Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-07-27
wheat Day.
For Michigan
Growers Will Assemble at M. A.
{. to Consider 1918 Plans.

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raising OF crop of forty million bus
hels OF wheat in 1918, is the goal to-
wards which Michigan growers will
strive during the coming IL months,
and on August l they will set them
selves for the start The 1st, the date
when the word "go" will be given, has
been named as Wheat Day" in Michi-
gan, and in observance of it congress
OF growers will be held at the Michigan
Agricultural College. From this gather
ing is expected to come plans for 1918
and the assurance that there will be no
halting or dallying in the production
drive.
Leading farmers in Michigan; Robt
S. Shaw. dean OF agriculture, at M. A.
c., Prof. g. E. Williams of the Ohio ex.
pertinent station; and former governor,
Fred M. Warner, will be among the
prominent speakers. |. X. Waterbury
of the state board OF agriculture will
act as chairman. There is possibility
also that Commissioner Hoover, in con-
troll OF the country's food preparedness
campaign, Will be present. He has
been invited to attend and has wired
back that unless he should be COM
pletely swamped with work on Aug. |,
he will come.
The guests of the day will be every
Michigan farmer who can possibly
attend. An appeal is made to all OF
them to be present, AT the same time,
county agents are being urged to
organize automobile caravans from
their counties, particularly in central
Michigan.
The announcement of the gathering
in detail, reads as follows:
"ln order to bring to bear all forces
which might tend to increase Michi-
gans wheat crop for the coming sea-
son, il is planned TO hold congress OF
wheat growers, and all persons inter-
ested in the wheat crop, at the Michi-
gan Agricultural College on August /.
Farmers, county agents, grain deal
ers, millers, bankers and all others in
terested will be represented. AS many
others as can attend are urged to be
present, and it is hoped that a great
number OF farmers OF the state will
gather at the college on this occasion.
Forty million bushels for 1918" is
the goal set. This figure is not un-
reasonable in view of the fact that al
most three times last years acreage
was planted to wheat in 1899. Under
present conditions wheat is again a
profitable crop and should be more
widely grown. The need for big crop
for next year is apparent to all
1T is planned to spend the morning
Of August in field trips over the Ex-
pertinent Station plats, which now offer
a splendid opportunity to study the
effect of various cultural and fertilizer
treatments on wheat, and to note the
superiority OF pedigreed strains over
ordinary varieties. These trips will be
in charge OF men familiar with the ex-
periments.
IAN afternoon program will be held,
for which we hope to secure such
speakers as Professor Williams, noted
agronomist of the Onion State Univer-
sity, and representative from the De-
partment OF fo>d administration under
Mr.. Hoover. A series of "four-mnute
talks has been arranged. Representa-
tive wheat growers, millers, grain deal
ers, bankers and other speakers of
note, have been requested to speak.
The question of how to increase Michi.
gan's wheat crop will be approached
from all possible angles. Each speaker
is limited to four minutes, SO that the
program will be widely representative.
|. r. Waterbury, of the state board of
agriculture, and editor of the Michigan
Farmer, will preside as chairman of the
days program.
among the other speakers will be
the following;
X. S. Shaw, Dean Of Agriculture; A.
B. Cook, Owosso; S. f. Weage, Sec'y
State Millers Assn, Coldwater; Judge
F. II. Williams, Allegan; Former
Governor, F. NJ. Warner; County Agent
Blanford, Fremont; j. N. Mcbride,
state market director; F. s. Kedzie,
President Of M. A. c.
"A college dairy lunch will be served
on the college campus at noon"