Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-15
OUR WHEAT SUPPLY in 1918

used. Efforts are being made to n,
port wheat from South America br,
such plans depend upon the uncertai,
quantity of arrangements with neutrnI
nations and there are restrictions o.
to trade routes in the utilization q;
these vessels.
Drive for Great Wheat Acreage
simultaneously, great drive is IN
to increase, the 1918 crop to a suR
cient yield to meet domestic consumr
ton and the Allied needs next yea,
1t is estimated that domestic need,
for all purposes for the year begin.
ming July, 1918, on the basis of nor.
NAL consumption, will be about 6OO
100000 bushels. This will include tho
reservation of certain stocks for seed.
ing purposes. The Allies impor
needs from the United States for tia,
period will be about 300,000,000 bush.
els. Our total necessary production
will then be 9OO,000.O00 bushels.
The winter wheat crop based upon
! the condition as reported December !
which may change greatly before har.
vest, is estimated at 540,000,000 bush.
els. This will neceSsitate a spring
wheat production of at least 360,OOO.
| 900 bushels or an increase of about 6S
per cent over the 1917 spring wheat
crop, which was 232,75S,O00 bushels.
Government Distributes Seed Wheat
| Reserves of wheat are so low that
special arrangements have been made
by the Food Administration Grain Cor
poration and the q. S. Department Of
Agriculture to distribute necessary
seed stocks. Last September the Grain
! Corporation arranged for special L.
cense by which elevator and ware
house owners were permitted to hold
seed wheat stocks until the close Of
the seeding season this spring. The
license required such owners of stOr
age to submit samples of the wheat to
| the agents of the seed stocks commit
tee for examination as to terminating
power, freedom from weed seeds, etc
An elaborate scheme for location Of
|
an organized distribution according to
needs, has been applied Jointly by the
Department of Agriculture and the
Food Administration Grain Corpora,
ton. The zone agents of the Grain
Corporation located and placed in
storage a large quantity OF wheat
suitable for seeding. In addition about
5000 bushels of Canadian grown
MARQUIS wheat of good quality was Sc,
cured and placed in storage in Bufa-
10. N. V, Minneapolis, Omaha and
Portland were also used as distribut-
ing Joints. Owners of warehouses and
elevators accommodating approved
stocks of seed have been permitted to
sell at price not to exceed 10 per
cent of the price paid for wheat of the
same grade.
The success of the wheat cOnserva.
ton plan undoubtedly rests upon the
free flow of wheat from farms to mar
ket. If the flow should be continuous
and of sufficient volume han the gov
ernment's program will be achieved
for the distributive interests can be
controlled and the supply of wheat al
lowed to go into circulation will be
regulated according to the schedule
But if farmers do not move the wheat
now on farms with sufficient rapidly
the plan will either break down or
force the government to requlsltlOn
wheat to meet the general need. MUCH
concern was felt in Washington over
the slack movement of wheat from
farms in March. The decline was
about so per cent.
In some districts pro-German influ'
ences have been at work. Recenty
the Food Administration found 1t nee
/ essary to authorize requisltlon OF d
|. large quantity of wheat from TWO Oef
man farmers in New Mexico Seizure
was unnecessary, as the wheat was
given up and placed in circulation p
the Food Administration. This slacA
movement and discovery of enemy H.
fuences has led to an announcement
: by the Food Administration that u
will take steps to requlsltlon "ned'
wherever there is evidence to SNOW
that boarding has been willful lHS
decision comes with the improvement
of transportation facilities. Farmei'
E are urged to sell their wheat as Taplr
ly as they can.