Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-03-21
FOOD WORK
BY George D. Springer, Agent for
Iowa County.


In order to raise the food necessary to
win the war, the government has laid
emphasis upon the following points:
1. To get as good seed corn as possible.
2. To plant a larger acreage of spring
wheat. This is to give the nee
essary flour.
3. To raise more pork-this to in
crease the amount of fats and edible
meats for the army.
f. To raise sugar beets-to increase
the sugar supply.
The government has not been content
in making recommendations alone, and
in asking for increased production. 1t
mas placed in nearly every county a
man to help solve the problem of pro-
,luction.
In this county one of the emergency
problems is TO secure suitable seed
corn. Perhaps over half Of our corn
acreage will be planted with Iowa
County and Wisconsin seed corn. The
rest of the farmers are dependent on
seed from outside of Wisconsin.
From the Seed and Labor Survey
aiken by Supt. Van Malta, we note that
there is shortage of over $50 bushels
IF seed corn. To meet this demand the
,ounty has ordered $50 bushels of Silver
King, Whimples and EARLY Yellow
Dent corn. This corn will be handled
thru the local seed dealers in the differ
mt towns. The corn terminates from
so per cent to 80 per cent and will sell
from $11.00 up to $500 to $14.00
ousheI, according to the termination
test
Any farmer in Iowa County who has
not placed an order with his bank and
who wants any of this corn should
place an order with the dealer who
is handling this. The Questionaires
Did Not Place An Order-They Merely
Indicated The Demand. If you do not
know who the dealer is, ask your
banker.
Will this corn mature? If we knew
what the season is going to be, we
could make definite answer. Many
farmers are wisely adopting the follow
ing program: They are planting as
much corn as they need for silage, sow
ng barley and oats for feeding pur-
poses, and are putting the rest of the
tod int
pecially advisable where the seed corn
~ obtained from outside the state.
Constant demand is coming in for
spring wheat seed Many farmers are
sowing wheat for the first time in
years. To help these men secure seed.
list of men together with the number
If bushels of barley, wheat, oats and
:orn they have for sale will be sent to
very man who has registered need
for the above.
70 raise more pork two things are
necessary, first, brood more sows and
gifts secondly, make as large a use of
good pastures as possible. The latter
ought to be supplemented with suit
tble grain ratio TO make economical
growth. A list of good pastures for
nogs follows: ~ Oats, peas and
rape; CD Red Glover; CD Alfalfa;
az Oats, peas and rape followed by
10y beans; (5) Rape and as final re-
4ource native pasture. The farmer who
mas his own grain on hand or who has
placed an order for feed, which can be
Tiled, to supplement the pasture, is in
Iced fortunate.
The sugar beet factory at Madison is
paying $1,000 ton for sugar beets this
coming summer Seeds will cost %
,ents ID. Some farmers living close
0 railroads will be interested in this.
For Iowa County, however, with her
,orghum mills, we do orr bit in pro-
lucing more sugar or releasing more
ugar, by planting enough sorghum for
pur own use. This is a common prac
ice and ought to be carried out to a
larger extent.
When all is said and done-the prob
lem of increasing production is an in
iividual problem with each farmer. In
che past year the farmers did respond
heartily and they are doing the same
this year.
/ shall be glad to help each cOmmun-
lty as it needs help.
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