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i j E l M * . * + *•: * «i* i * OUR SAVED FOOD FED THE ALLIES z 1 « X H B , BBV __ ________ 1 * r* r\ * ■ + * * * * * , • * rv n n j JUUV ry u y * Food Administrator Writes Presi dent America Conserved 141,- * 0 0 0 .0 0 0 Bushels Wheat. CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN. M eat and F a t S h ip m e n ts In creased by 844,600.000 Pounds. Con-; T vntlon m e a s u re s ap p lied hy tin A m erican peo p le e n a b le d tits l Tnlt- eil S ftt:'*> to sh ip to th e A llied |>eoples a n d to o u r ow n fo rc e s o v e rs e a s 141.- 000,000 b u sh e ls o f w h eat a n d S44.6U0,- Om pou n d s of m eat d u rin g th e [mst y e a r, valued in a ll a t 81.400,000,000. T h is w as • v o n .p u sh e d in th e fa c e o f s se rio u s food sh o rta g e in th is c o u n try , b esp eak in g th e w h o le h e a rte d n ess an d p a trio tism w ith w hich th e A m erican p eo p le h av e m et th e food c risis ab ro a d . Food A d m in istra to r H oover, In a le t te r to P re sid e n t W ilson, e x p la in s how th e s itu s tio n w us m et. T h e v o lu n ta ry eon s e n atio n p ro g ram fo ste re d liy th e F ood A d m in istra tio n e n ab le d th e pilin g u p o f th e m illions of b u sh e ls o f w h e a t d u rin g 1917-18 a n d th e sh ip m e n t o f m e a t d u rin g 1917-18. T h e to ta l v alu e o f all food sh ip m e n ts to A llied d e s tin a tio n s am o u n ted to $1,400.000,(XX\ all th is food b eing b o u g h t th ro u g h o r in c o llalatrario n w ith th e Food A d m in istra tio n . T h e se figures a re a ll b ased on otlicia! re|>orta a n d re p re se n t food e x p o rts fo r th e h a rv e s t y e a r th a t closed J u n e JO, 1018. T h e sh ip m e n ts o f m e a ts a n d fa ta (in clu d in g ly eat p ro d u cts, d a iry p ro d ucts. v eg eta b le oils, etc..) to A llied des tin a tio n s w ere us fo llo w s: F lS fal y e a r 1916-17... .2.188 *00 000 lbs. F is c a l y e a r 1917-18.. ..3.011,100000 lbs. k .i I will Sell at Public Sale to the Highest Bidder, at the OLD HENRY HAVRE PLACE Two miles north and four miles east of Sublimity, on the road to Silver Creek Falls on SAT. SEPT. In c re a se ..................... 844,000.000 lbs. O u r s la u g h te ra b le a n im a ls a t th e be. g in n in g o f th e lust fis -al y e a r w ere n o t ap p re c ia b ly lur.-or th a n th e y e a r !>e- fo re and p d rth ilarly In h .ig s; th ey w e re pro b ab ly le»-.. T h e In crease in sh ip m e n ts is d u e to co n se rv a tio n an d th e e x tra w eig h t o f a n im u is ad d ed liy o u r farm ers. T ile full effect o f th e se effo rts began to b e a r th e ir b est re s u lts in th e la s t h a lf o f th e fls*nl y eu r. w hen th e e x p o rts to th e A llies w ere 2.133,100000 p o u n d s, a s a g a in s t 1.2iXJ oOO.Oft pou n d s In th e sam e perio d o f th e y e u r b efore. T h is c o m p ares w ith an a v e ra g e o f 8Ol.000.0iX) p o u n d s o f to ta l ext >r‘s fo r th e sam e h a lf y e a rs in th e ih i.v -y e u r p re -w a r period. In cereHls an d cereal p ro d u c ts re d uced to te rm s o f cere a l bus.' -I- o u r sh ip m e n ts to .'.tiled d e a !ln a ;io :.s h av e lit en : F isc a l y e a r 1916-17..UfiD.UOO.OO'^hushela F isc a l y e a r 1917-18..340.800.00 • b u sh els S A L E S T A R T S A T 10 0 ’e L 0 e K , A , M . The Following Stock, Machinery. Household Goods, Etc MACHINERY ST0SK t In c re a se ................ 80,900.000 b u sh els O f th ese c e re a ls o u r ghip m en is of th e prim e breadstufT s in th e fiscal y e a r 1317-18 to A llied d e stin a tio n s w e re : \\ h e a t 131.000.000 b u sh els a n d o f rva 1." 