Warren sheaf., 1917-12-26
GIVE PATRIOTIC ANSWER TO AZ
QUEST FOR GREATER ACRE.
AGE OF WINTER WHEAT.
FOOD INVENTORY STARTED
Survey Of Food Resources to Be Broad
Covering More Than Ono Hun
dred Different Foods states-
men 20 Help.

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OF crop estimates, United States de-
partment Of agriculture indicate that
farmers have patriotically respond-
ed to the call for increased acreage Of
both winter wheat and rye. Figures
for Minnesota given out from the Of
flee Of the Minnesota field agent, Paul
II. Kirk, at Fergus Falls, make the
following showing:
Winter Wheat-Preliminary esti-
mate, area planted in fall OF 1917 89,.
600 acres as compared with $1,000
acres last year. The increase Of
acreage is largely in the south central
part Of the state where crop is In
creasing in acreage. Conditions Dec.
!, was 50 per cent normal, compared
with 80 year ago and 90 the four
year average. Soil conditions and
growth were favorable in the south
central counties.
Winter Rye.-Preliminary estimates
OF area planted in fall Of 1917 49,.
900 acres as compared with 100000
last year. The dry fall seriously ham,
pered the seeding of fall rye in the
northwestern part of the state, where
under favorable conditions the acre
ege would have been considerably in
creased. However, with favorable
spring weather spring rye will be
planted. Condition, Dec. l, was 80 per
cent Of normal compared with 80 a
year ago and 80 the ten year aver
age on Dec. l.
The extreme dryness in the north
western part Of the state was unfav-
orable to the best growth and develop
ment Of crop. The crop in other parts
Of the state is reported as having made
most excellent growth and goes in
to the winter under the most favor.
able conditions. 4
Mr.. U. G. Purssell, Meteorologist of
the y. S. Weather Bureau, Minneapo-
lis says, weather conditions were un-
usually fine during November. The
precipitation was sufficient over the
entire state. No sub-zero temperatures
were recorded
Federal Food Survey Started.
The comprehensive inventory oi
food resources to be conducted n the
United States has been started in
Minnesota.
Many wholesalers state that they
had received inventory blanks from
the Washington Office Of the food ad.
ministrat10n to make report on the
stock Of foodstuffs on hand.
The salesman of the large whole
sale concerns have been enlisted by
the food administration officials to
explain to the merchants In the small
er communities what the government
expects Of them when they make out
their inventories. While the salesmen
have been supplied with blanks, the re-
tail merchants will not receive them
for few days.
The survey will be broad, the cues
tionnaires containing questions rela-
tive to the eighty-six items and cover
ing more than 100 different foods.
Officials in the Office of "A. d. VIII
son, food administrators for Mime.
ap0lis. said they had not been advised
Of the start Of the inventory, but be-
lieved 1t was being conducted from
the Washington Office.
Schedules also will be sent soon to
a number Of selected homes, returns
from which will be used to compute
a general average Of the food on
hand in the homes throughout the
state.
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State Offers Cheap Wood.
Dead and down cord wood at 25
cents cord will be offered by the
state through resolution adopted
by the Public Safety Commission.
Sales on application to the state audi
tor will be limited to 100 cords to a
customer to prevent commercial deal
ing, according to the plan developed
by Oscar Arneson of the State audi.
tors office Means to provide fuel
for residents in Northern Minnesota
was adopted following the report Of j.
r. McGee, Minnesota fuel administrat-
or, that only 100000 tons Of coal re-
main on the docks at the head Of the
lakes.
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1111 Gopher State Banks.
There are ILL active state banks
in Minnasnta Es r. poo rcn,, crn+o