IHC bulletins Volume 4

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...in the state. A plan should be worked out that would meet with the endorsement of every organization. Service, not selfishness, should be the motive. MEETING THE COUNTRY'S CALL 'HE Farmers Dispatch, published at St. Paul, Minn., recently conducted what it appropriately termed "My Utmost" contest, offering numerous prizes for the best examples of what had been done by farmers and their wives to increase production and conservation of food. Intense interest in the contest was manifested, more than 800 articles having been submitted. With the consent of Mr. S. E. Elliott, editor of the Farmers Dispatch, we are enabled to reproduce two of the prize-winning articles as examples of what any farmer and farmer's wife can do to assist in meeting the food requirements of the nation. The first prize was awarded to Mr. John L. Kubik, of Medford, Wis., who gave a splendid demonstration of how, on even a small farm and under adverse circumstances, one little bit of extra production made possible another little bit of extra production and all resulted in greater conservation and production, which is the general plan of farming so greatly needed in the United States during the present war crisis, and which can be duplicated by any farmer. The third prize was awarded to Mrs. Marie O'Brien, of Malta, Mont., who gives us an example, not only of increasing production by carefully guarding those things which make continuous production possible, but of intelligent and patriotic food conservation as well. The two articles follow: Here is the wonderful story of achievement written by John L. Kubik, Medford, Wis.: Our beloved country has undertaken a task of tremendous importance to all mankind--the crushing of kaiserism. To bring this issue to a successful conclusion, ev...