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Show FARMERS COOPERATE IN PROGRAM TO DIVERT POTATOES Franklin county spud growers are putting the federal program to divert di-vert potatoes from market channels chan-nels to livestock feed, to good use, It. W. Geddes, chairman of the county AAA committee, said this w eek. In the first half-month of the program, authorizations to divert 21,526 bushels of second-grade , spuds have been issued to potato growers in the county, while 3,815 bushels have been inspected by agricultural inspection service men and dyed with methyl violet coloring color-ing to indicate they have been taken tak-en off the market. In Idaho, major one of the eight western states participating in the program, authorizations to divert 4,645,856 bushels have been issued, and 1,635,651, bushels have been issued, and 1,635,651 bushels have been dyed. For the western area tolal authorization covered 5,061,411 bushels at the last report, and 2,-154,051 2,-154,051 bushels had been dyed. The program, administered locally local-ly by the county AAA committee, got under way the last week in February, and first diversions in Franklin icounty had been made shortly after March 1. Use of the diverted potatoes as livestock feed was stressed by Geddes Ged-des who said many farmers were finding potatoes a valuable addition to the diet of all types of stock, as a tonic as well as feed. Farmers who took part in the 1940' potato acreage allotment program pro-gram can receive payment through the Surplus Marketing Administration Administra-tion of the Department of Agriculture Agricul-ture at the rates of 25 cents per hundred weight for potatoes grading grad-ing No. 2 or better or portions ol potatoes which would make No 2's if they were graded and clipped. Minimum 'size, is established at 1', inches for the diversion program. Applications are handled at the county AAA office. |