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Show USDA ASKS BURLAP SACK CONSERVATION Two thirds of the available supply sup-ply o burlap has been reserved for sandbags and other military purposes, making important me careful use of burlap sacks by farmers, Quince Rice, chairman of the Franklin County USDA defense board, said this week. War in the Pacific has cut off importation of jute, from which burlap is made, the chairman saio. Normally, farmers use about three-fourths three-fourths of the burlap bags which are made, taking up about GO per cent of the total burlap supply. However, war has made the job of packaging foods for the nation's armed forces, cSiemicals, 'concrete and other war materials of first importance. im-portance. Farmers must make their sacks go as far as they can by handling them carefully, repairing damaged sacks, and returning used sacks as quickly as possible for re-use Coarse cotton fabrics are being studied, as a substitute for burlap, but cannot be expected to take care of all the needs. |