Show FARM A A A NEWS 4 0 no 48 wheat allotments farmers can make their 1948 w wheat heat production plans with as aurance that acreage allotments and marketing quotas will not be put in effect the decision has been announced by undersecretary of agriculture N E dodd as bequir ed by the agricultural adjustment act of 1938 USDA determined that the world food situation and the interests of both U S consumers and producers justify keeping the acreage allot ment and marketing quota provi of the law inactive for the fifth successive crop acreage allotments were last established for the 1943 wheat crop but were removed before harvest time because of war induced de mands for food A national wheat acreage goal will be included in the department of agricultures 1948 food production recommend a eions to farmers to be announced later this year 47 potato acreage tred down potato growers across the coun try are playing ball with uncle sam this year in the drive to keep production in line with tive consumption the july 10 US DA report on commercial truck crops shows that the group ot of states producing the summer crop of potatoes planted acres this year compared with 00 acres in 1946 the 12 percent reduction along with a 20 percent reduction in the late spring states a 29 percent percenti reduction in the early spring po I 1 producing area and a 23 percent reduction in the winter area shows a pattern of compera tion among growers to solve their surplus spud problems average yields for all areas reported or es intimated Iti mated so far run somewhat be low the 1946 per acre production price support egg purchases to be stopped price support buying of dried and I 1 frozen eggs will be discontinued by the department of agriculture aft er july demand for the rest of the year is expected to be suf focient to keep farm prices for eggs at a level which will not require governmental price supports |