Show AAA Farm arms News From Q County County- AAA Office Potato Support Wont Won't Increase Support prices on 1945 late- late crop potatoes potato s for the remainder of the marketing season ending June 1946 will not be Increased ed over prices set for the month of ot December the USDA has an an- These prices vary b by areas from 2 to per hun- hun red pounds for U. U S. S No 1 grade Because of the large Targe crop this year the departments hopes growers will offer otter potatoes li lib liberally orally throughout the marketing marketIng market market- Ing season They are not being encouraged to hold back the crop until early spring as last year Javas Java's Sugar Stocks Still Stin OlIn Iii the Bush BushNo No early relief Is in sight for forthe forthe forthe the tight sugar supply situation Continued C en page four r II I ro ll ll II II II III I AAA Farm News Continued from page 1 Sugar stocks in Java amounting amounting amounting amount amount- ing to 16 million short tons lons will not be available for export until internal difficulties within within with with- in the country are arc cleared up Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. P Anderson has announced Meanwhile Cuban and U. U S. S committees negotiating f for r Cuban sugar and related products have t the their h e i r Washington meetings until December 4 Problems Problems lems lenis have de' de developed eloped in the meetings meetings meet meet- ings lugs which need still further consi consideration in the two coun coun- tries Outlook Is Good for Feed G Grains mills Farmers have haye reason to expect prices of feed grains and other concentrates except oats to average average average av av- av- av about as high in 46 1945 as in 1944 45 the USDA believes be be- since supplies of all feed concentrates per animal unit for forthe forthe the 46 1945 season ars indicated as slightly smaller than the rel relatively relatively rel- rel rei-I rei large supplies s in 1944 Lower livestock prices may reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce demand but increases are indicated for exports The decline in prices of oats and ha hay since March has been greater than usual and of longer long long- er duration reflecting the large production this year These prices pric pric- es probably will average moderately moderately atel lower during the 46 1945 season than a year earlier due to the large supplies USDA be be- The supply of ot hay for thu tho 46 1945 G season is one of the largest largest largest larg larg- est on record and in relation to the livestock to be fed is the largest in nearly 20 years ears It is expected that smaller quantities of wheat will be fed in 46 1945 and feed grain imports will be much smaller than in the past three seasons Mote More Dairy Products At Home and amid Abroad Record production o of milk and the virtual withdrawal of military agencies from the market mark mark- et for dalr dairy products this quarter quart quart- er means more butter American Ameri AmerI- can cheese evaporated milk ann ano anc dried milk for U. U S S. S civilians and greatly increased quantities I of U. U S. S dairy products for oth oth- er nations France Belgium Belgium Bel Bel- gium glum the Netherlands a and n d French North Africa are receiving ing more than million pounds of dairy products this quarter which is about four foul times more than the U. U S. S made available in any previous quarter to meet relief re- re relief relief re re- lief needs Either cash or credit arrangements are being boing made to topa pa pay for these supplies Butter is the only dairy product under rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra or similar control A Army J Is Buying Poultry Again The army is back in the poultry poultry poultry poul poul- try market again and expects to bu buy between eight and ten milliOn mil- mil H liOn n pounds of chicken b by January January January Jan Jan- uary 1 1 1946 Most buying will willbe willbe be in the I l heavy eay eavy broiler producing producing producing ing areas of Dbl Vare Maryland Virginia Georgia Arkansas Missouri Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- and Oklahoma Purchase wl via l be on an offer ana ante ance basis and the chicken must be grade A inspected at the point of destination This buying is strengthening poultry prices which had weakened considerably following the army's army withdrawal from the market several weeks ago Decrease Suggested For ForI I Early ally Potatoes Producers of ot commercial early potatoes have their 1946 production production production tion advice from the Department of Agriculture in the form of ofa a suggested decrease of 14 per percent percent percent cent in a a national goal of acres compared with actual plantings of acres in 1945 The suggested decrease In acreage is based on sharply reduced military requirements from 1946 potato production Government price supports forthe forthe for forthe the 1946 potato crop will be announced later along with recommended recommended recommended rec rec- goals for the balance of 1946 plan plantings tings I Farmers Electing AAA Committeemen Between now and December 15 farmers throughout the count county county coun coun- t ty will elect farmer to administer AAA programs during the coming coining year Elections Elections Elections Elec Elec- are already under way in some parts of the country Pointing out that all farmers cooperating in the AAA program are eligible to vote yote in the elections elections elec elec- N N. E E. Dodd director of the I Department of Agricultures Agriculture's Field Service branch said I 1 hope that every y eligible farmer will cast his ballot for tor the men he ho wants to represent him under the farm program The year 1946 G will be bo an important one and committeemen will have many vital decisions to make They should be the best leaders to be found In each community Voting Voting Voting Vot Vot- ing for our representatives is democracy's way of making sure that every farmers farmer's voice is heard Besides es alternates about 90 community and county county coun coun- I coun-I ty committeemen are to be chosen chos chos- en in iu the wide nation-wide elections I I War at Increased Increase Farmers Fanner's Share Sharo Looking back as far as 1913 the USDA's Bureau of Agricultural Agricultural tural Economics found that only during World War Var I and II has the Income of food producers exceeded exceeded ex ex- the charges made for marketing their products Farmers received about 40 cents of the consumers consumer's food dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar for the tho war pre-war years 1835 1939 The farmers farmer's share of the consumers consumer's food dollar rose to 54 cents b by December 1943 and the 1943 average was 52 62 cents The only other year between between between be be- tween 1913 and 1944 when his share exceeded mark marketing Ung charges es was in 1918 These facts are brought out in the first comprehensive stud study of farm-consumer farm price spreads ever made by the Department of Agriculture The USDA plans to issue soon a u breakdown of the charges made for marketing farm products which will show the costs of ot performing various I marketing functions and and will point out possible ways for re reducing reducing reducing re- re the costs Demand Deman Is Big Dig BigFor BigFor For Farm Land Iland Farm land is now in demand by returning veterans war workers workers workers work work- ers and others The USDA sees a possibility that 2 3 million prospective farmers and farm workers ma may be seeking farms and farm jobs during the next five years although there are I only a million and a half hat full- full time farms and farm jobs in I sight It is estimated that about farms of all sizes and types will become available annually Farmers Can Hn Have 0 Full Employment What are the chances of full employment in agriculture I USDA economists believe that if employment in cities and towns reaches high levels there will wUl be plenty of ot good non-farm non jobs for all who want them With nonagrIcultural nonagricultural nonagricultural non- non agricultural employment high no one in agriculture should have to engage in unproductive I II or poorly paid farm work With I i high consumer demand for farm agricultural workers can earn adequate farm incomes by XI 1 1 efficient and highly productive productive productive pro pro- farming units and 2 use of ot advanced farm management management management manage manage- ment practices |