The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-31

N5H'lInRtGu, ~- The prOduClUn OF
oyfN 900 go go bushels Of wheat and
1fH s1VGonDO bushels Of rye through
SIC planting Of A. 1877 900 acres to win.
tef heat and Of 5,l3l 900 acres to rye
fhis lul! IL the immediate war Hgricul-
turai program for the nation an
noauced by David r. Houston, score.
tary Of agriculture. This record win
Ter wheat acreage, an Increase Of IL
per ceat over last year. would yield
81 HN 40 bushels II the average Yield
Tor ID" past ten years Is equaled, or
under repetition Of the favorable
conditions OF 1914 would give ~, 200.
80 bushels. La either case with "A
spring wheat crop next year equal 10
that NJ 1915, the nation will have more
than 1000.0ooOO bushels of wheat for
domestic use aud export.
This vastly Increased production Of
wheat, needed Ia any case. will be alb
souIely essential to prevent serious
shortage Of breudsluffs next summer
should the growing curn, now k hnd
The season, be much damaged by curly
irosts.
Best Thought OF ExpertA
The program approved By the secre-
tnry OF agriculture represents the besl
thought OF the United States depart
ncht of agriculture and OF state agri-
cultural officials aud state councils Ut
defense.
The study OF this question has in
VOWED many factors and the special
istS have kscn aware from the first
1hat the tetnai,ls FOR wheat may px.
tfs,'i' ne supply fftsxt s'anf faY,SsfsS&s
therefore, has been made tn recon
mend Ia each state about MS large an
acreage In wheat and rye IA can be
RoNn without ursettIng proper farm
practice which must be maintained In
the interest Of wheat and rye crops
this and succeeding years, rs well as
In the interest OF other necessary
spring planted crops which are not dis
cussed IN detail ut this time, AZ they
are not food crops In which marked
shortage exists.
The estimates, the department
states. are made with tho knowledge
that there In some shortage Ut the FIR
tllIzer supply. but with the understand
Ing that there will be no general short
age Ia the supply OF seed or OF farm
machinery which IL necessary In the
production of the wheat crop. |. Is
understood also that ample trnnapor-
tuition facilities viii he provided and
fair price for wheat VIII be eStab
lIshed These factors have BEEN aS
sumed as fixed and satisfactory. II
any one or more fail to DO adjusted
tn good tilne no person cnn tell how
serious Will be the effect on the total
crop.
Calls for Unusual Effort
The planting ana cultivation OF
these Increased acreages OF full grown
grains calls for unusual effort on the
part of the farmers. Plans to place
at The disposal OF farmers all assist
ancc possible nre being perfected tn
tho United States department OF agri'
culture, the state colleges OF agricul.
TURF and other state and local sgeacles
which cooperate In Turning matters.
The assistance Of successful growers
ot wheat and rye In u campaign TO
-Nn our bumper crprs IN ieis - ~
sured
III, state officials will do thar ut
most 90 get the acreagcs expected OF
their states into the ground. The pro
gram ua originally worked out by the
federal department OF agriculture
called Tor somewhat more than h'Nn,-
nO acres 10 he sown this fall. When
ihiS proposal WAS presented to the
officials pt the several states a further
Increase was considered possible aud
desirable by them As Consequence
thr recommendation for the sowing ot
AI.%3t. (sH acres Is made.
Following ~ summary of me de-
uartineutS recommendation regarding
winter wheat and rye:
Wheat
rhe planting of approximately A.
SS-.,.D acres 10 winter wheat on the
basis ~ the average yield for the past
ten wears Indicates n total production
ot G...nNo,oOC bushels, which exceeds
NIL previous winter wheat dcrs har-
vested in the United States with the
exception Of the crops OK lsl% ana
lQla Nhrn the acreaxes harvested and
Yields per acre were both above nor
rlQt. II he extremely favorable con
djdonS under which the winter wheat
cr'p at l9i4 was grown arr again eX'
rerianccd. the yield OF winter wheat
rcyf ytar Viii h SSo,nWVo bushels,
az b, gar tNe largest winter wheat
crop ever produced and even larger
than IA, futal VI both winter and
spring wheat crops tor all past years
tSCept two.
L is ,oa early to determine the acre
ner which st0Gid ID Sown 10 wheat next
spt,as, but Il lA.s IS equal to tina;
soMn ~ tAe sNrtu- Of AL. or laNS,'
90 acres and THE We'd is up 10 the
averaer q The last zen wars, q crop
q - so acp bushels II spring whea'
viii hc harvested and K the yield per
acre Should e1uAl tha, obtained In
1918 Inv crop viii he &c oro.oco bush
els, The SAME as the greatest spring