The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-15
lsk BIZ ACREAGE
OFFSPRING WHEAT.
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- lnerssssd acreage To spnns wheat
- tks pfsdHctsca Ut IN ineresssd sup
~ r s4A4s tseA rsoAness md y Nv
1sek. especially hogs h fsesmausnd.
y \ ! supplementary foed pseduetiss
Esgrsm issssd W ths uniesd Stsss
06peftmsat II agfcniturA
1Ais pFogrsa rssnpAsstsss and ~
Um1s6 ~ feodprsductiea peogvsm
- teie issusd by tks department. N
AMgssG 1911. ard stAsv ssggsstsons
,Nnn1e m iAs faii ana tn arsG n tAis
ysar sssafdisG iaersassd pcst prsdn<-
t11a md increased psvduetisa u foed-
eonks IN tAs South. Taken In eoaase-
j aa Win TIM Ssesmmsndasisas prsvi.
susey nads. Il suggests In full ~ pre-
pesnie which M dspartmsnt thinks n
6sslrakls 10 OTTER with Z vtsv y -
sars saeugh nest md dairy prod
ae<4 esssals. sugar and ether ssspls
e91 pefishahls feeAs. wVsl and eottos
~ The nafisa. To asnatsa. ana ~ a.
~ II gives susgsstisss fos she ~
tFeaeAins spring operations, hassA
sDsa ~ latest available infsrmatiea
- y ~ esadlttoa Ut The faIl.plaAtsd
U~pA u wintsr wheat and sys and %
- III aumbse Of meat ard dairy ami
snans rsDsrssd fos 1917. They ssprS-
sans - hsss thsssAs n ne special
- q W espassmsai VIM have Asd
- heaA1t a aAvies from agvicaltu-
- 3li lii1 iililHlIt 1al I'M \. s.s /;
0ws nest uHsrtn Ns>sspsA
Notwithstanding ~ incrsassA Pr
0s<sioA n staple srots h tAs Unitsd
1tAtss n 1917. tAsrs h nssd fcr moro
SseA." ~ program -slatsA -TAiing
lnts accsunt our o~M nsedA Ne assAs
n the natisna associated with ~ In
t4is was. snd The Hssds u friendly
ssatrsi naticna. our bsst efforts will
- required TO provide enough food In
1918 whether Tho war ccatinuss OF
eot, the demands On this ecuntry. b.
cause Of the incrsasina popuiaticn and
~ needs ef Europe viii b. great An
especially strong demand win b. mads
- this country for meats ana live
Senck. In 1917, netwithstanAing tAe
many diMcslties encountered, the
(aSmsrs planted the largest aersagss
h the history Of the nation. harvested
record crops Of most things except
wheat. and succeeded Ia greatly Ia.
sssasns thu number Of live ssocA.~
-TAe situation 10 such that chief en-
DAasts should 10 given 10 the prcduc-
stea Of the great staple food products.
with special stress On wheat and hogA
- leading war fccda,"
ne South II urged 10 provide sosd
Or its own people ana feed for Ito live
seock and then 10 plant a. much eostca
~ ca1 'vvss ~ ~tssivstsss aad Asrvssss
- To rsisers 1T hogs and beet ami,
0als Tie weird ned for meats and
eats y mad~ clear. Farmers are u,eed
- jsla with the men "a the ranges Ia
orevidinS sheep whose wool 10 needed
- equip soldisrM
Ihs prcsrsn Discusses the farm d.
ess psoblsn. po,atA out the nnss ef ~
asrt Tor relied. and catiines the aetivi.
e1ss al The federal and state assceiss
- furnish assistancs.
sp~tNs WhsaA
u osAiiAS with the question u
sUxsng wheat. the prcgram utatsa.
rAs ssrsaes ~ spriN0 wheat skss,d
q lwsr~ass1 IN s~tsv u mako esrtaln
90 ~ shall kavs N adsesats sspp,y
u whset ~ sSs s~~ w. cad b assss
- ass1s ~ tAs ailisA
!, while nm Ars9 N winter wheat
sswa In iet7 was the largest On recesd.
tA~ ecnditica a the crsp. a reported
- Dsesmhss I. vas tAs lowest ever
sseorasd, isAiestins p~cbable produe-
sca Of en,y tso.ouc, 900 Bushels
whistler TN atfu&t prcdutsion viii b.
ervs,er cs less thaa The estimate viii
Depend arca conditions prevailing b.
tween now and the tine Of harvest. II
tAsrs wsr~ planteA to spr.ag wheat in
- Uaitsd Statss tAas rear ~ aervass
equal 10 the ssn ~ The record planting
= each priAs wheat ssats within ths
~ ten ytara there would b sswn Ar-
pr~xima,ely sa.scn0c0 sersa II thssv
sAsald b planted IN acreage equal 10
tA~sum VI The rscsrd planting for each
aeats withiA ~ lest fvs yeAFs tk<rs
voa,d ~ sewu approximately 3i.ep,.
60 acrvA Ths record p,asting fer aay
Par ~. M.ssi.f 90 In 1911. rhs ssr%
go fur lplI wa iAsii.m
the department II agriculture Aas
carefully studied sll tAess reserSls aaA
stAer data In ecanectsoa With the pres
srt war cuRdstieMs and media and ~
asvss chat Il viii be possible this rear
- secure IN acreage In exesA Of Tie
s~cerd acreage which was planted IN
lOli. n u believed that Increased
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NsAsAsx His cap4etty.
TIE arst eee1 al the hone wss
reached ~ The rear BY climbing 4 hight
~ stairM One evtninx the family came
fsuR tsxNu With a sst,eA kAAny m rx-etG