Show all 1 I minim 1 r 11 FARM W WAR NEWS NEW'S By the USDA War Board I 1 11 11 on on 1 IM cling noo Boosts Boost t. t Yield rich It takes land power as well as manpower to produce rood food for freedom declares Frank V V. Sl Sheen Skeen een of Plain CH City Weber county And he gives a very good example from his own experience to illustrate what he means In 1939 he had a piece of land so uneven that he was unable to irrigate it With a loan from he ha was able to level a part of this land Then by careful application application application ap ap- ap- ap of or fertilizer and workIng working working work work- ing the leveled land he soon had hadit it into production Before he lie leveled leveled leveled lev lev- it June grass an and Russian thistle were about all that grew But the first years year's planting of sugar beets yielded 12 tons to the acre The next year saw the yield jump to 22 tons to the acre and the third year the yield was 28 tons to the acre Only one year Jear since has the yield dropped dropped dropped drop drop- ped out of the upper twenties and that was because of drouth One way to get more food with less manpower Is to in increase increase increase in- in crease the unit production says Mr 11 Skeen And he seems to have shown hes he's right on his own pl place ce USDA USDA Hudson Hutson Named Associate Administrator J. J B B. B Hutson head of oP Commodity Commodity Com Com- Credit Corporation has been appointed associate administrator administrator administrator admin admin- of the War Var Food Ad Ad- ministration He will continue as president of Roy Hoy F F. Hendelson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson delson has lIas been appointed deputy deputy dep dop- uty administrator in charge of marketing and food distribution and procurement He lie continues as director of the Food Distribution Distribution Distri Distri- bulion Administration USDA USDA Certificates of War al Service War Var Food Administration announced announced announced an an- this week that Certificates Certificates Certificates cates of oC Service would be awarded award award- ed to all persons enlisted in the theU U U. S. S Crop Corps for work on farms this year Persons recruited recruit recruit- ed for tor work in canning and other food processing plants also will willbe willbe be bo entitled to receive them Certificates will be presented for patriotic service on a farm or in ina a food processing factory and will bear the signatures of Chester C. C Davis war food administrator administrator administrator ad ad- Paul V. V McNutt chairman of the War Manpower Commission and the state di director director director di- di rector of Extension Workers will be given the certificates certificates by county agents ts when they start work i A large size copy of the certificate certificate certificate suitable for framing will ill be available e to all Crop Corps workers except United States and foreign farm workers who are transported from place to place These workers will be given given given en a size pocket version of the certificate which they can conveniently conveniently con con- carry with them The smaller size certificate will be printed in both English and Spanish USDA USDA To fo Conserve C the tho Range Hauge More fore than acres of the estimated acres of privately owned rangeland in Utah will be under a definite program of range Improvement and conservation this year according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to J. J Vern Hopkins member of the state AAA committee committee committee com com- assigned to range programs pro pro- grams Mr Hopkins said that approxImately approximately approximately 1300 ranchers have signed sign sign- ed up to cooperate in the conservation conservation conservation con con- program Of this num num- her ber about have submitted range management plans as as a apart apart part of the special controlled grazing grazing grazing gra gra- zing practice offered for the first time this year This practice Is aimed directly at balancing the number of livestock to the amount of forage produced on the range which will protect the tho range from erosion and depletion depletion depletion tion and at the same samo time pro produce produce produce duce a maximum of livestock products he said USDA USDA Conserve Consel Livestock Feeds There is an urgent need for conserving livestock feed especially especially those of high protein content content con con- tent warns the chairman of the county USDA war board All ingredients should be fed with other feed to obtain the most effective conservation Farmers and r ranchers should use the feeds best suited to individual ual conditions however the chairman said If they hey buy ready- ready mixed feeds the percentage of pr protein tein will be automatically limited limited lim lim- through a feed industry agreement with the U. U S S. S Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture If protein ingredients are purchased they should be mixed in the same pro pro- portions Because of the sharp increase In livestock numbers over the past two years feed reserves arc are expected to disappear much faster fast fast- er than usual There is now the largest population of cattle on record record record-a a little more than 78 million head The million hogs on farms January 1 1943 was 22 per cent more than a year earlier Although it is estimated that the number of livestock being being being be be- ing fed in 1943 is about 11 per percent percent percent cent larger than in 1942 another er 10 per cent increase Is expected ex expected expected ex- ex in 1944 From 1935 to 1940 the glain c grain consuming livestock livestock live live- stock numbers converted to animal animal animal an an- imal units on the basis of relative relative rela rela- tive the feed eed requirements averaged and the feed grain simply per animal unit was was' 25 bushels The animal units for 44 1943 are are expected to be with a feed grain supply supply sup sup- ply pi of bushels That simply spells spells- spells A A Need for More lore Feed More forage will have to supple supple- ill IS 1111 m meat ment nt the grain supply and es especially especially es es- tine the concentrated protein feeds USA USDA Machinery Order Revised A revised farm machinery ra rationing rationing rationing ra- ra order not acted upon as asyet asyet yet et b by the state USDA war board authorizes the tho board at their discretion to cancel county quotas on quota machinery