Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-09-18
OPPORTUNITY
The Opportunity and Responsibility
of The American Farmer in The
Present Crisis-The Wars De-
mands on Next Years Crops.
By Douglas Malcolm
international Harvester Company of
America

BY Douglas Malcolm
International Harvester Company OF
America
If ever America puts its hand to
the plow in its effort to feed the
world, it has assumed that response
bility now. Not since the narrowing
days following our own strife of the
sixties have the tillable acres of this
country faced such possible drain
upon their beuntifuIness. Without
even dimly prophesying the duration
of the war now raging, we are al
ready assured Of the fact that next
year this country will be the store
house Of the world. Every farm own
er, every tenant and every share
worker will have his part to play in
fulfilling this great responsibility
No matter how remote his residence,
he will hear Europe's call for beef,
bacon and bread, and on the amount
he has to sell will depend not only his
satisfaction of having served his fell
low men but the additional satisfac-
tion Of having served himself; for big
crops. much stock, many hogs next
year will mean big profits.
Il il thus that the American farm
er begins his fall work with two
strings to his bow. With one hand ne
is rescuing the perishing and with the
other. he is reaching out for tangible
encouragement toward bank ac-
count and better home.
Now Ia The Time To Start.
nom l. b;s onnorfun,tv and this
r.a,,sh ;s +ba time to Law his founda-
49, ,, Tbsra are two lines along
MIs., s'I X .ho,,ld nlan his work. hut
viz Wiz, 80 - Ere m, I aiorg which he should
10y s,, ~; 10 ,5an % F;rsf he should utilize
s.n.-. W. : '..s ai;iahIa i n.rt If his land and
secayd ba Should strive to raise the
: 1890 s,,ara~ - Weld ~ his farm per acre.
~ srgs.e 80 nth ~ ~ DANCER of over pro-
d,sat;s, 5nsl "f.s fnr ~ ~ crons sown this Fall.
1ts ,T1, man Who has 4 big Weld will find
: : IL :; ,'' n,arEet I Rut to get this WELD
,,ears : y battar kind Of farming. Now
,-,o,,1d II ] good time to break away
fros,, ,, .so,ne old-fash;oned ideas about
+hs' - ,,,oor. from. some other old fash
;anad saa wavs Of shallow blowing; and
.on,a old-fashioned carelessness in
.ii c,,it;vat;nu. and some old-fashioned
than,.;as' 49, sn 4, regard In seding. In those
rarts s.,s - - = tbs country which do Fall
pL,s rSne5;no and Fall seeding. the way
iii, Iii I deferrn;ne A. the CROP per acre next
~. Ns,r ,,ra s''.tI thar @ next vear,s rainfall,
Z e stl u;1Ss ;ys 4, se srosfs In an experiment
,,t ot 1c,,es y 49,, 90 = described bv F. L. Peter
n.y. n.y. III ~ ~ sf1,,;vers;tv Farm At Davic,
Tai;fn~r;s sy1 - e;,s he saws.
al IA NE ths n nressnre for supplies be-
M ~ ,x,sstar 80 n heconnes more evil
sU''sss sun. 'the ' sror;d cannot afford large
s,.'.,. s..as .''s sl;n,rned over with careless
..i.',s -..it'.s. tr,,' q, an actual exneriment a
ss;s s..;ss "a ooa ,,er cent which was made
a'al ~ = r,o.3,sct;veness ~ t Of certain
"a s''s ~ Fl osssr ~. cs,t was found to be
1re'. s'1s ~ Hotts~ - ,,Iou;ng and narrowing.
ees ~ .s - .sns [ ~ better cultivation. and
~. e. r. ra.f 70 s. bstter seed.p : s
- * iesec,, - two ike that IN every
.... ,.s,,,,;t,, wo,,ld soon work its way
:2',.'',sss :511 ely: onerat;on IN such q way
<,,aH several costly practices sane
S'.1t t!-%ts - ~, t;,ra syd custon would be-
t'o.,eu ~ s.i,, shr,.t t;roe as historical as
1919 = ,.sast .rd tbroshinc II with