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Show 9 -. Sicily. Harvest Worries Italian Authorities SALERNO, ITALY. Agriculture Minister Fausto GuUo expressed concern over the harvest in Sicily where, he said, agents of Sicilian separatists are telling farmers to consume the wheat themselves and not send it to Italy. He warned that the Italian government govern-ment and the Allies would take strong measures against violations of the harvest laws. This year's harvest is one of the most important concerns of the Italian Ital-ian government, and Granaii del Po-polo Po-polo (granaries of the people) have been set up to take care of it. They consist of local committees, repre- " senting all agricultural classes and presided over by the mayor. They decide whether the yield declared de-clared by farmers corresponds to the amount actually harvested. Penalties, Pen-alties, including imprisonment, are provided for infractions. |