| Show Optimism Prevails at Farm Meeting County Farmers Increased Production Goals Can Be Met A fine spirit of good wih and optimism was prevalent at the county farmers' banquet held in the Roosevelt ward hall Friday Many of the county farmers in attendance at the meeting were cad led upon to speak a few words and in all cases it was their belief that in spite of labor shortage the increased production by the in the Food lor Freedom program be and would be Higher prices being paid for farm commodities and a bright outlook for adequate water during the coming season are factors leading farmers to believe that 1912 will be a record county who was in charge of arrangements for the acted as toastmaster and introduced guest speakers who were Selvoy executive secretary of the state farm George president of the state farm A Golden executive secretary of the state triple A Sidney J. chairman of the state war and W. W. 1 assistant director of agriculture for the state extension An speakers emphasized the importance of group effort and the advantages of in numbers is there strength and farmers must unite t if their problems are to be Hobson Kilburn talked on the farmers' responsibility in the Food for Freedom program and said that the job here is just important as fighting on the from t. lines or working in defense must feed the boys at the front and keep supplies flowing to England and our other he Because of the labor Kilburn warned farmers of I the necessity of keeping farm ma-i chinery in perfect working condi-W repair and replace farm machinery and farm chine parts and be prepared to increase production regardless oL I labor he County Agent Broadbent reported that there will likely be L em increase in corn and I production during the coining year for livestock He ex-K about the same acreage in the county to be cultivated as in past Were it not for labor Broadbent believes the area of cultivation be V |
