The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-01-17
ALI. L.. AROUND
THE FARM
lECREASE FOOD CROPS.

It is Obvious Tat the greatest and
in"st important service that is required
Ct oHr aZri&;;ltr.rc under existing c0D
ditiOns is an enlG cg2d production ct
the staple feed cr03s. Because Of tue
shortage OF sIich crops practically
throughout the world there is no risk
il the near future Of excessive rrCduc-
ton s1cb rs sometimes has resulted III
unrcDuncTativc prices to producers.
This is particularly trT;c Of the
cereals ana Of peas, beans, coWDeGs.
SOY beans and buclzWheat. III view Of
the world scarcity Of food there is
hardly q possibility that the production
Of these CROPS by the farmers OF thO
United States can be too Grcat this
year, and there is abundant reason to
expect generous price returns for all
, available surplus.
The most effective step that may he
taken to Increase tie production OF
these crCps is to enlarge the acreage
Gn7Oted to them i'll the regions where
they .drc crown Eahitual!y. This cS
pansiCn Of acreage should be to tie
lirnit permitted b. available good seed
labor and equipment.
Coed Seed Wheat Necessary.
The minimum Qualify CT seed :1r;,tD
that should be fe;i'd upon uTdHr exist
ing conditions is 4 very diGfcult D0in:
to decide. III general it is not visa 70
FISK painting seed wheat showing less
thah 10 OF 81 Per cent SerNlnatIon nor
7
tnat Weighing less tlan h1tJ pounds to
the DU&hel. 1T the lana - prepared
thoroughly anl otherwise is suitable
Th2 use OF Si'rins wheat weighing ab
low as .oGsy-hFe po&h0s per bl'Shel:
II 1t shows Gjui @1IE nation, may he
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s''s : a2''''T3S5 Ct C 774 Sar!sy.
j ial'a i''tth"s} ,.'-i.s Wheat
ciiii'l't b2 Ia ..'' : g. ''+4i''iHi ear
ly enough tor ScGit:-.-. oats Or barley
can De substituted 10 seed adv antage
in the sections where tuts&e crops are
known to DO well Balley can be re
| lied on in tie proved arcIS Of Wis
consiD, Minnesota. Iowa, the Dakotas
and Montana, Whl.e oals ave much
! wider range. Tie caGs7 WiUn which
barley nld% be substitutes Directly for
Wheat in human food ana its useful
"eS" /" Icl'i"ee WheaC Hitting pSpiou
GC,s as AoJd III ."e tiou'.''!oh VI 'ils
LIN supply leI0iIA" ito '.otn'NnI pio
oUNeloi, III ct li1> "n.iC II
ouoeeeue Sle-u' " i'' 80, "oIDnt ~ ecu
pei az >''i an o'n01 "1nl'''I b "a,
I1op l1n az q" u ~: s.nu
oS :y,t t,, $3.50 ao,li'1 ,t-
.,'aaes,! ,l po,5G- 80 l.,,o' w
- ~ ,,iil <Tr,,I,,, ~, ln,'.r,
SIS :,nl.A,"t lne "ai,l,'' 49,
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Buckwheat For Late Planting.
BuckWheat may be planted later than
icy similar crop and often does well
Oh cd meadows or waste land that
can be broken after the more eZactitg
HT0pS are planted. III some sections
where experience has demonstrated
that tie cereals, except rye, cannot
| be relied on, buckWhcat IS crop OF
considerable Importance. Tne acreage
could well be increased, especially In
portions or New York, PennsTivania
ana New Engiand' where the crop now
Is grown TO conSiueraUle extent.
Expand the Corn Acreage.
Corn is the leading food and feef
crop of the United States in geoGrapb-
ic range Of production, acreage and
:,aantity Of product. The vital impor.
tance of q large acreage OF this crop
properly cared for, therefore, is obvi-
Gus. Because Of the prices obtained
for the last crop and the world demand
for this grain its profitableress to the
American farmer during the approach
Ing season is clear. Conditions now
warrant the planting Of the largest
acreage Of this crop which it is possi-
Ole to handle effectively.
Although fall is the proper time for
breaking sod for corn, there are many
unproductive and foul meadows and
Indifferent pastures in Illinois, Indiana
Ohio and the middle Atlantic ant'
northeastern states that under existing
| conditions can be broken now to az.
vantage and planted to corn. The re.
sulting reduction OF hay and pasture
would be more than replaced by the
corn stoyGr, Gnsiiage and grain Pr.
duced.