'XX).000 b u -h e ls, a to ta l o f 144.000,* O ' ) bushels. T h e e x p o rts to A llied d e stin a tio n s d :r1ng th e fiscal y e a r 1910-17 w e re : W h e a t 135,100000 b u sh els a n d rye 2,300,000 bushels, s to ta l o f 137.400.0t)0 b u sh els. In a d d itio n som e 10.000.0(4) b u sh els o f 1917 w h e a t a re now In p o rt fo r A llied d e stin a tio n s o r en ro u te th e re to . T h e to ta l sh ip m e n ts to A llied c o u n trie s from o u r la s t h a rv e s t of v h eat will be th e re fo re , a b o u t 141.000.- 000 bushels, o r a to ta l o f 131,900.0)0 b u sh e ls o f p rim e breadstufT s. In ad ditio n to th is we h av e sh ip p ed som e 10.000. 000 b u sh els to n e u tra ls d ep en d e n t upon us, an d w e have received •orae Im p o rts from o th e r q u a rte rs. “T h is acco m p lish m en t of o u r peo p ls In th is m a tte r s ta n d s o a t even m o re c lea rly If we b e a r In m ind th a t w e h ad a v a ila b le in th e fiscal y e a r 1916-17 from n et c a rry -o v e r and a s su rp lu s o v e r o u r norm al con su m p tio n a b o u t 200.000. 000 b u sh els of w heat w hich w# w ere able to e x p o rt th a t y e a r w ith o u t tre n c h in g on o u r hom e lo af,” Mr. H oover said . " T h is la st y ea r, how ever, ow ing to th e larg e fa ilu re o f th e 1917 w h e a t crop, we h a d a v a ila b le from n e t c a rry -o v e r an d p ro d u ctio n an d lm[x>rta only ju s t a b o u t o u r norm al co n su m p tion. T h e re fo re o u r w h eat sh ip m en ts to A llied d e stin a tio n s re p re se n t a p p ro x im ately sa v in g s from o u r own w heat b read . "T hese figures, how ever, do not fully convey th e volum e o f th e effort a n d sucriflce m ade d u rin g th e p a st y e a r by th e w hole A m erican people. |te* s p lte th e m agnificent effort o f o u r a g ri c u ltu ra l p o p u latio n in p la n tin g a m uch In creased a c re a g e in 1917, n o t only w as th e r e a very la rg e fa ilu re In w h eat, b u t also tiie corn failed to m a tu re prop- erly , an d o u r co rn is o u r d o m in an t crop. "1 am su re .” Mr. H oover w ro te ,n c o n clu d in g his re p o rt, " th a t all the m illions o f o u r people, a g ric u ltu ra l a s w ell ns u rb a n , w ho h av e c o n trib u te 1 to th e s e re s u lts should feel a very d e fin ite sa tisfa c tio n th a t in a y e a r of u n iv e rsa l food sh o rta g e s in th e north- e rn h e m isp h e re all o f th o se iM-opis Jo in ed to g e th e r a g a in st fJernm ny have com e th ro u g h Into sight o f th e com !' g h a rv e s t n o t only w lih w ealth au d s tr e n g th fully m a in ta in e d , but w ith o n ly te m p o ra ry p e rio d s o f h ard sh ip . “ It Is difficult to d istin g u ish betw een v a rio u s Seri ions of o u r [ample— th e hom e*, p u b lic e n flt’g places, f . 1 t n t i i s , n rb n n o r a g ric u ltu ra l p, p-;|q. tio n s — In iissc ssin g c re d it fo r th ese ie- e " x ' mc in otic will deny ll:< d..:.,;. C unt [w rt o f th e A m erican w om en.” One Bay Mare nine years old One Bay Horse twelve years old One yearling colt Seventy-two sheep Thirty-fiive Ewes One Registered Shropshire Ram Thirty-six Ewes and wether lambs SOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CHIC KENS AND OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION T rD M C I nC L m Y lO U l C A I C" O H L IL b 1 Deering binder with truck and trans portation trucks, 7ft. cut One 4 1-2 ft. Deering Mower One 9ft. McCormick Rake Litchfield Manure Spreader One 3 1-4 Winona Wagon Superior Drill, No. 12 De Laval Cream Seperator One No. 50 Oliver Plow One two-sec. spike tooth harrow One Spring Tooth harrow One Merry go Round ^ sums °* ^ anc* unc*er' Over $10 a credit of six months will be given on bankable notes at 8 per cent interest« No Property to be removed from the premises until settled for FREE LUNCH SERVED AT NOON Stanley A. Starr, Clerk GEORGE KEECH Auctioneer W. H. 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