Show DISAPPOINTING FARM PARA REPORT 1951 Crop Plantings Called Inadequate A recent report by the agriculture department indicated that farmers were not planning to plant enough crops crop in 1951 to maintain present levels levela of 01 food supplies The report raised the question whether the country is 1 s not taking too much for granted about our food tood production i and the possibility of tutu future tend food shortages particularly of meat On the tho whole farm pi prices prices are ar good enough to encourage larger crops Government crop reporters who made the department survey came up with two explanations for tor reduced reduce 1 plantings 1 m A farm labor shortage and 2 a reluctance to plow up land which at government govern ment meat urging bad been returned to Ir grass The Th outlook carries the threat of 01 rigid rationing raUOl by next pu year |