Arizona republican., 1917-05-20

wheat and certain deciduous fruits. due to the cold weather and late spring, it is estimated that there may be ma terial increases in the production of alfalfa, Indian corn sorghum grains, beans, potatoes, apples pears, garden vegetables, Sudan grass and forage sorghums, cotton, dairy and poultry products. and hogS. The amount of 1 this needed increase depends upon the l industry and skill of those engaged in the culture os these crops.
 Crops to Plant
 l. Plant sorghum grains from now until July 1. especially milo maize, feterita and Kafir both under irriga ton and ill dry farming sections These crops may be used for silage, yield grains suitable for finishing steers and l hogs and for feeding poultry, and may 1 be ground and used for human food Two to five pounds of seed per acre are required, the cost of which is rel atively small Milo maize and feterita are particularly adapted to dry farm 1 ing opera tions. kafir corn yields well under irrigation.
 1 2 Follow winter grains with pink 1 and tepary beans, thus making inten- sive use of irrigated lands. About if teen pounds of tepary beans and about V i are required for planting. Tepary 1 beans may be planted from the present ] time until August | Pink beans should l be planted from July 15 to August l5. 1 according to locality.
 l g. Forage sorghums and Sudan grass may be planted now and until 1 August 1 under irrigation, and in dry 1 farming localities where moisture con- ditiOns are at all favorable.
 4 Develop vegetable gardens wher- l eyer water even in limited amounts is available. Crops that. may be planted for quick results at this time are to- matoes and sweet potatoes (plants); and Papago sweet corn, egSplants, cantaloupes, watermelons, squash ana pumpkins (seeds).
 g. In the northern part of the state i plant potatoes as extensively as the seed supply will permit. Rural New l Yorker. Russet Burbank, Bliss T'ri umph and Peachblow are good vari- cites. Oats is the best grain for north l ern sections.
 G. Plant Mexican June corn in southern irrigated valleys; and in dry l farming sections plant quick growing. drought-resistant varieties. such as Bloody Butcher, Papago Sweet and Moqui; also certain eastern varieties, such as Reid's Yellow Dent and Hick- l ory King, under favorable conditions. 1 An excellent combination for hotn l irrigated and dry-farmed sections 1 available from the crops ST above, is Sudan grass for a quick sup ply of hay; milo maze and leterIts. s,s a source of silage, grain and human food; beans as a human food and money crop; and vegetables in season.
 silos and Livestock
 -.I i- t1A vet ff factive form in which grain sorghums ard Indian corn may be utilized by livestock. Overgrodnd silos Ill irIl- gated districts, and pit silos in dry farming districts are essential to the most advantageous development of livestock in nearly all parts of Arizona. An S0-ton, overgTound, concrete silo may be constructed for approximately $369 to $500; while a pit silo of the same size may be built for about $50 to s150. Apparatus for cutting silage and filling the silo, including engine for power, will cost approximately $200 Silage is consumed to advantage by steers, dairy cows sheep, hogs, work stock, and even poultry. It is of great vaiGe in supplementing range feed, in this manner saving the losses which are Common during the dry spring and carly summer season.
 Take immediate measures to increase the supply of hogs to which to feed sorghum grains and slage accumu lated during the summer crop season ard thus provide a profitable outlet for these materials.
 Saving of Wastes
 Can or dry the surplus of foods and l vegetables from orchards and gardens The extension service maintains an ex- 1 pert in the field who can be called 1 upon for canning demonstrations. It is estimated that the boys and girls ot Arizona alone could supply one-fifth of the food for the state should it be- come necessary for them to do so
 Cure or preserve meats for home use: feed table waste to chickens; use sheep on the farms as weed and waste scav- engers; conserve manure supplies for use upon crops, etc.
 Combat insect pests and avoid crop losses. Keep in touch with the state entomologist's office for this purpose Make better use of inadequately em- ployed labor. Students on vacation should find something useful to do Municipal authorities should see to il that tramps are kept busy.
 Arrange for continuous use >amone neighbors of idle pumping plants Agreements for the temporary use oi such water supplies without mourning some cases unused public and reserva tion lands can be arranged for tempor- arily.
 Inquire into facilities for making use of milo maize, feterita and kafir corn tfor the manufacture of cheap meals foi human food Small mills are available which will turn out sufficient quanti- ties of meal for ordinary families power being supplied by hand, by small water wheels, from windmills and gas oline engines, or even by lacking up the rear axle of q jitney and belting the mill to the rim of hind wheel.
 Helpful Agencies
 Many people willing to engage in the campaign for food production are lack ing on short notice in means with which to equip themselves with ma chinery, labor and other necessaries for the culture of crops.
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