Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1918 — Illinois Professor Says Acres Must Yield Double —Farmers to Win the War [ARTICLE]

Illinois Professor Says Acres Must Yield Double —Farmers to Win the War

“We must speed up the farm, making every unproductive acre productive and every productive acre moreproductive,” says Prof. Ten Eyck of Illinois. . “To double the acre yield on many fields now being tilled,” he says,, “is possible by giving the proper attention to the simple fundamentals of crop production, such as drainage, seed selection, more timely and thorough tillage, the proper rotation of crops and the fertilization of the soil. “Fertilization of the soil means the use of any available plantfood such as manure, legumes and commercial fertilizers. 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 the Birmingham (Ala.) Sentinel; “therefore, the man who tills the soil and supports the soldier in the field and the family at home, is rendering as noble and patriotic a service as the man who bears the brunt of battle.”