The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-03-31

Total land in seeds harvested in
1913 was 1891 acres, with 80,824
acres covering the small or light
seeds and the remainder in garden
beans, peas and corn. These figures
compare with 397, 1884 total acreage
in 1912, and 1890 acres in the light
seeds.
Production of certified seed pota-
toes last year set new record, AZ
per cent higher than the 1912 record
crop. The harvest totaled 9,044 1858
bushels, compared with 20,491 ,817 in
AZ. This represents more than 6
per cent of the U. S. production of
all potatoes, and is nearly 215 times
the 10-year average (1932-4D Of
12,619,399 bushels.
Hay and Cover Crop Seeds.
Seed for forage and cover crops
is receiving more attention than usu-
al this year. The 1914 conservation
program emphasizes cover crops to
help increase production, with a con-
sequent need for more seed.
Harvest of legume and grass
seeds will be encouraged in 1914 UNI
der the provisions of the Conserva-
ton Practices Program of the Ag-
ricultural Adjustment agency. Pay
ment of $3.50 for each harvested
acre will be allowed up to a maxi
mum of Is acres on any farm. Seeds
included are legume and grass seeds
with the exception of timothy, red
top, Austrian peas, Kentucky blue
grass, cowpeas and soybeans.
The clover seed harvest, taken as
whole, did not fare so well. Red
clover seed acreage was expanded
Is per cent, with an estimated pro-
duction of 1,142, 300 bushels, Ii per
cent more than the 1912 crop Of
1,026, 100 bushels. Acres harvested
were upped to 1879 800, an increase
Of 10000 acres over 1912. Yield
dropped from 80 of a bushel per
acre to $50 Of a bushel. Acreage
increase was largely in Wisconsin
and Michigan.
Timothy seed, with an estimated
/, 499, 800 bushels, dropped II per
cent below the 1912 harvest Of 1,678,-
500 bushels of seed. The decrease
is reported due to smaller acreage
1884,, 000), since yield per acre of
3.81 bushels is only slightly less than
the 3.84 bushels for 1912 and is more
than the 1924 average of 1921 BUSH
els. Harvested acreage for seeds
was smaller in all important states
except Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
but acreage cut for hay was larger
than the previous year, apparently
because of greater need for tim
othy hay than for the seed.
More Lespedeza.
Lespedeza seed production totaled
159, 900, 1000 pounds, 81 per cent in
crease over the 1924 average Of
95, 1874 900 pounds, but per cent
smaller than the 1943 crop Of no.
500, 900 pounds. A per cent re-
duction in yield per acre more than
Offset per cent increase in plant
ed acres. Yield was only 1865
pounds, due to summer and fall
droufh, as compared with 216.6
pounds in 1912. Total acres were
estimated at 814, 1000.
The harvest during the coming
season of increased amounts of
grass and legume seeds, vegetable
seeds and Of seed crops in general
is highly advisable, says the War
Food administration. It will raise
the national seed supply and pro-
vide for increased domestic farm
production to meet expanding war
requirements for food and fiber. And
it will provide seeds to help meet
the needs of the Allies and of the
liberated countries as they are freed
from Axis control. Making as much
seed as possible available to Euro
pean farmers when that phase of the
war ends, will aid them to rehabili-
tate their land so that they can grow
more food and fiber for themselves,
thereby lowering their requirements
for farm commodities from the Unit
ed States.