Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-28
MORE SPRING WHEAT -
ASKED OF FARMERS
Large Supply of Food and Feed
stuffs Needed in 1918.
Agricultural Department Asks lncreas.
ed Pork Production and Larger
Acreage of Grain Crops.

NHSIlillStoii, ~. ~ ~ he pluntlnS OI
mn increased acreage to spring wheat
and the production of an increased sup
ply of other food products and of live
stock, especially hogs, is recommends
ed In supplementary food production
program issued by the United States
department of ngricultnrc.
This program re-emphuslZes and am
Dlities the food-productlon program
for 1913 issued by the department In
August. 1917. and other suggestions
made In the fall and the first of this
year regarding increased pork produc-
tion and increased production Of food
Stuffs in the South. Taken In conncc-
ton with TIL" recommendation prevl-
olSly made, it suggests in full the pro-
p"shls which the department thinks 1t
desirable to offer With view to Sc
cure enough meat and dairy prod
urlS. r"r"nls. sugar and other staple
and pcriShnblr foods wool and cotton
lies. 1t gives suggestions for the APP
preaching spring operations. based
upon the latest available Information
as to the condition of the fnll-plantcl
crops of winter wheat and rye and as
to the number of meat and dairy ami
mails reported for 1917. They repre-
sent the best thought of the spccial-
ts's of the department who have had
thr benefit of ndvirr from ngrcultu-
raj lenders throughout ,hn country.
Our Best Efforts Required.
Notwithstanding an increased pro-
'irion of staple crops i'm the United
States in 1911, there is need for more
food" the program states. "'raking
into account our own needs, the needs
"f The nations associated with us in
This war. and the needs of friendly
neutral nations, our best efforts will
u" required To provide enough food in
1918. Whether tho war continues or
not, the demands ON this country. bc-
cause of the increasing population and
She needs of Europe will he great. An
especially strong demand will he made
on this country for meats and live
stock. In 1917. Notwithstanding the
many difficulties rncullntcrrd the
farmers planted the largest Averages
In the history of the nation. harvested
record crops of most things except
wheat, and succeeded in greatly in
crcaSing tho numbrr-of live stock"
"'Thc situation is such that chief en-
phnsis should be given to the produc-
fi"n of the treat staple food products,
with special stress on wheat and hogs,
the leading war foods"
The South is urged to provide food
for its own people and feed for its live
stock aud then to plant as much cotton
as can We'll be cultivated and harvest
cd. To r:lsrrs of hogs and beef ami.
mails the world need for meats and
fats is made clear. Farmers are urged
90 Join with the men on the ranges i'm
80 equip soldiers.
The program discusses the farm la
Dor prohlcnn points ont The lines of Of
sort for relief. and outlines the activi-
,les of thr federal and state agencies
10 furnish assistance.
Spring Wheat.
In dealing with the question of
spring wheat. the program states:
The acreage of spring wheat should
be increased in order to make certain
that we shall have an adequate supply
of wheat for our own uses and to meet
the needs of the allies.
"Whilr the area of winter wheat
SoWn in 1917 WAS The largest on record.
the condition of TN" crop, as reported
on December l, WAS the lowest ever
recorded, indicating Il probable produc-
ton OF only 5lO,OOOUOo bushels
Whether the actual production will DE
greater or less than the estimate will
depend upon conditions prevailing be-
tween now and the time of harvest II
there were planted 10 spring wheat in
the United States this year an acreage
equal to- the sum of The record planting
iii each spring wheat state within the
last ten years. there would be Sown np,
proNinatcly 23.@0o0D acres. If there
should be planted an acreage equal to
the sum of the record planting for each
state within the last five years there
would be sown Approximately 21,D0O,.
Non acres. The record Planting for any
year was 2O,3S1 600. in 1911. The acre
age for 1917 was 1S,5l1,00O.
''Ihe department of agriculture ha!
carefully studied all these records unt
other data in connection With the pres
ent war conditions and needs, and be
licvcs that 1T will be possible this yea
to secure an acreage in excess of tn
record acreage which was planted il
1911. 1t is believed that increase,
acreages can be secured in states an,
sections where springwheat production
Is known to be reasonably promising
and that such increases can be mad
without upsetting farm plans.
1t is hoped that many farmers, espe
clally in the northern part of the cor
belt, will find it possible to plant fiv
to ten acres additional in wheat. i
some cases they will plant more. L
Period Of Rest Coming.
See the studious young man. .RoN
solemn he is. His brow overhangs Xix
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