Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
VIEWS AND NEAR.VlEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
kcep Cuisines. GoInE-Might. Rir Zig
urcs-NtnE Corn-Dcmonstrnt
Agents Idca--Highcr Prices.
Numerous bankers and other business
men in various parts OF Virginia have
recently received from John Wanna
maker. of New York and Philadelphia
copies OF patriotic appeal entitled
Keep Business GoinS-for Our Coun-
trys Sake The keynote of MIR. Wanna
makers appeal is: The natural. sane
life OF the country must proceed ~
though we wcrc not at war. in order
that VIC may have tho necessary pros
rcritH TO promote tho war to "A quick
and successful conclusion"
Seven hundred millions is a figure
which does not mean much to the aver
age man unless lie can take account
OF II in comparison with some existing
standards. One Of tho best is that OF
our last long war on a vast scale. Tho
whole of tho American and Napolconic
campaigns added TO the debt in twenty.
three years OF war total OF little
more than 500 ooo. 0oo--lOO. oOo. 900 less
than We have raised III about the same
number of days. apart from previous
contributions. II is about 10000 900
more than tho entire national debt as
II stood in 1914: and i, is nearly four
times tho amount raised for tho South
African and China Wars.
Ex-Governor William Hodges Mann.
who has been travelling around in Nir-
Einia considerably Of late has this to
say on AN important subject:
Corn is king III the United states and
also in tho old Commonwealth of Nir-
Ginia Last year. in accordance with
the crop statistics compiled from the
United states report for Virginia.
so.9?o. 600 bushels OF corn was raised.
ls..5o. 600 bushels Of wheat 100000
bushels of oats and i.0s6.0 900 tons OF
hay The splendid yield OF these crops
shows that the farmers OF the state
under the influence Of tho Boys Corn
Clubs and tho teaching of our county
demonstrators. have gotten out Of the
old agricultural rut and to large OK
tent adopted scientific. which is only
another name Of common sense, farm.
ing. II is hut fair. therefore. to assume
that tho yields Of this year will lie kent
up until tho production OF corn pc,
acre in Virginia Will equal. if 4 docs
not surpaSs. that Jt the States in the
great corn holt OF tho United States.
ono of our corn-cluh boys has but
recently produced 10 bushels OF corn
on an acre OF land This record has
ocen Ncr! nearly cqCalcd hy good
many other boys. After carcrm
study of the subject and being ia
miliar with the iann in every section
Of the state, can sec no reason why
al average production Of 30 bushels
per acre cannot DC reached and even
Sur7a Ssed
j. { stiles farm demonstration
agent for Hanover County. offers some
good suggestions and points cu, some
things that can bc done 10 increase tho
production Of food crops in Virgins,
this year. Here is the way he puts il:
'Pos'Honc building operations in the
farm Postpone sawmilling
OF The tarms-tarm. POSTPONE road
building this year-farm. Farmers
o-sa MIA lions meet At nigh work in
the daT TO NOT Kill calves for veal
keep them Until they arc two or three
years old Keep the hcifcrs for COWS.
feed and care for all live stock. so
ihs; they can produce milk. ncsh.
la-Eer number % brood sows than ever
before Use fertilizers broadcast free
y. Csc laoor-saving machines. such
as riding cultivators, Exchange teams
aho labor. 50 as TO operate farms eco
monica ly Conserve soil moisture by
frequent. shallow, level cultivation.
particularly after rains"
1t has been said in this column be-
fore, but ii is we'll enough to rcpcat.
Here Is the way the Progressive
Farmer offers Il:
The plain TRUTH is that the southern
farmer must. because OF Tho ever
rising prices. in large measure go
without tho foodstuns he docs not
raise. Corn is locally quoted now A,
Sl.So a hushcl and oats AT 90 cents and
81 corn, si..5 oats and $40 hay within
SIN months need not surprise auv ono.
Wheat has passed s" a bushci and
may go to So; hogs are 81, hundred
on foot. and may go TO $40 or even
go. People who have to buv ,ho,-
foodsiuhs arc already suffering. and
the situation will get worse before j,
gets better. Food. Feed and Fertility
First should be the watchworG Have
you made 1t yours