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title: He eats a ton a year. Your farm can help
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/he-eats-a-ton-a-year-usda-1942/
description: 'Farm food-production poster: a smiling sergeant in a helmet eats from a mess tin and cup, with a sandwich beside him.'
section: Collection
---

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# He eats a ton a year. Your farm can help

Farm food-production poster: a smiling sergeant in a helmet eats from a mess tin and cup, with a sandwich beside him, set on a red page under a ribbon reading 'He eats a TON a year'. The base line says 'Your farm can help' and a 'Food for Freedom' badge sits at lower right. A single large figure is used to frame the request, alongside an ordinary-soldier portrait.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
HE EATS
a TON a Year
FOOD FOR FREEDOM
YOUR FARM CAN HELP
WAR BOARDS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1942-O-466792]
```

[← Having seen the quality of the work and of the workers on our production lines](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/having-seen-the-quality-of-the-work-1942/) [He is counting on US! →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/he-is-counting-on-us-oldsmobile-1942/)

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