The record., 1918-02-21
The Government And The Farmers
Agricultural Program For 1918.

The following six items or pur-
poses of the Muhlenberg County
Farmer and the Department of Ag-
riculture should be read by every
farmer and his plans made there
with:
| I. The first aim should be a home
garden for every home which Is suf-
fcient to supply the home needs and
a surplus to be canned and dried for
future use. This would include
Irish and Sweet potatoes, and on
every farm sorghum for syrup. 1t
is not advisable that truck gardens
should be grown on an extensive
scale unless there is assurance of a
good market, but where there is a
market and where there has been a
demand that the same production of
perlshables be followed again this
year.
2. We should in the second place
sustain or increase the production
of corn in this County. This year
for the first time the major portion
of our corn supply will be furnished
by home raised corn, and since we
have the armv camps in our presence
and an increase in live livestock on
oor farms, 1t IS imperative that we
at least maintain our corn produc-
ton.
3. Produce hay and forage suf-
fcient to feed the livestock on the
farm and a surplus for the cities.
Hays of all kinds should be produc-
ed and where there is a shortage,
COW peas and soy beans be planted
IN abundance to meet this shortage.
Remember that the shortage of the
world for fats may be partly met by
the soy bean and that it is good
money crop.
4. We ought to maintain, and in
crease our supply of meat, eggs and
milk. The nation is asking for an
increase in hog production. No
section can produce hogs more eco
nomlcally than the Southern States.
Hogs may be increased by feeding
longer, breeding better hogs and by
raising more of them. The same
applies to the beef cattle on every
farm. There should be great IN
crease in this County of the number
of beef cattle and the grading of
them upward by the use of pure bred
sires. The milk COW is also I'M
portant in the production of the
home supply of foodstuffs. In ad-
ditlon 10 these every farm and every
home should have supply of chick
ems sufficient to meet their own
needs and an abundance for sale,
depending upon the space for their
keeping,
s. When living has been provid-
ed for at home then We should grow
as much cotton as We can handle.
To place too much stress on the cot
ton crop at this time would mean
!. destruction. Neither is it needed
to dlsplace the cotton crop of the
South for other crops bringing in
less money. but it seems that it
would be indeed foolish to return to
the system of all cotton which was
prevalent in the South a few years
ago and import at a tlme like this
food and feed. Let us MAINTAIN the
balance of livestock and some cot
ton and l believe we can meet the
larger need of all concerned. This
applies equally we'll to tobacco.
9. In 1913 every farmer in the
South ought to save all possible
waste products fFom the farm.
Economlze on TIME, labor and seed.
Save IN harvest time. Use the best
implements and more horse power
and less hand power. Sell excess
products from the farm and pay
living expenses. A surplus of hogs,
eggs, poultry, soy beans, corn and
SIGH other farm products as are
adapted to your locality should be
produced for sale from the farm be.
I sides the production of ctoton, also
: tobacco.
The South VII never be really
prosperous section until it become:
financially independent. The time
is here, save money, invest IN Lib
erty loang and Government securl:
ties. TRese securities will! enabls
you to be financially Independent
and hep 10 mage YOU saving sRe
prosperous. ket every farmer Of
Muhlenbefg County be unanlmou!
in follodlng these instructions.