Show DILEMMA farmers shun shim Eran expansion sion in m war wartime but they hear be prepare prepared wa wari by GEORGE BRADFORD Rele released axed by western newspaper union what will the C CHICAGO war do to american agriculture that question on has been raised with growing insistence ever since adolf hillers Hit lers gray clad legions went blitz krieging kriening krie ging into poland repeal of the arms embargo brought it still farther into anio the foreground for the extent to which americas vast reservoir of foods and fibers is used has become a matter of close concern to everyone on or near a farm three fairly definite answers have emerged but each is conditioned by a large if if if the european war drags on 1 the war will create a rising demand at home for american farm products with an upward price P rice level 3 2 it will increase the demand from abroad 3 it will likely bring a rise in land values wars stimulating impact on industry industry will soon be felt on the farm authorities believe already men are returning to work steel production is rising divide dividends ads are increasing stocks and commodities are going up americans will soon buy more and eat more because have more money to spend more cereals fats meats and woolens will be needed and at higher price levels cant hold two jobs lets look at europe despite record breaking worlds wheat crop bushels exclusive of russia and china every month the war lasts will diminish Eu ropes food supplies men under arms cant till the soil whether mobilized neutrals or combatants consider too that there are more mouths to feed in europe today than during the world war from which we recall the following production figures in 1917 wheat and other cereals stood at 35 per cent below normal or bushels that year x MV x R rg A X american farmers planted acres to care for americas needs and those of europe it was 22 per cent more than the previous 10 year average 0 of acres if the present war drags on europe must turra turn for replacements of bread meat potatoes woolens and butter to the united states the various british dominions and south america WW prices go up the third factor especially interesting to farm owners or investors is the prospect of higher land values S M waters president of the mortgage bankers association has this to say the man who owns a farm today undoubtedly has something more valuable than it was three months ago hei conflict may have tt far reaching effects for ow oinie wl farm property 10 nobody wants to profit by irac 1 misery least of all the ana farmer but war peace jtb use ity he has a stake in the 1 situation and if he doa t straight thinking he can be beste 4 at the wars end thannen than ben h in its start chester davis on the federal feder alts n board urged farmers to leat shirts on think intelligent work together thus aj the war into an improved posta posh stress soil Conser by keeping his 1 l davis meant the farmer idail avoid ardata of too easy profits th that atlate liter q turn to losses the tha e MB 01 taught that le lesson esson s on and i it if significant that next ve years year s ail gram aims to place more on soil conservation than 0 a control probably the mot most cal move the farmer can ro nai the experts is to take lands ands fertility for U agnail is called on to step up a result of the war this ro fit major importance how does the fertility score of tillable am have been cos ruined ac according cordin to the service an ad at a T are s seriously i sly damage r a lot more ha has suffered ered a decline in fertility I 1 causes were erosion m failures fail uret t food plant place necessary year after year by grow leaching drain of live stock stocks oxidation of soil organic maiz BW by the fire total annual fertility ferta ame american rican I 1 farm arm land is po 2500 wf ton od of nitrogen of T obbo boo tons too chorus and it is estimated d be I 1 prepared re pared j li or peace P war whether 00 br k west the middle says the ne n it ment committee committe ep d increasing program prop i fc an ever by 7 indicated indicate 3 is conservation manefa lires that ers and man 18 lieveld to restore only t lo 10 of the annual nitrogen to v of f the PO cent 68 solo per restoration from aror n net other atil loss i 0 duces the annual apprel ap tons of nitrogen phosphor I 1 0 tons of tons of at ss more than 3 has one 0 agriculture here 0 sn of f I 1 1 tage in the matter t brea at the ou e it enjoy vve re we I 1 world war then depoo on 0 entirely dependent for and chile 1 to ft 0 potash today thane tha 9 industry and american and win vl birmel dependent when the Arrieri amelai ceP 0 we it t sa s1 the abe be prepared w ev k land ready for aw ally n it I do done be knows it can ral 1 |