Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-16
BILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT NEXT YEAR.

 els of ye through the planting of 900 acres to win ter wheat and of 900 rye this a is the i'm mediate agricultural program for the naon announced today by David F. Houson secretary of agriculture.
 This record winter wheat acreage increase of IS per last year. would yield 672 100000 bushels the average yield for the past years equaed or under repetition of the favorable conditions of le14 would give 880OOOOO bushels In either case with spring wheat crop year equal that of 1915 the nation will have more than OOOOOOOOO bushels of wheat for domestic and export
 This vastly increased production of wheat, needed in any case will be absolutely essential to prevent serious shortage of breadstufs summer should the growing corn now behind the season. be much damaged by early froStS. wYss ~ iiaaSSx6
 The program approved by the secretary of agriculture represents the best thought of the United States depart ment of agriculture and the state agricultural officials and state councils of defense.
 The study of this question has involved many factors and the specialists have been from the first that the demands for wheat exceed the supply next year. Effort therefore has been made recommend in each state about as large an acreage wheat and rye be without upsettng proper farm practice which must be maintained in the interest of wheat and rye crops this and succeeding years we'll in the interest of other necessary spring planted crops which discussed in detail at this time as they are not food crops which marked shortage lStS.
 The estimates the department states made with the knowledge that there shortage of the fertilizer SUD- ply but with the understanding that there will be gen era shortage the supply of seed of farm machinery which necessary in the production of the wheat crop
 It understood also that ample transportation facilities will be provided and fair price of wheat will be established These factors have been assumed fixed and satisfactory If any one or more fail be adjusted in good tme per- son can tell how serious will be the effect the total crop
 The planting and cultivation of these increased acre ages of fasown grains calls for unusual effort the part the farmers Plans place at the disposal of the farmers all assistance possible being perfected in the United States department of agriculture the state colleges of agr culture and other and local agencies which cooperate farming matters The assistance of successful growers of wheat and rye in campaign to bumper crops III 1918 is assured.
 The state officials will do their get the ages expected of their the ground The program as originally worked by the federal department of agr culture called for somewhat than 44O00Oo acres to be sown this fall When this proposal presented to the officials of the several further increase consd cred possible and desirable by them As consequence the recommendation for the sowing of OOO acres is made
 Special Methods To Increase Yields of Wheat and Rye
 Specialists of the department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges hope that by better methods the average yield per will be at least maintained wherever there fertilizer shortage and will be increased in other sections.
 Much educational work will be done to make this desire actuay and this campaign the most successful grow will have prominent part For instance is stated that on the land that could be sown fall wheat this it possible materially increase the yield per by put ting into practice principles that already well known to some farmers
 These should appeal especially to those who cannot in their usual acreageS without doing injustice to other crops, which should be grown
 These principles may be summed Up as follows:
 l. Plow early Give the plowed land two months to set tie before sowing where possible.
 2 Compact the late-powed land with roller and har