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Better Farming in the South
FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
8outh M3y Be Face to Face With Dieaeter If Food Ae Well Aa Cotton
Is Not Grovyn by Farmers—Homs Guards of Defense In Great Army,
Is Position of the Farmer.
From the Farm 8ervice Bureau.
In time of war the interests of the
nrmy come first. Regular commerce
must give way to troop trains, ammu¬
nitions and army freight in general.
At such times the wants of people ean-
not be readily supplied. Forethinking
people will, therefore, prepare against
it.
riie Southern farmer is facing this
situation. What ought he to do?
Roilroads have been hauling mil-
lions of dollars’ worth of food prod-
ucts to the South each year. Recently
there have been occasional "famines”
in some of these articles because of
the inability of the railroads to haul
all they were offered. In fact, serious
situations have been narrowly averted,
W hat then might be the result of a
car shortage more acute than has ever
been experienced?
How would Southern olties be fed?
Where would the Southern farmer who
raises only cotton, get food? Grave
possibilities are, therefore, confronted,
They are probabilities if immediate
steps are not taken.
such a disaBter b ® for®*
stalled. . Only , by the Southern farm-
«r growing foodstuffs as well as cot-
ton. He can. do it. It- is his dutjt to
do it. It is his patriotic service. In
doing this piece of work he will be
one of the most useful units in the
army of defense.
At this time it is as important for
the.Southern -farmer to enlist to pro-
duce food Crops as ft is for the young
men of the South to enlist as soldiers,
It wiU be easy to get men for the army,
It should be easy to get men .to raise
farm crops. Let Southern farmers
rally to the call. Let them become
Home Guards by producing this sum-
mer such crops as corn, cowpeas,
sweet potatoes, beans, sorghum, pea-
nuts, soy beans, velvet beans and such
.garden crops as tomatoes, turnips,
Cabbage, onions, Irish potatoes — by
raising hogs, poultry — by producing
eggs, milk, butter — by preserving
berries, fruits, vegetables — and do
ell this not only for themselves, but
produce enough to have some to sell,
Efficiency and maximum crops are
what the national leaders are oalling
for. This means making every lick
count to the utmost. It means
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preparation, llberai fertilization, thor¬
ough cultivation, and crop conserve-
tlon.
Emergency Crops
As a guide in meeting the crisis,
which is now confronting the South,
the Farm Service Bureau suggests the
following, which of oourse, must be
modified to suit local conditions:
Those crops which can be used for
food for man or beast, and which can
be planted at once should be given im-
mediate attention. The acreage of
cotton per plow may be maintained,
and all possible efforts should be put
forth to increase the yield. Lint will
bring a good price, and seed will prove
valuable because of their oil. On a
25-acre tract, in ten or eleven acres
of cotton may be given each plow, and
it i 8 recommended that seven or eight
acres be given to corn in which
should be planted peas, soy beans or
velvet beans. The corn can be har-
vested, and the beans or peas given
over to pasture or gathered for feed.
At least two acres should be given to
soy beans or cowpeas and sorghum for
hay. One sore for grazing; one aero
for sorghum syrup; one acre for sweet
potatoes, and one for different kinds
of vegetables. This will give a total
0 ! 25 acres, and represents only the
crops for summer planting. Winter
grains paay be seeded immediately af-
ter some of theae are harvested,
Everything bearing upon large
yields should be given emphasis. The
land should be thoroughly prepared ;
the best known varieties used; the
right kind and liberal amounts of fer-
tilizer applied, and thorough cultiva-
tlon given.
This is of special importance over
much ef the South where the soils are
lacking in soluble plant foods. Not
less than 400 to 600 pounds of fertil-
izer should be used per acre on tha
crops suggested.
On account of the car shortage and
the farmers’ inability to secure ample
fertilizer to put under their crops at
ths tims the land was being prepared.
it Is recotmnendd that a liberal side
application of fertilizer be used on all
crops already planted. Increase of erop
yields will come with increase In guan-
e! fertilizer used.
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