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We are not the only people that niust faceidifficulties. | or'more tban 38 per cent. niger is. steadily RE rather, hasten: its We. We can make i, and quit wasting our énergies e noisy worrier 1s worse than ger to himself and fo every: d get busy. bw figures to make: sure "that for five years-- 317 639 000. 214 624 000 . 161 670 000 183 336 000 176 531 000 147 000 000 14 896 000 11 917 000 Production for 1916 Estimated for 1917 ...,........cooe0 BELGIUM Average for 5 years , Production for 1916..........4 ; Combined, these figures show a redu the pre-war production of... - to the 1917 product of... a total reduction of ,,............ 515 871 000 317 670-000 198 201 000 'The reducti In production i in the countries at war is not confined to wheat. There ust 'as big a shortage in all other lines. 'And the Allies are looking: Ganada to help make. good the shortage. It will be a difficult task. . It is a dif i face of an enemy. It is difficult to be ult task to hold a trench.in inded and helpless and dying. 'I'he Boys at the front are facing dangers and difficulties every day for you and: x Farmers ave had just reason to state' Shae are not properly This is the great 'opportunity to remedy these; defec stances have arisen which render it necessdry that when the farmer asks; x he will ve A reasonable expectation of receiving must know i is what it is that he wants, : : This is not so simple as would at first appear.; When the farmer makes a request it-must be both reasonable and reliable, if that request is likely to be granted, Particularly must the request be reliable. The element of gliessi k must 'be dropped." The farmers must KN OW their needs "L.et us consider the matter of ry corn to illtrate what is theant; "Seed corn 1s extremely scarce, and it is expected that almost fabulous prices will be asked. The writs was in a large seed house in Toronto, and their total supply of seed | was forty bushels. The Government What © the farmer *'wheré hé stands. Utica ... Epsom, E INSURANCE "Stock insurance, Motor Insurance, Lite Insurance Accident Insurance, Plate Glass Insurance HAROLD W. EMMERSON - (Office One House North of the Catholic Church) PORT PERRY, on TARIO Phono 151 Hal ? 3 ida emai Ra -- Tbe farmer can' sit-down with pencil and paper'ind figure out just ' T'o, many farmer this occupation would be one of the most profitable éver undertaken. The curse of many farmers is guess. work<--jumping at conclusions. The only way to conduct a profitable business 1s to find out what are the profitable lines in the business, and quit guessing. ~ Year by year the farmers have been prospering. The mortgages have mostly been paid, the farms well equipped with stock machinery, and some luxuries added. . Farmers have their difficulties. but probably they have just as much for which to be thankful as has any other class of people. «If they have difficulties, the very best way to overcome them 18 to find out exactly what those difficulties are, and then make definite plans to overcome them, EF ECTIONS "Port Perry Tn Port Perry the contest for Reeveship resulted in a majority of one for Mr. Samuel Jeffrey. The result at the various polling sub-div- ions was as follows: worsens sia Jelirey mi 4 & Stouehouse--88 » - " --47 " --47 Reach Township For Deputy Reeve For Councillors Polling SubeDivision O'Neill het is working on this problem righ now, but necessirily their "plans must be on the basis of a rough es . They cannot know the needs of the farmers, unless the farmers hemselves state those needs. How. much (seed corn do YOU need in 'order that your crop of ensilage may be "assured? Can you state in bushels. the' amount of seed corn "that you ; need? Can we in this individual way find out how much "seed corn. is [f we can, the chances for geting our supply are immensely i in our f vour. If the matter is left to the chances. of supply and demand, we shall fun the risk of not being Greenbank, 26 Seagrave 8 Prince Albert 40 Cedar Creek A 27 Manchester - , 62 Saintfield 24 | COO w= CO 00 OO 14 26 8 i [- 7 16 13 46 17 18 2 13 13 8 2 Q 65 26 Marsh H 7 16 11 11 29 19 28 11 Totals | . : 261 214 229 292 126 141 The Council will consist of-- John Stone, Reeve (accl.); Walter able to secure an adequate supply; or of paying 'an unnecessarily high price for it. It would pay the farmers of Resch and fruit fo. find out_their- 1 to the Government It's worth trying. © Weir, Deputy-Reeve; John Johnson, Wm. Cook, and W. W. Holthy, as Councillors, Son «vw Uxbridge Town The entire Council was elected by acclamation as follows: Mayor--A M MacPhail Réeve--Edward Newton * " ~Councillors--Geo N Gerrow, N Alexander, W H Smith, C P King, 7d 8 Paxton, and Rev, Dr, Moore: ; Oshawa The folowing uicipa) officials were elected by. acclamation: Mayor--} L Mason. Reeve--E L Vickery Depuly Reeve--F. Flintoff Councillors--Geo. T, Morris, E R Jas McBrady, §/ B Trick, W J Holland, Albert Mounce. Lindsay ouncil for 1918 i is'made up as follows: : Mao hoard Kylie ~ Reeve--Vacant. First Deputy Reeve--A C Babcock Second Deputy Reeve--E EW McGaffey --W E Baker, Robt. Chambers, H Brimmell, MB Anois, nson, W Nicholls, Ald. Duck. hha Township