New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-17
GETTING WHEAT
READY FOR WIN
TER PLANTING

GIVES THE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BI
DONE AND WHAT 1T CAl
DO TO HELP
Barring the most unfavorabl
weather conditions, New Mexico will
make a tremendous increase in acre
age and production of winter wheat
in order to carry its proportional,
share of the war burden. The fol
lowing letter written by Charles
Springer, chairman of the executiv,
committee, to the several count,
financial agents, is self explanatory
The Council of Defense has beer
instructed by the Governor to urg,
the farmers of the state to plant a.
large an acreage as possible in win
ter wheat and rye and, where neces
sary, to extend state aid for that pur
pose upon about the same terms a.
were used for spring planting. W.
have made inquiries and secured
options upon seed wheat and rye o.
this years threshing, and will pur.
chase considerable quantities of both
for distribution.
Good Prices Guaranteed.
You are requested to take this
matter up with the farmers of your
county and the county agricultural
agent, and also with the County
Council of Defense. 1t should be un
derstood by the farmers that a fair
price for their next years crop is as
sured by the passage in Congress
this week of the Food Control bill
which fixes the minimum price for
wheat at not less than s. per bushel
for next years crop. With this as
surance it is good business propo-
sition as well as patriotic duty for
every farmer, who has land available
and suitable for raising winter wheat
and rye, to plant as large an acreage
as possible to these crops, provided
the moisture conditions are favorable
for preparing the seed bed and for
termination of the seed. Please push
this matter as rapidly as possible and
send to this office your estimate of
the seed requirements for your coun-
ty.
Farmers should be urged to Sc
cure the seed where the same is
available and OF good quality and
proper variety, and those who can
not secure the same for themselves
should furnish you list of their re
The information you
furnish us should include the total
OF pounds or bushels OF each
variety Of seed wheat or rye re
4.rcd and the number of acres of
each TO be planted.
30 to 40 Lbs. to Acre.
In determining the amount OF seed
to be furnished to each farmer, we
believe you should take into consi-
ltration the fact that some OF the
best results in winter wheat farm
ing have been obtained in planting
from thirty to forty pounds of good
wheat to the acre, in the semi-arid
regions, Colorado and New Mexico
where the crop is plant
ed and raised without irrigation. The
County Agricultural Agent should
be able to persuade farmers to plant
the proper amount of seed according
to the different climatic and soil
conditions.
When we receive the statement Of
the amount required, the amount
available in the county, and the
amount necessary to be furnished by
the State Council of Defense, we will
endeavor to send the same, or as
much as we can procure for such dis
tribution, to you at the address in
1icated in your statement, notifying
you in advance so that you may pre-
pare for receiving, storing and DIS
tributing the same. You should ar
range to sell to farmers at cost for
cash if possible; or where they can
not furnish the cash at this time, up
on short time notes payable at time
Of marketing their crops or produce
this year; or where that is not fea-
5 ble, taking their notes secured by
on crop of winter wheat or
rye, payable at the time of thresh
ng next year; which would make
he notes payable about one year af-
Ter date; the notes to bear interest at
The rate Of 8 per cent per annum.
security TOT Lo'"
As was stated IN letters regarding
.ie d-irnriou ot seed i"r the
.r'H- erai, vince the farmers are
lu"wn a. be reI'ao'e, Tie note. Sc
''-ed tV "oriT--. ON crop N'H Ore
'-I.''nt; where fan t2~nar = not
sn .T0 TO he perfectly rcIl2h.e @. IN
order to assure good talth and that