The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CALUMET CHIEFTAIN'
ASK BIG ACREAGE
OP SPRING WHEAT
icve-nrrien' Calls or Farmer to
Iriceaw: Food Supply.
50UT^ SHOULD FEED ITSELF
*Br <-u lu' P 'fg'arr 1 1# _ "ge*
ftir F"X#flucinj _*rge but-
P'j o# fi^oi and Fe«0 tuft tc
Fet« Aitienti «r,c U AIIim
•et.g.
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itvi
' It
r"is
«iept
-^ll^ piaUtlllf of
to spring wheat
luctlou of itii Increased sup-
food produ'-ts siid of live
ially bog.- is
emenmrj '■'.<! produetlor
ueti by the I'uHed Blatefc
of ugri. uiture
i n r> i-mphns iw i ll' i t:>
foo<J production prugran
UeC b> the debarment It.
ft, and the tir • of 'his
acr tg*-k cat b* aecurer" In state* nnC
M^rtjotis where spring-whe * production
Is *nowt to t>e reexoOEii■; promising
sntf that such Increases '.-at. be made
wlthou' upsetting farm piau*
It Is hoped thir munj furnien esj>e-
cUtlly iti the northern pur; uf th<- con
uelt. wll fine It possln.e tc plan: Ijvs
to iw, acres addition*1 In wheat In
some case* they wll piant more Id
t nuoiher of stales it the eas n- and
i-^o'.rn por'.,oas of the country where
•pririr wheat (. ► no', beet grvwL ir
'e< e:i! «ars, the • :op • no oe.ng re-
eir.aohstieC and it 1b rw.-uuimeuded tnat
this movement b encouraged
To t smal. ex'.en! the acreage lc
ofctt. If necessary coil)C he reduced lc
'he ln.eres' |# IteS". 1. Levis* I
very small portioD w* the acreage
which normally oui6 be planted tc
corn lc the northern jart of the corn
belt rn.giit he aown to spring wnea:.
If the acreage of aping wheat indi-
cated for some of the ^.aies cannot he
planted the barley acreage which If
known tc g~ow i<etier lc some locali-
ties might be increas<fiL« The use of
bariey lur food it lncreusmg 1l tbi«
FOOD SHORTA?: THE EAST
HOOVER BUr/ES !T 0\ RAIL-
ROAD CONGESTION
Pt omnec Supphei Tc tne Allies A*t
rmllmQ Snort—Co-r Crop
About To Spo'I.
^ — The eastern part ot
the United State* tact-.- t tood short-
likely to coctuiu* for the nexi
*:xrj* dayi 1l mtii.ug this disclosure
Food Administrator Hoover declare/!
lot- situation l* tut- most critical l£
me country* t history and tnat 1e
many of the iargt conbuminfe areae
reserve food atorer are at tht- point ol
e^naustion
Tnt whole blame if put by the lood
administrator ol raiiroac congestion,
which he sayp aisc hat- thro* n the
food adminiBtratioL in' behind in Iti
mtr
hii'
Luroj>e.
bummiry o#
Following
portunt rer
'.■ereuih. mea!
Hops. Th
it ifc a w si come iooa il
Otne' Reoommendationi.
t a summarr of otlier im
immeDdutloxjK repnrdin^
poultry, and j erisha* le^
number df ii-vt sbouid
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i-^n:
dur
BbOUlC
•a*' of
made to
" cane and
ist tbe.v
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UpOL
n
I afi*
tur
th<
\ -ir BUg^estlofif. f*tr the ap
hprlug operations, based
hteHt evullabie inforuiatlon
to tl e «>iidJtlon of 'he fall-planted
eropf of winter wheat arid rye and as
to tlie number of meat and dairy ani-
Biiijt: reported for 3917 Th**y r^pr^
ept the best thought of the special
IkIs of t.h#- department who have had
the be-. -flT of advice fror? agri^ultu
ral lerders throughout the country.
Our Best E*fo "ts Requirtd
.♦ withstanding ai Increased pro-
du cti >n of staple crops 11 the United
8'atefc 1 fi 1^17. there Is need for more
lood, the program states "Taking
Into account our own needs, the needs
of the nations associated with ue Id
ttils war, and the needs
neutral nations, our best
h*' required to provide en-
191 y Whether the war
oot, the demands on this country be
eause of the fn^rej h hjf population j;nd
the needs of Kurope will be gr«*ut Afi
especially strong demand will he niade
on this country for meats and live
stock. Iii 1917, notwithstanding the
many difficulties encountered, the
farmers planted the largest acreages
In the history of the nation, harvested
re«ord crops of most things except
wheat, and succeeded Id greatly ju.
creasing the number of live stock."
'The situation Is su**h that chief em
pfiasis should be given to the produc-
>i the great stuple food products,
special stress on wheat and hogs,
rten'1 y
ugh food
ontlnues
Production of satisfactory substi-
tutes for sugar, including sorghum
com and cane siru; maple products
and honey can and should be in-
creased.
