The record., 1917-11-22
ALI, AROUND
THE, FARM
INCREASE FOOD CROPS.
War Demands and Eocd Sl,ortass
Should Be Met by American Farmers.

| iurG. III e recent statement said in Part
1t is Obvious that the greatest and
rlGst important service that is required
Cfi cur agriculture under existing con
Giti0nS is an enlarged production O.
the staple food eros. Because OF the
shortage of such cr0i,S practically
throughout the world thee is no risk
in the near future OF excessive prCduc-
ton such as sometimes has resulted i'll
mremuncratiYc prices to producers.
This is particularly trIe OF the
cereals and OF peas. beans. coWpcaS.
soy beans and Euykwhcat. In view of
the world s arcity Of fOcd there is
hardly Il possibility that the production
Of these crops by the farmers of the
United States can be too great this
year. and there is abundant reason to
expect generous price returns for ali
| available surplus
Tho most effective stcp tnat nay be
taken 70 increase the prOduc.ic OF
these crup$ is to enlarge the acrea &C
devoted To them in the REGIONS whore
they dr." grown h:lb;ttuaHy. This OK.
panSi>n OF acreage Should be to the
limit permitted by available good seed.
labor and equipment.
Coed Seed Wheat Necessary.
The minimum quality Ct seed gr:, =,
that should be relied Un0u u;Gor exist
Ing conditions IS a very diti,it,:lt D@iut
to decide. III general it is nor WISE 70
risk piantin.:r seed wheat So y .!g less
than - Or 50 Fer c2Gt termination nor
that weighing; less than tif:Y pounds T.
the buHhel. If the land il ;:rap:rct.
thoroughly and otherwise 4, suitable
the use OF si;rins wheat weighing as
low as forty-Gve rounds per busnel
if it shows good termination. may DC
advisable where better seed Il; lacking
The Usefulness of Oats ard Barley.
If land intended for String wheat
canrGt BE put into god cDlGitiniI ear.
ly enough foT seeding, OATS ~ barley
can be substituted to good adv antage
i'll the sections where these crops are
known to do we'll. BARRE can be re
lied on III the proved area; Of Wis
cunsin, Minnesota. Iowa. the DakOtas
and Montana, while oats have much
wider range The case win which
barley may be substituted GirCCtly for
wheat in human food ARA its useful
loss to replace wheat m.iiinH bE.rOd-
CctS as fC%u iii the production Of tie
milk supply renders its aUt.lIdalt pro
ductiOn important. Bar.[T WhC!e ii
succeeds yields larger weight CT feed
per acre than any other small grain
With OF of Il
barley available much ciocer milling:
Of wheat tian at present could be
3racticeG, t. Necessary. without eldan
3 gering the milk supply. wn.e1 consrt
tltea 50 important All eleMeHt iii tie
dietary Of consumers.
, Euokwhe1t For Late Parting.
Bucl;vg heat may bc planted LATER than
ley similar crop and often does Wei
Gle IiI meadows or waste land thai
can lie broken after the more cXactii.s
crops are planted. in some section:
; where experience has demonstrated
that the cereals, except rye, cannO
| be relied on. bUcHWhcat is q crop 81
considerable Importance The acreage
could well bc Increased, especially il
II, | VI -Nc" 1OIh, / cIlES. ~ ttIilc
=, and New England. whore the crop nov
is grown to q considerable extent.
Expand the Corn Acreage.
- Corn is the leading feed and fee.
t crop of the United States in geoeraph
0 ic range Of production, acreage ani
: Iraaantity Of product. The vital impor
7 lance Of large acreage OF this croI
t properly cared for therefore, is oDvi
4 Ous. Because Of the prices obtained
Cor the last crop and the world demand
= for this grain its profitableness to the
f American farmer during the approach
l. ing season is clear. Conditions nov
). warrant the planting Of the lafges
d acreage Of this crop which it is posi-
( ble to handle effectively.
d Although fall is the proper time 70
c breaking Sod for corn, there are man.
4 unproductive and foul meadows AM
Q Indifferent pastures in Illinois. Indiana
O Ohio and the middle Atlantic an,
y northeastern states that under eXistin.
conditions can be broken low to al
vantage and planted to corn. The T.
Sitting reduction Of hay and raStur
would lie mere than replaced by to
) corn slower, ensiage and grain pr.
duced.
J. Potatoes ard Vegetables.
) SccG potatoes &hould b. conservct
s 10y iiautiDG On the best lands ayail;bl
for them and planning Cor thorouG
n l.HliaGc and protection CT the GRO
d against disease and insect pests. Pota
> toes can be grown most aGyantageO
$ " near the c2ntc?S OF population i
W the northern states. where Transports
It ton cost may be reduced to Il mini
mum. This crop is capable CT quic
r and large increase OF production whe
4 conditions are favorable.
a The duty rf the individual farmer q
$, this time Is 10 increase his productio,
n particularly OF food crops. If he la
Is control Of iiii,ble land not il use 0
lie money lying i'll" or lab"r Un"mplOye
&c he Should Gttent his UpaGatiOnH 50 q
le 10 employ these resources 20 the fuIlc&
extent. This docs not m2an that L
should rob his land. waste his capita
t. IN nEpend his labor fruitless,y, but tina
y, by wise planning and earnest effort h
lie should firm ont q greater quantity c
food crops than ever before. He wi
of not lose by It, and he VIII perform q
id Important sIrEi"e in supporting nj
Sc tsI,:try III tec task nat les before :.