The Glenwood post., 1917-04-21
MAKE EVERY ACRE
PRODUCE ITS BEST

| Make every available acre in Co1ora-
do produce food
This is the keynote of a widespread
campaign for increased food production
which has been launched in Colora 10
since the entry of the United States
into the world conflict. According to
statistics reported by the United States
department of agriculture, and predic
tions made by authorities upon the sub.
ject, this country cannot avoid seIi-
Gus food shortage next fall unless every
farmer. every gardener, indeed, every
private citizen who has access to va
cant lot, makes every available piece
of ground produce some kind of food
stuff
Exports of foodstuffs have been very
heavy during the past few years and,
since the United States has entered the
war, the people of this country are still
more bound by duty to send food across
the Atlantic. There have been crop
failures in certain localities and from
present indications there will be seri-
Gus shortage Of wheat next fall
Thousands of young men are being
called into the army and navy and
other thousands will be demanded for
work in munition plants and in keeping
the industrial machinery of the country
in motion during the war. This means
that the number of non-producing
mouths to be fed in this country will
be greatly multiplied
Comprehensive plans are now under
way to encourage an increased produc-
ton of food, every agency available in
the state having been enlisted in the
work. Governor Gunter has appointed A
war council and this council, the Den
yer Civic and Commercial association
through its agricultural and livestock
bureau and representatives of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College have been in
conference. AS the result of this con-
ference, the State Board of Agricul-
ture has been requested to publish i'm.
to arouse the farmers to the seriousness
of the situation and at the same time
convey to them suggestions regarding
crops and seed supply to be considered
in this emergency.
This bulletin was placed in circula-
tion on Saturday, April IA. In it the
farmers are urged to plant substitutes
for wheat, it being too late to plant
spring wheat in many sections this
year. The substitutes recommended
are corn, beans, barley, oats, potatoes
and the non-saccharin sorghums and
sudan grass. The latter are adapted to
the warmer sections and the dry lands.
The bulletin declares that there is no
indication at present of any possibility
of over-production and the farmers are
counseled to have no fear on that
score. 1t is stated that there is every
indication that very profitable price
will prevail when these products come
onto the market and farmers, there
fore, will not only be doing their duty
toward humanity in complying with
the suggestions, but it will be good
business for them to do so.
Assurances are given in the bulletin
that assistance will be given the farm
ers in marketing and storing their
crops in the fall.
These bulletins were sent to 10000
farmers in Colorado.
Gardening for family use is encour.
eyed sstrongly as possible. Boys and
girls garden clubs should receive ev.
cry encouragement from the older
members of the family that now will
drop out of the game for a better and
more plentiful supply of food for the
home.
If the farmers of Colorado are tn
meet the situation they must act quickly
for only few days of planting time
remain.