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Show Farmers Urged To Check Machinery Needs At Once Every farmer or rancher is advised advis-ed to Immediately determine his heeds regarding the kind and extent ex-tent of farm equipment repairs and to get orders for spare machinery parts into the hands of dealers by C. W. Zumwalt, District Conservationist Conserva-tionist of the Soil Conservation Service. Ser-vice. "Tliis Ls of vital Importance to every fanner and rancher," .said Mr. Zumwalt, "because In a very a very short time, if not now, new equipment will not be available. "Enough metal will be provided for repair parts for farm machinery, but fanners must order replacement replace-ment parts early in order tjiat ' equitable distribution may be set up by ihe OPf. "Another drive of concern to each and every American and one in which nil fanners should certainly cer-tainly participate ls the scrap metal campaign", Mr. Zumwalt continued. continu-ed. "In connection with the inventory inven-tory of his farm equipment, each fanner should collect the pieces of machinery that are surplus and which will contribute to the toul supply of useable metal. A few pounds from each farm In the Nnited States will build hundreds of tanks and guns. "Farmers should give better care to the equipment now on hand. By keeping machinery now on hand in the best possible condition for operation, op-eration, the owner will be assuring hiniM'lf of facilities to handle farm work efficiently, thus he can make his contribution to greater agricultural agricul-tural production and at the same time allow materials to be used for production of Implements vital to defense." |