The Robesonian., 1918-03-04
Production of food Crops Must
Be Increased in Face of La
Dor Shortage-Greatest Op-
portunity for Bigger Produc-
ton Lies In Utilization Of
Wood Mold and Leaves.
States Fertilizer Bill $685.
600, 900; Manure Corp Worth
$4,000, 900 - Crop Value
Can be Increased $25, ,000, 900
by Use Of Wood Mold and
Leaves.


face the greatest opportunity for ssrv-
Ice and profit that the farmers of
any country have ever had. With the
fate OF the war in Europe largely de-
pendent upon food supplies and with
half the world starving the opportu-
nifty for service to country and hu.
manfty p unprecedented. With q
world shortage Of food and feedstuffs
Of all kinds prices Will continue to
remain st their present high levels
not only until the end Of the war but
Tor one to three years after the war.
In the face Of shortage OF labor
North Carolina farmers must produce
. larges total Of corn, wheat, cotton.
soy beans, peas, potatoes, sorghum for
syrup, hay crops and livestock. A
larger acreage In these CROPS cannot
be worked than was worked last year
but the same acreage can be made to
produce larger yields. Bette: soil
preparation and better crop cultiya.
ton will increase yields and profits
to large extent but increased fertil-
i*st,on must be depended upon for
the greatest part of the increase that
10 80 urgently desirable.
Fertilizer Bill $ss, s,ooo, 900.
Tnsre are 1885, 900 head Of WORK stock
upon the farms Of North Carolina.
There was-used upon the land cufti.
vated BY these animals last year more
tnan $4,000 tons Of commercial fer.
slilzers and more than $4,000 tons Of
cottonseed meal. It Is extremely
doubtful If larger supply OF CONNER.
cial fertilizers will be available this
year. II the same quantity Is used
this will represent q acommarciaI
fertilizer bill of approximately $35, ,ooo..
goo. The stable manure from ass 900
head Of work stock and approximately
100000 head OF cattle, II properly saw.
Cd and utilized, would be worth at
least $50.000.000. Here Is an oppor.
tunity for Increased fertilization be-
cause many OF our farmers have paid
little attention heretofore to the max.
ing. saving and utilization of stable
manure.
The Greatest Opportunity.
The greatest opportunity. however,
lies IN the utilization Of forest leaves
and wood mold. The past winter has
been ideal for the purpose Of rotsinx
leaves and there are very few farm.
ers in the State who have not an on.
portunity to largely increase their
production this year through the use
OF this form of fertilizer. Agricul-
tural experts are agreed that a ton Of
ory forest leaves and wood mold con.
tains at present fertilizer values. sa
worth Of fertilizer ingredients. This
means that II five tons Of leaves and
wood mold are used on every eouiva.
lent one-horse farm in North Caro-
lima the aggregate value of such fer.
tlizat1on would be more than $4,000.
700, or very nearly half the value Of
the States commercial fertilizer hill of
the year
psR The Children Can Help.
! 'Thes raking and hauling OF forest
ieaNes and wood mold is not a difficult
Undertaking. The raking into pile,
may be done by the smaller children
or by the grown-ups during spare
time and can be hauled between nov
and planting time. Wood mold spread
upon wheat during the next three ar
Tour weeks will largely increase the
yield, according to the quantity used,
Wood mold and leaves spread upon
land that is to be planted in cotton.
corn and other crops will very greatly
increase yields and Will render mora
effective the fertilizers used. Haulina
OF leaves and wood mold should be
continued during spare time even AFT
or the planting season of cotton and
corn, being worked into the ground
during the cultivation Of the crop
On wheat and other grain the resu,t.
Will not only be seen in the increased
production of grain, but in the increas
ed production Of hay or other cror
which follows.
- A. $25.ooo, 900 Increase,
Agricultural experts have estimate,
tnat the production Of food and fead
crops In North Carolina could be IN
creased $25,ooo.ooo this year bv th.
utilization by formers Of this onnor
tunity for Increasing the fertility q
their soil. Il has been repeated,,
deninstrated that the applications a
manure and other vegetable mate, :,
noticed in the land fer several va.,,
artsr the application 10 tAat ~.