Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14
hat Shall We Plant and How
0&fain Labor to Help Grow 1t?

These are vital questions pro-
o(Inded by the majority of men
Eifh whom | converse and the
ject of many letters written
Is daily, / wish | could answer
11e fully and truly, but mas
1Eh as that is impossible, /
give the best information /
61ms based on the data we have
ttoSn various and many sources.
NE has been reasonably de-
Qondable in the past and | have
oaeon to believe that what !
1fe give can be presented with
~ great confidence of reliabili-
Il is now a foregone conclu-
otDn, that if all the farmers of
the United States should grow
eYery pound of wheat it is pos
nible for them to produce with
out unusual injury to their soil,
there would still be insufficient
to fully supply the United States
And the allies depending upon
her The only things that should
limit the acreage planted to
wheat this year, are the short
oIe of labor and the fitness of
the soil to produce it.
Corn
In every part of the state
where we have reasonable as.
onrance that corn will mature,
thore should be a large acreage
planted, especially all suitable
mail tracts that could not be
handled advantageously if plant
"a to wheat. There will contin-
uo'to be great and unusual de-
U1and for corn as a substitute
for flour, for both human and
enimal food. Especially will this
~ true of the West and Inter
n,ountain country, where corn
Wu have to be imported in large
quantities.
IN my pronounced opinion re-
9nrding the uses of wheat sub
etttutes, | may be in error. How
ever, | have in my weak way
ut forth every argument at my
eommand to convince the Food
administration, through our
Senator's and Congressman, that
h order to insure an increased
production and conservation of
wheat with just protection to
the producer and consumer at
home, it is absolutely necessary
that a price be fixed on all grain
ned as substitutes for wheat
IA response to this effort, ! am
tpday in receipt of a letter from
Ne Food Administration obtain
q through labors of Senator
ngent. This seems to settle the
Question adversary. for h c
resent, at least. 1t reads in
pArt as follows:
Washington, ID. C.
"We would say that the Food
Administration Law of Aug. 10
In Section l, fixed a minimum
price of $500 on the 1918 wheat
0op. Under this law no other
ice fixing power is given, and
is, therefore, not possible fol-
be Food Administration to fix
fices on any of the coarse
rains or any other commodity
hatsoever. The increase ir
ia e cost of wheat flour substi
ties has been due to the price
grains themselves, and tt
be difficulties with the transpor
>tion system.
"(Signed) T. F. Whitmarsh,
Distribution Div'n.
Considering this to be correct
if lakes doubly sure my conten
on that good corn grown thi'
eason in Idaho will command ;
Atisfactory price. Whereve
weet corn can be grown ant
bu have facilities for cannin,
drying, a reasonable surplus
bove that required for hom
bnsumption will find good mar
et.
IOtdtOcS
Last year, ] anxiously warne'
be farmers against excessiv
lanting, yet so many felt tina
|ith this crop they could mos
Rsily meet the urgent deman
br increased production. An
nspite of the high price pre-
ailing for seed, we went tn
NIT to do our bit. again fee
pfc in recommending less an
nore conservative planting
Pnly the best adapted soils. tha
vhich can be properly cultivat
d and harvested should be lin
ted to growth for which W
IAN, in event of necessity, pre-
fide suitable storage.
Harvey Alfred,
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