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SEPTEMBER, 1917. low acreage sown last fall, is asked to increase the acreage this fall by one-quarter million acres, pr 50 per cent. These Hlx states, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, and Oregon, in which nearly one half of the winter wheat was sown last fall, are asked to furnish con siderably more than one-half of the increase planned for this fall. Their agricultural leaders think it is pos sible and are taking the necessary steps to see that it is done. The largest percentage increases are requested in some of the south ern states. Mississippi leads with 455 per cent increase and Georgia comes next with 100 per cent in crease; Alabama is asked for 50 per cent increase; Arkansas for 37 per cent; and South Carolina for 37 per cent, rnese souinern states are anxious to increase their acreages by this amount to safeguard their own food supply. The increase in actual acres, however, is comparatively small in each of these cases. Wisconsin, another state in which The Commoner F.SK EKiLs-i rC " r . -o" adapted Subscribers' flfivtrtising Dept. This department Is for the benefit of Commoner subscribers, and a special rate of six cents a word per insertion the lowest rate has been made for them. Address all communications to The Commoner, Lincoln, Nebraska. HELP WANTED MALE GOOD, COM mon battery switchboard installers and maintenance men. Address, En gineering Dept., Trl-State Telephone Co., Merriam Park, St. Paul, Minn. WESTERN CEDAR in car lots to consumer. Farmers Co-operative Co., Sagle, Idaho. ECZEMA SPECIFIC WILL ABSO lutely cure eczema, salt rheum, bar bers itch and other skin diseases. Sent by mail, $1.50. Send for recom mendations. Almklov's Pharmacy, Cooperstown, North Dakota. tO nP.Wlv nnnnn,) 1 i . ,, w.tuu muu ana as present prices make it a profitable p ?n the state. Montana is asked to put nDf eTenon?illi0n res, an increase of nearly 30 per cent. But this is not a large total for the entire state in view of its large acreage of un used land suitable for wheat. The following states are asked to increase their acreages 16 to 20 per ?nl l?r those sown In the fall of 1916: New York, New Jersey, Mich igan, Iowa, Tennessee Arizona, Idaho, and California. The follow ing states are asked to increase their acreage by 11 to 15 per cent: Penn sylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Utah, Nevada, and Washington. The following states are asked to increase uieir iyi6 acreages by 6 to 10 per cent: Delaware, Maryland, Minne sota, Texas, Wyoming, and New Mexico. The states of Missouri and Colorado are each asked for 5 per cent increase, while practically the same acreages as sown last fall are asked for in Nebraska and Souui Da kota. The excessive winterkill ng in Nebraska and consequent lack of seed wheat makes the situation for wheat growers very difficult this year in that state, but every effort is being made to equal and increase if possible the acreage of last year. Most of the states for which only small percentage increases are sug gested recentlv increased larirelv m??TS Farmer!' tneir wheat acreages and are already growing about as much as is consist ent with well-balanced agriculture. 60 Days Trial $Q Satisfaction fiiurnnNui1 WV XT AND VP New Enclosed AH-dcar Drive, No Chain: C ose Sklmmln Sanitary Bowl, Easily Cleaned; Splash -OHIns System, Light Running; Low-Down Tank-Simple, Dur- SIe,o?airy- Tho R,GHT Separator at the Right PRICE. Sold DIRECT to You. ?moH,oyf?ilyforitHf,(bcrc:lmBavc, No Po sition of tinware, helrht of nupplr dan. comfortable. SImL 2? SKiT? No 8tooP,n o reaching oyer Sow o delivery of milk anil cream away MriTL.Y, "PAYMENTS. 45 down-$5 nrr wonlh. 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"y teat. iiiBro is noming m f""us contained in It, and you can see I win "I"8?!' exactly what you are taking, fron P-aiy send this Recipe absolutely t,n,l -. , J ".. w nnu v 1 1 1 ri-iiii imui'- Rye to be Increased Heavily It is recommended that there be sown in the United States this fall 5,131,000 acres of rye, which on the basis of ten-year averages will yield 83,G35,000 bushels. This is an in crease of 917,000 acres, or 22 per centover that sown last year, when the largest acreage in the history of nyde. mu uuuiiuy wua jjul in. xl is an in crease of 48 per cent over the 1915 acreage an.. 57 per cent over the five year (1912-1916) average sowji acreage. In any consideraton of the expan sion of the acreage of bread grains in certain parts of the country, it is necessary to consider wheat and rye together. This is because rye can be planted safely on many fields with less lisk than wheat. Further, rye can be used as a substitute for wheat as a bread grain by those who are accustomed to it. Rye succeeds on poorer soils and with less fertilizer and in colder climates than wheat, and for these reasons should be planted in preference to wheat where it has beer proved a safer crop. The states in the corn belt are asked also to enlarge considerably their rye acreage over that sown in 1916. as the lighter soils which are not especially well adapted for wheat could be planted to advantage to rye. Special Methods to Increase Yields of AVIieat ana Jtye Specialists of the department of agriculture and the state agricultural. colleges hope that by better methods4 the average yield per acre win oe ai least maintained wherever there is a fertilizer shortage and will be in creased in other sections. Much ed ucational work will be done to make this desire an actuality, and in this campaign the most successful grow ers will have a prominent part. For instance, it is stated that on the land that could be sewn to fall wheat this autumn, it Is possible materially to innrfiase the yield per acre by put- tine into practice some principles farmers. These should appeal es pecially to those who can not increase their usual acreages without doing in justice to rtber cropB which should be grown. These principles may bo summed up as follows: (1) Plow early. Give the plowed land two months to settle before sow ing, where possible. (2) Compact the late-plowed land with roller and harrow. (3)Don't plow after a cultivated crop. Prepare such land with disk and harrow. (4) Make the seed bed a fit place for the seed. (5) Sow with a drill sound, plump, clean seed of adapted variety. (6) Prevent losses from smut by treating infected seed with formalde- (7) Make the soil fertile with ma nure or fertilizers applied Judiciously where needed. (8) Reduce winterkilling by fol lowing the above suggestions. (Tremendous Effort and Co-operation Necessary The accomplishment of this great increase of wheat and rye acreage without disrupting correct farming practice will call for tremendous ef fort on the part of farmers. How ever, the United States department of agriculture, and other state and local agencies are planning to aid in every way possible. The Oklahoma Guaranty Law assures to you absolute safety of monies deposited with the GUARANTY STATE RANK This bank for ten years has rendered satisfactory service to Commoner readers scat tered over thirty states. 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