Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-11-30 | Page 1 | U. S. Asks Peak Farm Output

UJ UI US S 8 ASKS PEAK FARM OUTPUT WASHINGTON Nov 30 UP UPI UPI- The agriculture department told American farmers Monday t that hat h a t the united nations' nations food strategy for 1943 placed upon them the re responsibility responsibility responsibility re- re of producing m more o 0 r e supplies than ever before despite shortages of labor machinery and equipment In addition to meeting domestic requirements agriculture must supply at least a fourth of its expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex production to a united nations nations' nations nations' nations nations' na na- na- na pool to feed military forces and civilians This is double the amount that went into this years year's pool Outlined Goals In making known next years year's needs the department outlined production goals for various crops an and livestock dairy and poultry products They will be apportioned apportioned apportioned among amon farmers on the basis I I o of ot available land land man power and 1 equipment In general the goals called for sharp increases in the output of meats dairy and poultry products peanuts for vegetable oil corn for livestock feed staple long-staple cotton dry beans and peas and pota pota- toes It asked that wheat and andI staple short-staple cotton production be reduced because present supplies I Iare are large and that the extra land and labor be used for more essential essential essen essen- en- en products Commenting on the allied d food needs the d department said Cites European Loss So serious has been the loss of the great producing food-producing area of the Ukraine that f food od shipments are as important as shipments of planes lanes and tanks and guns to Rus Rus- sia Millions Millions' of helpless people in Europe have been been- stripped shipped by th the nazis not only of their food but ut their producing food power As they are liberated they will vill need both food and supplies for food production Th The united nations strategy calls for the use of food as a weapon of liberation to build ever Increasing ever power against the axis