Show I i L t 1 J i i l' l I oto o- o to t 1 ing o r representatives es J. J Murray Thomp- Thomp Kleft left and Roy Jones rig right t show Orville Kee e center state A AA A A chairman why Utah should step stel up sugar production and reduce the egg crops cros in 1945 to help reach set government-set goals Farm Officials Discuss Crop rop Quotas U. U S. S Asks Increase In Sugar B Beet Beef t Dairy Production Utah's contribution to the 1915 19 crop goals set-by set the United States government came under discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion Monday when representatives of the agricultural adjustment administration administration administration ad ad- ministration and the war food administration administration administration ad ad- ministration began the first sessions sessions ses ses- of a two-day two conference at a. a m. m in Newhouse hotel More sugar and dairy production production production tion was asked from Utah farmers I Iby by spokesmen from Washington D. D C. C and a cut in production of eggs A total of acres planted to sugar beets is being asked Inthe in inthe inthe the national quota which is 47 more than normal national production production production tion J. J Murray Thompson Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C assistant director western states region W V F A told the group He added that even though we should attain this high goal 71 of our needs and the needs of our allies will have to be met by sugar produced in offshore offshore offshore off off- shore areas New v Problems Problems of setting goals this year ear have been a n little more difficult difficult difficult cult than last year he said due of course to uncertainty about when the war will end In other years weve we've been producing to accumulate accumulate accumulate ac ac- ac- ac cumulate huge stockpiles as well as fill and civilian needs Now our stockpile obligations obligations obligations have been largely met V We must not forget however that it itis itis itis is still our primary purpose to produce produce pro pro- duce duco for war until it is no longer necessary Mr Thompson asserted that Inthe Inthe in inthe the past few Tew years farmers have enjoyed the highest level of Income income income in in- come in their history He described described described de de- de- de scribed as s a marvelous situation the high production levels correspondingly correspondingly correspondingly cor cor- cor- cor high prices and jOPA OP A control which kept other prices down Mr Thompson praised farmers o of America for their work in filling filling filling fill fill- ing 1944 1941 quotas and asserted that aside from attempting to increase Utah's sugar beet acreage quotas will remain approximately the same in 1945 1915 Plan Reductions Throughout the country a 8 re reduction reduction reduction re- re in dried peas pinto beans Egyptian American-Egyptian cotton and eggs is being urged for 1945 while an increase is being sought especially in production of oil- oil bearing crops such as flax soybeans soybeans soybeans soy soy- beans and peanuts Others who discussed quota re requirements requirements requirements re- re during Mondays Monday's sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses were Herbert Forest representative representative representative office of distribution Roy Jones representative extension extension extension exten exten- sion service and Fred Entermille representative Western Vestern region A A A. A All are from Washington D. D C. C |