The Carlisle independent., 1918-02-28
GR0N MORE SPRING WHEAT
Necessity Of Producing Large Supply of Foods and Feeastuffs Is Emma slzed-More Hogs Demanded South Is Urged to Feed
 Itself

stock. especially hogs. is recommend ed in a supplementary faaa production program issued by the United States department uf agrfelIU~e.
 This program ra-enrhasizeS and am pli6es the food-production program for Ta1S issued hv thp department in August. 1a17. and other suggestions made in rhe fall and the first af this year regarding increased pork nHadue- tion and increased production of faod- stuffs in tka SnutH Taken in eaHnec- ten with f'}e recommendations previ- ousty made. tt suggests .a frl fhe pro posalS which the department thinks if desirable fo offer with view to se- cure enough meat and dairy Prod- acts. cercafS. sugar 9u5 other staple and perisaahle foods. wdat and c1tton for the nation ITS sHrtaS and sha al- Mes. + gives suggestions for ths an- proachfHe Snrine operations based upon fha ia-aSt available information es te tbe condition af the faI-plaar-3 crops of winter wheat and rye and as fo the nurlfe- of meat and dairy ant- msls reported for 1ef7. They re1ra- sent fha best thought as che Spae5aI- ists af the department vta have h11 the benefit af a1.fee f-aaa aar.ealtu- raI leaders fhrCrg.Iau- The country.
 Our Beet Efforts Required.
 '.Net0fsHssandiHs an Increased pro duetiaa of s#aH'e efars Ha tha United States in 1a1-. there is HaaH fer Haare food fha aFa-raa s-7zss. 'fai.5rz H~vA, 1-5..,--4= =.--- a. of fhe nations associated zz.tta as iu shiS 3a-. aaa tHs a-a5s as friendly Eeutzs} nasaaas. a=r f-z= e4arzz -f't he required - r-=# #fs h E#4H n 1918 Whether ear mes or not The 6eaaa'z aa -a=z eaun-rT. he- cauSe ef -zs zHerEaao -1a-ia-'Hr. and the needs az Europe = =-sas An especially strong fH. HH Ea Hade on fufs eauT-rr rET lr9a=s md live stock Tn zss~ as-e# eH-=ar.Ifae r'ls many difficulties s-aa.zzszs..a.5 re farmers planted fHa .Fza=5 aoFaaeeS Sin the history at .H1z -i-- harvested z-ecora creas. of nest ttzaee except wheat. and succeeded in greatly iG- Zcreasias the number of 3irs Stae3zn
 '1Tbe sirHafloa Is such tha5 chief era- phasls should he efTen -a. the praduc- flor os the great staple food products. with special stress on wheat and hogs. the Ieadirr war fo1ds"
 The Soah ts urged te provide f8od for 1fs ovu people and feed for it's live stock and then to plant aS much cotton as can vel be cultivated and harvest ed To r8lsers of hogs md beef ani- mals the wcrld uead for meats and fats ls made ear. Farmers are urged to je5n with fhe men oD the ranges in providing sheep whose wool is needed to equip soldiers.
 The program discusses the farm la boT problem points our the lines of ef- fort for relief. and outlines the activi- ties Of the federal and stale agencies to furnish assistance.
 Spring Wheat.
 Tn dealing with the question of spring Wheaf. the program states
 The acreage Of spring wheat should be increased in order to make certain Chat we shall have an adequate supply N0f wheat for our own uses and to meet @he needs of the allies.
 While the area of winter wheat Sovn in 1917 was the largest on record. fbe condition of the crop. as reported on December ]. was The lowest e7er recorded, indicating probable produc- don of only 549o90G99 bushels. Whether tHe actual production will be greater or jess lhaa The estimate will depend upon conditions prevailing be- tween now and the time of harvest. If there were planted ro spring wheat Tn the United States this year an acreage equal to the sum of the record planting tn each spring wheat state within rhe last ten years there would be sOWu ap- prozimateIy 23,366,e90 acres. If there should be planted aH acreage equal to the sum of the record planting for each state within the las1 iye years there would be soWn approximately 21.0OO,- eco acres. The record planting for any year was 203S1.000. in 1911. The acre age for 1917 was 1s.51I,0
 '%The department of agriculture has carefully studied all these records and other data in connection with the pres ent war conditions and needs. and be- deves that 1t will be possible this year t0 secure an acreage in excess of the record acreage which was planted in ESII. It Is believed that increased acreages can be secured in states and sections where spring-wheat production Is known to be reasonably promising and that such increases can be made without upsetting farm plans.
 The total acreage will be greatly in- auenced by what Is done in Minnesota North Dakota, Montana and Idaho where the conditions have not been the