The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-05-09
PLAN FOR FARMERS
EFFORTS DURING SEASON
Recommendations Of the College
OF Agriculture in View Of
Scarcity Of Food.

should be grown in the aggregate,
which means a diversity of crop pro-
duction and not specialization in a
, few crops. In other words, farmers
should grow the same staple crops
that they have always grown, but
with more efficiency, in order that
production may be brought as near
the maximum as possible.
Following are the plans offered as
suggestions for the agricultural eff
fort in the State for the coming crop
season.:
I. City people should make their
back yard and vacant lot gardens
produce as many vegetables as pos
sible.
9. The general farmer should not
plunge this year into the growing of
truck crops, but should do his ut
most in producing staples. The
truck farmer should work to his
maximum in the production of vege-
| tables for the market garden sup
ply, and the general farmer should
see to it that staple foods and feeds
(corn, wheat, OATS hay, soy beans,
COW peas and livestock ere produc-
cd in greater quantity than ever be-
fore.
3. Every farmer should have a
good home garden which shall pro-
duce vegetables for home use, for
storage and canning for winters
use, and a surplus to be used in any |
emergency that may arise.
4. Special attention should be
given to the farm poultry yard. The
flock should be housed better next
more eggs on less feed than ever be-
fore. A little bit of housing will
mean a great many more eggs. If
possible. add few more pullets to
the flock to be kept over winter.
Produce infertile eggs some in wa
ter glass for use next winter.
,. The winter wheat crop is going
TO be a short one. Every field that ,
can be harvested at near an even
break in cost of production should
be allowed to stand till harvest. At
the present price field that prom
Uses even a small yield per acre
should be left for the reaper. Other
fields should be put in some other
food or feed crop that will mature ;
within the season, such as corn. soy ;
beans, buckwheat, COW yeas, mi!let, I
sorghum, etc. We recommend. es- =
pccially corn, buckkwheat soy beans 4
or COW peas. Every farm should ,
grow a few acres of soy beans for
seed and for food.
:. Farmers should save seed for I
next years crop. regardless of high .
prices. 1t is most essential to pro- ,
vide the following: ,
(a) All Kinds of garden seeds [
OBJ Wheat.
(c) Soy beans and COW peas. {
Cd Clovers, especially crimson :
Farmers having crimson clover {
growing now should be sure 10 save
;eed) I
Z. Livestock (cattle. hogs and i
Sheep should be given careful at I
ention. The supply is far under [
normal. Large numbers of imma- S
ure animals, especially hogs, are c
nut on the market today on account
If high prices, and many good brood
COWS that should be kept on the
arm are sold. Don't send pigs to h
market. If you have not the feed
o mature them. sell them to your I
lcighbor who has. Hogs this year [
hould 20 to market weighing zoo a
POUNDS or over. 7
Don't sell brood sow that will y
aise litter of pigs. A good sow Il
will produce a thousand to two thou a
and pounds Of pork in a season.
Farmers should refrain from mar I,
citing calves. They should be devel- "
ped to maturity. Jersey bull calves h
nay be excepted "
\. In our opinion, all kinds of |;
God. feed and livestock will pay un- fl
sually we'll. II is therefore. We be-
leve, the patriotic duty of every e,
armer to grow at least a normal /
rop of any luxury. In other words.
large crop Of tobacco should not be
rown at the expense of foods and