The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28
the CRYING NEED
IS FOR WHEAT

Every cltizen OIL OUT country ho"
appreciates fully that our present
supply OF wheat is lower than ever
before in our history Under pres
ent war conditions this is a serious
situation because OF the very I'm
portant place wheat holds as war
food. II constitutes about one-third
Of the food supply OF he modern SOL
der. The war has made demand
for our wheat such as We have never
before known. but Just at this time
when we need vastly more wheat we
have supply that is alarmingly
less.
Many appegls have been made to
the American farmer in the recent
past TO increase production in dif-
ferent lines, but the most urgent
need at present. from the farms, is
a record breaking wheat crop. A
bountifrl supply OF wheat Is neces-
sary to win this war quickly. The
farmers Of this nation are In the bat
tile line when they are in their wheat
fields, just as surely as are our SOL
diers when they are in the trenches
in France.
II has been said that the farmers
will be inclined to plant other crops
than wheat because present prices
Of those other crops are higher than
the present fixed price OF wheat, and
II that condition continues 1t will be
more profitable to raise other crops
than to raise wheat. but II Is very
doubtful II farmers will do this be-
cause ii is not at all certain that 1t
will be more profitable to raise other
crops.
There is no fixed price on fax,
barley or other cerells and big crops
OF th.ee other grains might mean
very much cheaper prices. but no
matter how large the crop of wheat
the price Is known. There can be
no losses due to glutted markets or
delayed transportation. The only un-
certain conditions in connection with
growing wheat this year are con-
ditions over which man has no con-
troll and those conditions will affect
growing Of other crops the same as
wheat. In these uncertain war times
1t will be much better TO stand on
a sure thing than to take any specu-
lative venture.
Even though 1t might not be as
profitable to raise wheat as to raise
other cereals. and although wheat
may be cheaper food for stock than
is other cereals at present, the farm
er who raises more wheat for less
money or saves wheat and feeds
where possible, other grains that cost
more money, will not be bearing
burden alone. 1t Is costing the con-
sumers Of this country, including the
farmers themselves, more than a
million dollars a day to use other
foods and save wheat but wheat must
must be raised and wheat must be
saved, regardless of cost, because
wheat Is now a war necessity. Farm
ers can do more to tighten this bur-
den than anyone else and with safety
to themselves. They can do 1t by
raising more wheat which will less
en- the demand for substitutes and
thereby reduce the price of the sub
stitutes.
But the possibility OF the greatest
profit is no the greatest thing to
consider The greatest need Of our
country at present is wheat as 1t
never needed 1t before. The farmers
of Weld county can not do anything
.just now that will serve their coun-
try better than to SOW wheat; they
can not do anything just now that
will relieve the consumers OF our
country more than to SOW wheat;
they can not do anything just now
that will be safer for themselves
than to SOW wheat. The immediate
battle cry Of the farmers who can
grow spring wheat should be. Sow
more wheat"