Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 48 | Sunflowers Now Useful as Crop

SUNFLOWERS NOW USEFUL AS CROP CROP- By Associated Press Pres V LONDON May f The 2 The bl big war r re- re In agriculture agriculture- I is producing many interesting experiments experiments in the growing o of new crops on land not In use for for growing human food For example a big bis area in the count country Is now on the sug sug- of or the food production depart- depart merit meat planted with wih sunflowers the seeds of which arc valuable both as a. a 3 source of ot oil 01 and arid for poultry food foo Small Smal cultivators are also alBo urs urged d by bythe the government Jo to sow sU sugar r beet as a an important food for lor stock stok especially for or- or pl pigs s. s Farmers whoso whose cereal crops have failed falM owing to attacks from different kinds I of parasites are aro ao advised to grow grow The latest reports from the country countr show how unprecedented ce activity in in potato planting planting- in spite spIe of oC the bad spring sprIn wea weather th er