Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-28
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asFtsat'ittng sFeiag operations, based
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rrap# or winter wheat and rye and an
sa ssls nualssss III mestt and dairy AMI
mails repastesi fer I9tT. They repre-
sssat the hsss theagl,t of fhe special.
iats ef slss department who have had
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rlst tfaders tssruitghs,us the country,
Our Best Efforts Required.
Notwithstanding an Increased pro-
d,setion Ut simple crops In the United
sftstes IN IsftT there II need for more
fotaa, tlae program states. Taking
lnta account atiy own needs. tiae needs
OF nta natiens associated With IS IN
this ssar and the needs Of friendly
nsatral natians, our best efforts VIII,
bc required to provide enough food II,
HIS Whether tl,e wnr continues or
ns,t, thr demands on shis country. he.
cause ut tlae Increasing population anti
the needs nf aaarone viii be- great. An
especially strong demand will be made
on this country FOR meats and live
stock fn 1917. natwithssan,iing tho
many difficulties encountered, the
farmers planted the largest acreages
In the history of the nation. harvested
record crops OF most things except
wheat and succeeded In greatly In.
creassng the number as i've stock
Thc situation III such that chief EN-,
phasia should be given to the produc-
ffan Of the great staple food products.
With special stress on wheat and hogs,
the leading war foods
The South Is urged to provide food
for It's own people and feed for Its live
stock and then to plant an much cotton
as can well be cultivated and harvest.
ed. II raisers of hogs and beef AMI
mails the world need for meats and
fass Is made clear. Farmers are urged
70 Join with the men on the ranges ii,
providing sheep whose wool is needed
to equip soldiers, 1
The program discusses the farm la
ber problem points out the lines Of ef-
fort for relief. ara outlines the aetivi-
ties of the federal aud state agencies
to farafsh assistance.
Spring Wheat.
IN dealing With the question of
spring wheat, the program states.
ne acreage OF spring wheat should
be Increased ia order TO make certain,
that we shall have an adequate supply
OF sNf,cat for our oven uses and 10 meet
the needs of the allies.
While the area OF winter wheat
sewn IN 1917 was the largest oil, record,
the condition Oh the crop, as reported
on December 1. was the lowest ever
recorded, indicating d probable proauc-
tion Of only 5au. .O00,000 bushels
Whether fhe actual production will51e
greater or less than the estimate will
depend upon conditions prevailing be-
tween new and the tirns of harvest. III
there were nianted to spring wheat In
the United States this year an acreage
equal to the SUM OF the record planting
I'D each spring wheat state within. the
last ten years, there would be sown nm.
praximately d. 800 900 acres. ri there
should be planted an ssfreage edaal ia
the sum of the record planting Tor each
state within the last IKE ys.srs there
would he sown approximately 2I 900, q
ftAf assrtss The record planting Tor any
asa i 70 81 900. ia laiI The acre
age for 1877 was IS,5II0O0.
The department of agriculture i,as
curefuily studied all these records and
,tfaer data sn cosallsetio on with the pres
seat ssssr sundi lions and needs. aud b,s-
aieves thar ii Win be possible THIS year1
to secure mn acreage ia exuess of the
record aerea ae which Nas planted iii
1911 is believed that increa sad
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