Show v o Duty of Utah By fly Ben R R. Eldredge Utah can aid materially in the movement ement for increased agricultural production brought about by the present v war ar A call can has gone out for Cor men Certainly this call caU will wil not go unheeded and this state will supply supply sup sup- supply ply its share shar to both army array and aud navy But the army aimy and navy must be fed and there is already a crisis In the worlds world's supply of oC food It now becomes a patriotic duty to produce food to the utmost power of production The waste places on every farm tarm be be cultivated and productive e fields should be he fertilized and stimulated Herds and flocks flock should receive more attention In de detail tan tall that every every individual al animal may be brought to its highest marketable marketable mar mar- value as early as possible The Tho handling of f our livestock brings up the question of greater conservation of ot our forage This Thih past winter has concentrated our attention attention at at- attention on the Importance of a greater great great- er feed supply More land must be cultivated and other crops grown that have forage value Thero There are ar many annual crops that can be he profitably profitably profitably profit profit- ably used sed for hay especially under pre present ent conditions Among these arc are oats and peas millet sudan gras grass and various grain mixtures In the moist and cool valle valleys alleys s of Utah oats and peas and mixtures of the grains can be profitably used for tor hay The value of our hay crop can be Increased by lIy a little better judgment used at haying time that each class of hay be gathered at the right time in its best condition and nd stacked stack stack- ed in a a. manner manner that will result In a minimum of waste Many Utah tah counties ha have hao o long been known for their production o of dairy products product What can bo be done r now to increase the output In this line Suppose each cow in the tho dairy herds of Utah should receive such attention attention at at- in care and feed teed that she should produce to the height of or her ability What an increase In the volume of dairy products there thoro would be and what a saving In cost of production production production pro pro- would result Would not that be worth striving for What an expression of patriotism If the state slate could double its output of dairy products dairy products The hogs on the farms can doubtless doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- less be handled to better advantage and brought to a better value in food production The Tho production of any article of food for home consumption Is well worth while I for Ifor that will release a demand for fo d in some other direction die tion and a an addition dd Uon will win be made to the worlds world's food supply Every reasonable economy we can practice is a saving In worlds world's wealth and in these things every everyone one of us can find expression for tor loyalty 10 alty and patriotism under present conditions There Is is' is isa a worlds world's shortage of food and through the tho shortsightedness shortsighted shortsighted- ness of men much Is being daily destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- by fire or sent to the bottom bottom bot bet tom of ot the sea Perhaps a few of us ns have not felt the pinch but we may not be secure We We should eee see clearly clear clear- ly the condition of ot tho the world and stir cursives that our our efforts may not only a sufficiency for ourselves n and d dependants but a a. surplus that vc we ma may offer olTer to less fortunate neigh neigh- bors |