Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-03-20
THE CRYING NEED.
IS FOR WHEAT


preciates fully that our present supnly
or wheat is lower than ever before i'll
our history. Under present war condi-
lions this is a serious situa alton because
OF the very important place wheat holds
as war food. 1t constitutes abOut
one-th1rd OF the food supply of the
modern soldier. The war has made a
demand for our wheat such as we have
never before known but just at this
time when we need vastly more wheat
we have a supply that is alarmingly
less.
Many appeals have been made to the
American farmer in the recent past to
increase production in different lines.
but the most urgent need at present.
from the farms, is a record breaking
Wheatcrop. 4 bountiful supply of
wheat is necessary to win this war
quickly. The farmers of this nation
are in the battle line when they are in
their wheat fields just as surely as are
our soldiers when they are in the
trenches in France.
1t has been said that the farmers will
be inclined to plant other crops than
wheat. because the present prices of
those other crops are higher than the
present. fixed price of wheat. and if that
condition continues it will be more
profitable to raise other crops than to
raise wheat. but it is very doubtful if
farmers will do this because it is not
ar (.A,.t.li in, fhot H.
able to raise other crops.
There is no fixed price on fax. barley
or other cereals and big crops of those
other grains might mean very much
lower prices. but no matter how large
the crop Of wheat the price is known
now. There can be no losses due to
glutted markets or delayed transporta-
ton. The only uncertain conditions in
connection with growing wheat this
year are conditions over which man has
no control and those conditions will
affect the growing of other crops the
same as usual. In these uncertain war
times it will be much better to stand on
sure thing than to take any Specula-
tive venture
Even tho it might not be as profitable
to raise wheat as to raise other cereals.
and althO wheat may be cheaper food
for stock than is other cereals at pres
ent. the farmer who raises more wheat
for less money or saves wheat and feeds
where possible. other grains that cost
more money will not be bearing a bur-
oil r iS,r I'll
of this country. including the farmers
themselves. more than million dollars
a day to use other foods and save wheat
but wheat must be raised and wheat
must be saved. regardless Of cost. be
cause wheat is now a war necessity.
Farmers can do more TO tighten this
burden than anyone else and with safe
ty to themselves. They can do it by
raising more wheat which will lessen
the demand for substitutes and thereby
reduce the price of the substitutes.
But the possibility of the greatest
profit is DOT the greatest thing to con-
slider. The greatest need of our country
at present is wheat as it never needed
it before. The farmers Of Marshall
county can not do anything just now
that will serve their country better
than to SOW wheat: they can not do
anything just now that will better
assist to properly care for their boys at
the front than to SOW wheat: they can
not do anything just now that will re-
lieve the consumers of our country more
than to SOW wheat: they can not do
anything just now that will be safer for
themselves than to SOW wheat. The
immediate battle Cry Of the farmers
who can grow spring wheat should he.
"SOW more wheat"