Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-17
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WIN WAN VICTORY.
PRODUCED MORE IN 1s17.,s
THAN IN ANY OTHER YEARS
Grain Production Increased ~ Per
Cent, AessrdinS TO Figures Compiled
BY oirsstsr Bliss. o. Arss Extension
Dspartmsnt--crsditt TO Farm Dursaus
and othsr Organizations.
Special to Times Republican.

Ames. April l7.-1owa farmers pro-
duced more foodstuffs in 1917 and
1918 covering the period since the
United States entered the war, than
any other two years IN her history.
according to the report Of the agri-
cultural extension department OF Iowa
State College, made by Director r. X.
Bliss and submitted to President Ray
mond A. Pearson.
The report of the two year period,
which Is contained In sixty-two page
pamphlet, shows that Iowa farmers
increased their grain production q
per cent during the period Of the war,
the statement being based on a COM
parison OF average. production Of 1917
and 1918 as compared with the aver
age production for the ten year period
immediately preceding the period of
the war.
The increase in bushels, the report
indicates. amounted to $4,000, 900 an
nually. or an increase Of 100000
bushels day for each working day
for the crop growing season. The to-
tai increase in grain for the two year
period has been estimated by Director
Bliss to be sufficient to furnish each
man. woman and child in France will.
Of one year.
Notable Achievement.
Accomplishments OF the Iowa far
mer in producing greatly increased
amount Of grain with a decreased
labor supply" says the report, "will
stand a. one Of the notable achieve
ments Of the war" This statement
was made in view Of the fact that up
to October 1918 approximately $4,000
farmers, or one third Of those between
ages Of 81 and 81 had been called into
military service.
Not only was the production OF
grains greatly noticeable during the
two year period, but there was a heavy
annual increase in the Production Of
live stock. The report shows that from
Jan. I. 1917 to Jan. /. 1915. there was
an increase Of $4,000 hogs, 10000
cattle and $4,000 sheep. Careful esti-
mates indicate that there was an ad-
ditional large increase in hogs and
cattle since Jan. l, 1918. Poultry pro-
ducts are estimated to have increased
IL per cent during the year Of 1918. =
Credit to farm Bureaus.
To the county farm bureaus Director
Bliss accredits much OF the success OF
the campaign in Iowa for greater food
production. and says in the report that
they played q most important part in
bringing about Increased production in
the state. The close of the war saw
10000 farm members of the farm bu-
reaus for each four square miles OF
farm land together with an active CO.
operator, due to the perfection Of the
organisation. Thus the extension de-
partment was enabled to present the
appeals Of the federal government for
increased grain and live stock produce
ton in a personal way to practically
every farmer in the state.
A report on the work Of the extern
sion representatives shows that the
extension specialists during the two
year period gave 1900 lectures. con-
Quoted 1851 demonstrations, judged
1888 exhibits and reached 1,324,221
people. County agents received 1896
calls at their offices. made 1888 farm
visits, held 1850 meetings and
reached half million people.
Home demonstration agents gave
STOP lectures, conducted 4,1ss demon
STATIONS, judged 1s4 exhibits and
reached one-fourth million people,