The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-10
BILLION BUSHELS OF
WHEAT NEXT YEAR
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and State Off.
Gals Set High Mark for Wheat Pro-
duction-Winter Wheat Acreage TO
Be Increased This Fall by rs
Per Cent. Over Last Year.
Per Cent. Over Last Year.

Per Cent. Over Last Year.
Washington, ID, c., Aug l0.-The pro-
duction of over one billion bushels of
wheat and over eighty three million bush
els of rye, through the planting of A.
33I 900 acres to winter wheat and of
o,lSl,oO0 acres to rye this fall, is the
immediate war agricultural program for
the nation announced to day by David f.
Houston, secretary OF agriculture. This
record winter wheat acreage, an increase
of is per cent. over last year, would
yield 6I2000,000 bushels if the average
yield for the past ten years is equalled,
or under repetition of the favorable
conditions OF 1914 would give sS0,000,000
bushels. In either case with spring
wheat crop next year equal to that of
1915, the nation will have more than one
billion bushels of wheat for domestic
use and export.
This vastly increased production of
wheat, needed in any ease, will be abso-
lutely essential to prevent a serious
shortage of breadstufs next summer
should the growing corn, now behind the
season, be much damaged by early |
frosts.
The program approved by the seere-
tary of agriculture represents the best |
thought of the Z. S. department of agri
culture and of state agricultural officials
and state councils of defense.
The study of this question has in,
volved many factors and the specialists
have been aware from the first that the
demands for wheat may exceed the sup
ply next year. Effort therefore has been
made to recommend in each state about
as large an acreage in wheat and rye as
can be sown without upsetting proper
farm practice, which must be maintained
in the interest of wheat and rye crops
this and succeeding years, as well as in
the interest of other necessary spring
planted crops which are not discussed
in detail at this time, as they are not
food crops in which marked shortage
exists.
The estimates, the department states,
are made with the knowledge that there
Is some shortage of the fertilizer supply
put with the understanding that there
will be no general shortage in the sup
ply of seed or of farm machinery which
s necessary in the production of the
wheat crop. II ia understood also that
'mple transportation facilities will be
provided and n fair price of wheat will be
These factors have been as
mmed as fixed and satisfactory. If any
me or more fail to be adjusted in good
line, no person can tell how serious will
&c the effect on the total crop.
The planting and cultivation of these
acreages of fall-sown grains
alls for unusual effort on the part of
he farmers. Plans to place at the dis.
,osal Of farmers all assistance possible, =
re being perfected in the U. s. depart
nent of agriculture, the state colleges of ;
( agriculture and other state and local a
geneies which cooperate in farming
natters The assistance OF successful Il
rowers of wheat and rye in a campaign G
o turn out bumper crops in 1918 is as t
ured. n
The state officials will do their utmost il
0 get the acreages expected of their e.
tates into the ground. The program as
riginally worked ont by the federal de- Il
artment of agriculture called for some o
hat more than 100000 acres to be e,
1wn this fall. When this proposal was A
resented to the officials of the several
.ates a further increase was considered d,
ossible and desirable by them. As h,
the recommendation for the IL
wing of AZ ,33T 900 acres is made n,
Following is summary of the depart .,
ents recommendations regarding win ~
II wheat and rye: r.
Wheat. a
The planting of approximately Al w
Il 900 acres to winter wheat, on the as
isis of the average yield for the past pc
= la s,f | mr.