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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH jFarmers Get Set to Achieve Still Higher Food Production as 1944 Planting Begins chickens and turkeys raised, togeth- those shortages that must be overer with a sufficient volume of live- come. stock slaughter to reduce the numLabor, while it will be scarce ber of meat animals on farms from again in 1944, is not expected to prethe record reached in 1943. Such sent any unusual problems except Acreage a volume high of slaughter would bring in specific areas. The main difficulan increase in total meat production ty will probably be to get the workthis year of 8 to 10 per cent, and ers where they are needed when all over America are Farmers a 4 to 6 per cent increase over the they are needed. As in 1943, farm,busy with preparations for their all-tihigh reached in 1943 for the ers will have to rely in the peak 1944 production battle. They combined output of poultry, dairy harvesting periods on voluntary help from the urban centers. have set a goal of 380,000,000 and meat products. The number of milk cows on inwhich Assembling and marketing of planted acres, from farms on January 1, 1944, will be crops, especially in the South, will cluding meat, poultry and eggs large enough to permit realization need some attention to make the best they expect to produce 4 to 6 of the 121 billion pounds of milk set possible use of The abundant harthe years goal, according to fig- vests to be sought during the year. per cent more than the 1943 food as ures from the Bureau of Agricultural Marketing problems may be expectrecord and enough vegetable Economics. However, it is pointed ed to remain largely local in charoils and fibers to meet essential out that the level of milk production acter, and their solutions also local. war needs. Conservation practices will reduring the year will depend to a That is an ambitious program, but considerable extent upon the quan- ceive further emphasis in 1944, with the War Food administration points tity of feed concentrates available attention focused on those practices ' out that Americas farmers have reason for their confident outlook. Theyve just closed the seventh successive year in which their intention to produce more food than the year DRY PEAS CORN before was fulfilled. Food producSUGAR SWEET IRISH DRY of at has the jSfj? 1944, tion, beginning 21 4 CANE POTATOES POTATOES BEANS reached a point 32 per cent higher 5 than before Pearl Harbor and per iff 5 "14 MILK cent more . than the 1942 record, which many believed could not be 2 duplicated. VEGETABLES HAY Acreages on most food crops will (FRESH) be increased in 1944, according to fall set at meetings planting goals 4i of farm leaders in the agricultural VEGETABLES .WHEAT areas. National needs for farm PROCESSING) determined by products, previously the War Food administration, were 24; presented at these sessions. Upon the basis of these needs, the goals were set.', Whether they are met or not will depend upon many factors, the chief one being the yield the farmer gets from his land. That yield, in turn, is influenced first by weather. A farmer may have EGGS the finest of soil, plus all the labor, machinery and supplies he needs, but if the weather is bad his crops will not be up to expectations. On CATTLE the other hand, excellent growing weather can do much to mitigate the FT --5 problems involved in labor and supSUGAR ply shortages, and even low ferSHEEP &BEETS tility of land. The past few years, when records have been broken right 2 501 and left under conditions far from ideal except as to weather, make (PERCENTAGE OVER. I9R3 ACREAGE AND UNITS) this very clear to dairy producers. The feed situ- which will increase production this Conservation Ups Yields. It should be pointed out, however, ation is expected to become tighter year and in 1945. The need is to that conservation practices have as locally grown crops are used up keep a cover on the land, prevent immediate danger of erosion and applayed an important role in bringing in areas where supplies are short. Livestock feed will be one of the ply vitalizing material to the soil in the productivity of United States farms to its present all-tihigh. chief problems in the northeastern such forms as lime, superphosphate, Yields per acre have averaged 20 dairy states and in the southern slag and other fertilizers, green farming is a manure turn under and legume per cent more during the past five states where dairy new enterprise. It planting. These are all calculated years than during the previous 20, comparatively into will enser calculations every- to aid in increasing yields as well on increase some the and crops where, however, and in some areas as in preserving the productivity of has been phenomenal. maintenance of milk supplies may the soil. --The total acreage increase need- necessitate cutting in on other crops Conservation problems vary with ed to meet the 1944 goal, most of feed. to the sufficient different regions, depending upon in order provide which will be devoted to food crops, The estimated feed-grai-n produc- topography, soil, climate and conwill be about 16,000,000 acres. Avfor 1943 was 116 million tons, servation needs of each state. Four erage yields would result in the tion 7 per cent less