Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1917 — County Council Defense Notes. [ARTICLE]

County Council Defense Notes.

- - Sow Wheat. Chairfinan Welsh has received the following telegram from the State Council of Defense urging the farmers of Jasper county to sow the largest acreage possible of wheat this fall. The following is the message on that subject: “United States Department of Agriculture. and the National Food Administration urgently requests Indiana farmers to increase acreage of wheat 35 per cent and rye 35 per cent. The necessary acreage in your county is estimated, wheat 14,000, rye 3,000. These crops are absolutely necessary to meet food demands. Only a few days remain for seeding. Every agency in your county should be used. Call county agent food production committee, farmers’ institute officers, grain dealers and millers. Use papers and ojher agencies to secure largest possible acreage. We urge immediate action and request an early report.—lndiana State Council of Defense.”