The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01
Grow !!!A! more SPRING WHEAT
Neee..ity, y, o. Producing large supply
Of Foods and Feedstuns 10 Empha-
sIzed-More' sHoos Demanded :
Dt, south 10 Urged to Feed ls'
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h, Washington. d. C.-The planting, OF
an Increased acreage to spring wheat
and tha production Of an increased snp-
tply;o other food products and of I've
stock, especially hogs, is recommend
ed In a supplementary food production
program issued by the. United States
Ex&hafiadSfof lfficidture.
This program re-emphasiZes and am
plifies The If0odiproduction program
for 1918 issued by the department. In
August, 1al7y. and other suggestions
made In the fall and the first Of this
/ year regarding Increased pork preduc-
ton and increased production Of fobdt
rstuffs. In the South. Taken IN. connect
tion with the recompendations preyi-
ously made. II suggests in full the pro-
posals which the department thinks 1t
desirable, to offer with atyiew TO- sel
cure enough meat and dairy prod.
ucts. cereals, sugar and other staple
and perlshable foods. wool and cotton
for the nation, Its armies, and the all
Hes. Itiglves suggestions for the APP
broakhlnk spring operations, based
upon the latest available information
AS to the condition of the fall-pianted
crops of, winter, wheat and, rye and as
to the humber Of meat and dairy ami
mails reported for 1917. They repre-
sent the best thought OF the special
lists Of the department who have had
the benefit OF advice from agricultu-
raj leaders throughout the country. j.
a . Jour Best Efforts Required. 4
y Notwithstanding an sincreastsi pro-
ductton Of staple crops in thefUnited
States in 1917, there Is need for more
food" the program states. Taking
INTO, account our own needs, the needs
of the nations associated with US in
this war. and the needs of friendly
neutral nations, our best efforts will
he required to provide enough food In
1918. Whether the war continues or
not, the demands on this eountryp be
cause Of the, increasing population and
the needs Of Europe will be. great, !. An
especially strong demand will be made
on this country for meats and live
stock. In 1917, notwithstanding the
many difaculties encountered, the
farmers planted the largest acreAges
IN the history OF the nation, harvested
record crops. of most things except
wheat, and succeeded in greatly in
creasing the number, Of live stock
THE situation, Is. such that chief en-
phasis should be given to the .produc.
ton of the great staple food products
with special stress on wheat and hogs
the leading war foods" '''''
The South Is urged to provide food
for its own people and feed for It's live
stock and then to plant as much cotton
as can we'll be cultivated and harvest
ed. To raisers, OF hogs and beef ami
mails the world need for meats and
fats Is made clear. Farmers are urged
to join with the men on the ranges In
providing sheep whose wool Is needed
to equip soldiers ~ '''
The program discusses the farm la
Dor problem. points out the lines or ef
fort for relief, and outlines the activi
ties Of the federal and state agencies
10 furnish assistance. s,. su sal
sA ,a3 Spring Wheat. ya,utnl
In dealing with the question o.
spring wheat, the program states IA,
The acreage Of spring wheat shouis
be Increased In order to make certain
that We shall have an adequate suppl,
OF wheat for our own uses and to NEE
the needs Of the allies.
"While the area of iwinter whea
sown in 1917 was the largest on record
the condition OF the crop, as reportet
on December I, was the lowest eve
i REGARDED, indicating probable produc
ton !. of a only $4,000, 900. !, bushels
Whether the actual production will b,
greater or less than the estimate. viii
depend upon conditions prevailing be
4 tween now and the time Of harvest. Il
n there wers planted to, spring wheat II
the United States this year an acreage
equal to the sum Of the record planting
in each spring wheat state within, the
last ten years, there would be sown. ap
proximately 33,3O0, boo 'acfss.. If there
shopld,be planted an acreage equal tC
j sthe sum ,of the record planting f0rOeaci
state within the last fiyyep years; there
would be sown approximately 21,0OO
900 ACRES. eThofecerdtpasnthYg for any
yesr wat 20&,6q. 900. iRi@aa,e T4te acre
J axef0r MISREPRESENTATION s.m.,12
pits The fdepartmentsofoagr io,tlture Jhas
carefully studied all, these recoydssand
other. data in connection with the pres
I ent war c9nditiops and needs, AND, be;
| lieyes that 1t will be possible This year
to Secure al Acreage ID excess ' of the
record acreage which was planted in
7 1911. II Is believed that tfncre6sed
acreages be secured In states and
| sections where sprfng-wheat production
is iknowmto- PROFESSIONALLY, promising,
and that such increases. can be made
without upsetting farm plans
The total acreage will be greatly in
fluenced by what Is done In Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana and Idaho,
where The conditions have not been the