Show farm news who should take tile risk the hie cost of having enough food carries with it the risk ot of Bin surpluses pluses but according to martel lel anderson An deison chairman of the pluto blute county committee the nation should not shoulder that risk upon the farmers of the country when farmers have been successful in producing enough abid in to spare they should not face tile the possibility of failure because or of their success unlike other industries food is essential to life and disastrous results conic como from production which meet tile the needs ol 01 the country high prices malnutrition tri tion anil and even 01 en the first stages of famine follow inadequate production of food on the other hand hall mr anderson said tanners face the certainty or of ruinous prices when too much Is produced unlike industry farm pro duct loti cannot bo be controlled co tile the exact amount needed favor able weather and other factors often result in an over prodie tion of a given commodity when this li happens t lie nation should be thankful that there la Is enough and should be willing to bear the risk by protecting the farm ers who have produced a surplus this protection can be given in the jorni orm of price supports to tile the fanner and in programs ams to make other uses of 0 surplus foods produced marketing rian plan restored potato growers worried about anni their 1947 crop will be Inte interested resteS to hear than the southern idaho eastern oregon potato area abea has put back into effect the marketing agreement that was dorni dormant ant during the war years this la is the way it hap boned potato growers in the area told USDA representatives they were interested lu in reactivating activating re tho the potato marketing agreement agie ement and order older program which was first issued in 1941 to keep low giado 91 ado potatoes from de depressing dipressi ng the market for their better quality products production and marketing visited n e number of potato growers and a number of discussion meetings Inee tings were hold held after it was nas clear that a majority canted van tod to put tho the program bark into operation handlers and growers representing the three districts in ili the area were nominated to serve seno on the administrative committee the committee directs the program and receives its authority from the secretary of agriculture under the marketing agreement pro vision iston of the triple A act of 0 1938 similar programs pio grams also have been put into effect in the 4 state area covering michigan wisconsin minnesota north dal cikota ota and in colorado and a program pi his has been requested covering all counties in south da liota kota east or of the mississippi legless cleefer an refrigerator car capable of maintaining zero temperatures under summer heat conditions has been tested by the DepaTt department ment of agriculture cooperating with various industry groups tills this temperature which cannot be reached in the ordinary refrigerator car will wil maintain the prime quality or oe frozen foods the test car cai liaa ilia 3 inch insulation A system without moving parts using anhydrous ammonia provides ldes the refrigeration A ingle charge of tile the ammonia lasted 46 hours foot mouth disease one hundred and thirty carloads of heavy beav equipment I 1 lave have been sant to mexico for use in foot and mouth disease control much of tile the equipment Is U S army surplus equipment already ahead received recel cd includes 10 track type poa ered shovels for rapid digging or of bural pits 0 bulldozers to fill pita jeeps to transport personnel and ana light supplies high wheeled trucks ti ticks three abbu lances for foi use as paymaster offices three tank cirs cars for bisin fec tants 22 mobile spray units and five semi trailers for hauling shovels and bulldozers other items include pounds of soda asli ash for disinfect ing purposes protective cloth ing rubber boots and gloves grounds and buildings at the old ia national agricultural college in mexico city haye have been made E available vil liable for use as a machinery assembly and maintenance center |