The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-14
Hog and Hominy" Doctrine
Was Never So Important to
South as Now.
SHOULD RAISE MORE FOOD
United States Department of
Agriculture Issues Bulletin on
Safe" Farming Which Every
Farmer Should Read.

The United States department of
agriculture has just issued a bulle-
tin on Safe Farming" which should
be read by every southern farmer
From it the following program is
taken:
For the sake of considering the
items carefully, let us repeat safe
farming program. 1t consists Of:
Cd A good home garden for ev-
cry farm family and every town and
village family in the south to supply
the home needs for the maximum
number of days in year with a suffi-
cient surplus to he canned, stored. or
dried for future use. In this home
garden should be included an am
pie supply Of Irish and sweet pota-
toes for home use. On every farm
where possible there should be a
small patch of either cane or sweet
sorghum to produce the home supply
Of syrup. The production of honey
for home use should be stimulated
(2) The production OF corn on
southern farms should be fully
maintained and the acreage increas-
ed on all farms and in all sections
which do not now produce a suffi-
cient quantity for home use. Corn
is the main dependence OF the south
for food and feed. There has been
a gradual increase in acreage for
some years past. An increase neces-
sary to insure sufficient supply for
feed for the increased livestock as
well as for food for the people should
be given careful consideration.
Grain sorghums-In connection
with corn production we should
consider the grain sorghums. 1t
ought to be pretty clear to farmers
in western Texas and Oklahoma that
corn is ap unsafe crop on most of
the lands in that territory. In all
OF the drier sections OF Oklahoma
and Texas there should be an in
erased planting of grain sorghums
The planting of corn in west Texas
and Oklahoma should be abandoned
except on land which produced a
fair return OF sound corn in 1918
If there is any increase in corn
acreage in either Texas or Oklahoma
IL should be in the extreme eastern
section Of both states. The increased
demand for grain for food and feed
should be met by an increased acre
age of grain sorghums.
(3) Small grain acreage. espe-
cially wheat and rye, has been in
creased according to a program un-
dertaken for fall planting. 1t is uD-
necessary to comment on this pro-
gram further except to say that
where spring oats have proven sue
cessful in past years reasonable
planting to this crop may we'll be
considered as a part OF the spring
program. Rice production is men
toned above.
(4) The production OF hay and
forage crops necessary to supply
amply the livestock on the farms of
the south for one year. with an ex-
cess for the sake Of safety and for
city and town consumption, should
be part OF the program throughout
the entire territory In planting for
hay ard forage production special at
tention must be given to the summer
legumes, velvet beans. cowpeas, soy
beans and peanuts.
Wherever they grow successfully
an increased acreage in velvet beans
in North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia. Florida. Alabama, Missis-
sippi. Arkansas and Texas, to the
largest possible extent. is advisable
not only for production OF hay and
forage, but for the Improvement of
the soil. II not n single bean is mar
vested except for seed, the farmer
will he amply repaid in the increased
productiveness OF the land for anotb-
or year. This crop also requires
practically no work, as it is raised
in the corn.
Soy beans ought to be increased
IN acreage, especially for hog pro
duction. In many sections this crop
has proven more advantageous for
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