Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
ACREAGE SMALL AND CON-
DlTION FAR BELOW
NORMAL
TREBLE SPRING
WHEAT ACREAGE IN IOWA
10000 Acres Must be Planted
q Assure Normal Crop in state-Sut
10000 Acres Sown to Winter Wheat
Doubtful il Winter Crop Will Elk
eeed s,ooo.o 900 Bushels.
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ectal to Times Repu DLlCaH.
mes, March 6.-If Iowa is to produce
an its normal yield Of lo,l6S,0o0
ais Of whea. for 1918, at least 150,-
Sacres Of spring wheat mus. be
ed in order to make it, is the way
SS6~sion has been sized up by Pa
Tan, secretary of the Iowa seed
'cks com; mitetee. This means that
n Northern county IN the state
"a aw at least 1000 acres and
ATTY in the southern half
SOW at least 5000 acres.
he acreage Of winter wheat sown IN
q in 1917 was but 209, 900 acres, as
apared with the normal crop Of 49,
I, acres. The condition of what has
en- planted is about the poorest on
cord. 1t is doubtful whether oyer
10000 bushels will be produced as
impaired with the normal yield OF TO-
5000 bushels. This represents a re-
lction of about 7,16S,00o in the win
wheat crop.
~ Must Treble Wheat Acreage.
During the past five years, Iowa has
hal an average Of 24s,000 acres
x oted to spring wheat and az an
al production OF about 2,451,00o
Lshels. To produce this normal crop
md enough to equal he deficit from
he winter wheat, means that Iowa
must SOW 10000 acres to spring
Neat
rhe supply Of spring wheat seed is
: short and I would advise farm
buy their supply as soon as
oGsible. II seed car not be obtained
he local community, Il may be
cred in carload lots thru the county
at. Some communities have already
.e<eA their seed II this way from
federal seed stocks committee"
" Secretary Taft
Farmers Heed Nations Call.
That the farmers Of America have
ponded nobly to the call for in
ased food production is the message
night back from Washington by
sident r.. A. Pearson Of Iowa State
sc, who II in Ames today for a
renee with the state council OF
7e In regard to the seed oorn
ion.
an say, with the assurance that
esses tho feelings OF Secretary
.ulture Houston, that the far
WE increased their hogs and
bu stock and that they have
malctns a worlds food supply
ferir thought Of h Immediate
heavsther Of the ultimate needs
on an ,n." declared President
tries
highe:hat in the matter OF seed
OF ogring wheat that Iowa Will
too the call that is now beins
Upon It for this coming year
President Pearson. iowa is fac
worse seed situation than any OF
grounding states, because II is sc
,rth. There is Just one thing
Ill save II and that ts for each
ual farmer to make an !ndiv!d-
test Of all his seed. Then II the
no good, he must get something
testing must be done az once
n who delays Will 7nd at the
ne does not have time for T.
Fly agent can and viii help
.fe VIII test what he can, but MS
K IL 20 help the men whose seed
r or who have no seed, find seed
jome Help From Government.
esiden. Pearson brought he news
4 small sum Of money has beer
ed over to Iowa by the United
rs department OF agriculture &c
oct the seed corn situation If
8 Of tho counties where conditions
wo-st. Il was not at all adequate
Ike care Of the matter, tho, and
locality will have to depend upon
m efforts for finding the bulk Of
ed.
IN asked about the matter Of