Da ry Product* The supj y of Qf "y
products should be maintained t* meet
the needs of this country and to help
supplj the increasing demands of the
allies.
Poultry. Poultry production should
be increased greatly especially in back
yard* and od farms where waste mate-
rial is available and the purchase of
expensive grains and other material is
| not required.
Corn. Aij acreage of corn apj •
mstely e«jual to that of 1917 should be
planted, with possible slight reductions
in certain sections to free areas for
i spring wheat.
Oats, Bailey, Rios. Buckwheat and
Flaxseed. The area in oats should be
maintained, especially in regions and
od soils which are not so well adapted
to other.grains but with a small reduc-
tion
wheat
i shoui'
It gro
ern e
tions
rice.
I"
vide for
acreage. Bar
3 be increased it
WS bexf especial
don
with
the lending war foods
The South is urged to provide food
for its own people and feed for its live
stock Mid then to plant as much cotton
• # run well be cultivated and harvest-
ed To raisers of hogs and beef ani-
mals the world need for meats and
fats lb made cleur Farmers are urged
to join with the men on the rangea in
providing sheep whose wool is needed
V) equip soldiers.
The program discusses the farm la-
bor problem points out the line* of ef-
fort for relief, and outlines the activi-
ties of the federal and state agencies
to furnish assistance.
Spring Wheat.
In dealing with the question of
spring wheat, the program states:
The acresye of spring wheat should
be increased In order to make certain
that we shall have an adequate supply
•f wheat for our own usee and to meet
the neede of the alliee.
"While the areu of winter wheat
*m\n in 1917 was the largest on record,
the condition of the crop, «h reported
on December 1, was the lowest ever
recorded, indicating a probable produc
ti on of only 540,000,000 bushels
Whether the actual production will be
greater or less than the estimate will
depend upon conditions prevailing be-
tween now and the time of harvest If
there were planted to spring wheat in
the I'nited States this year an acreage
equal to tho sum of the record planting | ^i,]
In each spring wheat state within the
last ten years, there would be sown up
proximately 23,800,000 acres. If there
should l * planted an acreage equal to
the sum of tha record planting for each
state within the last five years there
would be sown approximately 21,000,
•ou acres. The record planting for any
year was t^U.HHl,0*K), In 1911. The acre
age for 1917 was 18,511,000.
"The department of agriculture has
carefully studied all these records and
ether data in connection with the pres-
ent war conditions and needs, and be-
lieves that it will he possible this year
to secure un ucreage In excess of the
record acreage which was planted In
J9H. It is believed that Increased
ncreaslLg the
production
regions where
■ in the north-
e of the cora belt and in sec-
>rth and west of the belt; and
buckwheat and flaxseed produc-
tion sliould be maintained and, if pos-
sible, increased.
Potatoes The normal acreage of
Irish and sweet potatoes should be
maintained Id 191* notwithstanding
th* large crops in 1917.
Ha/, Forage and Pastures. Wher-
ever feasible the area devoted to hay.
, forage and silage crops should be in-
'•reesed and these products should b'
used to a greater extent in place c
grsins and other concentrates.
Beef Arnmals. The number of beef
animals should be maintained and, la
ar jas where it is clearly the best range
and farm practice, should be increased.
Beans, Pest and Peanuts. The pro-
duction of beans and peas should be
increased in regions to which they are
adapted, because of their high food
value, keeping qualities, and availabil-
ity for domestic or export trade. Soy
beans and peanuts should be Increased
In order to supplement beans and peas
as human food, as a source of much
needed oil, and as animal fee
Perishables, (a) Market gardens
near large consuming centers should
! be Increased so as to meet, as nearly
as possible, the needs of the communl
ty, and in order to obviate the neces-
sity of transporting such products
from distant points.
It is important to do all that Is pos-
sible to relieve the strain upon trans
portation facilities.
(b) The planting of home gardens,
especially for family needs snd for
preserving food for future use, ugaln
i should he emphasized.
(r) The commercial ^production of
perishables genwrslly should be In-
creased above normal wherever It Is
reasonably clear that transportation
snd marketing facilities will be avail-
urogram for leedmr lh* allies Tho
only solution he seep it a greatly i3-
•reased rail movement of foodstuffs,
even to the exclusion ol muct other
commerce
It was very evident that tne raii
road administra:? : if- inclined to re
?ent Mr. Hoover ame of the rail-
road? and Dire I enera McAdoo
declared he wa*- at t provide
every transporta:. l tacility tor ex
pediting lood n. • nt Tne rail-
road administration he sait hac sug
gested that farmer be u^ged to re-
lease their gran. 1 Mrup that la-ge
numbers of avail a • care n..gnt be
utilized in moving nen.
Cereal export^ ; the allies, Mr
Hoover's statemei says, will be 45.-
000,000 bushels sd • ol March 1 and
meat shipments a. are lar short of
the amounte promised
Inability to move cops Mr Hoover
sets forth, hat su ;>enaed the law o!
supply and demanc anc has created t
price margin between producer and
consumer wider tLLL it ever was be
fore.
