South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-27
INDIANA QUOTA IS
2,92O,OOO ACRES
Plan for Liberty Wheat Har-
est Given Out by Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Indiana viii be- expected 70 SOW
100000 acres. Michigan $4,000
acres. the fo,-mor l05 and the latter
loo per ceu1 of the 1918 crop. as
their quotas incident TO the national
plan for great liberty wheat har-
vest in 1919. as announced by the
United States department of agricul-
ture American farmers are asked
a. SOW 20 winter wheat this fall not
less than 5000. 900 acres-an in
crease or seven per cent over last
years sowing-aud the department
suggests that an even greater area,
Approximately 4I.500,000 acres-an
increase of more than II per cent
over last year-could be sOwn il
conditions are especially favorable in
an the states and would better meet
The needs OF the allied nations al
war.
From the smaller acreage har-
vest Of s6. 600. 600 bushels might be
expected. 10 is estimated, and from
the larger acreage SCI, 100000, based
upon an average yield of 49, bushels
an acre and an abandonment Of 10
per cent OF the area sown on &C
count OF winter kill The plan fixes
definite acreases By states, and in a
campaign 10 be launched immediate
ly By the department and the state
agricultural colleges and leading
farmers throughout the country,
u "a
their state quotas. The recommend
atoms regarding the planting OF
spring wheat and other spring crops
and regarding live stock will follow
later.
The total acreages assigned TO the
several states. both minimum and
maximum. are shown i'm a table sent
out by the department with the per
centage Of increase over the acreage
sown last year indicated for each
states I'm some states where a large
increase OF winter-wheat acreage is
suggested. IL is planned correspond
ingly 10 reduce the spring wheat
acreage. Winter wheat is a safer
crop and produces a larger yield per
acre. so he exchange is desirable in
e
The unusual weather conditions of
the last two years are responsible for
the increased acreage of spring
wheat this year IN some sections
where winter wheat usually is more
extensively grown.
In announcing its wheat produc-
ton program the department con
siders the growing needs of this
country and its allies for this essen
tial food. The last crop report fore
cast a 1918 harvest of $50. $50, 900
bushels OF winter and spring wheat.
Although this forecast - crafty
ing. il is pointed out that the reserve
supply or carry of wheat this
year is practically exhausted and is
the smallest ON record The need Of
building mp reserves of wheat is evil
dent 10 is pointed out that although
this country produced a small wheat
crop IN 1917, the total experts OF
wheat IN excess of imports. includ-
ing flour jon terms of wheat. amount
eel TO approximately 100. 100000
bushels for the year ending June so.
1918. This is i'm comparison with
$4,000. 600 bushels exported in 1917.
2s6.000.O00 bushels I'm 1915. and
$1,000. 600 bushels i'm 1915. Ii was
Only possible for the United states 20
export wheat in large quantities in
1918 and 1915 because Of the large
wheat crops of iqI2-13-14-1J. which
save this country IAN accumulation of
stocks of this grain. The 1916 and
1917 crops both were smaller than
any crops since 1911 and besides this
there was "a greater demand for seed
wheat and AN Increasing population
Moreover. it must be borne in
mind says the department. that the
carry-over in an the 10 importing
countries # Europe was practically
exhausted this year before the new
harvest. that the normal Cousump-
-Icn requu emeuts of the exporting
countries are increasing with the
srowth OF population instead Of
diminishing. that some losses in
storage and transit may be expected
TO continue. and that it is highly de-
sirahle that surplus should be ac-
cumulated as insurance against par
tiaI crop failure next year. To pro-
vide for these additional require
meutS 10 Is therefore extremely de
-irable that the maximum acreage
Of winter wheat recommended be
planted by The farmers i'm the United
States this fail