheat tJ beef pork dairy products ro and sugar and reduce consumption where It Is excessive To accomplish these thes things is the problem of the United tates States Food Administration But Dut this accomplishment accomplishment can come only from the combined personal and voluntary service of or all the people of the land To that end we want all the people to join the Food Administration No fees ees or dues merely a promise to help Send for our membership pledge and our plans Buy a a. a Liberty Bond Dond before Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- I night grow sugar beets conserve con con- conserve serve food products and help win the war and say Investigate the growIng growing growing grow grow- ing of sorghum which has been tried out this year In the Hinckley district district district dis dis- dis- dis and If It has been a success try it |