The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Ohio to Break Crop Record.

than that Of 1916.
Farmers reports show the increase
in land devoted to food products will
be 36 per cent. The yield per acre
which the Ohio state board Of agri-
culture estimates from reports on
present farm conditions also will be
IA per cent greater than in 1916. A
canvass of 125 farmers equally divided
among Cuyahoga county and vicinity,
Hamilton county and vicinity, Lucas
county and vicinity, Franklin county
and vicinity and Summit county and
vicinity was made.
Each farmer was asked to state
what increase he intended to make in
the acreage sown to corn, wheat and
potatoes and in the number of cattle
and hogs to be marketed. The aver
age increase in acreage for the FIVE
sections was 36 per cent, which may
be accepted for the entire state on the
basis of FIVE typical sections.
Following will be Ohio's gains, as
suming that the gains in the Ave typi-
cal sections hold good throughout the
state:
Corn: 10 per cent, or an Increase
of 554,O33 acres. Last years corn acre
age was 2,915,965 If the yield per acre
also increases the promised IA per
cent Ohio should this year produce
117,868,936 bushels, instead Of $685.
543 last year, an increase Of S4,915,-
393.
WHEAT: 46 per cent, Oh an in.
crease of 723,159 acres. Last years
wheat acreage was 1,572,0S5. II the
yield per acre also increases the prom
ised IA per cent Ohio should this year
produce 33,353,646 bushels, instead Of
1S,944,67S bushels, an increase of a.
408,968.
POTATOES: 80 per cent, or an in
crease of 26,S90 acres. Last years po-
tato acreage was S4.O32. If farmers
should get $50 bushels to the acre,
fair yield, instead of AZ bushels as
last year, Ohio this year should pro-
duce 16,63S,3OO bushels inst cad of g.
540,542, an increase Of 13.O97,75S.
, Schools to Get Square Deal.
Under the Carver act, which re-
Gently passed the legislature, the
schools of Ohio, for which original
land grants were made for their sup
port, will begin to come into their
own and "for the first time In their
history get a square DEAL" says State
Auditor Donahey, in statement.
The state auditor has just been noti-
fed that two oil wells recently located
In Section 16, school lands, four miles
southwest of Carrolton, O., flowed TOO
barrels in the first seven days without
being shot. The tract contains 100
acres and is also underlaid with four
foot vein of coal.
In one year under the old law the
trustees received in rent 1924 and
spent in salaries and repairs 5000,
Donahey finds, leaving net balance
for the year Of $14.42 to support the
schools of the original surveyed town.
rhip. The first seven days production
from the oil yields to the school $27O.
Auditor Donahey has collected more
than $4,000 in oil royalties for the
schools since the 1914 law was enact
ed, recovering to the schools all oil,
gas and other minerals underlying the
school and ministerial lands. About
10000 acres Of school and ministerial
lands are left from the grant by the
federal government of over 100000
acres. Nineteen hundred and sixty
thousand acres Of land and the money
it sold for are all gone.
Cox confers With ExpertA
As a means of aiding the increased
food production campaign, Gov. Cox
urged that clocks be turned forward
one hour and federal guarantee Of a
minimum price be paid farmers for
their food products. He also declared
that loafers will have to work or go to
Jail.
Farmers, it was admitted, would not
be benefited by moving the clock for
ward, but the city man who is attend
ing back yard garden would be given
more time in the evening to hoe and
pull weeds.
By federal guarantee Of mini
mum price to be paid for farm prod
ucts, the governor asserted, the laLor
problem would be partially solved. II
the farmers are assured that they will
get good prices for their products,
they will offer Better wages for farm
labor. The hundred district farm
specialists and county food agents who
attended the meeting unanimously ap-
proved the proposition. The governor
said he believes the federal govern
ment will set minimum prices.
Ruling Affects 10000 Workmen.
The meat Of State Banking SUPP.
Berg's recent ruling In granting the
'Geiger-Jones Co. of Canton a license
under the state "Blue Sky" law is:
The solvency, good business repute
and legality of the Geiger-Jones Co.
have been proved.
Sixteen thousand Ohio workmen are
assured that the means of earning
their livelihood will not be disturbed.
An investment of more than $780,
100000, netting the 1900 Geiger-
Jones clients involved an annual in
come of between $S.5O0.OOO and $780,
900, 900, will not be imperiled.
Ohio Does Her Duty.
Ohio has made gratifying response
to- state and national calls in prep
arations for war and much gratiflca-
ton is expressed at the state house.
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