The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
FARMERS RESPOND
TO C0UNTRYs CALL
GIVE PATRIOTIC ANSWER TO RE
QUEST FOR GREATER ACRE
AGE OF WINTER WHEAT.
FOOD INVENTORY STARTED
Survey of Food Resources to Be Broad
Covering More Than One Hun
dred Different Foods-States-
men to Help.

ST. Paul.
Estimates compiled by the bureau
of crop estimates, United States de.
partment of agriculture indicate that
farmers have periodically respond
ed to the call for increased acreage of
both winter wheat and rye. Figures
for Minnesota given out from the Of
flee of the Minnesota field agent, Paul
H. Kirk, at Fergus Falls, make the
following showing:
Winter wheat-Preliminary esti.
mate, area planted in fall of 1917 49,
900 acres as compared with $1,000
acres last year. The increase of
acreage is largely in the south central
part of the state where crop is in.
creasing in acreage. Conditions Dec
l, was SO. per cent normal, compared
with 80 year ago and SO the four
year average. Soil conditions and
growth were favorable in the south
central counties.
Winter Rye.-Preliminary estimates
of area planted in fall of 1917 452,.
900 acres as compared with 100000
last year. The dry fall seriously ham.
pered the seeding of fall rye in the
northwestern part of the state, where
under favorable conditions the acre
age would have been considerably in.
creased. However, with favorable
spring weather spring rye will be
planted. Condition, Dec. 1, was 80 per
cent of normal compared with 80 a
year ago and 80 the ten year aver.
age on Dec. l.
The extreme dryness in the north.
western part of the state was unfav-
orable to the best growth and develop
ment of crop. The crop in other parts
of the state is reported as having made
a most excellent growth and goes in.
to the winter under the most favor.
able conditions.
Mr.. U. G. Purssell, Meteorologist of
the U. S. Weather Bureau, Minneapo-
lis says, Weather conditions were un-
usually fine during November. The
precipitation was sufficient over The
entire state. No sub-zero temperatures
were recorded.
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Federal Food Survey Started.
The comprehensive inventory of
food resources to be conducted IN the
United States has been started in
Minnesota.
Many wholesalers state that they
inv
the Washington office of the food ad-
ministration to make a report on the
stock of foodstuffs on hand.
The salesman of the large whole.
sale concerns have been enlisted by
the food administration officials to
explain to the merchants in the small
er communities what the government
expects Of them when they make out
their inventories. While the statesmen
have been supplied with blanks, the re-
tail merchants will not receive them
for few days.
The survey will be broad, the cues.
tionnaires containing questions rela-
tive to the eighty-six items and cover
ing more than 100 different foods
Officials in the Office of A. D. Will
son, food administrator for Mime
apolis, said they had not been advised
of the start of the inventory, but be-
lieved it was being conducted from
the Washington office.
Schedules also will be sent soon to
number of selected homes, returns
from which will be used TO compute
a general average of the food on
hand in the homes throughout the
state.
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State Offers Cheap Wood.
Dead and down cord wood at %
cents cord will be offered by the
state through a resolution adopted
by the Public Safety Commission.
Sales on application to the state audi
tor will be limited to 100 cords to a
customer to prevent commercial deal.
ing, according to the plan developed
by Oscar Arneson of the State audi
tors office. Means to provide fuel
for residents in Northern Minnesota
was adopted following the report Of ].
F. MCGEE, Minnesota fuel administered.
or, that only 100000 tons of coal re-
main on the docks at the head of the
lakes.
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I'LL Gopher State Banks.
There are ILL active state banks
in Minnesota, f. e. Pearson, state
superintendent of banks announces.
The number will be increased soon by
the opening of the Interurban State
bank at ST. Paul, articles of which
have been approved.
Bank Renews Appea! for Charter.
The Minnesota Public Safety Com.
sion still has under consideration the
request Of organizers of the Hutchin.
son State bank for reconsideration OF
the order denying them charter. The
commission heard from Burt w. Day
of Hutchinson, who said that s. ].
Boelter and w. H. Hartman, president
and cashier Of the new bank, are
loyal Americans, but that IS out of the
LOG stockholders are residents of AGO.
ma, Cedar Mills. Brookfleld, and Boon
Lake townships. where there has been
poor response to war apeals.
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sentaIi Gets Fourth Stay.
For the fourth time a further stay
has been granted to J. o. Bentall,
former Socialist candidate for govern
or of Minnesota. who is under sentence
Of one year in the Crow Wing county
Jail after conviction in federal court on
a charge of having encouraged an
employee not to register for the Sc.
lective draft. The application of Ben.
tails counsel. T. E. Latimer, for new
trial was to have been heard by Judge