Show 11 1 I n. n I PM A Farm News Of I 1 11 Price Consumers Benefit 1 From rom Supports Consumers as well as farmers benefit from government price support programs says sas C. C I. I Foy chairman of oC the Garfield County County County Coun Coun- ty Agricultural Conservation Committee Committees Price support programs encourage encourage encourage en en- courage storage of surpluses says Mr Foy When there Is Ismore ismore ismore more wheat or corn corn cornor or potatoes potatoe than can be handled by marketing marketing marketing market market- ing farmer can get a aloan aloan loan Joan and put the surplus in storage The loan Joan program before before before be be- fore the war helped to fill the tho granaries so that bread ra rationing rationing ration ration- tion- tion ing was not necessary during the war Now that the gra granaries arles have been emptied for war needs and to feed stricken famine-stricken people people people peo peo- In war devastated countries the loan program Is helping to fill them up again for Cor use by consumers later on By Dy the end of August this year nearly million bushels bushes of wheat had been placed paced In storage under loan For conI consumers consumers consumers con con- I sumers full fuU granaries are th the best assurance of enough to eat I Continued on p page ge five 0 III N INI Farm News 1111 Continued from page four if It lean years should come Price supports also help the consumer the chairman points out by encouraging an adequate production When farmers are sure they will be protected against ruinous price drops they f follow v IIO their natural bent and do everything to produce abundantly the chairman points out Price supports coupled with conservation measures practiced by farmers made possible possible possible pos pos- sible the 35 to 40 per cent In Increase Increase increase In- In crease in food production had during and since the war On the subject of consumer prices he says Certainly prices would not have been lower if less food had been produced Food Items about which there Is the gre greatest test comp complaint are commodities that are not sup sup- ported There are no price supports supports supports sup sup- ports on beef and lambs Farmers must protect their crops by storing them If they are to have the benefit of price supporting loans The loan program program program pro pro- gram Is an incentive for farmers to produce and to protect what they produce 1048 ACl Application School District meetings were held in Richfield October 5 and 6 for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of reviewing the uniform instructions on the preparation of 19 1948 S applications applications applications for payment and also discussing operations which will expedite final County Committee Commit Commit- tee approval of performance and related items Mr Clarence I. I Foy chair chair- chair I man and Miss 1 Florence Prince clerk represented Garfield county ACA at these meetings Representatives from 10 counties counties counties coun coun- ties and 4 of oC the State P IA office attended these meet meet- ings It was felt that many helpful helpful help help- ful CuI suggestions and instructions were received CommItteemen Strength of farmer fanner committeemen committee- committee men are the real strength of oC the Agricultural Conservation Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram says sas J J. J Vern Hopkins chairman of the Utah com com- Through the leadership of these commItteemen the program program pro pro- gram is carried on in every agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural county in the entire country Here in Utah the program program program pro pro- gram is in operation In 29 counties and communities Every farmer who Is eligible to vote in the coming farmer- farmer committee elections Is urged to participate in these elections Conservation and price supports are arc vital to agriculture and to the nation and every farmer who participates in these programs programs programs pro pro- grams should make sure he is I doing his part I I Ele Elections in Utah will be held I Ifor for community during the period November 15 16 through December 3 Announcements Announcements Announcements Announce- Announce ments of elections will be posted These announcements will give the time and anti place of voting Community elections will be beheld beheld beheld held In each community The committee administers the Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural Conservation and re- re cultural Conservation and re related related related re- re programs in the ity Delegates elected at the same time will name a county to administer the programs programs programs pro pro- grams In the county The chairman urges all eligible eligible eligible eligi eligi- ble farmers to turn out for the election meeting Any farmer who who In 19 1 1918 1948 S participated In the Agricultural Conservation program program program pro pro- gram who was eligible for Cor a aloan aloan aloan loan or other commodity price support or who held a Federal Crop Insurance contract is eligible to vote in the commIt commIt- t elections r |