The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04

Washington.-The secretary OF agrl-
culture has Issued the following state
ment:
Corn is Americas most important
cereal. II can be grown successfully
over wider area than any other, and
furnishes nutritious food for man as
well as the staple grain feed for cattle
and draft animals. The production Of
corn should be increased this year to
the fullest extent, taking into consider
alton seed, labor, and existing eco
nomIc conditions, and the availability
of good land In cOrn-growing regions
not needed more urgently for other
crops. The acreage may well be In
creased in most of the country east OF
the one hundredth meridian, as corn,
in general, thrives In this region.
An appreciable INCREASE In the corn
crop is most feasible, however, In the
sections of highest corn production.
Favorable growing conditions exist In
such regions; farmers there are famil-
lar with corn growing; they have the
necessary equipment available, and
have adapted corn production to pre-
vaillng economic conditions. Farmers
In such regions, through many years OF
experience, have learned methods Of
successfully combating adverse condi-
tions. They know that the planting Of
virile, tested seed In well-tilled, frlable
soil, immediate replanting of missing
hills, and early and continued cultiva-
tiOn of the fields count for much in
the ability of the plants to produce a
bountiful yield. This knowledge should
be put to good use during the coming
season in order that, however unfavOr-
able conditions may be, production Of
an exceptionally large crop may be as
sured.
In practically every county In the
country In which experience has shown
that corn may be produced success
fully, the possibilities of increasing the
corn crop without encroaching upon
other important crops Is at least wOr-
thy Of consideration, If land, labor and |
seed are available.
Areas of Maximum Corn Production.
A list of the leading corn-producing
counties in the principal corn-produc-
ing states marks roughly the area in
which efforts to increase the produc-
ton of corn should be most successful.
Such a list of counties for the ten
leading corn-produclng states follows.
The states and the counties within
them are named in the order Of their
Importance in corn production. AL
though early paintings have been COM
Dleted or are in progress in some of
he counties, late additional paintings
nay be advisable in such regions.
ILLINoIs-Counties: Champaign, Iro-
luois, LaSalle, Livingston, Mclean Blu
eau, Christian, Edgar, Henry, Lee, Lo-
ran, Macon, Sangamon, Shelby, Vermilion.
VIM, Adams, Coles, Dekalb, Dewitt,
Hancock. Kankakee,- Knox, McDonough,
Iacoupin, Mason, Mercer, Montgomery, |
Morgan, 0gle, Peoria, Piatt' Pike, e Taze-
IadIson, Marshall. Mqultrie, Wayne
White, Greene, Jasper, Jefferson. Kane,
Marion, Stephenson. Carroll,
lark, Clay, Cook, Hamilto Henderson,
Kendall, Menard, Winnebago, Cass, Clin-
on, Crawford, Ef1ngham, Franklin, Rock
sland. st. Clair, Schuyler, Stark, Wash
ToWA-Counties: Harrison. Plymouth,
Sioux, Woodbury. Adair,
'enton, Blsckhawk, Boone, Buena VISTA h
Iutler, Calhoun, Carroll. Cass. Cedar
herUfee cllntTn GTawfGrd palas Gtb
e Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, ,
-eokuk, Kossuth,. Linn, Lyon. Mahaska,
larshall Mills, Monona, O'Brien, Page, I
tory, Tama, Washington. Webster, !
Wright Audubon, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, 7
Fayette, Ida. Iowa, Madison, 6
E9n oy9 MoasqaReTy aenTy JOnes Scott Go TSy
IT, Warren. Wayne. (;
NEBRASKA-Counties: Custer, Buffalo,
age, Knox, Lancaster, Saunders, Antel- S
pc, Blaine, Boone, Butler, Cass. Cedar, :
lay Cunning, Dawson, Dixon, Fillmore,
rontier Furnas, Hamilton, Holt. Jeffer- h
IN, Johnson, Lincoln. Madison, Nuckolls, n
eward, Thayer, Wayne, Webster, York, S
dams Burt, Dodge, Franklin, Phelps, n
ok, Redwllow, Thurston, Valley, Gree :
y, Hal, Harlan, aoWaird, eid KeaTney Gtn Il
MIssoURI-counties Bates, Nodaway, q
ernon. Atchison. Audrain, Barton, Gala a
,hnson, Lafayette, Macon Monroe, Pet h
), Saline Boone, Charlton, Dekalb, Holt, n
ay, st. Clair, Andrew Caldwell, Clinton, "
sper. Knox, Linn, Pike, Stoddard, Ben
n, Cedar, Dade, Lincoln, Livingston,
issssippi. Montgomery, New Madrid,
olk Shelby, Sullivan, Adair. Buchanan, si
ark, Clay, Franklin Grundy, Lawrence, %
,wis, Mercer, Newton. Rails, Randolph, fl
NDIANA-Counties: Benton, Knox, 81
ontgomery Tippecanoe, Boone. Clinton fC
adison, Shelby, White, Hamilton, Hend- VI
ks, Randolph. Rush. Warren. Allen,
.rroll, Delaware, Fountain, Gibson, n
ant, Henry, Jasper, Laporte, Newton, ~,
sey, Sullivan, Wayne, Bartholomew ~
IS, Daviess, Greene, HANCOCK, Howard h;
hnson, Kosciusko Marion, Miami, Nor n,
n, Parke Putnam, Upton, Vigo Wells, u
Iams, Decatur, Elkhart, Fulton, Hunt tn
yton, Jackson, Lake, Marshall Porter, IN
iaski, ST.. Joseph, Spencer. Wabash, III
" Warrick. In
Collin. Fannin, Gray
4, Lamar, Denton Hunt, Navarro, Bell.
oke, Hill, McLennan, Milan, Red River, tn
las Falls, Hopkins, Limestone Mon J.,
rue, Smith. Wise, Cass, Cherokee, Clay, ~
ryell Ellis, Fayette, Gonzales, Kauf- be
IN, Rusk, Van Zandt, Wilbarger, Will
mson, Anderson, Bowie, Guadalupe
rrison, Henderson, Houston, Lavaca
cogdoches. Parker. Robertson, Wash
ton, Wichita, Bastrop, Dewitt Fort
nd. Freestone, Grimes, Pamela Shelby, to
rrant. Travis, Upshur, Wharton,
ANSAS-Counties: Butler Jewell, Mar 70
Ill, Nemaha, Reno Republic, Sedgwick, 40
ith. Sumner, Washington, Barber, Ue