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Show oo THE FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE WAR. Our government forecast of the winter win-ter crop of wheat is extremely discouraging dis-couraging and almost alarming, Just as the country enters on the greater obligation of helping to sustain the fighting forces of the allies in Europe. There is a slump of 250,000,000 bushels, bush-els, as compared with the crop of 1915 and 50,000,000 bushels less than the short crop of last year. This reduction in yield faces the nation, na-tion, notwithstanding the greatly increased in-creased acreage in wheat. Everything seems to be tending to a world famine. With millions of men in the trenches demanding to bo well fed and drawing heavily on the meat and bread supplies of all countries, beef cattle are disappearing and now the earth is refusing to yield as liberally as of old. Once more the alarm is sounded: "Plant more and more, or starvation starva-tion will take possession of, the world!" This appeal must reach Ogden with unmistakable moaning. Our local Committee on agriculture, having in hand the stimulating of crops as a part of the work of the larger committee commit-tee on preparation and safety, must command every available vacant lot in Ogden and fertile acre in Weber county and see to it that the land is cultivated this season. Our city commissioners should definitely defi-nitely announce the policy they are to pursue in providing water for the vegetable gardens In Ogden. |