The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-19
FARM BETTER;
PRODUCE MORE
Advice Of Chief Farmer For the
State Of Ohio.
STATE SETS AN EXAMPLE
BY Intensive Farming Garden
iny and Dairying at
n Sx. Institutions. ..-...
BY CHARLES MINTiHE.
Chief Agrlcuituriat, Ohio Board OF Ao'
mipIstration

CnIeT OHio bOdTu " fNt'
minlstration.
There are two great problems De-
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 10 rid your institution OF
rats, shut off the food supply and
the rodents will soon disappear.
Never before In the history Of The
world has the food problem been 80
critical as right now.
To meet this great demand for food
two things must he done. We must
produce more and conserve more.
We must depend upon the farmer for
this great food supply of the imme
diate future.
1t IL said that we have reached but
50 per cent efficiency in our produce
tion, and. looking over the report of
the Department of Agriculture for
the past 80 years, we find this to be
undoubtedly true. The report shows
IHO Idot iV'yCdi aVSio5C yiCiu W
wheat for Ohio TO be 1914 bushels per
acre, 81 is bushels Of corn and a
little less than 50 bushels Of potatoes.
Surely this is only so per cent eff.
cheney.
Germany fully intended to win the
war in short time by cutting off
the food supply oil the allies. The
great demand for TODD 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 not
to exceed 10000, 900 bushels OF wheat
annually. Last year we exported 200.-
100000 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 decreased acreage of
oats for 1918, tut 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
4 ing nndone to produce bumper crop
of corn in 1918. Corn il q 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
N 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 1t.
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
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.
Oh 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 Owns Champion Cow.
This milk. which amounts in value
to almost 5000 per day, Is produced
by prison labor with the exception
of one employed man, and the dairy
is considered one of the best In the
country The board now has the Gis
tincti0n of owning the champion but
ter COW In Ohio. This cow Is located
> ut Athens State hospital farm and
has produced 3S pounds Of butter In
seven DAYS.
! The large gardens In connection
with these institutions will continue
to be operated more extensively than
ever before and no branch of the
) farm work aids more In maintaining
n the institution. Orchards are being
planted extensively on suitable land
and large crops Of apples and peaches
a will soon be available for institu
, tion use.
= Above all things right now IL the
time to make a supreme effort In food
production The demand Is world
wide and the future destiny Of oul
great nation depends upon this one
thing. All things else are In sight.
!. Never before has the problem o.
y farm production been so important
!, as right now. and 1t is tho duty Of
;. every citizen to render every assist