The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-09
MAKE SEED PLANS
State Council of Defense in
Session Here Saturday.
Board of Agriculture Response
BILE for Federal Aid. 4

State council of defense members
will meet Saturday afternoon in Gov
ernor Capper's office to outline plans
for the seed wheat drive. The meet
ing is one Of the most important held
by the council during the present year
and affects thousands. of wheat grow
ers of the state.
Governor Capper. Secretary Mohler
and other persons connected with the
state council hope for the adoption OF
a plan which will increase the maxi
mum loan to wheat producers. Gov
eminent representatives will attend
the, meeting and the big wheat grow
ers of western counties will be here
for the meeting.
One Of the really big things that
has been accomplished in war activi-
ties in Kansas has been done by the
state board of agriculture, when thru
its initiative the 100000 appropria-
ident, was made available for loans to
farmers with which to provide seed
wheat for sowing this fall.
When 1t became apparent that
western Kansas would suffer practi-
cally another entire failure of wheat
this year, the board instituted an in
quiry into conditions and the result
was trip Of inspection by Secretary
Mohler, accompanied by Fred Voiland,
state director of the council of de-
on their farms, and from information
secured thru two mass meetings Of
farmers, merchants, bankers and 9TH
ers, at Dodge City and Colby. it was
learned that probably not to exceed
SO per cent of a normal acreage of
wheat would be sowed this fall If no
assistance were forthcoming. Realiz-
ing the need for maintaining wheat
production in this crisis, and appre-
ciating the importance of this region
yt,sz
turning from the trip, Secretary Moh-
Ter called a meeting of the board at
Topeka, June 10. to devise some plan
by which full acreage of wheat
might again be planted In that region.
The man-power and motive-power
were there, with only the necessary
funds lacking. After thoroly going
over the situation, the board consid-
cred it imperative to act in behalf of
this remarkable wheat-growing region
Believing the matter was one for fed
eral assistance, as a war measure,
three days after its meeting, the board
had a committee on its way to Wash
ington to present the facts to the gov
eminent authorities The result is the
s5,ooo,ooo appropriation for seed
wheat 49,
All Desire Cooperation.
Tomorrow at the meeting of the
state council Of defense, the plan for
plac cling these seed wheat loans will be
outlined by DR.. Leon NJ. Estabrook of
the United States department of agri-
culture, who has been detailed to
handle applications for the govern
ment. His headquarters, it is ex-
pected. will be at Wichita, as all loans
will be made thru the federal land
bank at that point. 49,
Teiegrams, telephone calls and let
ters being received by Secretary
Mohier indicate that widespread, inter-
est of the people Of western Kansas
ia the government loans, and bank
ers and others are DESTROYS of CO.
operating to the end that speedy ac-
ton may be had. The wheat-growers
must know on what they may depend
and the time Is drawing near when
they must have the seed to SOW. 1t IL
| going to be big chcre to handle the
matter with maximum loans to indi-
| viduals of $500, but it can be done
in time by utilizing all available agen-
cies.
In most of the western counties con.
dtions are good for preparing the
land owing to recent moisture, and
| the Indications are that with federal
assistance a large acreage Of whea,
| Will again be put in in that region.