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He eats a ton a year. Your farm can help, 1942 US poster: Farm food-production poster

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 stackingPlain folks
Date
1942
Period
Second World War
Made by
U.S. Department of Agriculture, War Boards
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Roosevelt Administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Mobilize or secure compliance
Themes
Home front, Economy and finance
Event
World War II
Regime
Roosevelt administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-940 (NAID 514446).

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]

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