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Show WAR NEWS ! i Washington county will join the nation in activities on Jan. 12 of "Farm Mobilization Day". President Presi-dent Roosevelt this week announced announc-ed that on "Mobilization Day", fanners of the nation are to meet with U. S. Department of Agriculture Agri-culture representatives, farm organization org-anization groups, and farm leaders lead-ers to discuss ways and means of insuring maximum production of vital foods. Quoting the President, Presi-dent, Wilford A. Schmutz, chairman chair-man of the Washington County USDA War board, said: "I should like 'Farm Mobolization Day' to be a symbol of a free America; a symbol of the might and productivity pro-ductivity of our nation; and a symbol of our unbeatable determination determ-ination to put to full use our agricultural agri-cultural resources, as well as our other resources, in the achievement achieve-ment of complete victory". While Utah soldiers, sailors and marines "pound away" at the axis to drive them back to Berlin and Tokyo, farmers of the state will be "pounding away" on the farm front to reach objectives in food production. Tuesday, Dec. 22, the Washington County War board met with the State War board and War boards of Iron, Kane and Beaver counties, for the purpose of breaking down the state production goals to a county level. Members of the Washington County War board attending the meet were: Wilford A. Schmutz, AAA chairman; Anson B. Call Jr., extension; Charles Roark, SCS; Leland Dalley and Elwood Man-waring, Man-waring, FSA; Ervin Johnson, Forest For-est Service; and Emil Blanken-agle, Blanken-agle, Grazing Service. The following are the goals es-tablishe'd es-tablishe'd for Washington county, giving the per cent of production asked over 1942: Per Cent Hogs H9 Cattle calves marketed 103 No. cattle calves kept on farm 98 Sheep and lambs marketed 96 No. sheep and lambs kept on farm 98 Milk production 103 No. of cows milked 103 Egg production 109 Turkeys grown 110 ' Corn, cane, hygeria, maize 125 ats 100 Barley H3 Tame hay HO Beans (dry) 206 Potatoes 160 Wheat 61 kye .'."l00 The decrease in wheat production produc-tion of 49 per cent over the 1942 production is asked for because of the large surplus of wheat on hand and so that we can meet the goals called for in other crops we need so badly. If we reduce our wheat plantings we will still be planting our full allotment for Washington county. On January 4, 1943, all War board members and AAA county community committeemen com-mitteemen elected on Dec. 16 and 17 will meet and formulate plans to carry these goals to each farmer farm-er in Washington county, and see what he can do to meet them. Farmers may earn production k adjustment payments in 1943 by f complying with their AAA acre- r age allotments for basic crops, such as wheat, and at the same L time by meeting individual farm T production goals for special war crops. Following the U. S. De- F partment of Agriculture's policy k of full production of all crops L needed in the war, severe deduc- f tions will be made from each f farm's total crop payments in f 1943 for failure to plant at least k 90 per cent of an acreage allot- F ment and 90 per cent of a special " war crop goal. In many instances farmers will be encouraged to V substitute it, acre for acre for k. wheat in meeting the 90 per' cent L planting provision for war crops, r Farmers and ranchers of Wash- ington county will be using a new K term in 1943. It is "War Units". L Under standards set up for "es- T sential" farm workers or oper- F ators, 16 war units is the mini- r mum to justify remaining on the k farm or ranch. However, it was L pointed out .this standard of 16 T War units is only a guide to local r Selective Service boards, with ac- p tion on such standards remaining k rather flexible. Here are a few L examples of what it takes to make " up a war unit: 1 milk cow, or 5 I acres of dry beans, or 15 acres p of wheat. Thus, by that stand- L ard, a man, to be classified as F "essential", would have to take r care of 16 milk cows, or 80 acres b of dry beans, or 240 acres of L wheat. I Farm truck owners and oper- ators were warned this week they have only until Jan. 15, in A which to have all tires inspected. Do it now and avoid delay and trouble, says the county USDA War board. Hearings on the farm machinery machin-ery shortage by the special Senate Sen-ate investigating committee have been scheduled for early January. That idea somebody had to fix up the old farm machinery, paint it and sell it at a "fancy" profit was nipped in the bud this week. The Office of Price Administra tion has ordered all used farm machinery and equipment selling for $100 or more in under the price control roof. It's up to the county farm transportation committee and the USDA War board when it comes to appeals on Certificates of War Necessity. The Office of Defense transportation has agreed to do what the committee says. But it will be up to the committee to see that at least a 40 per cent reduction is made in the use of rubber. The idea that the committee com-mittee can get more gas, where it isn't absolutely necessary is out for the duration. All appeals by farm truck owners and operators oper-ators will be handled by the committee. com-mittee. If they are sent to the regional ODT office, they will be sent back if it's a farm truck. |