Our country's call to service through public and private schools; work--save--give; a summons and a plan of action for American boys, girls, parents . o Import 577,709,000 bushels If the United States and Canada eat as mucli wheat as usualthey will have for export to our Allies: United States 80,000,000 bu. ) „^^ ^^^ ^^^ , , , Canada 150,000,000 bu. [ 230,00000^ bushels Our Allies Shortage 347,709,000 bushels Save Wheat for Oar Allies 17 Our problem, then, as well as our duty, as is shown from theabove table, becomes very clear. We must, through savings andsubstitutions, conserve enough wheat
Our country's call to service through public and private schools; work--save--give; a summons and a plan of action for American boys, girls, parents . o Import 577,709,000 bushels If the United States and Canada eat as mucli wheat as usualthey will have for export to our Allies: United States 80,000,000 bu. ) „^^ ^^^ ^^^ , , , Canada 150,000,000 bu. [ 230,00000^ bushels Our Allies Shortage 347,709,000 bushels Save Wheat for Oar Allies 17 Our problem, then, as well as our duty, as is shown from theabove table, becomes very clear. We must, through savings andsubstitutions, conserve enough wheat so that North America cansend at least 450,000,000 bushels to our Allies. This would re-quire our Allies to substitute other cereals to the amount of127,709,000 bushels. It means that we must reduce our con-sumption 220,000,000 bushels and this can be done if we do ourhit hy following the directions and suggestions given in thishook. There are two ways to help send the full supply of wheatneeded by our Allies: (1) Do not allow a grain of ivheat to he wasted. (2) Reduce the amount of ivheat we consume hy eatingother grains—corn, harley, FRENCH WOMAN HARVESTING IN RECONQUERED SOMME DISTRICTThis scene pictures the spirit of women in Prance today. While themen are fighting the Germans in the trenches, the women work in thefields raising food for the poilus who must be fed. Will you help themby saving wheat? 18 Our Countrys Call to Service SERVE BY SAVING An Old Friend Speaks I am a slice .of Bread. I measurethree inches by two and a half, and mythickness is half an inch. My weight isexactly an ounce. I am thrown awayonce a day by thousands of people inAmerica. I am the bit left over. I amthe slice eaten absent-mindedly whenreally I am not needed. I am the de-spised crust. If you collected me and mycompanions for a whole week you would find that we amounted tothousands of pounds of good bread. When you throw me awayor waste me, you are helping the German submarines destroy
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