The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-23
GOOD CROPS IN
ME- X|C0 DRIVES
WOLF FROM DOOR
MEANS OF TRaNSPORIA-
TION IMPROVED; SHIP
MENT on corn iNSt RED
(By Associated Pross)

Mexico City sent T.. The prodnc
ton Of food stufts in Mexico for the
/ current year has obyiatod any chance
Of shortage. according to the depart
ment agriculture The crops are said
to be not only sufficient TO prevent
4 famine but viii make Mexico prac.
tlcally independent Of Importation Of
foodstuffs from other countries. al
though certain amount Of corn and
flour will continue to be imported in,
to the northern states from the Unit.
ed states because Of superior facii.
ties for transportation to those local.
tiles
The crops II Is admitted. will not
reach normal production but will be
sufficient TO allow certain amount
Of expectation The question If food
supply is one of distribution rather
than production, and 1t will be neces
sary to transport to the more barren
states products from those localities
where normal or nearly normal crops
prevail It is pointed ont that while
some undoubtedly died of starvation
in the capital last year, this was due
not to shortage Of food but to the i'm.
possibility Of adequately Transporting
what was available
Within the last few months. accord.
Ing to the department officials. means
of transportation have increased
many fold Regular train service has
been resumed not only with The Unit
ed States border but between interior
points and railroads which have been
idle for an extended period have re.
sumed operation
The corn crop, the great Mexican
food staple, viii be good in all por
tions Of the Republic except Zacatcc.
as, Durango, Chihuahua and San Luis
Potosi In each OF those states dis
turbed conditions have not only pre-.
vented planting but have left the
farmers with an inadequate supply ot
seed corn In the other states the
corn crop has been excellent The
agricultural department also expects
to add to the available supply a large
amount Of old corn hitherto held for
large price advances
The bean crop, according to depart /
mental reports, while not bumper
one will be sufficient to permit the
expectation of old beans, the embargo
on the foreign sale Of which recently
was removed by decree Of The First
Chief. In connection with the bean
crop, officials OF the department DO
clare that the shortage Of crops IN
Durango is due solely to the specu.
lative operations of Pancho Villa in
the last two years When the con.
stituiionalist movement took form IN
1913, the rich farmers abandoned
their ranches and fled to Mexico
City The poor people who had work
ed on these properties, however. pro.
ceeded to raise tremendous crop Of
beans which were stored throughout
the state Villa, it is said, found this
supply and shipped it to the United
States for sale, leaving not even
enough for seed supply II is csti.
mated he shipped over 100000 bush
els Of beans and officials say the state
never has recovered from the scarcity
which resulted
The production of cotton, II Is adj
mited by the department of agricul.
lure, will fall 30 per cent below norm
Al but reports from the Laguna dis.
riet as to the amount of water now in
.he streams which in some seasons
ire entirely dry. indicates a full crop
lcxt year
There is a great need among the I
armers for new parts Of the more
imple types of agricultural machin.
'ry and the department of agriculture
low is preparing plan whereby such
supplies as plowpoints and other ma
hinery parts will be bought in large
Quantities by the government and
old at cost to the small farmers.
Efforts already are being made by
he government TO establish a system
7 farm loans. In Colima d commits
ion has been appointed to dsburse
1000 pesos provided by the govern.
lont among the more needy small |
lrmers Of the state. Similar organ. {
cations are being formed in other S
arts Of the republic. d
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onstpatlon the Father Of Many Ills