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Why the World Will Not Starve
CERTAINLY no one either in this country or abroad can view the food situ¬ ation with equanimity. It is evident that the United States not only must assume her share of the burden of actual fight-
enough food for the entire North and her armies, but exported mil¬ lions of dollars worth to Europe. It is not too much to say the reaper won the Civil War for the North. But suppose for a moment that we had nothing but the reaper to harvest the immense crops that will be planted this year. A reaper will cut about six acres of grain a day.
Half an acre a day with the sickle—and only one hundred years ago. In those days life even in peace times was a precarious proposition.
ing, but she must also produce food for herself and her allies. This stu¬ pendous task would be impossible were it not for our modern farm machinery, and more notably the grain binder. What the reaper, a machine which cut a swath only five feet wide, rak¬ ing the wheat in the form of gavels off into the stubble, did for the North in the Civil War, the binder is doing for democracy in the present war. The binder has a much greater task, but it can perforin it because it has a greater capacity than the reaper, it delivers the grain neatly bound instead of in loose gavels, and al¬ together it does with one man ap¬ proximately three times as much work in the same length of time as a man and a reaper. Although the reaper was invented in 1831, it was not until the Civil War broke and withdrew one-third of the farm population that its in¬ calculable value became apparent. The depleted farm forces with the help of the reaper, raised not only It will not bind it. It is necessary for men to follow the reaper, bind the cut grain into bundles, and build them into shocks. To harvest the 1918 crop it would require three times as many men and horses to get the job done during the normal Two and one-half acres is a little better, but it would not go far towards feeding the multitudes that now inhabit the earth. The modern binder—the machine that made big crops possible. Without it the present war could not be won. The first reaper—a great stride towards big crops. It won the Civil War. harvesting season, which is short enough at best. Itis more than likely that every able-bodied person, male or female, would have to be engaged either in agricultural pursuits, in the making of war materials, or in active service at the front. Even then it is highly improbable that the country would be able to render effective service abroad, because of its in¬ ability to feed and transport an army of sufficient size to make its power felt. It is the binder that has made immense crops possible, opened up the vast farm lands of the West, and unlocked the treasures of the wheat belt that would for¬ ever have remained closed to the old-fashioned reaper. It is the binder that will win the war if we can but provide a means of trans¬ porting its products to those who need them. If our problem is one only of pro¬ duction, the world will not starve. The binder and the other modern farm machines will take care of that.
Object Description
Title | The Harvester World: Volume 9, number 3, March 1918 |
Object Type | Periodical |
Language | English |
Source | McCormick Mss 6z |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Physical Description | 7.25 x 9.5 inches |
Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
Year | 1918 |
Volume | 009 |
Issue | 03 |
Date | 1918-03 |
Rights | © Copyright 2008 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
Series | The Harvester World ; v. 9, no. 3 |
Format | TIF |
Description | Harvester World magazine was first published by International Harvester Company in October of 1909. From 1909 to 1946, Harvester World functioned primarily as an employee magazine, carrying news from various factories, branch houses and dealerships around the world. The magazine included biographical sketches of employees; notices of retirements and promotions; announcements regarding new company initiatives or building projects; and a variety of other news relating to nearly every facet of the company’s world wide operations. The magazine was published by the company’s Advertising Department, and also functioned as a way for headquarters to communicate with dealerships. In 1946, the magazine was redesigned and eventually shifted from an employee magazine to a more customer-oriented focus. By the 1950s, most Harvester Articles were human interest stories centering on the people and organizations who used International Harvester products. At the same time, photography became an increasingly important element in the content and presentation of the magazine. The magazine was discontinued in 1969. |
CONTENTdm file name | 10893.cpd |
Date created | 2018-11-26 |
Date modified | 2018-11-26 |
Description
Title | page 7 |
Object Type | Periodical |
Source | The Harvester World, March 1918 |
Page Number | 7 |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Physical Description | 7.25 x 9.5 inches |
Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
Year | 1918 |
Volume | 009 |
Issue | 03 |
Date | 1918-03 |
Rights | © Copyright 2008 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
Series | The Harvester World ; v. 9, no. 3 |
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Why the World Will Not Starve CERTAINLY no one either in this country or abroad can view the food situ¬ ation with equanimity. It is evident that the United States not only must assume her share of the burden of actual fight- enough food for the entire North and her armies, but exported mil¬ lions of dollars worth to Europe. It is not too much to say the reaper won the Civil War for the North. But suppose for a moment that we had nothing but the reaper to harvest the immense crops that will be planted this year. A reaper will cut about six acres of grain a day. Half an acre a day with the sickle—and only one hundred years ago. In those days life even in peace times was a precarious proposition. ing, but she must also produce food for herself and her allies. This stu¬ pendous task would be impossible were it not for our modern farm machinery, and more notably the grain binder. What the reaper, a machine which cut a swath only five feet wide, rak¬ ing the wheat in the form of gavels off into the stubble, did for the North in the Civil War, the binder is doing for democracy in the present war. The binder has a much greater task, but it can perforin it because it has a greater capacity than the reaper, it delivers the grain neatly bound instead of in loose gavels, and al¬ together it does with one man ap¬ proximately three times as much work in the same length of time as a man and a reaper. Although the reaper was invented in 1831, it was not until the Civil War broke and withdrew one-third of the farm population that its in¬ calculable value became apparent. The depleted farm forces with the help of the reaper, raised not only It will not bind it. It is necessary for men to follow the reaper, bind the cut grain into bundles, and build them into shocks. To harvest the 1918 crop it would require three times as many men and horses to get the job done during the normal Two and one-half acres is a little better, but it would not go far towards feeding the multitudes that now inhabit the earth. The modern binder—the machine that made big crops possible. Without it the present war could not be won. The first reaper—a great stride towards big crops. It won the Civil War. harvesting season, which is short enough at best. Itis more than likely that every able-bodied person, male or female, would have to be engaged either in agricultural pursuits, in the making of war materials, or in active service at the front. Even then it is highly improbable that the country would be able to render effective service abroad, because of its in¬ ability to feed and transport an army of sufficient size to make its power felt. It is the binder that has made immense crops possible, opened up the vast farm lands of the West, and unlocked the treasures of the wheat belt that would for¬ ever have remained closed to the old-fashioned reaper. It is the binder that will win the war if we can but provide a means of trans¬ porting its products to those who need them. If our problem is one only of pro¬ duction, the world will not starve. The binder and the other modern farm machines will take care of that. |
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Date created | 2018-11-26 |
Date modified | 2018-11-26 |