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Show DUTY OF UTAH li THE Ifl CRISIS (By BEN R. ELDREDGE.) Utah can aid materially in the movement move-ment for increasing agricultural production pro-duction brought about by the present war. A call has gone out for men. Certainly this call will not go unheeded, unheed-ed, and this state will supply Its share to both army and navy. But the army and navy must be fed, and there is already a crises In tho world's supply of food. It now becomes a patriotic duty to produce food to the utmost power of production. The waste places on every farm should be cultivated and produc tive fields should be fertilized and stimulated. Herds and flocks should receive more attention in detail, that every Individual animal may be brought to its highest marketable value val-ue as early as possible. The handling of our livestock brings up the question of greater conservation conserva-tion of our forage. This past winter has concentrated our attention on the importance pf a greater feed supply. More land must be cultivated and other oth-er crops grown that have forage value. There are many annual crops that can be profitably used for hay, especially under present conditions. Among these are oats and peas, millet, sudan grass and various grain mixtures. In the moist and cool valleys of Utah, oats and peas and mixtures of the grains can be profitably used for hay. The value of our hay crop can be being used at haying time, that each class of hay be gathered atthe right time, in its best condition, and stacked in a manner that will result in a minimum min-imum of waste. Many Utah counties have long been known for their production of dairj products. What can be done now to increase the output in this line? Suppose Sup-pose each cow in tho dairy herds of Utah should receive such attention in care and feed that she should produce to the height of her ability. What an increase In the volume of dairy products prod-ucts there would be, and what a saving sav-ing in cost of production would result! re-sult! Would that not be worth striving striv-ing for? What an expression of patriotism pa-triotism If the state could double its output of dairy products! . The hogs on the farms can doubtless be handled to better advantage and brought to a better value in food production. pro-duction. The production of any article of food for home consumption is well-worth well-worth while, for that will release a demand for food In some other direction, direc-tion, and an addition will be made to the world's food supply. Every reasonable reason-able economy wo can practice is a saving sav-ing in world's wealth, and in these things every one of us can find expression ex-pression for loyalty and patriotism under un-der present conditions. There is a world's shortage of food, and through the short-sightedness of men, much is being daily destroyed by fire, or sent to the bottom of the sea. Perhaps a few of us have not felt the pinch, but wemay not be secure. We should see clearly the condition of the world and stir ourselves that our efforts ef-forts may not only bring sufficiency for ourselves and dependents, but a surplus that we may offer to less fortunate for-tunate neighbors. |