NATIONAL SERVICE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1746, 11 August 1917, Page 3

NATIONAL SERVICE.

EVERYONE SHOULD HELP-

As the war progresses it becomes more and more evident that it will he essential for every man and woman in the Empire to give some practical help, and the sooner this help is properly organised the hotter. The food production of the Empire (and particularly that of the British Isles), both for human consumption and the feeding of stock, is of the utmost importance just now. Upon this may hinge the whole outcome of the war. Well, almost everyone can help in one way hy growing something useful, Vegetables such as artichokes, swedes, carrots, parsnips, onions, beet, and the host keeping varieties of pumpkins and squashes arc easily grown and If properly stored will keep rigid through the winter. By using mure of those we will reduce our cost of living, as we need not use. so much meat and imported feeds. There will undoubtedly be a groat demand for live stock and meal when the war end.-; to replace the depicted herds of Europe. We should increase our herds in New Zealand, so as to he ready for (his. We camml oiler you the cheapest .-weds on the market —we do not try to do so. In buying seeds, you should have the best procurable. V o have been selling seeds miicc 00 {iB(SO). When you buy Cooper’s Seeds,you buy at the same lime the result of nearly sixty years’ experience. This is why Cooper’s “Seeds of Success’’ are regarded hy the trade, both in New Zealand and Australia, as the standard of quality. Ask your seedsman or merchant for them, and lie sure that you gel them. Apply for our booklet on Pood Production (post free). E. COOPER, .LTD., Seed Growers, Wellington. 015