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Show FARMERS IN GOOD POSITION Somebody Must Raise Food Products to Supply European Nations Demand for Necessities. " The farmers of this country should take courage, no matter how genera! the effect of the great war. The position posi-tion of the American farmer is the most secure of all the classes. He Is at least sure of a living, with shelter shel-ter and plenty to eat, says American Cultivator. No other large class can be sure of that much, but there Is more than merely security for the farmers. While the rest of the world's producers pro-ducers are fighting and consuming food products, .somebody must raise more food, and nowhere else in the world is there such a great area of the best of food-producing land, under intelligent : management and worked with modern machinery. Under the spur of high prices the soil of our farms could be made tq produce far more than at present. The crop of most farms could be doubled if the price of the product looked attractive. attrac-tive. It seems quite certain that the necessities ne-cessities of life will go higher in price, not only for this year, but for the neNt. The farmers of Europe who are now in the armies will hardly be able to do much with this year's crop, nor probably wiih the crop for next year There will surely be a great difficulty in maintaining the food supply of the populous nations of Europe. There may be difficulty In securing means of shipment, and It may be hard for the buyers to find the cash, but these needs will have to be met by the people peo-ple of Europe. Both those at war and those at peace must be fed. Our exporters ex-porters are not very likely to sell anything any-thing unless paid for in advance. Several Sev-eral of the nations that are usually the chief customers in food products will be likely to control the sea, and thus allow free shipment of food, at least to their own ports. It will be a time when the demand will be for ' the necessities rather than the luxu-j luxu-j rles. There will be, perhaps, less ' money, both at home and abroad, to ; spend for fruit and garden truck, but i the demand will be enormous for such staples as grain, flour, meats and potatoes, po-tatoes, and even for the less needful food articles like butter, c'ese and i eggs. May Become Cannibals. In early spring young chicks confined con-fined closely to brooders, the Leghorns particularly, may become cannibals and take to eating each other. Free j range Is the best cure. Watch for the ringleader and when you find which one starts the trouble cut the ends off I his bill, cutting one part a little short- er than the other, so that when the ! bill is clobed a small opening can be j sren. Testing the Eggs. ' Aftfr eggs have been in the incu-! incu-! hator for a week, they should be tested to see if they contain a developing j term Hold a lighted lamp or candle I behind each eg.c. An infertile egg will j be founrt to I.' absolutely clear, while i a fertil- ecg will have a dark spot in the center. Infertile eggs sr,ould be taken away and fresh epes, carefully dated, put in their places. Birds Destroy Boll Weevil. Sixty-four birds are known to be enemies en-emies of the cotton boll wecviL I I |