Show Illinois s professor says acres must yield double farmers FarMer sto 10 win the war we must speed up ab the farm making g every unproductive acre productive and every productive ade acre more productive says prof ten eyck of illinois to double the acre yield on many fields now being allied he says say Is possible by giving the proper attention to the simple fundamentals of crop production such as drainage seed selection more timely ond and thorough tillage the proper rotation of crops and the fertilization of the soil fertilization of the soil means the use of any available food such ns as manure legumes and commercial fertilizers tili all of these forms should be used this year the same raw materials used in making fertilizers such as nitrate of soda potash and sulphuric acid are used in war munitions it Is also difficult to ship many farm supplies on account of the freight car shortage for these reasons all spring supplies should be ordered now upon the farmer rests in large measure the final responsibility of winning the war in which we are now involved says tho tha birmingham ala sentinel therefore the man who tills i the soil and supports ts the soldier in tile held field and the family at home Is rendering as noble and patriotic a service as the roan man who bears the brunt of battle battie |