Show B FA M NEW Spring Wheat Goal Upped Five Per Cent I Farmers of Garfield county I have been asked to Increase I spring wheat acreage about five per cent said I. I C C. C Fo Foy chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the tho county AAA commit commit- tee He said that the secretary of ot agriculture has revised food production goals to meet the critical world wide need for food The wheat goal has been increased a million acres for the nation Increases ha e been asked asked asked ask ask- ed for corn and antI so soybeans beans also Increases In plantings of wheat will mean a heavy strain on the soil and delay r to peacetime pattern of soil management management man man- said Mr Foy But the situation calls for continued all all- out production Pa Pasture ture Improvement Urged In view of the heavy requirements requirements requirements require require- I ments for milk and Its products shortage of feed concentrates and the Importance of roughage roughage rough- rough age ago and pasture to the dairy In Industry industry industry in- in dairymen of Garfield county have been asked to push practices under the tho AAA program program program pro pro- gram which offer the best chance to increase milk production These practices include greater use of phosphate fertilizer on legumes and pastures and the planting of more grasses and clovers Ceilings Unchanged for Seed Potatoes Maximum OPA prices for certified certified cert cert- seed potatoe and antI war approved approved ap ap- proved pro seed potatoes of the 1946 crop will be the tho same as ns those now In effect OP OVA OPA A Is required to announce ceiling prices to be for an agricultural product 15 days In iu advance ol or orthe the planting season Doh Dairy Payments Continued Dairy production payments will be continued through June 30 at least with the rates for Garfield county as follows April 70 cents per pounds of whole milk and 17 cents a pound for butterfat May 1 and June 35 cents a pounds of whole milk and 10 cents for but but- Consumer Standards r for r Potatoes Growers and representatives of the potato industry met in Washington February 28 at the Department of Agriculture to consider the establishment of consumer gr grade de standards for Irish potatoes Suggested standards standards standards stand stand- ards would stamp alphabetical grade names on quantities of ot potatoes offered for sale in re retail retail retail re- re tail it stores Size classification would become part of the designation designation nation under the proposed d plan Hun 1010 harm Farm Program More Flexible Farmers will have more leeway leeway leeway lee lee- way under the 1946 1916 agricultural conservation program in choosing choosing choosing choos choos- ing the practices they want to carry out on their farms I. I C C. Foy For chairman of tho the AAA count county county coun coun- t ty committee said this tills week Farmers of Garfield county may now sign up for 1946 This year program funds willbe willbo will wll bo be allocated to counties as well wel as to states slates and it will be up to farmers and local AAA committeemen com- com to get all the tho conservation conservation conser conser- they can for the money they havo hao available Mr Foy pointed out the several several sev sev- eral Important provisions In the 1946 G program One Is that no farm allowances will bo ho established this year Another Is that thatto to earn payments practices to be completed under the time program must have the prior approval of the county committee Also he be emphasized pooling agreements where a group of farmers can combine allowances in a common common common com com- mon project As in other years rears AAA Ju committeemen committeemen com- com will sit down and help each cach farmer plan the program for his farm From a list of practices practices practices tices approved for Garfield county county county coun coun- ty the farmer Carmer may choose those practices which his farm needs In approving plans county count committees committees com com- will give consideration to tho the needs of all farms In the county In line with the amount of or conservation money allocated to the county |