Show 1 Farm News 1 Il lr rl l Earl Eaily Action J Urged on Seeding Practices Farmers and ranchers of Utah who are counting on carrying carryIng- out fall seeding practices as part of their AAA conservation operations operations operations oper oper- were advised b by r the chaIrman chairman chair- chair man nan of the county ACA committee commit- commit tee ee to make sure as early as po possible possible pos pos- sible that the seed they need wIllbe will willbe willbe be available Some varieties of legumes and grass seeds such as alfalfa Kentucky blue grass and alsike clover er are arc extremely extreme extreme- ly short In supply this year while others including crested wheat grass brome and timothy aro are plentiful Since seeding seasons differ widely for tho the various types of seed substitutions of or one one kind kindor or another may cause important shifts in farming schedules to complete the seeding practices the county AAA committee points out Failure to obtain seed supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies may make it necessary for operators to work out an entirely entire entire- ly different practice plan in order order order ord ord- er to earn the soil building al allowance allowance allowance al- al lowance set for their farms or ranches Such alterations In tho the farm plan should bo be made as early as possible either through community committeemen or the county AAA office Prior approval al by the county committee is 13 required for all practices to be carried out under the 1946 Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cult cultural ural program Farm Machinery Out Put Expected l to Increase July production of or farm farIll machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery is expected to exceed the production peak set in January the Civilian Production administration administration administration adminis adminis- reports A recently es established established established es- es self certification program program program pro pro- gram providing priorities on steel for farm machinery became ef effective effective er- er this month May clay farm machinery output Increased to almost million a 20 per cent gain over April due duo largely to the settlement of ofHie I the Hie International Harvester com com- pany strike Production is still handicapped by continuation of management labor-management disputes atthe at atthe atthe the J. J I. I Case company in effect ef effect effect ef- ef more than six months and the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing ing company closed down since early May l l Production of wheel tractors gained sharply in May l reaching units in Ia 1 May compared with in April and aud 2 in May l 1915 1945 May output also showed a 49 percent per percent percent cent increase In harvesting machine machinery machinery ma ma- chine chinery a 38 per cent gain in machinery for preparing crops and a 14 per cent gain in cultivators cultivators cultivators and I Industry Il At Asked kc l To I Hold Milk Mill Prices Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Anderson Anderson And And- erson has seconded the appeal of President Truman that all groups keep prices in line until Congress can take action leading leading leading lead lead- ing to settlement of f price control In a letter to the chairman of the New York Milk Shed Dairy committee Secretary Anderson stated that under the price policy polIcy policy pol pol- icy announced previously by the Economic Stabilization administration adminis adminis- administration the continuing absence of price price- control and subsidies would justify an increase in mill milk prices He lIe expressed hope however how- how over ever that any further Congressional Congressional Congressional action would Include provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions designed to permit orderly orderly orderly ord ord- erly liquidation of subsidies Continued on last pace page rage Page Bight Farm News Continued from page one without shock to producers and consumers Sugar Rationing Under OPA All phases of or tho the sugar rationing rationing ra ra- program continue in ef effect effect e- e ef- ef feet OPA Administrator Paul Porter has announced Authority ty for sugar rationing comes from the Second War Var Powers act extended to March 31 1947 by Congress An Executive Order of June 30 specifically directed OPA to perform all functions relating to sugar rationing All AU sugar users users users us us- ers Industrial wholesalers and retailers are advised to retain unused ration evidence c and records |