The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-14

year, and there Is abundant reason to
expect generous price returns for all
available surplus.
The most effective step that may be
| taken TO increase the production of
these crops Is to enlarge the acreage
devoted to them In the regions where
they are grown habitually This ex.
pansion OF acreage should be to the
limit permitted by available good seed.
labor and equipment.
Good Seed Wheat Necessary.
The minimum quality Of seed grain
that should be relied upon under exist.
ing conditions Il very difficult point
to decide. In general II Is not wise to
| risk planting seed wheat showing less
than IS or 81 per cent termination nor
that weighing less than fifty pounds to
the bushel. II the land Is prepared
thoroughly aud otherwise Is suitable
| the use Of spring wheat weighing as
low as forty-five pounds per bushel,
| II II shows good termination, may be
advisable where better seed Is lacking
The Usefulness Of Oats and Barley.
II land intended for spring wheat
cannot be put into good condition ear
| ly enough for seeding, oats or barley
can be substituted TO good advantage
In the sections where these crops are
known TO do we'll Barley can be re-
lied ON In the proved areas Of Wis
consin, Minnesota. Iowa. the Dakotas
and Montana. while oats have u much
wider range The ease with which
barley may be substituted directly for
wheat In human food and its useful
ness to replace wheat milling byprod-
ucts as food In the production Of the
milk supply renders its abundant pro-
duction important. Barley where It
succeeds yields larger weight OF feed
per acre than any other small grain
crop With an abundance Of oats and
barley available much closer milling
Of wheat than at present could be
practiced, II necessary. without endan-
gering the milk supply, which consti-
tutes SO important an element in the
dietary Of consumers.
euekvshsat For Late Planting.
Buckwheat may be planted later than
any similar crop and often does well
on old meadows or waste land that
can he broken after the more exacting
crops are planted. In some sections
where experience has demonstrated
that the cereals, except rye. cannot
be relied OH, buckwheat is a crop OF
considerable importance. The acreage
could well be Increased. especially In
portions Of New York, Pennsylvania
and New England, where the crop now
Is grown to considerable extent.
Expand the Corn Acreage.
Corn is the leading food and feed
crop OF the United States In geograph-
ic range OF production, acreage and
quantity Of product. The vital impor-
lance Of a large acreage OF this crop
properly cared for. therefore, Is obvi-
Gus. Because OF the prices obtained
for the last crop and the world demand
for this grain its profitableness to the
American farmer during the approach
ing season is clear. Conditions now
warrant the planting Of the largest
acreage Of this crop which 1t is posi-
bic to handle effectively.
Although fall is the proper time for
breaking sod for corn, there are many
unproductfve and foul meadows and
Indifferent pastures In Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and the middle Atlantic and
northeastern states that under existing
| conditions can be broken now to ad-
vantage and planted TO corn. The re-
sultlng reduction OF hay and pasture
would be more than replaced by the
corn stover. ensilage and grain pro
duced.
Potatoes and Vegetables.
| Seed potatoes should be conserved
by planting ON the best lands available
for them and planning for thorough
tillage and protection Of the crop
against disease and insect pests. Po'a-
| toes can be grown most advantageous
ly near the centers Of population In
the northern states, where transporta-
ton cost may be reduced to mini
mum. This crop Is capable Of quick
and large increase OF production when
conditions are favorable.
The duty OF the individual farmer ut
this time Is to increase his production,
particularly Of food crops. II he has
control OF tillable land not IN use or
money lying idle or labor unemployed
no should extend his operations 80 as
to employ those resources to the fullest
extent. This does not mean that he
should rob his land waste his capital
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