Repository: UIHistories Project: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 5 [PAGE 4]

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fur the w stocking of her herds as soon as the war is over. We have immense quantities of pasture and of forage and these should go into young animals, marketed without extreme finish while the war lasts but maintained in full supply for restocking at whatever moment it may cease. T H E F A R M E R MUST HAVE A PROFIT While the farmer like the soldier must do his duty, and at a sacrifice if need be, there is one important difference between the two. The soldier has but one duty, to fight. He is being fed and suppor ed from behind. The farmer has two duties: one is to feed the world; the other is to do his share in supporting the army with adequate supplies and in meeting the expense of the war. This second duty he cannot discharge unless his business pays out as he goes along, for the farmer is not a capitalist. A PROGRAM OF CONSUMPTION To carry out a program of production will require a reasonable program of consumption. If, for example, the housekeeper uses a kind of potato paste as substitute for butter, she will not only cheat her family of a needful food, but she will by that much help to break down the dairy business, which produces the cheapest of all animal foods. If she reduces milk consumption she will do the same, with nothing gained either in food or in money. If transportation fails to reduce congestion at any point, the markets will become clogged and the resulting low prices will demoralize production. Mr. Hoover must prevent this. If he cannot ship, he will ask us to consume until he can relieve congestion. Therefore FOLLOW HOOVER! When he says "save,"we should save^ when he says "consume/'we should consume. In this way only can production be sustained.

This in general it The Illinois Program agreed upon by a recent War Conference at Urbana called by the farmers of Illinois, the State Council of Defense, and the University. The program is recommended to all farmers. It can be had in full by applying to the State Council of Defense. 120 West Adams Street, Chicago.