The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-12-06
ALI, AROUND
TILE, T ARM
lNCREhSE FOOD CROPS.

INCREASE FOOD CROPS.
War Demands and Food Shortage
Should &c Met by American Farmers
Il. +. Houston: secretary al agr;cul
lI!rc. IN Il recent statement said in part
1t is ubvious t}at th2 greatest &nG
lnoSt important service dat is required
I / cir lgri, allure uH;C.' C.;iltin.; con
d;lious is an enlarged production Of
The staple food cru.!;. Ecc&usH OF the
shortage of such cross practically
throughout the world thee is no risk
III the near future OF excessive prpGdc-
ton such Us sometimes has resulted i'll
unremunclativc prices to producers.
THIS is particularly tree Of the
cereals ard OF peas. b22us, cOwpcas.
soy beans and buckWhCat IN view Of
tho word scarcity of feed there is
hardly Il possibility that the production
Of these crops by the farmers OF the
United States can Ue too Great this
year. and there is abundant reason to
expect s;rncrGus price returns fer ali
ava nahla surplus
'':lc most effective s:cp that may be
taken TO inc."2se TIE production OF
these crops is to enlarge tha ACREAGE
devoted to them III TIL regions where
thAY axe &-r3wn ha'titli:li... THIS cx
panSon OF acreage should be TO tho
limit permitted by available good seed
labor and equipment.
Coed Seed Wheat Necessary.
| Tho minimum quality Of seed gr:;.:,
| that should be relied U:"rn under ey-ist.
| ing conditions: * :! very difficult point
TO decide. In general it i NOT wise 20
risk planting seed wheat ;>lcn .ag less
| than ~ or so per cent ?cCr,n;nat:0n 10!
that weighing ic2s t&;!n ift.{- YOtirils t.
the bu%:!el. 1t the Ia:ll is prepared.
| thoroughly ami otherwise i suitable
| the use OF spring V hc"r WCi:iiil!g ar
| low as Corty-:ive pounds per 1usNcl
if il shows; good :s2I!nination. may be
advisable where bIttor seed j; lacking
The ugeTuiness Of OATS ar! Barley.
II land intended fer sizing wheat
| cannot be put into sod rU3lirinl ear
| Is enough for seeding: uaIs ~ hariey
| can be substituted 10 good adv antagc
| in the sections where THESE crops are
known 10 do We'll. taiicy can be re
lied On i'll the prov cd =:rels Of Wis
| conSin, minnesota. Iowa. rhc D;lkotas
| and Montana, While oats have Il mach
wider range. The c4%.- VITA which
| barley uIaT b. substituted Directly for
| wheat il inlman food ara its useful
| less to replace wheat milling: lyprGtI
| r!ctS AZ fCEu in the production Of the
milk supply renders It's a,G!:d2nt pro.
duction important. Barry where it
succeeds yields IL larger WI.eyiii OF feed
| per acre than any other small graz
,"op. With an abundance OF oats and
| barley available much ciUc&r milling:
| of wheat than at present could be
| practiceI, il necessary, without eGda1l.
seriIg the milk supply, winch consti
IuteS SO Important an element III the
| dietary of consumers.
BuokWheat Foo Late PT5Nfin1.
Buckwhcat may be planted later than
.Ey similar crop and often does well
Ga 2i1 meadows Of waste lAnl that
can he broken after the more eXactii:g
crops are planted. In some sc :tioEs
where experience has demonstrated
that the cereals. except rye, cannot
| be relied on, bucilWhcat is q crCD ct
considerable Importance. The acreage
could well he Increased, especially III
| portions of New York, PENNSYLVANIA
| and New England. where the crop nov
is grown to Il considerable extent.
Expand the Corn Acreage.
Corn is the leading fCJd and Zee!
crop OF the United States il gcngraph-
ic range CT production, acreage and
IGdntity of product. The vital impOr-
lance of large acreage Of this crop
properly cared for. therefore, is nbvi-
Gus. Because Of the prices obtained
Gor the last crop and the world demand
for this grain It's prolitablCncss to the
American farmer during the approach
| ing season is clear. Conditions row
warrant the planting of the largest
acreage Of this crCp which it is posi-
hIc to handle effectively.
Although fall is tie proper time for
| breaking SGD for corn, there are many
unproductiye and foGi nia&dows and
Indifferent pastures in illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and the middle .AtIantic anf
northeastern states that under eX:Stin !
conditions can be broken COW to az
vantage and planted to com. The H.
shifting reduction OF hay and pasture
would be more than replaced by the
corn stoyer. en$iIage and grain PR
duccd.
Potatoes and Vegetables.
seed POTATOES Should be conserved
by planting Oh the best lands available
for them and planning f0r thorough
tilage and protection Of the crop
against disease and insect pests potG
toes; can be grown most advantageous
~ near tile r@nter3 OF population IL
the northern states, where tGunsparsa-
ton cost may be rcdu"ei 20 Il mini
mum. This crop is capable OF quicl;
and large increase OF production when
conditions are favorable.
Tile duty Of the iHGiTii,;al farmer at
this TING is 10 iu"rcaSa his production,
particularly % fGul crDl;s. If he has
control OF fil!;bie land not in Use OF
money lying Idle or labor unemployed
he should extend his operations 80 "a
10 employ these resources 10 the fuliH5i
extent. This docN nGt In>an that he
should rob His land. waste i'.g cG:i5al
or cEpend his labor Iruitiess'y. bat that
by wise planning and earnest effort hG
should turn oft GroatGc quantity 81
tond crops than ever before. lie will
lGGt. law e nn1 hn I-Tft e,-l
Important service in supporting Ills
country In the task mat l!4e hof2rc =
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