than the record out- points must be considered, says hoped for upping of production over put 'of 1942, but 16 per cent higher WFA, in determining the necessity last year. for any specific practices. They are: averChief increases in acreage planned than the preceding of 1. Will it contribute to increased both wheat While age. supplies by U. S. farmers are 50 per cent and feedlivestock for available production? rye 24 cent more more sugar beets, per 2. Will its returns be immediate feeds may be wheat, 23 per cent more peanuts, 21 ing andin the substantial? the and months, coming 19 per cent larger per cent more dry peas, 3. Is it easily understood, and is animal of number - more 14 cent more per soybeans, sweet potatoes, 11 per cent more units currently on farms is much its performance practical for the fresh vegetables, and 9 per cent above normal and considerably larg- farmer? 4. Can it be easily and effectivemore dry beans. Small increases er than a ye.ar ago. exare g operations ly administered? am set up for potatoes, sugar cane, than on smaller a be scale to For example, the use of more ferpected and vegetables for processing. ' The farm goals also recommend a last season as to the number of cattle tilizer is recognized as a major on feed, with shorter feeding periods method of increasing food produc2 per cent raise in total milk and also indicated. tion on the proposed acreage of cropegg output, with a similar increase g Emphasized. land, without increasing labor and A cows. in the number of dairy farm machinery requirements. The national of in Another scope will be decrease problem sought slight use of fertilizer is estimated as probis the continued need for doubleto ably accounting for a minimum 20 make the plantpossible cropping 25 per cent of total food producing of some 15 million more acres to in 1944, if supplies are availtion is to crops than there good growing land to be planted. In 1943 farmers able as anticipated. Assistance Available. put 360,457,000 acres in crops on an actual acreage of some 340 million Government aids to assist farmers acres. This was accomplished by are available for the most part the planting of two or more succes- through the County Farmer Commitsive crops on a given piece of land teemen of the Agricultural Adjustwhich otherwise would have lain idle ment agency and the County War after a single harvest for the year. boards. These include help in proIt is expected that inroads will curing essential machinery and suphave to be made in 1944 on summer plies, labor, information on marketfallow land, and that much idle land ing and transportation, necessary of low productivity may have to be credit, and technical assistance of brought into use if it does not seem various kinds. Certain types of loans are expected to be available feasible to continue which will aid food producers. on certain farms or to increase sufficient of the permanent crop acreOverall objective of the 1944 farm of the g care to take planting program, with its age goals. Pressure for cropland is go- goals on acreage and production, is ing to be heavy everywhere, says to supply the largest amounts possible for food, feed and fiber for war WFA, but especially in the West. exwithout not are destroying future productivMachinery problems 1944 as ity. in severe as be to pected Emphasis will be on production of last year, although machinery for with high food value for direct in less be crops still will quantity harvest Some human desirable. be consumption; War demands would than availbe Amatenr farmhands will the right amounts of food, for call a will at be preable again this year, particularly planting equipment kinds of food, and food in the of Relaxation right also. specified during the summer vacation period mium, when many city boys and girls are restrictions by the War Production the right places at the right time. That is why producers are planwilling to help raise food. This Long board, and continued efficient applito grow the things that will ning sharing the' of Island, N. Y., high school girl cation the food supply to the stretch of neighk of equipment always a part learned to milk during a alleviate will help fcoum. borly farming, Whos News This Week : H if lli . Q.2x M-- five-ye- ar - grain-consumi- ng , Cattle-feedin- . content; Consolidated Features. "M EW YORK. of pell-me- ll ng -- record-breakin- time-honor- - four-wee- ed fkt. bwlvTuys Im tfkd I We to fi$kt for things WNU Release. For this new year war traffic the In- rrkes Contentment terstate Commerce commission has elected to its chairmanship William . rooAt Railroading By Mail as a Call Boy ; Heads ICC J. Patter- son, who knows the n a t i o ns system and its problems in war or peace from the ground up. He began studying them nearly half a century ago as a call boy. Patterson became an ICC member in 1939, but he has been on its payroll for 30 years. He was hired as an inspector of appliances in 1914 when there was a considerable stir about safety. The job expanded until a score of years later it turned into the assistant directorship of the commissions bureau of safety. Next Patterson went onto the mechanical advisory committee of the federal coordinator of transportation. Finally membership on the commission itself came from President Roosevelt. Patterson made his first