Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-07-05
Advice Of Chief Farmer For the
State Of Ohio.
STATE SETS AN EXAMPLE
BY Intensive Farming Garden"
ing and Dairying at
Institutions.
BY CHARLES MTNTIRE.
Chief A,?IcuIturist, Ohio Board Of Ad.
rnInIstratIon,

B1 SF1NhGE0 NJ I'm
Chief Ay?lculturlet, Ohio Board Of Ad.
mlnstratIon.
There are two great problems be-
fore the world today. One is food.
the other war. Without food, great
armies soon surrender. Without food,
tribes Of people disappear from the
face of the earth. Shut off the food
supply and wild animals soon perish.
II you want TO rid your institution OF
rats, shut off the food supply and
the rodents will soon disappear.
Never before in the history of the
critical as right now.
To meet this great demand for food
two things must be done. We must
produce more and conserve moro.
We must depend upon the farmer for
this great food supply of the imme-
diate future.
1t is said that we have reached but
so per cent efficiency in our produc-
ton, and, looking over the report of
the Department Of Agriculture for
the past so years, we find this to be
undoubtedly true. The report shows
the past 10-year average yield OF
wheat for Ohio to be 1612 bushels per
acre, 81 1-5 bushels of corn, and
little less than 80 bushels of potatoes.
Surely this is only SO per cent eff,
cheney.
Germany fully intended to win the
war in short time by cutting of
the food supply OF the allies. The
great demand for food will continue
to grow by leaps and bounds and to
supply sufficient for ourselves, our al
lies, and neutral nations, will require
our utmost efforts. We must farm
better than in the past and there Is
no reason why we should lot.
Save More Wheat.
The demand for wheat has been
great and will continue to increase.
Prior to the war we exported no:
to exceed 80,000,000 bushels of wheat
annually. Last year we exported 20O,-
$1,000 bushels and no telling what
will be required of us now and in the
future Last fall on state farms an
increased acreage of wheat was sown
This means a decreased acreage Of
oats for 1918, hut wheat is of far
greater Importance than oats We
can help much by saving wheat.
Use more potatoes, corn bread
corn cakes, corn fritters, rolled oats,
and oat meal, etc. The consumption
of wheat can be greatly reduced and
harm no one. We should leave moth
ing undone to produce a bumper crop
of corn in 1918. Corn is a reliable
crop and immensely valuable. We
should use more corn as food.
On state farms we have but little
sugar beet land, and while we are
not raising sugar beets we can use
less sugar. We can cut down the
use Of sugar so per cent as we'll as
not. Instead Of using two or three
heaping teaspoonfuls on cereal and
in coffee, use one level spoonful and
your cereal will be better. Your cof.
fee will be better without any sugar
at all. Surely we can reduce our
consumption Of sugar and should not
fail to do it.
On state farms we have been pro-
doing great quantities OF pork. Hogs
fed on kitchen and garden waste
thrive we'll and are very profitable.
The maintenance of up-to-date
dairies aid immensely in maintaining
a large institution. We have reason
to be proud of our state dairies and
should continue to improve them.
Most institutions now produce all
milk and butter used. The new pris-
On farm at London Is now furnishing
all the milk and cream used by
Columbus State hospital, Ohio penl-
tentiary, School for Blind and School
for Deaf.
State OMna Champlon Cow.