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Show FSA PLANS GEARED FOR FOOD DEFENSE Two hundred farm families cooperating co-operating with farm security in Franklin county are geared to do their part in the department of agriculture's food for defense program pro-gram by increasing production of dairy, pork and poultry products reports L. D. Crawford, County FSA supervisor, Greaves building, Preston, Idaho. ;Most USA families in this district dis-trict have already " placed their farms on a balanced crop and livestock live-stock program nnd this diversification diversifi-cation will enable them to quickly adapt themselves to the food goals being set up for the county," Mr. Crawford said "Supplementiil loans will be made available for sound expansion of livestock enterprises enter-prises or for repairs and improvement!) improve-ment!) necessary to bring livestock numbers up to the amount of feed available on the farm." Financing for additional community com-munity und cooperative services to provide joint ownership und use of farm machinery, purebred Blres and other operating goods Iv available, avail-able, and should help meet pros- pectlve shortages next year in farm machinery nnd dairy breeding breed-ing stock, It was explained. Cooperative Co-operative associations may be established es-tablished to provide for processing plants, group purchasing, medical programs aand land leasing activities. activi-ties. "Farm homemakers cooperating with FSA have already launched Intensive live-at-home programs that include ample gardens, food storage and canning, und production produc-tion of all dairy, meat and poultry products needed for home use," said Mr. Crawford. Farm Security is cooperating closely with the county agricultural agricultur-al defense board in the campaign lo achieve the "Food for Freedom" goals set out by Secretary 0r Agriculture Ag-riculture Wlckard. |
