The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, March 28, 1918, Image 6

The Montgomery monitor., March 28, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text5 ♦ 1 FARMERS, BE FAIR \ 5 £ j With Your Country j -* ♦ 1 £ # # 4 jk. A year ago the world cried for food to feed the soldiers fighting the people’s war against -* £ -* Prussian nobility—the greatest crops in history were your response. £ ■* ’£' jjk J# The United States Government protected you from the shrewd manipulator who could gam- & ■* £ £ hie on the price of your products. It exempted you from draft that you may remain on the farm. £ TT * jj)t Your Government has helped you. It’s your turn now. Invest in the Third issue of & * £ ■# £ | Liberty Bonds Now! j -* * & # #- -* Then you’ll be serving your Government—helping it to prosecute vigorously the war against * •* *■ £ the autocrats who oppressed the people of France and who would oppress you. ** £ *4* & -* The Government wants to do more for you. & -* # £ It pays you interest on every dollar you invest in Liberty Bonds. You are not asked to give £ -}f< Jfr -* your crops, neither are you asked to give your money. You are urged to lend every dollar you »£ * # can spare. It’s a fair proposition. Your banker will tell you so. £ £ Statistics show the 1917 farm crops in six Southern states—Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Miss- £ £ issippi, Louisiana and Tennessee—were valued at more than Two Billion Dollars! Thirty cent . £ £ cotton and war prices for food crops and live stock were responsible for this great agricultural £ £ wealth. Every farmer shared in this prosperity. They now have an abundance laid away. £ ! Return the Favor § $ £ £ The aid of the government enjoy ed by the farmer is almost boundless. He has had the advice £ Jr of thousands of experts, covering every phase of agriculture and stock raising—aid w hich has not £ £ been w ithdrawn by reason of the war. The services of the agricultural colleges are open to the £ £ farmer and his children. County agents are at his disposal. If every Southern farmer invested £ £ one-tenth of the value of his crops in Liberty Bonds, their subscription to the Sixth District would £ £ amount to $200,000,000. The government is entitled to your aid. Will you lend your aid? £ 3 £ ! INVEST NOW | Z * * I * i J £ ! THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY I I * | McRAE BROS. & McLEMORE j |. Mount Vernon, Qa. ! i i |.i|. i.»|. ' THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY; MARCII 28, 1918.