The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-01
Agricultural Departments Pro-
gram for 1918 Points Out
Needs OF Nation and Allies.
GROW MORE SPRING WHEAT
Necessity Of Producing Large supply
~ Foods and FeedstuHs Is Empha-
slred--More Hogs Demanded
South lie Urged TO Feed
Itself.

M tHtFeHAeu acreage 10 spring wheat
and the production Of an increased sup
ply ~ other food products and OF live
stock. especially hogs, is recommend.
ed 10 supplementary food production
program ISSUED by the United States
department Of agriculture,
This program re-emphaslzes and am
piifies the food reproduction program
for 1913 issued by the department In
August 1917. aud other suggestions
made In the fall and the first Of this
year regarding Increased pork produc-
tion and increased production OF food
etuffs ~ the South. Taken In connec-
ton with the recommendations previ-
ously made, II suggests In full the pro.
posnls which the department thinks II
desirable 20 offer with view 10 Sc
cure enough meat and dairy prod.
ucta, cereals, sugar aud other staple
and perishable foods. wool and cotton
for the nation, It's armies. and the al
lies. II gives suggestions for the mp
preaching spring operations. based
upon the latest available information
as % the condition Of the falEplanted
crops OF winter wheat and rye and as
"a the number of meat and dairy AMI.
mails reported for 1917. They repre-
sent the hest thought Of the special.
lists ~ the department who have had
the benefit 81 advice from agriCultu-
raj leaders throughout the country.
Our Best Efforts Required.
Notwithstanding an Increased pro
duction Of staple crops IN the United
states In 1917, there Is need for more
food" the program states Taking
into account our own needs, the needs
OF the nations associated with us In
this var, and the needs Of friendly
neutral nations. our best efforts win
~ required 20 provide enough food IN
1918. Whether the war continues or
not, the demands on this country, be.
cause OF the Increasing population and
the needs 81 Europe will be great. An
especially strong demand win be made
on this country FOR meats and live
stock, IN 1917, Notwithstanding the
many difficulties encounterod, the
farmers planted the largest acreages
la the history Of the nation, harvested
record cr0ps OF most things except
wheat, and succeeded In greatly In.
erensiug the numher Of live stock"
"rhe situation Is such that chief en-
nhasis should be given 90 the produc-
ton Of the great staple food products,
with special stress on wheat aud hogs.
the leading war foods"
The South II urged 90 provide food
for It's own people and feed for It's live
stock aud then 10 plant as much cotton
a. can we'll be cultivated and harvest
I'd To raiserH Of hogs and beef ami.
mails the world need for meats and
fats II made clear. Farmers are urged
10 joln with the men on the ranges In
providing sheep whose wool Is needed
10 equip soldiers,
The program discusses the farm To-.
hor problem. points out the lines OF -.
fort for relief mud outlines the aetivi-
ties 81 the federal aud state agencies
to furnish assistance.
spring Wheat
In dealing with the question OF
spring wheat the program states
The acreage o. spring wheat should
be Increased In order 20 make certain
thAs We shall have an adequate suppl,
~ wheat Ger our eNn uses and 20 neei
the needs o. the allies
white the AREA % winter whca'
nown IN 1919 was the largest on record
tbs coalition Of she crop. as roporte,
on December l, was the lowest eve
recorded. indicating probable produc
ten 81 only a40,On0O0o bushels
Whether the actual production viii b.
greater or less than the estimate wil
depVnd up0n conditions prevailing b.
tWeyn nov aud the time 81 harvest
there were planted 10 sprtng wheat 4
she United States this year an aervaE (
equal 10 the sum of the record plantln
in ragh spFiaE wheat ktatp Within N
last tea years. there would be suWn al
prexinately Z33ooOo acrcs II Their
should b. planted ga acreagc equal {
tile sun ~ the record planting Tor vst
state within the hast nKe years thsy
would bs spwn approximately 2iOo
90 nefva. The rvcurd planting fur an
year VAS 2sl3Sl .OsO 40 1911. The acr
AZ Tor lpiT was iS.Aii .Opp
The Department % agriculture d.
carefully studied nil these recur,ss an
ether data ia connection with the pre-
eat waF conditions aud nyeslz. aud q
tsSes that u will be possible this Sc,
% secure an acreage la excess 90 a
r@cord acreage which was planted
1911 Il l. believed that increas
aereages can be secured Ia states al
sections where spring wheat prOdueit
- known 10 BE- reasonably prumisiy
and that such Increases eau be ma
without npsetting farm plans.
The total acreage viii be greatly
naenced by what il done la Mlnuraa
North Dakota. Montana aud Ida
Hhere the conditions have nD, 49,,