connection with a railroad in Neenah, Wis. He was born there, where the Fox Indians used to hunt and do a lot of fighting, only seven years after the town was founded. A little while as a call boy made him want a better job. Correspondence courses were new then, and well recommended for kids who couldnt get other schooling, so he studied air brake and train operation by mail. That started him up the railroad ladder and finally he became a conductor. At the peak of his rise he married, fathered a son, a daughter. Later he switched to the ICC. He is 63 now. WNU Features. Shipwrecked Sailors Use Pants as Water Wings Newly developed lifeboats, parachute boats, and collapsible rubber rafts are daily saving scores of planewrecked and shipwrecked men from the ravages of the sea. One of the newer wrinkles in life saving is the conversion of the sailors pants into water wings which will keep him afloat for hours. Both the navy and coast guard are teaching their men the .simple trick. First, the trouser bottoms are tied securely. Then, grasping the open waist, the men blow air into the pants just as we blow up a toy balloon. The last step is tying the waist, sealing the air in the pant legs. 2 Crops Penetro Nose Drop9 In each Just instantly, to give your head cold air. 25o 2V4 times as much for 50c. Caution: Use only as directed. Always get Fenetre Nose Drops fall back and kings whose little countries lie just beyond the smoke of battle turn more boldly toward Talks Of Oil, Transport RiSht., Weather WHY TAKE HARSH LAXATIVES? Hitlers mies. Maj. Gen. Ralph Simple Fresh Fruit Drink Makes Purgatives Unnecessary for Most People military commission sit down to 10 sheep served on Reaped up rice by shrewd warwise Ibn Saud, master qf the best of Arabia. The talk, after chins are wiped, is of oil and transport privileges. But once, at least, the general certainly asked about the weather. An airplane pilot who has flown his own ships more than a million miles, he is always a little worried about wind and clouds and rain. Royce is American commander in the Middle East, big, with his military cap usually cocked at a Beattie angle. He gets on with kings. A while back Egypts Farouk piloted him on an aerial sightseeing trip, though Royce could have piloted Faronk even more skillfully. He was one of the first 30 army officers to qualify as fliers and in the last war led a squadron of fighting planes in wide-jawe- Heres a way to overcome constipation without harsh laxatives. Drink juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass of water first thing on arising. Most people find this all they need stimulates normal bowel ac-tion day after day! Lemon and water is good for you. Lemons are among the richest sources of vitamin C, which combats fatigue, helps resist colds and infections. They supply vain- able amounts of vitamins B. and P. They pep up appetite. They alhalinize, aid digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tang too clears the mouth, wakes yon up, starts you going. d, Try this grand wake-u- p drink it doesnt help you! Use California Sunkist Lemons. 10 mornings. See if : X France. In this war he began by fighting the Japs in the Philippines and won a DSC and the DFC there to add to the Croix de Guerre he earned a quarter of a century ago. Convinced that Germany can be beaten from the air, he has commanded in the Middle East since September. Like most of the armys top men he went to West Point. i you nostril helpalmost breathe freer legions U1 ITLERS the little To relieve distress of MONTHLY . Double-Croppin- double-croppi- rest An eisy life, is Delos Wheeler Lovelace by-prod- . I .Find I cannot By jWFA Calls for a 6 Increase Over 1943s Food Crop the; cheerful cherub A THIN, tireless Englishman helps make the fliers of the Eighth air force safer than Miltons helmed cherubims . . . seen in glittering ranks with wings Lydia E. Plnkhams Vegetable Compound is made especially or women to help relieve periodic pain with lta weak, tired, nervous, blue feelings ' due to functional monthly disturbances. Taken regularly Plnkham8 'Compound helps build up resistance against such symptoms. Here is a product that helps Inature and that's the kind to buy Famous for almost a century. Thousands upon thousands of women have reported benefits. Follow label directions. Worth trying! LYDIA E. PINKHAMS COMTOUND J dis-- p a y e d. He covers more than the Americans heads with steel. They fly Well, nearly! If they arent armed from head to foot they wear, besides a helmet, an armored vest. And it turned blows like Lancelots shield This war makes less and less sense. It uses every invention of historys most mechanized age, but the best protection for its champions is copied from the days of old when knights were bold. A dozen years ago Leonard Barratt of the classic Wilkinson Sword company tinkered np an armored vest. Vests came easy to him. His father, grand and great grandfathers were tailors. Some were sold, in the Battle of Britain, to wives and sweethearts wanting extra protection for their airmen. Nearly two years ago Brig. Gen. Malcolm Grow, Eighth air force surgeon, heard of the dandy device. Scotland Yard helped him ran down the maker and shortly Barratt was working until aU boors. 1 cap-a-pi- e. 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