If this authority is 18 used it will mean a purchase a certificate for fora a particular ma machine hine is good anywhere anywhere any any- where In the state where such a machine Is located In the same order county USDA war boards were given the authority to place a time limit on purchase certificates certificates certificates cates and to revoke them if the machinery isn't purchased within within within with- with in the time limit The order also increases the percentages of oC specified farm equipment which manufacturers may distribute without restrictions restrictions except for rationing at the consumer level New provisions deal with fencing drawn wire pipe bale ties mill-fabricated mill water casings and farm scales USDA USDA Victory Garden X No 0 Place For TI Trying ing Out Gadgets ets gardeners are advised that only the simple familiar familiar familiar fam fam- tools tools steel steel rake a common common common com com- mon garden hoe a spade or spading fork and garden hose hose hose- are re lre essential and and in time of metal metal met met- al shortage only such tools are being advocated USDA USDA Women nomen at nt Work ork orkA A full eight hours' hours work worl at Bushnell hospital in addition to keeping up her home and preparing preparing pre pre- paring meals for tor her husband and two children is the daily contribution contribution con con- of ot Mrs Irs Thelma Kotter Hotter of North Brigham to the war effort Not only this this but hut Mrs 1 Kotter hotter also had one of the best planned gardens in Box Dox Elder count county last year according to Miss Myrtle Davidson assistant director or ot home economics Extension Ser Ser- vice An adequate amount of vegetables for home consumption consumption consumption tion was canned frozen or stored in a pit The also have havethe the their r own milk eggs and some meat produced on on the farm USDA USDA hie Covers CO Reduce Temperature Painting beehive covers covets with at least two coats of good quality quality quality ity white paint aids greatly in reducing the temperature within the hives on hot sumer sumer days This simple operation lowered average temperatures as much muchas as five he to eight degrees Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fahren Fahren- heit helt on different days das where hives are located in the sun Bees on onery very ery hot days often I cluster at the entrance to the hives frantically fanning the air all with their wings to set up air all currents to lower the temperature tempera tempera- ture within the hives USDA USDA Fruit Jars From Arm Army iny Camps The possibility of obtaining glass jars in which to can additional ad- ad supplies of vegetables meats and fruits was p pointed out by M. M Clifford Townsend Townsond director Food production Ad Ad- ministration Many arm army camps are disc discarding large numbers of empty glass jars of two and three quart sizes which are manufactured manufactured man man- so that Kerr and JIM JaIl lids will fit it them While bile they probably will not stand the temperature temperature tem tom of a pressure cooker they are quite satisfactory for forthe forthe the time hot bath hath or kettle method of home canning County I USDA war boards are directed to contact contact contact con con- tact Quartermaster officers of local camps to obtain these jars USDA USDA Marshall lm Heads head Materials o Office M. M Lee Marshall 1 who has been serving as food consultant to Donald M. M Nelson has been appointed deputy food rood administrator administrator adminis adminis- in charge of materials and facilities facUlties lIe He will organize and supervise all work having to do with obtaining allocations of Continued ed on on page age ro four r o 0 00 c Fa Farm rm 0 tet I WAR WR NEWS Continued from pago pabo ono one strategic and critical materials for use In food production and processing USDA USDA Gasoline for fOI Gardeners Gardeners who must m drive out outto outto outto to their gardens can get special gasoline rations t this ils summer Under an OPA ruling gardeners garden- garden ers cis can obtain gasoline up to TOO miles if iC the car owner owner- 1 Is regularly cultivating a a. tract 1500 square feet or more 2 cannot get to the garden any other way and the working of it is essential 3 arranges If tr possible to share his car with other gardeners USDA USDA Farm Accidents More than 1500 persons wore killed and approximately Injured while engaged In farm wor work In 1941 A similar number of deaths and accidents would seriously hamper the pr pro production of feed in 19 1993 Be careful USDA USDA rin Em Ciu Fat and I Fit t With Vilh the seventh annual Intermountain Intermountain In- In In-I In Junior Fat Stock show less than month away Manager David Sharp Jr Jl re reminds reminds reminds re- re minds H 1 and members to get bet their sheep cattle and hogs Fat and Fit for the big event at North Salt Lake June 7 and 8 Premiums amounting to 2500 will be distributed at the show and price ceilings have been removed removed re re- removed re- re moved from bidding USDA USDA 11 1 and FLA Slaughter Permits Penults County Count USDA war boards are authorized to issue permits to purchasers of club calves sheep and hogs at auction in Junior Livestock shows to cover the actual actual actual ac ac- ac- ac numbers of livestock l purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased at such auctions These permits are to be limited to the number of head purchased by each individual purchaser He is isto isto isto to be ho provided with an extra copy of the permit to be given the person who does the slaughtering slaughtering slaughtering for him If he ho has it custom custom custom cus cus- tom done USDA USDA Butter Cheese Or Orders Revised He Re To avoid possible shortage of civilian of butter and cheese during the low production production tion liou months next winter the k War Val Food Administration has his acted to have peak peal buying of the government cover coer the high production production production pro pro- months mouths of of May l June and July During this time 50 60 per bent tent of the butter and 70 per percent perI percent percent cent of the the I cheese willbo will willbo bo ho set aside for government pur pur- chase USDA USDA Black Markets A total of 88 38 new now court actions actions ac ac- ac- ac lions against violators of price ceilings on poultry were begun between April 15 and April 30 in an intensive drive to stamp out black market sales I |