The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-01-17

prepared by the United States Depart.
mcnt Of ~Agriculturc.)
Corn heads the list of crops com
monty grown In this country I'm food
value per acre Of production. A 30
buSllrl crop of this cereal produces
nearly 100 pounds of protein. or flesh
building material, and moro than 81
100000 units Of energy. Wherever the
conditions are favorable for extending
the acreage of this crop 1t IS evident
That considerable addition can he
made to the supply of human food
by doing so. Millcrs should give Spc-
cinl attention to the preparation of
cornm"Al Of good quality, and house
wives should use increased quantities
of this nutritious and pnlntnblc prod
urt as Il substitute for other bread
cereals. 1t is moro practicable to in
crraSc the use Of cornmcal I'm This
country than it IS abroad, for II poo
pie are familiar with corn as Il food.
white most European peoples are not.
We know how to prepare nppctizing
dishes from it. while they do not.
The Sweet Potato.-Swcrt potatoes
stand second in energy production,
but are low in protein produced per
acre. The sweet potato is a southern
crop, easily produced, but unfortu-
nately Il large percentage Of the crop
Is not properly stored and as II CON
sequence large quantities of potatoes
are lost every ear. However, by
building storage houses and handling
Tho nntatnnS a q recommended IN, Eur,b-
tarS' Bulletin No. 54S. the loss can be
largely prevented. Growers who have
good storage houses keep sweet pota-
toes throughout the winter for home
nSe or for market. Our southern
states should grow an abundance OF
this crop, the consumption Of which
may be made to reduce the demand
for bread cereals. Where facilities
for canning sweet potatoes are avail
able n portion Of the crop preserved in
this manner may be made available
to parts of the country where the tenn
perature drops so low rs to make
the shipping Of fresh sweet potatoes
n %prccarious undertaking, and the sea-
son Of their use thus may be extended
throughout the year. Sweet potatoes
also may he dried successfully, and
recent experiments show that meal
made OF dried sweet potatoes may be
used with wheat -four in making
bread.
The Irish Potato.-The third crop
on The list is the common irish, or
white, potato. This crop can be
grown in MI parts of the country. It's
Importance does not need emphasis
here. During the continuance of the
present emergency special cfort
should be made to produce all the pO-
tatocS that are needed.
Rye.-llyc stands next to corn I'm
the list Of cereal grains, being slightly
more nutritious than wheat, hut bread
made from rye flour is not so acccpta-
Bile to the American palate as bread
made from wheat flour. 1t Is only on
sandy lands, which are better ndnDt-
ed to rye than wheat, and in other sit
untionS where rye Is known to be n
safer crop than wheat, that rye should
have the preference Ovcr wheat as a
farm crop intended for human food.
Wheat. - Wheat stands second
amongst the brcad-making cereals I'm
food produced per ncre. It's wide eli.
matte a%daptability and the high degree
OF ~pnlntabillty Of It's products make It
pre-emlncntly the bread crop of the
world. In sections to which this crop
is adapted 1t should be given prece-
dence over MI other crops except corn
and potatoes Except on lands better
adapted to rye than to wheat), remem-
bcring. Of course. the necessity OF
maintaining n wcll-balanccd ngrIcul.
furc.
Rice.-I1icc stands very close to
wheat I'm food produced per acre. IT Is
probable that under present condi.
lions a market could be found for n
greatly increased output of rice. A
considerable saving of valuable food
could be made by marketing rice ur-
pol. The unpublished is much more
palatablc than the polished grain. IF
the unpublished ricc' were generally
available. the American people proba-
bly, would consume considerably larg.
or quantities Of this valuable cereal
than at present.
The Soy Bean.-Soy beans lead all
other crops In the production OF diges-
tiblc protein, exceeding corn in this
respect by almost exactly 100 per cent.
This crop deserves more attention In
this country than 1t has yet received.
There is no reasonable possibility Of
oyar.olontino r. Soy-bean meal the