A large part o' the corn crop is
about to spoil because it iE not mov
ing to terminals tw drying The per
centage of soft < -l in last year's
crop, all of which must be dried if it
is to be saved, it he largest eve?
known. Estimateh joace the amount
as high as a billi >ushelE
The cost of gra tor feeding llTe
stock has Increase to such an extent
by reason of transportation difficul-
ties, Mr. Hoover says, that feederi
are confronted with the prospect ol
serious losse^ Dairying interests
too, he declared, are hard hit.
Potatoes, the foodaadministrator de- ■
clares, are spoiling in producers
hands while consumers have been 1
supplied fron summer garden c
and stores carried over.
LUCKY STRIKE
CIGARETTE
Until this new "smoke"
was made you could never
have a real Burley tobacco
cigarette. It's the best yet
IT'S TOASTED
The toasting brings out the
delicious flavor of that fine
old Kentucky Burley. You
never tasted anything so
agreeable—think what
JUDGE THACKER IS DEAD
Had Long Public Career in Texas and
Oklahoma.
CI:-;rity covers a multitude of sins—
and o does success.
Spartan Women Suffered Untold Tortures
but who wants to be a Spartan? Take
"Femenlna" for all female disorders.
Price 00c and $1.00.—Adv.
Says a female lecturer: "The men
hold the reins, but the women tell
them which way to drive."
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Davs
t refund oj .npj tf PAZO Ol.NTMHST
'jr.- Iichin,-. H.;nd B.eed.n* r Pruirulmg I'lles.
r .rbt application gives relief. 5t>c.
About the only force some
have Ir the force of habit.
people
A matchless story Is a novel that
ends without a wedding.
Oklahoma City.—Ctais M Thacker,
asbociate justice of the supreme court
of Oklahoma, dibd suddenly in Wes
ley hospital of acute gastritis He
had been ill only two dayt
Judge Thacker had long been prom-
inent In the making of history for Ok-
lahoma, coming to the state from
Texas In and locating at Man-
gum, Greer county, they a county In
Texas. He was mayor of Mangum,
county attorney, county judge and
member of the territorial senate and
of the board of regents for territorial
normal schools He was also editor
of the Mangum Star for several years
In 1912 Judge Thacker was appoint-
ed a member of the supreme court
commission under the administration
of Oov. Lee C'ruce and in 1S 1G he was
appointed an associate justice of the
supreme court, filling out the unex
pired term of Judge G. A Brown,
who died. This appointment was
Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work in Joint Effort the Soil of the United States and Canada
CO-OPERATIVE FARMING IN MAN POWER NECESSARY
TO WIN THE BATTLE FOR LIBERTY
The food Controllers of the Un'ted States and Canada are asking for
greater food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat are avail-
able to be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the
efforts of the Lnited States and Canada rests the burden of supply.
E rjf Available Tillable Acre Must Contribute; Every Available
Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
\\ estern Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded, but man power
is short, and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men for seed-
ing operation.
Canada's Wheat Production Last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; the
Demand From Canada Alone for 1918 Is 400,000,000 Bushels
I o seaire this she must have assistance. She has the land but needs
the men. The Government of the United States wants every man who can
effectively help, to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United
States developed first of course; but it also wants to help Canada. When-
ever we find a man we can spare to Canada's fields after ours are supplied,
we want to direct him there.
Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell you where you can
best serve the combined interests.
Western Canada's help will be required not later than April 5th. Wages
to competent help, 250.00 a month and up, board and lodging.
7 hose who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wages,
good board and find comfortable homes. They will get a rate of one cent
a mile from Canadian boundary points to destination and return.
For particulars as to routes and places where employment mav be had
ipply to: U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
What Wa In Him.
"Children," sni'1 the teiuher willis
lnxtrtiothiK tin* cIhsh in composition,
"you should not Attempt any flluhts
of f a ury. but simply be yourselves and
write what Is In you. Do not Imitate
any other person's writings or draw
Insplrntloii from outside sources."
As a result of this advice Johnny
Wis* turned In the following composi-
tion :
"We should not attempt any flltes
of func.v, but rite what Is In us. In
me thare Is my Itummlek, lungs, hart, j ^ Gov. It. L. Williams. In 1916
liver, two apples, one piece of pie, one ,lfi elected to a six-year term of
stick lemon candy and my dinner."—
Baltimore llullt'tln.
the supreme court "which would have
expired in 1922.
SmtO Pill, Small
Dote, Small
Price But
Great in
its Good
Work
As Age Advances the Liver Requires
occasional slight stimulation.
CARTER'S
LITTLE LIVER PILLS
correct
CONSTIPATION
Colorless or Pale Faces i'l1)"""* ^,,lc!,,e the "hsence of Iron In
• condition which will be greatly helped by Carter's Iron Pills
Carter's
ITTLE
PILIS
GMUUI
bears
stLrnnture
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Petree, Elmer. The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1918, newspaper, February 28, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc168146/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.